Pelham v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Collin. The case was tried before Hon. Hat. M. Burford, one of the district judges. The following is a part of the history of the mode of establishing the claims of citizens for lands under the various laws of Texas: The legislature provided for the colonists of Peters’ colony to prove their rights before a commissioner appointed for the purpose, but as frauds were practiced, as under previous laws, it became necessary to establish a board for the confirmation of…
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Appeal from Collin. The case was tried before Hon. Hat. M. Burford, one of the district judges. The following is a part of the history of the mode of establishing the claims of citizens for lands under the various laws of Texas: The legislature provided for the colonists of Peters’ colony to prove their rights before a commissioner appointed for the purpose, but as frauds were practiced, as under previous laws, it became necessary to establish a board for the confirmation of such certificates as had been legally proved, and a rejection of those found to be spurious. The 12th section of the…
1Opinion of the CourtLindsay, J.
This action was brought by the appellant in the district court of Collin county, by authority of the 12th section of the act of the 4th of February, 1858,' entitled “An act to ascertain what land certificates have been illegally issued by the county courts of counties in Peters’ colony, and to provide for issuing patents on such of said certificates as are legal.”. A certificate was granted to the appellant for six hundred and forty acres of land in said colony by the county court of Collin, on the 13th day of January, 1857. On the 28th of July, 1858, the board of commissioners, appointed by…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. SullivanTexas Supreme Court · 1852
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- Opinion No., Texas Attorney General Reports2005
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