Peacock, Ralph William—name changed to John Bowen, 146. Penitentiary-established and regulated, 79; locating commissioners, and Polk County-act creating, amended, 57; to pay a portion of the debt of Prairies (See Fires.) President and Vice President-(See Electors.) Printing, Public-(See Public Printing.) Proceedings--in the District Courts (See District Courts); in the county Promissory Notes-(See Drawers and Endorsers.) Property, Public-(See Public Property.) Public Buildings-in the city of Austin, one reserved for the use of the Public Debt-provision made for ascertaining, 208, 234. Public Printing-regulated, 59, 137. Punishments and Crimes-(See Offences.) R. Records of Red River county, to be transcribed, 15; of administrators, Red River County-certain records to be transcribed. 15. Refugio County-excepted from provisions of 37th chapter, 29. Reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court, to be subscribed for, 32. Rights, Marital-(See Marital Rights.) Rio Grande-county seat of Starr, 24. Roads-duties of County Courts, and of overseers of, 99. Robertson County-land office removed to Springfield, in Limestone S Sabine Pass, Lake, and River-(See Memorial.) San Patricio County-excepted from operation of the provisions of 37th Santa Fe County-created, 95; militia to be organized, 50; seat of justice Santa Rita-county seat of Cameron, 27. Seat of Justice-(See County Seats.) Sequestration-regulated, 88. Set off-allowed in certain cases, 50. Sexton, Franklin B.-admitted to the practice of law, 9. Shelby County-map of, to be procured, 150. Sheriff-to keep his office at county seat, 128. Slaves-act concerning, amended, 29. Smith County-former act creating, amended, and proceedings of county Starr County-created, 24; boundaries defined, 24; county seat located Suits-in which counsel may be employed by the Governor in behalf of Supreme Court-of the State, public building to be reserved for, 32; former Surveyors-each corporate county to be entitled, on certain conditions, to T Taxes-assessors of, to be compensated for taking the census in 1847, 12; Timber-penalty for cutting, carrying away, or destroying, without con- Titles to the islands within the limits of the State, to be investigated by Travis County-boundaries defined, 218. Tyler County-to pay a portion of the debt of Liberty, 213. U United States District Judge-for the District of Texas, memorial concern- V Van Zandt County-created, 149; boundaries defined. 149; temporary seat Vessels, Domestic-(See Domestic Vessels.) Victoria County-excepted from provisions of 37th chapter, 29. W Walker County-boundaries defined, 53; acts of Clerk of District Court, Ward and Guardian-proceedings in county court in relation to, 285. Williamson County-created, 76; boundaries defined. 76; county seat to Woods-(See Fires.) For more convenient reference, the laws contained herein are severally designated by chapters and numbers in regular series. The laws of the first Legislature are considered as being embraced in vol I, and those of the second in volume II. The laws of the present or second volume are divided into two parts-Part 1, containing those denominated "laws of a general nature;" and Part II, those "for private relief" and "incorporating towns, cities, institutions of learning, and private associations of every nature," in conformity to the provisions of Chapter 71, Section 2, (Part I.) Those laws signed by the Governor, are designated by the word Approved-and those not signed by him, are said to be Passed. VOLUME II-PART II. SPECIAL LAWS. CHAPTER 163. An Act To grant a ferry privilege to Nancy Hutchinson. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That Nancy Hutchinson, of the County of Jefferson, is hereby granted the privilege of keeping a ferry on river Neches, at Beaumont, upon her giving bond as required by law. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That this act be in force from and after its passage. Approved, January 14, 1848. CHAPTER 164. An Act for the relief of Martin Walker. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the Commissioner of the General Land Office be, and he is hereby required to issue a patent to Martin Walker, upon a certificate for one league of land issued to said Walker by the Board of Land Commissioners for Bastrop County, under the provisions of "an act making provisions for persons who have been permanently disabled in the service of Texas," approved December 18th, 1837. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That this act take effect from and after its passage. Approved, January 14, 1848. |