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Laws of the State of Texas.
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papers, shall leave a descriptive receipt for the same.
Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts
of laws contrary to the provisions of this act, be, and
they are hereby repealed.
Approved, 12th May, A. D. 1846.
AN ACT
To organize the Supreme Court of the State of Texas:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the constitution
State of Texas, That the supreme court of the State of of court.
Texas, shall consist of a chief justice and two associates,
any two of whom shall form a quorum.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the State of Texas Time of sitshall
constitute one supreme court district only, and tingsaid
court shall be holden once in each year only, to
commence on the second Monday in December in each
year, and may continue in session until the first day of
June next ensuing, unless the business before said court
shall sooner be disposed of. Said court shall hold its
sessions at the city of Austin, in the county of Travis.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the supreme court Jurisdiction.
shall have appellate jurisdiction over all manner of pleas,
plaints, motions, causes and controversies, both civil and
criminal, which may be brought before it, from the district
or any other courts of the State, and which shall be
cognizable in the said supreme court, according to the
laws and constitution of the State; and when the judgment,
or decree of the court below, in civil cases,
shall be reversed, the supreme court shall proceed
to render such judgment or decree as the( 1.55 )
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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/m1/1559/: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .