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Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol.12, No. 47, Ed.1, Tuesday, January 29, 1856 AUSTIN CORRESPONDENCE Austin, January 20th, 1856 The counties of Kerr, San Jacinto and Bandera will most probably be created also. |
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Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 49, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 19, 1856 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY From February 1 to February 4 "The following message from His Excellency the Governor was taken from the Speaker's stand and read: EXECUTIVE OFFICE Austin, Texas, February 4, 1854 Gentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representatives, The following acts and resolutions of the Legislature have been presented to me for approval previous to the time of writing this, viz: ...75. An act to create the county of Bandera... |
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State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol.7, No. 27, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 23, 1856 Captions of General and Special Laws and Joint Resolutions passed by the 6th legislature. An Act to create the county of Bandera |
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State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 29, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 8, 1856 An Act to create the County of Bandera. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: that the following territory be and is hereby created a county, to be called Bandera: beginning at the North-west corner of survey No. seventy-eight, in the name of Daniel Arnold, on the Medina river; thence in a direct line to the corner of Kerr county, on the Balcones creek on the West boundary line of A. Gayton's survey; thence with the South boundary of Kerr county, to its South-west corner; thence due west eleven miles; thence due South, twenty-six miles; thence East to the line of Medina county; thence with the boundary of Medina county, to the place of beginning, containing an area of nine hundred square miles. Sec. 2. That Charles de Montel, be, and his is hereby appointed a commission to order and hold an election in said county, after giving ten days notice according to law, for all county officers and a seat of Justice, which shall be held according to the general law regulating elections. He shall issue certificates to all persons elected, and administer to them to constitutional oath of Office. The place receiving a majority of all the votes shall be the County Seat, and so soon as said county may be organized, he shall make out and file for record in the office of the county court clerk, a full return of said election, which shall be recorded by said clerk: Provided, that should named Commissioner fail to act, it shall be lawful for the Chief Justice of Medina county to perform the duties herein required of him. Sec. 3. That this Act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved 26th January, 1856. |
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State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 34, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 12, 1856 This lovely western county begins to attract a large number of settlers. It is now organized. The following are its officers: Chief Justice - O. B. Miller. County Commissioners - Wm. Ballentyne, W. Curtis, M. Curtis, and Spencer Smith. County Clerk - T. P. Poole. Districk Clerk - A. Klappenbach. Sheriff - A. Hoffman. Assessor and Collector - J. F. Carter. County Treasurer - Gideon Carter. |
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