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An Act entitled an act to reduce into one act, and to amend the several acts relating to the establishment of a General Land Office 1837 62 (1837)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstx0012 and id is 1 raw text is: AN ACT Entitled an act to reduce into one act, and to amend tie dv' cral acts relating to the establishimunt of a General Land Office. Sc. 1. Be ii enacted, by the senate and house of repre- sentatives of the republic of Texas, in congress assembled, That there shall be, and is hereby established a General Land Oflice for the Republic of Texas, to be located at the seat of governs ment, or at such place as may hereafter be designated by law the chief officer of which shall be called the Commissioner of the General Land Office, which said officer shall be appoint- ed by the president by and with the advice and cunsent of the senate, shall enter into bond with three or more securities, pay. able to the president or hi, successors in office, in the penalty of fifty thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful perform- auce of the duties of his office ; said bond and secturities to be approved by the president and senate, which bond shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, and shall hold his office for the term of three years. Provided, the provisions of this section shall not alrect the present incumbent of that office, except so far as relates to his giving bond and security, and holding his office for three years froir the date of his appoint- ment; and the said' cnmissioner of the general land office shall receive a salary of three thousand dollars per annum, payable quarLterly. S c. 2. Be it further enacted, That the commissioner of the general land oc be, and lie is ho.reby authorized to ap. point a chief clerk, which said clerk shall receive a salary of sixteen hundied dollars per annum, and two assistant clerks) who shall received, as a salary, twelve hundred dollars each per an-' num, payable quarterly. S.c. 3. Be it further cnacted, That the said chief clerk shall enter into bond with three or more securities, to be ap- proved by the conmissioner of the general land office, In the sum of twenty thousand dollars, payable to the president or his successors in office, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, (which bond shall be deposited in the office of the secretary of state,) who, in case of the absence of the commissioner of the general land office, or his inability to at-

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