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AN ACT

For the better protection of the northern frontier.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa oes of the republic of Texas, in Congress assembled, That a corps of mounted gun men, consisting of six hundred mounted men, rank and file, shall be raised by voluntary enlistment, for a term of six months, dating from the time of rendezvous, and officered in the following manner, viz: one colonel, one lieutenant colonel, one major, ten captains, ten first and second lieutenants; all of whom shall be appointed by the president, by and with the advice and consent of the senate.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That each officer and private shall farnish himself with a substantial horse, well shod all round, and extra shoeing nails, a good gun, two hundred rounds of ammunition, and all other necessary equipment, provisions, &c., except beef.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the officers shall receive the same pay as is fixed in the corresponding rank in the ranging service; and the privates twenty-five dollars per month, and officers and men a bounty of land of six hundred and forty acres' each.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That when spoils are taken from the enemy, the commanding officer shall have the same divided equally amongst the officers and men.

SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That the corps shall be divided into three divisions, to rendezvous at such times and places as may be directed by the president.

SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That a quarter master appointed by the president, shall attend each division, whose duty it shall be to purchase beef at the expense of the government for the supply of said troops.

SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, That each six men shall furnish themselves with a pack-horse.

SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That, if practicable, there shall be attatched to each division one company of spies, composed of Shawnees, Cherokees, Delawares, or of other friendly Indians, who shall be supplied with provisions, and shall receive such pay as may be agreed upon between them and the president, which shall be paid in goods.

SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, That when any officer or

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soldier shall disobey orders, or shall behave in an ungentlemanly or unsoldierlike manner, if an officer, the president shall have the power to discharge him dishonorably, and report the same to the senate; and if a non-commissioned officer or private, in like manner to give him a dishonorable discharge; and in all cases of dishonorable dismissal the individual shall forfeit all right to pay and bounty land; and it shall be the duty of the president, in conformity with the provisions of this section, to discharge all officers and soldiers in the service who disobey orders.

SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, That the president shall have the power to appoint an inspector, or inspectors, whose duty it shall be to report all delinquents to the president, who on such information shall exercise the powers of dismissal embraced in the preceding section.

SEC. 11. Be it further enacted, That the president shall have the power of discharging them at an earlier period than six months, if he should deem it expedient.

B. T. ARCHER,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JESSE GRIMĖS,

President pro tem. of the Senate.

Approved, June 12, 1837.

SAM. HOUSTON.

A RESOLUTION

Regulating the Meeting of Congress.

Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas, in Congress assembled, That after the close of the present session of congress, congress shall meet annually on the first Monday in November, until otherwise ordered by law.

Approved,

B. T. ARCHER,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JESSE GRIMES,

President pro tem. of the Senate.

SAM. HOUSTON.

JOINT RESOLUTION

For the Relief of the Hon. B. C. Franklin.

Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas, in Congress assembled, That B. C. Frankin be, and he is hereby allowed, as judge of the district of Brazos, the same pay and compensation as is fixed by law for a district judge.

Approved,

B. T. ARCHER,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JESSE GRIMES,

President pro tem. of the Senate.

SAM. HOUSTON.

JOINT RESOLUTION

In regard to the payment of District Judges.

Resolved, by the senate and house of representatives of the republic of Texas, in congress assembled, That the auditor of public accounts be, and he is hereby directed to audit, and issue his drafts on the treasury quarterly, for the payment of the salaries of the district judges, in the same manner as is prescribed by law for the payment of the salary of the chief justice of this republic.

B. T. ARCHER,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JESSE GRIMES,

President

pro tem. of the senate.

Approved, June 12, 1837.

SAM. HOUSTON.

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