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An Act to prevent slaves from carrying guns or other dangerous weapons. 1856 81 (1856)

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WTQIJOW      IT&16 it enacted by the -Legislatto !-of tihe si~u
of exae, That allowners oi. holders who hav6!' coiUbitionDl
certificates nowlobated, or surveys, upon lands shalip1retumi t
the General Land Office the unconditional' certificates to-6
ther with the field notes of the same, on or before the &~t ay
of August, 1857, and all unconditional certificttes 4hich are
not returned by that time, the said locations and smrveya shall
be null and void, and all such locations and surveys made by
virtue of such conditional certificates shb!' become public
domain and subject to be located upon ah other vacant lands.
a, 2, That this act take effect from and after itspassig.
Approved, August 30th, 1856.
CHAPTER CLI,
An Act concerning the School Lands of Navarro County.
8EOTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legqislature of the State of
hxa8, That the Commissioner of the General Land Office be
and he is hereby authorized and required to issue patents foro
the School Lands of Nava-ro County, embraced in the surveys
made by J. P. Philpot, District. Surveyor of Robertson Land.
District. That this Act take effect from and after its passage.,
Passed, August 30th1, 1856.
CHAPTER CLII.
An Act to prevent slaves from carrying guns or other dan-
gerous weapons.
SECTION 1..Be it enacted by the L egi8lature of the Stato
of Texas, That no slave shall carry a Spn or other deadly wea--
pn urpon the premises-of his master mistress, or employer,.
without a written permitr; from, his. owner. or emlndoyer, so to
do..

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