"Decree No. 158," October 4, 1830

Summary: The Governor of Coahuila and Texas announced that Congress issued a decree concerning the tobacco trade. Repeated that tobacco should remain a government monopoly and the governor should appoint examiners to ensure the quality of the tobacco received by the government. Also said the articles of decree number 138 remained in force except for article 2.

Executive Department of the State of

Coahuila and Texas.

The Governor of the State of Coahuila and Texas, to all the inhabitants thereof: Be it known, that the congress of said state has decreed as follows:

DECREE No. 158.

The Congress of the State of Coahuila and Texas, in attention to the observations made by the executive on returning decree No. 138, decrees as follows:

ART. 1. On the supposition that tobacco will continue to be a monopoly of the general government the executive shall enter into seasonable contracts with the said government, or with private individuals, that the state not being destitute of tobacco, the agencies may be supplied therewith.

ART. 2. In the former case the provision hitherto made for receiving tobacco of the general government, and for applying to the same to make amends for tobacco of a bad quality, shall be observed--in the latter the executive shall appoint two competent persons to examine the tobacco at the time it is received agreeably to what is further more provided in this decree.

ART. 3. The other articles of decree No 138 continuing in force, the second only shall be repealed.

For its fulfilment, the Governor of the State shall cause it to be printed, published, and circulated.

Given in the city of Leona Vicario on the 30th September, 1830.

RAMON GARCIA ROJAS, President.

MARIANO GARCIA, D. S.

VICENTE VALDES, D. S. S.

Wherefore I command it to be printed, published, circulated and duly fulfilled.

Leona Vicario, October 4th, 1830.

RAFAEL ECA Y MUZQUIZ.

SANTIAGO DEL VALLE, Secretary.

Source Copy Consulted: "Decree No. 158," October 4, 1830, reprinted in H.P.H. Gammel, The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897, 12 vols., (Austin: Gammel Book Co., 1898), 1:276. http://texinfo.library.unt.edu/lawsoftexas