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Page 86 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of State...
Page 26 - York" and by that name they and their successors shall and may have continual succession, and shall be persons in law, capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering...
Page 117 - Be it resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the, republic of Texas in congress assembled, That the...
Page 26 - Society for the promotion of agriculture, arts and manufactures, and that by that name they and their successors until the first day of May one thousand eight hundred and four, shall have succession and shall be persons in law capable of suing and...
Page 39 - ... the provisions of this act. SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, that the...
Page 19 - July, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, for the establishment of certificates for head-rights not recommended by the commissioners appointed under the act to detect fraudulent land certificates, and to provide for issuing patents to legal claimants...
Page 17 - And be it further enacted, That the sum of five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended by...
Page 52 - ... to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, defend and be defended, in all State courts having competent jurisdiction, and in any circuit court of the United States...
Page 103 - Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the republic of Texas, in congress assembled. That from and after the passage of this act, the civil and political jurisdiction of this republic be.
Page 83 - ... railroads in this State, and such suggestions in relation thereto as they may deem necessary and proper, together with the minutes of all their meetings, and shall have printed and lay before each legislature five hundred copies of their reports for the two preceding years.

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