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colle~tors, and coun~ersigned by them when registers may be reqwred. Passed at San Filepe de Austin, Nov. 30, 1835. (Signed) . JAMES W. ROBINSON, Lieut. Gov. and ex-officio Pres't of G. C. E. M. PEA~E, . Sec'y of the Gen. Council. Approved, December 1, 1835.
HENRY SMITH,
Governor.
CHARLES B. STEWART,
Executive Secretary, &c.
An Ordinance and .Decree for s1epplying the Army of the people, now in tile field before Bexar, with money, and for otherpurposes. · SEC. 1. Be it orda.ined and decreed, and i t ·is hereby or- dained and decreed, by the General Council of the Provisional Government of Texas, That there shall be advanced from the .public funds of the said Provisional Government, and for- warded to the Commander of the Army aforesaid, the sum of eight hundred dollars, to be paid over to the Commander' of the Army afo}esaid-which, when done, he is hereby re- · quired to receipt for the same; and which said sum of money, so advanced and forwarded, shall be appropriated by the said Commander, at his discretion, for the best interests of the Army and Government of Texas:-he being required to ac- count with the Treasurer of the Government aforesaid, for the manner in which he shall appropriate said money, ac- companied with the proper vouchers. SEC. 2. Be it f11rther ordained and decreed, That six hun- dred dollars of the money so appropriated by the first section of this Ordinance, the Treasurer is hereby authorized and re- quired to pay over to 'fhomas Gay, Esq., of the town of San Felipe, whose receipt shall be a proper voucher for said Treasurer. SEC. 3. And be it further ordained and decreed, That the said Thomas Gay is hereby authorized and empowered to call on Andrew Ponton, Esq., Treasurer of the Muni- cipality of Gonzales, and demand and receive of said
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