The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 1,228

                                
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IN CONVENTION OF THE PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC
OF TEXAS JULY 4, 1845.
AN ORDINANCE.
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Whereas the Congress of the United States of America
cial action o  has passed resolutions providing for the annexation
the Congress
and President  of Texas to that Union, which resolutions were apof
the United
states and of  proved by the President of the United States on the
the President  first day of March one thousand eight hundred and
and Congress
of Texas, in  forty-five; and whereas the President of the United
negxation.    States has submitted to Texas the first and second
sections of the said resolation, as the basis upon which
Texas may be admitted as one of the States of the
said Union; and whereas the existing government of
the Republic of Texas has assented to the proposals
thus made, the terms and conditions of which are as
follows,
JOINT RESOLUTION FOR ANNEXING TEXAS
TO THE UNITED STATES.
Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress asConsent
of  sembled, That Congress doth consent, that the territory,
Congressgiv
properly included within, and rightfully belonging to
en to annexation
as a State. the Republic of Texas, may be erected into a new State,
to be called the State of Texas, with a republican form
of government, to be adopted by the people of said Republic,
by deputies in convention assembled, with the
consent of the existing government, in order that the
same may be admitted as one of the States of this
Union.
Conditionsand  l d. And be it further resolved, That the foregoing
guarantees.  consent of Congress is given upon the     following
conditions, and with   the following   gLarantees, to
benduarieds t wit:  First, Said  State to  be formed, subject to
the U. States. the adjustment by this government. of all questions
of boundary that may arise with other governments;

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