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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
120
AN ACT
To regulate the proceedings of the several Courts in certain cases.
Approved, Dec. 29, 1837.
SAM. HOUSTON.
JOINT RESOLUTION,
SAM. HOUSTON.
(1462 )
JOSEPH ROWE,
Speaker of the house of representatives.
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR,
President of the senate.
Supplementary to a resolution for the relief of Samuel Williams.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, by the senate and house of representatives
of the republic of Texas, in congress assembled, That where judg-
ments have been heretofore obtained before any alcalde or primary
judge, and returned as required by law to any of the courts of this
republic, it shall be the duty of said court on the application of the
plaintiff to issue a scieri facias or other notice, summoning the de-
fendant to appear and show cause why execution should not be is-
sued, but no evecution shall be issued upon any such judgment,
until a scieri facias or other notice shall have been issued and served
in the usual way, upon the defendant or defendants.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all suits brought in any of
the district or county courts of this republic, either by original pro-
cess or otherwise, shall be tried at the first term, unless good causes
be shown for continuance.
Resolved, by the senate and house of representatives of the re-
public Texas, in congress assembled, That the amount author-
ized by a joint resolution, to be paid to Samuel Williams, be paid
in the promissory notes; of this government, as intended, though
not clearlv expressed in the resolution alluded to.
JOSEPH ROWE,
Speaker of the house of representatives.
S. H. EVERITT,
President pro tem. of the senate.
Approved, Dec. 29, 1837.
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