The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 5 Page: 887
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ORDINANCES, and that an
ordinance adopted by a former Convention of the people of Texas
on the 1st day of February, A. D. 1861, entitled "An Ordinance to
dissolve the Union between the State of Texas and the other States,
united under the compact styled "Constitution of the United States
of America," be and the same is hereby declared null and void; and
the right heretofore claimed by the State of Texas to secede from
the Union, is hereby distinc ly renounced.
Passed 15th March, 1866.
NUMBER 2.
AN ORDINANCE,
Declaring the War Debt void, and for Other Purposes.
Be it ordained by the people of the State of Texas in Convention
assembled, That all debts created by the State of Texas in aid of
the late war, directly or indirectly, are hereby declared null and
void; and the Legislature shall have no authority, and they are
hereby forbidden to ratify the same, or to assume or provide for the
payment of the same, or any part thereof.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the Legislature of this State
shall have no authority, and are hereby forbidden to assume, or
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 5, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6727/m1/903/: accessed June 18, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .