coming withjn the purview of the preceding section of this Ordinance on liberal and equitable principles, whenever the circumstances of the case shall, in their discretion or judg- ment, admit or warrant the same. Passed at San Felipe de Austin, Nov. 24, 1835. (Signed) . JAMES W. ROBINSON, Lieut. Gov. and ex-officio Pres't of G. C. P. B. D1::x·rEn, Sec'y of Gen. Council. Approved, Nov. 2fi, 1835. HENRY SMITH. Governor. C. W. S1·Ew ART, Executive Secretary. &c. A1J Ordinance and .Decree to establish a11d organize a Corps ofRangers. Be ii ordained and decreed, a11d it is hereby ordained and decreed by tlte General Council of the Provisional Government of TBxas, That there shall be, and there is lu,reby created and established a Corps of Rangers, which shall consist of three companies of fifty-six men each, with one Captain, one Lieu- tenant, and one second Lieutenant for each company; and there 3hnll be one Major to ~omm11nd the said companies, who shall be subject to the orders and direction of the Commander- in-Chief of the Regular Army. SEC. 2. Be it furthe·r ordai11ed and decreed, &c., That the privates of said Corps shall be enlisted for one year, and shall receive, as a full compensation for pay, rations, clothing and horse service, one dollar and twenty-five cents per day for themi;elves and service of their horses; and the said privates shall be, :md they are hereby required to be always ready armed nnd equipped, and supplied with one hundred rounds of powder and ball, and to have always ready for active ser- vice, a good and sufficient horse, properly accoutred and equipped with saddle, bridle and blanket, at their own ex- pense_; and in default thereof, the captain or commanding officer of the said company to which said private belongs, sb~ll cause a horse to be purchased for said private and charge him
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