The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 30
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
the President be, and he is hereby authorized to accept of the
services of eight Companies of Monnted Volunteers, to consist of
one Captain, one First and one Second Lieutenant, three Sergeants,
and fifty-three Privates, each for the term of six months,
to be placed on the same footing as regards monthly pay as Mounted
Riflemen in the Ranging Service, agreeably to an Act passed
December the tenth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said Companies shall
constitute one Regiment, to be commanded by one Colonel, one
Lieutenant Colonel, and one Major, to be appointed by the President.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That for the purpose of carrying
into effect the provisions of this Act, the sum of seventy-five
thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, and the President is authorized
to issue of the promissory notes of the Government such
an amount as will be required for immediate purposes.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the President shall have
power to use the troops contemplated in this Act offensively or
defensively, as in his opinion the interest of the country may require
JOHN M. HANSFORD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
S. H. EVERITT,
President pro tem. of the Senate.
Approved, December 29, 1838.
MIIRABEAU B. LAMAR.
JOINT RESOLUTION
For the relief of H. A. Alsbury.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Republic of Texas, in Congress assembled, That the Auditor be
and he is hereby authorized and required to audit the claims
of H. A. Alsbury, allowing him the pay and rations of Major of
Infantry, for the term of sixty-three days, (deducting twenty dollars
already paid,) which shall be in full for his services as Interpreter
for the post of Bexar, in -the year one thousand eight hundred
and thirty-five and thirty-six.
JOHN M. HANSFORD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
S. H. EVERITT,
President pro tem. of the Senate.
Approved, December 29, 1838.
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/m1/34/?rotate=90: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .