Passed at San Felipe de Austin Nov. 27, 1835. . (Signed) JAMES W. ROBINSON, Lieut. Gov. and ex-officio President of the General Council. E. M:. P.F:.ASE, Sec'v of Gen. Council. Approved,~Nov. 30, 1835. HENRY SMITH, Governor. C. B. STEWART, Sec'y to Executive, Recorder, &c. An Ordinance and Decree to purchase Provisions for the Volunteer Army o.fthe People of Te.,·as. Be it onla·iued and decreed, a11d it is hereby ordained a11<l decreed by the Prot•isio11al Govewment, That one hundred bar- rels of flour, one hundred barrels of sea bread or biscuit, and twenty-five barrels of peas or beans, shall be, and they are hereby ordered to be purchased, as soon as practicable, at Matagorda or the nearest place where they can be obtained, for the use of the .Volunteer Army of the People of Texas. Si,;o. 2. Be it ordained and decreed, &c., That John Dunn be E1ppointed a Commissary to purchase the above articles con- tained in the preceding section; and that when so purchased he be directed, and it is hereby made his duty, to cause the same to be conveved by water, to the Copano Landing, and frcm thence to be trnnsported to Bexar as soon as possible, {or the use of the nrmy stationed there. And the said Com- missary shall keep a true and just nccount of the purchase, cost and transportation of the said articles, aforesaid, to the place of their destination, and shall render the same to the Committee on Finance, for audit, liquidation and final set- tlement, or to the proper .Account Officers that may hereafter be appointed for that purpose. Pa~i;eil. at San Felipe de .\ustin, Nov. 28, 1835. (Si(J'nerl) JAMES W. ROBINSON, 0 Lieut. Gov. and ex-officio Pres't of G. C. E. M. PF.ASP., Sec'y of Gen. Council. Approved, 30th Nov. 1835. HENRY SMITH, Governor. C. B. STE,VART, Sec'y to Executive.
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