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An Act supplemental to an act making an appropriation for the per diem pay and mileage of the members and officers of the Convention. 1861 37 (1861.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstx0096 and id is 1 raw text is: CHAPTER XLVIL AN ACT Prescribing the manner of authenticating in8tru- ments for record. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legi8slature of the State of Texas, That the proof of every instrument of writing for record shall be taken by some one of the following officers : First, when acknowledged or proven within the State before some 'Notary Public, Clerk of the County Court, or Judge of a Court of Record ; second, when acknowledgedor proven without this State and mithin the Confederate States of America, or their territories, or the United States of America or their territories, before some Judge of a Court of Record having a seal ; third, when acknowledged or proven without the United States, or Confederate States, before some public Minister, Charge d'Af- fairs or Consul of the Confederate States: And in all cases the certificate of such acknowledgment or proof shall be attested under the official seal of the officer taking the same. That when any deed, transfer or othbr instrument of writing executed by the president of any railroad company, which has or may be incorporated by the laws of this State, shall be attested by the seal of said company, it shall be considered sufficiently authenticated to authorize the Clerk of the County Court to record the same. ,SEC. 2. That the provisions of all laws so far as they conflict with this act be and they are hereby repealed. SEC. 3. That this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 6, 1861. CIAPTER XLVIII. AN ACT supplemental to an act making an appropriation Jor the per diem pay and mileage of the members and officers of the Convention. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the Comptroller and Treasurer be authorized to audit and allow out of the fund appropriated by the act to which this is a supplement, the following contingent expenses of the Convention, viz : Hire of three clerks in copying ordi-

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