The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 549

                                
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or rights, until such citizen shall have been duly served with process
notifying him that an application for such decree or order
will be made, and he shall have had an opportunity of appearing in
person, or by attorney, and of being heard in opposition to such
decree or order.
Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That any judge of a district court
against whom any aggrieved party may wish to institute a suit, or
for any other cause when the amount claimed is beyond the jurisdiction
of a justice of the peace, may be sued before any district
court of this republic, other than the court of the district in which
he presides as judge; and all original and misne process sued out in
such case, shall be directed by the clerk of the court issuing the
same to the sheriff of the county in which such judge resides, and
shall be executed by said sheriff, and returned to the office from
whence it issued, with the service endorsed thereon, either by mail,
or in such other way as the said sheriff shall find most convenient.
Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That an appeal may be taken
from a final decision made by any county court to the district court
of the county in which such decision was made; and that an appeal
may be taken from the final decision of any district court, to the
supreme court of the republic, when the amount in controversy
shall be one hundred dollars or upwards.
Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That causes may be taken up
from any inferior to a superior court, by writ of error, as well as by
appeal; but no writ of error shall, in any case, issue, except upon the
order of the chief justice of the supreme court, or one of the district
judges; and no writ of error shall operate as a supersedeas,
unless the party suing out the same shall give bond and security as
fully as would be required on appeal.
DAVID S. KAUFMAN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ANSON JONES,
President pro tem. of the Senate.
Approved January 25th, 1841.
DAVID G. BURNET.
AN ACT
For the Relief of certain Free persons of Color.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Republic of Texas, in Congress assembled, That William
Ashworth, Abner Ashworth, David Ashworth, Aaron Ashworth,
Elisha Thomas, and all free persons of color, together

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