The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 408
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
cordance with the provisions of the 1st section of this act, and a
muster-roll returned to the proper department, shall be a sufficient
voucher for the auditor to audit the claim of any chief justice for
the aforesaid service; and the Treasurer is hereby authorised to pay
the amount out of any money in the Treasury appropriated for the
payment of the military.
DAVID S. KAUFMAN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID G. BURNET,
President of the Senate.
Approved February 5th, 1840.
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR.
JOINT RESOLUTION
For the purpose of establishing a Mail Route from Colonel Harvey
Jones' to the Town of Comanche, and other purposes.
Sec. 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Republic of Texas, in Congress assembled, That the
Postmaster-General be, and he is hereby authorised and required to
establish a Post-Office at or near the residence of Col. Harvey Jones,
in the county of Bastrop.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, That there is hereby created
and established a mail route from the abovementioned post-office
to the town of Comanche; and that the Postmaster-General be authorised
to contract for carrying a mail on said route once a week;
Provided. the expense of the same does not amount to more than
two hundred dollars per annum; And further provided, that the
proceeds arising from such mail does amount to at least one-fourth
of the expenses for carrying the same.
DAVID S. KAUFMAN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID G. BURNET,
President of the Senate.
Approved 5th January, 1840.
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR.
AN ACT
Regulating the Distribution of the Laws and Journals.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Republic of Texas in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary of State be authorised to have bound in good
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