The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 146
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
AN ACT
Entitled an act to appoint Commissioners to. take charge of the
property of those engaged in the late rebellion in the county of
Nacogdoches, and for other purposes.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Republic of Texas in Congress assembled, That it shall
be the duty of the district attorney of the fifth judicial district to
prosecute to conviction all those persons who have joined in the
late rebellion, who may be now in custody, or who have absconded
to avoid a trial.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That Dr. James H. Starr, Peter
Tipps, and Boly C. Waters, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners
to take charge of all property, both personal and real,
belonging to MIexicans and their associates, who joined in the late
rebellion in Nacogdoches county, and who are now in prison, or
who may have absconded, and that they shall have the power to
lease or rent, or to appoint administrators to take charge of the
same, on such terms and conditions as in their opinion may be
necessary to carry out the objects and intentions of this act.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That they shall make a true and
faithful inventory of all the property thus taken in possession,
which shall be posted up in some public place in the county of
Nacogdoches, and also published in the Red Lander, and one furnished
to the Secretary of the Treasury; and it shall be their duty
to return this property to the legal owners in case it should not be
confiscated: but should any of said property be confiscated or forfeited
to Government by due course of law, it shall be the duty of
the commissioners to. sell said property on such terms as are hereinafter
provided: Provided. That nothing in this shall be so construed
as to effect the right of the wife.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted. That all persons having property
belonging .to any person or persons who joined in the rebellion. are
hereby required immediately to deliver up said property to the foregoing
commissioners: and on their failure to do so, they may and
shall be sued by said commissioners before the district court for
such property or its value; and it shall also be the duty of said commissioners
to report the names of said delinquents to the
district attorney of the fifth judicial district, and they shall
be indicted for such delinquency, and on conviction thereof
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and shall be(146)
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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/m1/150/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .