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shall not have been made, twenty days at least, previous to the return clay of such term, ihe defendant shall be entitled to one continuance if the court, on the statement of such de- fendant, shall deem it expedient: provided, also, that ii the defendant in such suit, shall mnke affidavit that he has a claim against the General Post-Office not allowed by the Post- ma8ter-General, although submitted to him comformably to the regu.lations of the Post-Office Department, and shall specify such claims in his affidavit, and that he could not be prepared for the trial at such term for want of evidence, the court, in such case, being satisfied in those respects, may grant a continuance until the next succeeding term. SEC. 33. Be it further ordained and decreed, That it shall be the duty of the Postmaster-General, to report an- nually, of every post-road and office which shall not, from·the second year, have produced one third of the amount of its e~penilitures. · SF.c. 34. Be it further ordained and decreed, That a mail or post-route is hereby established from the place where the General Post-Office shall be located, to the Seat of ,Justice of each :Municipality of Texas, to go into operation so soon us C'ontracts can be made by the Postmaster-General for transporting the mails; and the Postmaster-General shall regulate and determine as to the roads on which the said mails shall be carried, how often, and all other arrangements relat- ing thereto, as he may think proper. SF.o. 35. Be it further ordained and decreed, That the Postmaster-General shall be entitled to receive for his services per annum, the sum of twenty hundred dollars quar- terlv. Passed at San Felipe de Austin, Dec. 7th, 1835. JAMES W. ROBINSON, Lieut. Gov. and ex-officio Pres't of G. C. E. M. PEASE, •. Sec'rv of neneral Council. Approved: December 12, 1835. HENRY SMITH, Governor.
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