The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 47
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
and after the passage of this act, if any person shall be found
guilty of harboring or clandestinely supporting any runaway negro
slave, or negroes indentured for a term of years, or in aiding and
assisting in so doing, on conviction thereof before a court of competent
jurisdiction, he shall for such offence be fined in a sum of
not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars,
shall be imprisoned not less than six months nor more than one
year.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
district judge to give this act in charge to the grand jury.
JOHN M. HANSFORD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID G. BURNET,
President of the Senate.
Approved, January 15, 1839.
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
For the relief of Colonel James Smith.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Republic of Texas in Congress assembled, That the first auditor
be, and he is hereby authorized and required to audit the accounts
of Colonel James Smith for his personal services as captain of
cavalry, from the eleventh of April, eighteen hundred and thirtysix,
to the sixth of May ensuing, from which period until the fifth
of September of the same year, as inspector general, and from the
latter period to the first of November as colonel of cavalry, under
the appointment of the commander-in-chief.
JOHN M. HANSFORD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID G. BURNET.
President of the Senate.
Approved. January 15, 1839.
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR.
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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/m1/51/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .