Ordinances and Decrees of the Consultation, Provisional Government of Texas and the Convention, Which Assembled at Washington March 1, 1836. Page: 79
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been or may hereafter be killed in battle, or shall come
to llis death by sickness or any accident whatever, in
going to or returning from the Volunteer Army of the
people of Texas. one mile square, or six hundred and
forty acres of land in Texas.
Passed at San Felipe de Austin, Dec. 11, 1S35.
JAMES W. ROBINSON,
Lieut. Gov. and ex-officio Pres't, of G. C.
E. M. PEASE,
Sec'y to Gen. Council.
Approved, December 12, 1835,
HENRY SMITH, Governor,
An Ordinance and D'TCCC ecsta/lish igo aIdCT ip,,qosing Dutis
on Lntports atnd T7oz;I , (and Jbr other Iuplloses.
SEC. 1. Be it onldailned alnd decreed, and(1I it is hereby' ordained
and dc(cecd by t,/e Genral Council of the Provisionul
Government of Texas, That all that part of the coast of
Texas lying between the line of the' United States, on the
river Sabine to the Western Blundary Line of Zavala's
Colony, including all the bays, harbors, rivers, creeks
and inlets within said limits be, and the same is hereby
created and established a district for revenue purposes,
and shall be styled and known as the ' Sabine Revenue
District."
And all that part of the coast of Texas between the
Western Line of Zavala's Colony and Oyster Creek, including
all bays, harbors,, Rivers, creeks and inlets
within said limits, be, and the same is hereby created
and established. a district fbr revenue purposes, and
shall be styled and known as Galveston Revenue District."And that, part of the. oasL from the mouth of Oyster
Creek to the entrance of. Cedar Lake into the Gulf, including
all bays, harbors, rivers,,creeks and inlets -within
said limits be.; and the 'same is hereby created and cestablished
a district for revenue purposes, and shall be
i;ttedand known as the "District of Brazos."
A; And that part of,,the coast from the entrance of Cedar
Lake into the Guflf to the western line of the jurisdiction
of Matagorda, including all the bays, harbors, rivers,
creekli and inlets within the said limits, be, aad the pame
is hereby created and established a district for revenue
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