Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-19
Public Meeting.

At meeting Of the citizens Of Dallas county, held
ut the Court-house in the town Of Dallas on Thurs
day the 18th inst, motion, ia nes N. