SEC. 7. And be it further ordained and decreed, That the said Commiss!oners shall be furnished with separate instruc- tions, to hold communication with the Government of the United States of North America, relative to the political sit- uations' and relations of Texas, under such instructions as the Governor may deem prudent and consistent in the present revolutionary state of Texas and the Mexican Republic; and that such instructions may be sent at the discretion of the Executive. Passed at San Felipe do Austin, Dec. 5, 1835. (Signed) JAMES W. ROBINSON, Lieut. Gov. and ex-officio Pres't of the G. C. E. M. PEASE, Sec'y to Gen. Council. .Approved, December 5, 1835. HENRY SMITH, Governor. WHEREAS, a communication having been received, by the Council, from General Edward Burleson, the Commander- in-Chief near Bexar, of the Volunteer Army, which was referred to your Committee to examine and report upon, whereby we are informed that Col. William Pettus has been appointed Contractor for the Volunteer Army- Therefore, be it ordained and decreed, and it is hereby or- dained and decreed, by the General Council of the Provisio11nl Government of Texas, That the appointment of Colonel Wil- liam Pettus, as Contractor for the Volunteer Army near Bexar, be confirmed by the General Council. SEO. 2. Be it further ordained and decreed, That the said Contractor, William Pettus, be fully authorized and empow- ered, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to procure, by purchase or otherwise, all such articles of clothing, provi- sions, military supplies, &c., as may, from time to time, be ordered by the Commander-in-Chief of the Volunteer Army, or the General Council; and the same to be forwarded by the said Contractor to such place or places as he may be instructed by the authority aforesaid.
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