suitable persons be appointed to take charge of all the archives belonging to the different Land Offices, and depositC' the $ame in safe places, secure from thci rnvsges of fire or devnr,tations of enemies; and that the persons so appointed be fully authorized to carry the same into effect, and be required to take and sign triplicate sched- ules of all the books, papers ancl documents found in the several Land Offices, one of which shall be given to the Gov- ernor and Council, one left in the hands of the officers of the Land Office, the other to be retained by the said persons: and they are enjoined to hold the said papers and documents in snfe custody, subject only to the orders of the Provisional Government, or such competent authority as may hereafter be created. And the said persons shall be three from each Department as Commissioners to be forthwith appointed by this House, to carry this Resolution into full effect, and re- port thereof to the Governor and Council; that the political chiefs immediately cease their functions. The different Arch- ives of the different primary Judges, .Alcaldes and other mu- nicipal officers of the various jurisdictions shall be handed over to their succe$sors in office, immediately after their elec- tion nnd appointment; and the archives of the several Politi- cal Chiefs of Nacogdoches, Brazos, and Bexar shall be trans- mitted forthwith to the Governor and Council, for their dis- position.
ARTICLE XV,
All persons, now in Texas, and performing the duties of citizens, who have not acquired their quantum of lnnd, shall be entitled to the benefit of the Laws on Colonization under ,vhich they emigrated; and all persons who may emigrate to Texas during her conflict for Constitutional Liberty, and perform the duties of Citizens, shall also receive the benefits of the law under which they emigrated.
ARTICLE XVI,
The Governor and Council shall continue to eriBt as a Provi!.'ional Government until the re-assembling of this Con- sultation, or until other Delegates are elected by the people and another Government established.
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