CHAPTER 227. AN ACT for the relief of Jose Ygnacio Cordova. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the Commissioner of the General Land Office be required to issue to Jose Ygnacio Cordova, an unconditional headright certificate for three hundred and twenty acres of land, to be located, surveyed and patented upon any of the vacant domain of the State: provided the said Jose Ygnacio Cordova has not heretofore received the same. SEC. 2. That this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved 13th February, 1860. CHAPTER 228. AN ACT to incorporate the Texas, New Orleans and Northern Express Company. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That Wm. Truesdail, Geo. W. Shaw, Stephen A. Stiles and John Bradley, their associates and successors be, and they are hereby constituted and declared to be a body corporate, under the name and style of the "Texas, New Orleans and Northern Express Company," with capacity to make contracts, to have succession and a common seal, to make by-laws for its government, and in its corporate name to sue and be sued, to grant and receive, and generally to do and perform such acts and things as may be necessary and proper for, or incident to the fulfillment of its objects, or maintenance of its rights under this act, and consistent with the provisions of the State Constitution. SEc. 2. That the said company be, and is hereby established with the right of carrying on a general express business, and of owning and maintaining such real estate, only, as may be necessary for its offices, warehouses and other buildings incident to the transaction of its business; and of owning, constructing and maintaining such railroad cars, carriages, wagons, steamers, barges, horses and other property that may be necessary and proper for the performance of its business. SEC. 3. That the capital stock of this company shall be one hundred thousand dollars, with the power to increase the same to one million of dollars; and that the stock shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, and shall be deemed personal property-each share entitling the owner to one vote in person or by proxy, at all meetings of the stockholders, and shall be transferable on the books of the company. SEC. 4. That the management of the affairs of the company shall be vested in a Board of not less than three directors, who shall be elected by the stockholders, annually-who shall hold their places until their successors are elected; and no person shall be eligible to the office of Director who shall not be the owner of at least ten shaies of the capital stock. The Directors shall have the power to elect one of their number as President of the company, anl to appoint a Secretary, Treasurer, and such other officers and agents as may be necessary for the transaction of its business. SEC. 5. That this company shall be vested with the power to transact an express transportation business throughout the State of Texas, and in the adjoining States and Territories, where its business relations may require; and it is specially authorized to contract with any railroad company or companies, and all steamboats or steamboat companies, for transportation on or over railroads or stearaboat routes, and with all railroad companies for furnishing rolling st ck or motive power, either for the transaction of the railroad company's business, or that of this company. SEC. 6. That this company shall be subject to all the laws of this State regulating common carriers. SEC. 7. That this act be in force for the term of twenty years, unless renewed or extended, and shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved 13th February, 1860. CHAPTER 229. AN ACT for the relief of certain persons hereinafter named. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the Commissioner of the Court of Claims be, and he is hereby authorized and required to issue land certificates to the following persons, for the respective amounts hereinafter named, to-wit: to A. C. C. Bailey, 320 acres, bounty; Moses Little, 1,476 acres, headright, and 1,920 acres, bounty; Wm. P. Newman, 640 acres, to be issued to his heirs; J. B. Fox, 320 acres, bounty; Robert C. Cappy, 640 acres, headright; Moses Townsend, 640 acres, donation; Phillip Howard, 640 acres, headright; M. B. Lamar, a duplicate donation for 640 acres ; Houston M'Key, a duplicate of unconditional certificate issued by the Board of Land Commissioners of Upshur county, for 640 acres, which issued upon conditional certificate No. 93, in Bowie county, be issued; George Dedrick, two-thirds of a league and one labor, augmentation headright; Chester S. Gorbett, duplicates for 320 acres bounty, and 640 acres donation; Reynold Reynolds, unconditional headright certificate. issue upon conditional No. 83, issued by the Board of Land Commissioners of Nacogdoches county, on the 5th of July, 1838; Robert Wilkins, 1,476 acres, headright; William Gray, 1,280 acres, headright; B. F. Childress, 1280 acres, bounty; Charles B. Clough, 1476 acres headright, and 1920 acres bounty; Matthew Dunn, 320 acres, bounty; heirs of John Childress, one league and one labor; Hudson Westbrook, unconditional certificate issue for 640 acres, upon conditional No. 78, issued by the Board of Land Commissioners of Liberty county, on the 8th November, 1839; Samuel Arbuckle, unconditional certificate for 320 acres upon conditional issued by the Board of Land Commissioners of Galveston county, on the 30th December, 1839, No. 767; Francis A. Whitaker, unconditional certificate issue for 640 acres upon conditional No. 118, issued by the Board of Land Commissioners of Matagorda county; John W. Anderson, 640 acres, donation San Jacinto service; George Sargent, one league and one labor; George Reynolds, 640 acres, donation; Spyar Singleton, 640 acres, bounty; William Earp, 640 acres, headright; F. W. Johnson, one league and one labor; Samuel C. King, 1280 acres. bounty; Charles S. Fields, 320 acres, headright; John