The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 24
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
said constable shall have the same power, and be entitled to the
same fees of office as other constables.
Sec, 13. Be it further enacted, That the chief justice of Sabine
county, shall issue writs of election for the MIayor and Aldermen,
to be held on the first Monday in January, one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-nine, and the Mayor and two Aldermen, shall
on the first Monday of each and every year, hold said election forever
afterwards.
Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That the citizens of the town
of Zavala, Jasper county be, and they are hereby declared a body
corporate, with the same powers ond privileges, as this act confers
on the citizens of the town of Milam:
JOHN M. HANSFORD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID G. BURNET,
President of the Senate
Approved, December 24, 1838.
MIRABEATJ B. LAMAR
AN ACT
To establish a Miail Route from the City of Houston to the town
of San Augustine, by the way of Captain Hiram's, on the Trinity
River, Belt's Ferry on the River Neches, and Nathaniel Hunt's,
on the Ayish Bayou.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Republic of Texas in Congress assembled, That the
Post Master General of this Republic be, and he is hereby authorized
and required, to establish a Mail Route from the city of
Houston to. the town of San Augustine, by the way of Capt.
Hiram's, on Trinity River: Belt's, on the Neches River; B. W.
Harvey's, on the Angelina River; and Nathaniel Hunt's, on Avish
Bayou; and contract immediately for the the transportation of the
Miail over said Route once every seven days.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Post Master General
establish a Post Route from Jasper to Belgrade, to. be carried once
every two weeks.
JOHN M. HANSFORD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID G. BURNET,
President of the Senate.
Approved, December 24, 1838.
MIIRABEAU B. LAMAR.(24)
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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/m1/28/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .