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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
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order. one hundred and fifty volumes of the Ordinances and Decrees
of the General Council, and the laws of the Republic, so far
as published, with a general index to the laws, in one volume; also
one hundred and fifty volumes of the Ordinances and Decrees of the
State of Coahuila and Texas, also one hundred volumes of the journals
of the Consultation and General Council; also, one hundred
volumes, each, of the Journals of the House of Representatives,
and Journals of the Senate. up to the present session; and that
the sum of two thousand dollars, or as much as may be necessary,
is hereby appropriated for the payment of the same.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That at the commencement of the
session of each Congress, the chief clerk of the House of of Representatives,
and the secretary of the Senate, shall, upon application
to the Department of State, receive one bound copy of each work
for the use of each member of Congress; and shall give a receipt to
the Secretary of State for the number he receives; and shall be accountable
for the return of the same to the Department of State,
at the close of the session, under the forfeiture of double the
amount of cost of printing and binding such book or books so
missing; which amount shall be deducted from his account by the
Auditor, upon the report of the Secretary of State to him of such
failure.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That each member of Congress
shall, upon receiving such books from said clerk or secretary, be
charged upon a book kept for that purpose, and at the end of the
session. shall return a1ll the books he may have received, and for
which he shall be duly credited by the clerk or secretary; and in
case of his failure to return any book, or books, there shall be deducted
from his account, by the Auditor, double the amount of the
cost of printing and binding such book or books; which amount
shall stand to the credit of said chief clerk or secretary, in the Auditor's
office. upon proof being given him that such book or books
are missing.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted. That from and after the
passage of this act, the chief clerk of the House of Representatives
shall hold his office for one year from and after his election. He
shall have charge of all the papers of the House and shall-faithfully
preserve the same: he shall after the adjournment of each
session, copy the journals of such session in a well-bound book:'
he shall record and file all the papers of such session, in properly
arranged packages, with appropriate labels: he shall give bond
with good and approved security, payable to the President of the
Republic, in the sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the(409)
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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/m1/413/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .