The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 151
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
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manner provided in the first part of this section; and make return
of the same to the clerk of said court, and said clerk shall under
his hand and seal transmit a copy of the return of said commissioners
to the court in which the succession was opened.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the court at its first term
after such petition for dower is filed, shall proceed to hear and determine
as to them shall seem just and right: Provided, That the
party petitioning for dower shall give ten days previous notice to
the executors or administrators, or children of such deceased person,
or to their representatives or to their guardians if they be
minors, by service as in other cases; and where there are no executors
or administrators, or children or their representatives, or when
the widow is the executrix or administratrix, then she shall give
notice by advertisement in the newspapers published nearest the
county in which the succession is carried, and once a week for four
weeks.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the
widow to retain full possession of the dwelling house in which her
husband most usually dwelt next before his death, together with
the out houses, offices or improvements, and plantation thereunto
i belonging, free from molestation and rent, until she shall have her
dower assigned her.
JOHN M. HANSFORD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID G. BURNET,
President of the Senate.
Approved, January 26, 1839.
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR.
AN ACT
Entitled an act for the collection of the amounts due on judgments
of the Supreme, District and County Courts.
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 rising of every court, it shall be the duty of the(151)
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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/m1/155/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .