The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 429
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
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commencing at the northeast corner of a league of land granted to
Isaac Casner, on the dividing line between said county and the
county of Milam; thence, on a direct line, to the lower corner of a
league granted to M. Duty, on the Colorado river; thence, across
said river on a direct line, to where the dividing line between Bastrop
and Gonzales county intersects the road leading from Nacogdoches
to San Antonio.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all the territory heretofore
belonging to the county of Bastrop, lying north and northwest of
the line described in the foregoing section be, and the same is hereby
declared to form a new county, to be called the county of Travis.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That said county of Travis shall
be organised in conformity with an act organizing inferior courts,
and defining the powers and jurisdictions of the same: and the
county courts of said county shall commence on the first Mlonday
in March, June, September and December in each year; and each
term of said court may continue till the business before it be disposed
of: Provided however, that no term shall continue for a
longer time than two weeks.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the said county of Travis
shall be included in, and form a part of the third Judicial district;
and the district courts of said county shall commence and be holden
on the second Monday after the first Monday of each term of the
court at Bastrop, and continue until the business is disposed of.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the seat of justice of said
county shall be at the city of Austin.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That all suits that have been
commenced in the courts of the county of Bastrop shall be continued
and adjusted there, just as if no such new county had been
formed.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage
of this act, the county of Bastrop shall be entitled to but one representative.
DAVID S. KAUFMAN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID G. BURNET,
President of the Senate.
Approved January 25th, 1840.
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR.(429)
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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/m1/433/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .