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Laws of the State of Texas.
647
CHAPTER CCXXX.
An Act to validate a certain Land Certificate therein named.
Whereas, The board of land commissioners of Washington
county, on the 7th day of May, 1845, issued to John Nix a
certificate for six hundred and forty acres of land, number
213, fourth class; and
Whereas, Said board of land commissioners reported to
the Commissioner of the General Land Office a certificate of
the same number, date and class, and to the same party, for
three hundred and twenty, instead of six hundred and forty
acres of land; and
Whereas, The said John Nix, being a married man, was
really entitled uner the law to a certificate for six hundred
and forty acres of land; therefore,
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Texas, That certificate number 213, class 4, issued on the
7th day of May, 1845, by the board of land commissioners of
Washington county, to John Nix, be and the same is hereby
validated, and the Commissioner of the General Land Office
is hereby authorized and required to respect the same, and to
issue a patent thereon, the same as if it had been correctly
reported.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
Passed May 29th, 1873.
[Note.-The foregoing act was presented to the Governor
of Texas for his approval on the thirtieth day of May, A.
D. 1873, and was not signed by him, or returned to the
House in which it originated with his objections thereto,
within the time prescribed by the Constitution and
thereupon became a law without his signature.-James P.
Newcomb, Secretary of State.](1347)
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 7, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6732/m1/1349/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .