1'.HE A.US1'1N PA.PEBS 443 all and every act, Jointly with the other persons interested in the said league or with such others as may hereafter become legally interested therein with power and authority to sell lease or other- wise bind the said land or make donations thereof. Jointly with the said other persons interested, and your petitioner prays such other and further relief in the premises, as from Equity, justice and law he may be entitled to and as in duty etc.
(Signed)
S. F. AosTrN.
Austin 6th July 1830
Department of Bexar
Jurisdiction of Austin Having read and maturely considered the facts stated in the foregoing petition and the evidence advanced in support thereof it is by reason thereof and of the law, and it having been made clearly to appear to my satisfaction that the land mentioned in the foregoing petition when laid off in part or in whole, into town lots will greatly increase the value-thereof and will besides render it more immediately productive. It is therefore ordered, adjudged, and decreed that Stephen F Austin administrator of the estate of James E B Austin deceased be authorized and empowered and he is hereby authorized and empowered to form and connect himself into.an association with the present owners of the league of land refered to in Plff. petition or with any other persons who may hereafter acquire an interest therein necessary to carry views of the said association into full and compleat effect having for object the establishment of a town on the said league of land-and in order to vest the said Stephen F Austin with full and compleut powers to do whatever may be .necessary to the completion of the object set forth in the foregoing petition. It is further ordered adjudged and decreed that the said Stephen F Austin is hereby clothed with authority to sell transfer, lease, give or grant Jointly with the persons interested or who may hereafter become interested in the said league of land, any part or portion thereof, and it is further ordered and decreed that in order to effect the said object, and with a view to give regularity and permanancy to said association of present and future owners, the said Stephen F Austin is hereby authorized and empowered to sign a constitution or charter for the government of the said association to make, agree to and consent to any rules or by-laws entered into by the said association of the present or future owners of the said league of land which may he deemed necessary for their government. Signed with assisting witnesses as the law requires at my offce in the town of San Felipe de Austin this seventh day of July in the yenr of Onr Lord, 1S30.
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