Declaration of Texas (Constitution of the Republic of Texas)
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Land and citizenship provisions — Section 10
March 17, 1836
The Constitution of the Republic of Texas was adopted by the Convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 17, 1836 — the same convention that declared independence on March 2, 1836. Section 10 contains the citizenship and land provisions, including the exclusion clause:
“All persons, (Africans, the descendants of Africans, and Indians excepted,) who were residing in Texas on the day of the Declaration of Independence, shall be considered citizens of the Republic.”
Every head of family: 1 league and labor
(4,605 acres)
Every single man over 17:
1/3 of one league
Source
Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas
at Austin — Constitutions of Texas
tarlton.law.utexas.edu
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