The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 181
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
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and be in force with the commencement of the fortieth day after
the day of the adjournmment of the session of Congress, at which
such Acts may be passed, unless in the act itself another time for
the commencemlent thereof be particularly mentioned, and in every
case the day on which it may be passed by Congress shall be
noticed in the publication next after the title of the act.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That whenever one Law which
shall have repealed another, shall itself be repealed, the former
Law shall not be revived without express words to that effect.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That as often as a question shall
arise, whether a Law, passed during any session of Congress, change
or repeal a law passed during the same session the same construction
shall be made as would have been made if this act had never
been passed.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That in printing the Acts of Congress
it shall be the duty of the public printer to print the same
in two parts, the first to contain acts of a general nature with a
separate index, and the second to contain those laws which are
merely local and private in their operations, and as soon as the
same shall be printed, (which it shall be the duty of the printer to
do within thirty days after the adjournment of each session of Congress
and there shall be two thousand copies in number.) it shall
be the duty of the Secretary of State to cause one copy of the said
Laws to be sent at the public expense, by mail, to the respective
clerks of courts within this Republic, for the immediate use of
their courts.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
Secretary of State to certify beneath the laws transmitted to the
public printer, for publication, the day on which each session of
Congress adjourned, and the printer shall print the same beneath
the laws of a general nature of each session of Congress.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect from
the passage thereof.
DAVID S. KAUFMAN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID G. BURNET,
President of the Senate.
Approved 16th January, 1840.
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR.(181)
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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/m1/185/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .