The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 437
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
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county, or in their absence by the district court clerk; and after
being recorded in the office of the county court clerk, shall be forwarded
to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Sec. S. Be it further enacted, That the term of office of the
se-eral county surveyors shall expire on the first' Monday of September
next, at which time an election shall be held in the several
counties for county surveyor, in which said election, all persons
qualified to vote for members of Congress shall be entitled to
a vote; and the person receivino the highest number of votes, after
giving bond. and being otherwise qualified as required by law,
shall proceed to discharge the duties of the office for the term of
two years, or until a successor is qualified.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted. That after the first election shall
take place Linder the provisions of this act, the regular term of office
for county surveyor shall be two years.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That should any deputy surveyor.
surveving any lands for securing which there has not been
a certificate deposited. either in his hands or in the hands of the
county surveyor, and after making such survey, sell or otherwise
dispose of such field notes, so that such survey be considered a
legal one, shall upon conviction thereof before any district court,
be fined in a sum not less than five hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars, and be dismissed from office.
DAVID S. KAUFMAN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID G. BUTRNET,
President of the Senate.
Approved February 5th, 1840.
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR.
AN ACT
To abolish certain Offices therein named, and to regulate others.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Republic of Texas, in Congress assembled, That from
and after the passage of this act, the office of Adjltant General,
Inspector General, Commissary General of Purchases. Assistant
Adjlutant General, and Paymaster be, and the same are hereby abolished:
that all laws and parts of laws constituting said offices be,
and the same are hereby repealed.(437)
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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/m1/441/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .