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An Act supplementary to an act, for the punishment of Crimes and Misdemeanors. 1836 197 (1836.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstx0004 and id is 1 raw text is: transporting the mail any time during the year eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, shall be entitled to, and may take the same in land at fifty cents per acre, and by paying office fees, and for '.urvcying: Provided, it diall not be located in tracts of not less than three hundred and twenty acres, in the form of a square; -or if laid on a principal wi 'course, to front it half the distance of thc perpendicular; and tie ccrtificate of the postmaster gen- eral, shall be good evidence of all such claims, in any land of- fcc of this republic: and, f-urther provided, that no person cnti- tled to lands under this:act, shall be at liberty to locate the same, until- the expiration of six mouths after the land office shall have bleen opened. IRA INGRAM, Sprcokl of the House of Rclyresci alive. RICHARD ELIAS, Prtide at pro tempore of the Senate. Approrc , Dec. 21. 1836.HOUSTON. AN ACT .Suuplcmentaly to a act, for the puni. hment of Crimes and Mis- demeanors. Sia. 1. Be it enacted by the Scinate and House of Reprcscn- ti-ves of the republic of Tlcxas, in Congress assembled, That if any ,person or persons shall introduce any African negro or ne- groes, contrary to the true intent and meaninK of the ninh section of the general provisions of the constitution, declaring the introduction of A'frican negrocx into this rcpublie, to be pi- racy, except such a5 are froin the United States of America, and had been held as slaves therein, be considered guilty of pi. racy; and upon convictio:; thereof, before any court having cognizance of the same, slhall suffer d(ath, without the benefit of clergy.. SEc. 2. Be it furthor cted, That if any person or per- sons shall introduce into the republic of Texas, any Africans or any slave or slaves, from the United States of America, except such slave or slaves as were previously introduced andf held in Jalav'ery in that republic, in conformity with the laws of that gov.

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