The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 413
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
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Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and city council
of the said city, shall have power to construct wharves on the banks
of the Buffalo bayou, within the limits of the corporation of said
city, and such other improvements as may be necessary for the
better navigation of said bayou, and for the convenience of landing
vessels and their cargoes, and to lay contributions upon all such
vessels and cargoes as may land at the said wharves, and to collect
the same to defray the expenses thereof.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and city council
of said city shall have power to regulate the price of wheat bread,
according to the market price of wheat flour.
Sec. S. Be it further enacted, That the fifth section and the tenth
section, so far as relates to the city of Houston, of the act to which
this is a supplement, be, and they are hereby repealed.
DAVID S. KAUFMAN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID G. BURNET,
President of the Senate.
Approved February 5th, 1840.
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR.
AN ACT
To incorporate the town of Beaumont.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Republic of Texas in Congress assembled, That the
citizens of the town of Beaumont be, and they are hereby declared
a body politic and corporate, by the name and title of "The Corporation
of the Town of Beaumont;" and by that name may sue and
be sued, implead and be impleaded; and may hold and dispose of
real and personal estate in said town; and shall have a common
seal, which they may alter at pleasure.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That an election shall be
held in said town on the first Monday in January of every year,
for a Mayor, a Constable, a Treasurer, and four Aldermen:-the
election shall be conducted by the mayor and two aldermen; and
persons so elected shall continue in office one year, or until their
successors are qualified. The mayor so elected shall be commissioned
by the chief justice of Jefferson county, and shall have all(413)
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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/m1/417/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .