The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 365
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
Treasurer aforesaid to issue the said extended amount in notes of
one, two and three dollars each, and that it shall be the duty of the
Comptroller to countersign his name on the face of all change notes
so issued and to register in a book to be kept for that purpose all
change notes so issued with the number and amounts of each, and
no change notes shall be issued, under the provisions of this act,
by the Treasurer aforesaid, until the same are countersigned and
registered by the Comptroller as herein provided for.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That from and after the first day
of June next, it shall not be lawful for any corporation to issue, reissue
or put in circulation any engraved, lithographed or printed
notes, over the denomination of fifty cents, intended for circulation,
and any President of a corporation, Mayor of a city, town, or other
officer or officers of a corporate body who shall violate the provisions
of this act shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof before any District Court shall forfeit and pay a fine
not less than five hundred nor more than two thousand dollars
at the discretion of said court.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the Treasurer of this Republic
shall be authorised and required to employ two. additional assistant
clerks for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions
of the 1st and 2d sections of this act.
DAVID S. KAUFMAIN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID G. BURNET,
President of the Senate.
Approved 5th February, 1840.
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR.
AN ACT
To enable the Surveyors of the several Counties to make out and
return correct Maps of the same.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Republic of Texas, in Congress assembled,
That the Commissioner of the General Land Office be and he is
hereby required to make out and forward immediately to the surveyors
of the several counties in said Republic a full and, complete
copy of all the field notes of all the surveys which have been re(365
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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/m1/369/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .