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An Act to consolidate in one Act and amend the several Acts incorporating the town of Rusk, in Cherokee county. 1857 48 (1857)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstx0088 and id is 1 raw text is: CHAPTER 46. AN A T.for the rliej of the heis qf Thomas Leftick, and for the 9-elief of Ashmore Edwards. SEOTION 1. Be it enacted by the Leglislature of the State of .7exas, That the Commissioner of the General Land Office, be, and he is hereby required to issue ahcadright certificate for one-third of a league of land to the heirs of Thomas Leftwick, deceased, late Captain in the Texas Army ; and a hcadright certificate for one-third of a league to A shmor Edwards, which certificates when issued, may be located upon any vacant and unappropriatc(l publi,, domain within this State, as other like certificates ; Provided, Said parties have never received any headright certificates for land heretofore ; and that this Act take eff'ect from and after its passage. Approved, January 19th, 1858. CHAPTER 47. AN ACT lo consolidate in one Act and amend the several Acts inc-p2orating the town of husk, in Chcrol'ce county. SUCTION 1. Be it enacted by the Lcgslatuer of the State of Texas, That tlio citizens of the town of il-msk, in the county of Cherokee, be, and they are hereby declared a body corporate, by the name and style of the town of Rusk, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and Inny ohl and dispose of real and personal estate. SEc. 2. That the bounds and limits of said corporation shall include one mile square, to be run with the cardinal points of the compass, of which the Court House in the town of Rusk, Cherokee county, shall he the center. Sc. 3. That no person shall be eligible to office in said corporation, unless such person shall be a qualified voter in said corporation, and unless he shall have resided in the State for twelve months, and in said corporation for three months.

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