The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 148
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148
Laws of the Republic of Texas.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That said commissioners shall
have the power to appoint a clerk, who shall keep in a well bound
book all the proceedings of said commissioners, which said book
shall be open for inspection by any person at any time, record
their inventories of property taken in charge, and that said commissioners
shall meet as often as occasion may require, and they
shall receive each, as well as the clerk, eight dollars per day, as a
compensation for each day they shall serve, (but shall not remain
in session more than two days in each week,) which compensation
shall be paid out of the proceeds of the sales of property above provided
for, on the certificate of the clerk, which certificate shall be a
sufficient voucher for the money advanced on said certificates.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
commissioners to appoint a treasurer out of their number, who shall
take charge of all monies arising from said sales, and shall pay on
the certificate of the clerk such sums as may be necessary to carry
into effect the objects of this act.
Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That said commissioners shall
take an oath before some officer authorised to administer the same,
that they will faithfully discharge their duties, and shall give bonds
in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars each, conditioned for
the correct fulfilment of their trust, which said bonds shall be approved
by the chief justice of the county, filed in the office of the
clerk of the county court, and made payable to the President and
his successors in office.
Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That the proceeds of said sales
shall be transmitted at least every six months to the Secretary of
the Treasury.
Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
commissioner of the General Land Office to have translated and
forwarded to the commissioners herein created, copies of all titles
or concessions of land on file in his office, granted to Blexicans,
and lying within the county of Nacogdoches, in order that said
commissioners may ascertain what lands may be confiscated or
forfeited according to law.
Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws
contrary to this act be, and they are hereby repealed.
JOHN M. IANSFOPD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID G. BURNET,
President of the Senate.
Approved, January 26, 1839.
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR.(148 )
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6726/m1/152/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .