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An Act to punish certain offences therein named. 1838 43 (1838.11)

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sam  asin~~i~'1Jh~' ~t i g~      We Anie'ric&  i
cwhih sitf t andb od corn  .          by tieov  n i  ft
the United 8 tats, is horby a :ted T  r the governnent of tli$
.      ......  ..JOHN X' 'HANSFORD,
p       6akcr f t eH6se of Rnjresaenitaives.
DAVID G..BLJANFJT,,
APPovin, sh. 1151 1,*       Pei~i fM       eae
,M-IRABBEAU B. LAMAR.
~AN;A4T
j Bititledan Actto mtahori4zethe, UAtkissioner f the, General
Land Of?  toir#eeive te, /'overnmelit dues on land.
SEcTIO14 l. Be it ndced byA'a t  t'ei'atnd Houso e q Rep-.,
resentatives. 'of .jke 'Republic :of. Texas . in Oongies$' ai  nm bled'.
That the' Cornhiissibner of the Gezieriil Land Office-be and he is
hereby                                h.ithizdnd required toreivethe'Gbvemme't dues'
upon all sdrveytliait may be returned t6 his office. '
S.cTto8 2.1 Be ,itr tflwr enactdd, That the Cdmi'sioerh'
of the General LedOffi.e'shall'pV into the Treasury of the
-4'Republic all G6Vereii iitdues received by him at the expiration
of every week, as cohtemplated by he'foregoing section of this
Act.              / H '
JOHN M, HANSEORD           .
Speaker of the HO6U'e ofR'eksprcs tives.
DAVID -.G. BURNET,
President of the Senate.
APPnovn  Jan. 15, 1839.
MIRABEAU B., LAMAR.:.
AN ACT
•         ~Tor pzngshace lain Ei. ?ce~S .thereto. name'd.,.,.
SEcToN .1' Be it &'iaced bji the Senate and Hauo of, Rep-
resentative$ ofthie Reptbli; bI Te!zs in conigress.sembled
That fronii andiifter 'the passageoof this Act, if any p~sonhohal'j
be fbun'd'guilty of harboring or clanidesfinely supportingany'
runaway negro slave, or negroes indentured for a  tdri, of.  da ,
or in aiding and assisting in, so doing, on coiwiction thrfeef be-,
fore a cour'it of. coitptn.t jurisdiction :heshall for:suchiofenco
be fined'in' a'siim not less than' fiV hundied nor niorq tha iid 66-
thousarid dollar and shaH     is             ix mnhtl
nor mortlianone year. '  . ...i....          ...      .

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