The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 7 Page: 21
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Laws of the State of Texas.
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hereby authorized to have the land records of said county transcribed
and re-indexed from the original records of said county;
provided, that the person transcribing the same shall, before entering
upon his duties, tale an oath that he will make such transcribed
records true copies of the originals, both in letters and figures.
Sec. 2. That certified copies of deeds, mortgages, judgments
and all other instruments of writing from the transcribed records,
shall be received in evidence in the trial of all causes in the courts
of this State, the same as if made from the original records.
Sec. 3. That the county court of said county is hereby authorized
to cause to be paid to the person or persons, employed by it to
transcribe said land records, such sum of money as said court may
deem proper, or as may be agreed upon, out of any fund, either
special or general, belonging to said county.
Sec. 4. That this act take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
Approved November 6, 1871.
CHAPTER XXVI.
An Act to Amend the Penal Code for the State of Texas.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Texas, That the Penal Code for the State of Texas be amended as
follows-by inserting after article 363 the following:
Article 363a. If the purpose of the unlawful assembly be to alarm
and frighten any person or persons, by appearing in disguise so that
the real persons so acting and assembling cannot he readily known,
and by using language or gestures calculated to produce in such person
or persons the fear of bodily harm, all persons engaged therein
shall be punished by fine not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars each; and if such unlawful assembly shall
take place at any time of the night, that is between sunset and sunrise,
the fine shall be doubled; and if three or more persons are
found together disguised and armed with deadly weapons, the same
shall be prima facie evidence of the guilty purpose of such persons
as above described; and if any other unlawful assembly mentioned
in this chapter consist in whole or in part of persons disguised and
armed with deadly weapons, the fine to be assessed upon each person
so offending shall be double the penalty hereinbefore prescribed.(21 )
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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/m1/23/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .