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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactstx0066 and id is 1 raw text is: CHAPTER XIII.
An Act for the relief of Samuel William Shields.
SErioN 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Texas, That Samuel William Shields, minor heir of John T.
Shields, deceased, be and he is hereby authorized to take
charge of and manage as though lie were twenty-one years of
ago all his property, personal and real ; provided, he siali not
have power before attaining to said age, unless by will or testa-
ment, to dispose of or convey away any of. the land or negroes
belonging to his estate otherwise tha by petition to and sane-
tion from the County Con't in the county of' his residence,
which court shall be controlled in its octioi by the liniitations
and restraints, as to the alienation of property imposed by law
for the security of minors.
SEc. 2. That this act shall take effect and be in force froir
and after its passage.
Approved, January 17, 18.54.
CHAPTER XIV.
An Act supplementary to an act to 'cstablish the Galveston.
Houston and 1[enderson Railroad Company.
SIOT1oz 1. Pa it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Texas, That there shall be granted to said coinpiny eirht
sections of' land, of six huindred and tbrty acres each, for every
mile of railway which shall be actually constructed by them
and ready for use, and upon the application of the President of
the company or any duly authorized agent thereof, stating that
any section of twenty miles or nore of sail railway has been
completed and readly for use, it shall be the duty of the
Comptroller of Public Accounts to require the State ]Lngineer,
or a Comipissioner to be appointed by the Governor, to examine
said railway, and upon his certificate that said section or sections
of' said railway has been completed in a good and substaniial
manner and ready for use, the Comptroller shall give infornia-](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactstx0066&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)