W. Hale, 320 acres, headright; John H. Pierson, 320 acres, bounty; John Moss, 640 acres, donation; James M. Thomas, 1280 acres, bounty; Robert Barr, 1476 acres headright, and 640 acres donation; Jonathan B. Frost, 1476 acres, headright; heirs Daniel Fox, 640 acres, headright; Hannah Donohoe alias Alexander, one league and one labor; Daniel H. Vail, one league and one labor; Robert Foote, 320 acres, bounty; Joseph Morrison, 1280 acres, bounty; G. S. Park, 640 acres, donation; William Davis, 640 acres, headright; Isaac P. Wallace, 1476 acres, headright; Anthony Foster, 320 acres bounty, and 640 acres donation; Charles Jackson, 1280 acres, headright; William D. Hayden, 320 acres, headright; James Smith, 640 acres, headright; Rudolph Dufour, 640 acres, headright; J. D. Jennings, 640 acres, donation; Peter Kendall, 640 acres, bounty; Isaac Robertson, 320 acres, bounty ; Thomas Robbins, 6-10 acres, bounty; Richard Treat, 640 acres, headright; John Birth, 960 acres, bounty; Thomas J. Thompson unconditional certificate issue upon conditional No. 101, issued by the Bard of Land Commissioners of Washington county, on 24 August, 1833, for 640 acres; William A. Wood, 640 acres, headright; heirs of Jacob Black, 1476 acres, headright; James M. Robinson, that a douation certificate for 640 acres, issued by the Commissioner of Claims, No. 4-15, issued on the 5th Jannary, 1859, be validated; William E. Glenn, 320 acres, headright; John W. Smith, unconditional certificate issne upon conditional certificate issued by the Board of Land Commissioners of Bastrop county, for 640 acres, February, 1838; Alexander E. Patton, a duplicate for one-third of a league in lieu of one issued to him by the Adjutant-General, and failed to be countersigned by the Commissioner of the General Land Office; John H. Adee, 1280 acres bounty and 640 acres donation; John H. Cullum, unconditional certificate No. 41, issued by the Board of Land Commissioners of Hopkins county, for 320 acres, on the 19th February, 1855, be validated; Greenberry Gates, 1476 acres, headright; heirs of Wister Evans, 640 acres headright, and 320 acres bounty; Thomas Gray, one-fourth of a league, headright; heirs Charles Spaulding, 640 acres, headright; heirs of Andrew P. Cunningham, one-third of a league, headright; J. D. Morris, 320 acres bounty, and 640 acres donation; Ransom G. Blanton, 320 acres additional headright; W. W. Warring, 320 acres, headright; heirs of Douglas Brown, 320 acres, bounty; Simon P. Ford, 640 acres, donation; Levi P. Scott, 369 acres, augmentation headright; F. C. Catonet, one-third of a league be issued in lieu of No. 224, issued by the Board of Land Commissioners of Brazoria county, and the original be cancelled; Randolph D. Spain, 960 acres, additional bounty; Antonio Hermandez, donation wairant No. 724, issued by AdjutantGeneral Gillett, for 640 acres, be validated; Jose Alemeda, donation warrant No. 732, issued by Adjutant-General Gillett, for 640 acres, be validated; James McDaniel, by assee, bounty warrant No. 1542, issued by Adjutant-General Gillett, for 320 acres, be validated to original grantee; heirs of John Jacobs, one-third of a league issue in lieu of one-fourth of a league issued by George Antonio Nixon, 26th October, 1835 ; John F. Lund; 1476 acres, headright; Gustavus Bunson, one third of a league headright, and 960 acres additional bounty; Robert M. Burton, 1476 acres, headright, and that it issue to Josiah Bishop, assignee; Anthony Bates, 1280 acres, bounty; Lolus Lapolean, one-third of a league, headright; Jacob Rogers, 240 acres, bounty; Thomas G. Masterson, 12:0 acres, headright; John James, 1600 acres bounty, and 640 acres donation; heirs of Ulrich Wutrich. 960 acres, additional bounty; heirs of Benjamin F. Blake, 1280 acres, bounty; heirs of M. P. Kelty, 820 acres bounty, and 640 acres donation; heirs of Willis Edson, 1280 acres bounty; Stephen Stanley, one labor, additional headright; heirs of Thonias J. Robinson, one-third of a league headright, 320 acres bounty, and 640 acres donation; Sylvanus Dunham. 240 acres, bounty; James Calk, one-third of a league headright, 1920 acres bounty, and 640 acres donation; Joseph Smith Johnson, one-third of a league heaaright, and 1280 acres additional bounty; James D. Sharum, 640 acres, bounty; Evin Corner, 640 acres, donation; heirs of McK. Moses, 640 acres, bounty; heirs of Thomas Robinett, 320 acres, headright; Horace Hall, 1476 acres headright, and 1280 acres bounty; John D. Brooks, 320 acres, bounty; Jacob Allbrachet, 960 acres, bounty, to be issued to Henry Teal, as assignee; heirs Leroy Wilkinson, 940 acres bounty, and 640 acres San Jacinto donation; Thomas Stokely, 320 acres, bounty; Charles B. Bannister, 640 acres, donation; Lewis Wells, 320 acres, bounty; Benjamin Howard, 1280 acres, bounty; John B Rhodes, 640 acres, bounty; Henry Halbrook, 640 acres, bounty; Jacob Eyler, 640 acres, San Jacinto donation; John L. Boatright, 640 acres, bount; M. M. Parkerson, 640 acres bounty, in lieu of a Poe certificate; Stephen H. Burton, 640 acres, bounty; heirs of Placedo Venabidas, 320 acres bounty, and 640 acres donation, for having participated in the siege of Bexar; W. B. Burditt, one labor, augmentation; A Greenlaw, 640 acres, San Jacinto donation; Henry Gardner, 320 acres, headright; heirs of John Henry Maynard, 320 acres, headright; Miguel del Poso, one league and one labor, less 1280 acres; Justo Travieso, 3325 acres, additional headright; Lucus Munoz, 3325 acres, additional headright; heirs of Jose Delgado, one league and one labor, in lien of an amparo title issued by Gov. Letona, on 20th April, 1831; Octavius A. Cook, a duplicate donation issue upon certificate No. 7, issued by the Board of Land Commissioners of Matagorda county, for one league; J. C. Erp, 320 acres, headright; Mary Ann Brush, 640 acr s, he dright; Elizabeth Stanly, one league, additional hea lright; J. R. Miller, 320 acres, headright; John Frederick, une on litinal certificate issue upon conditional |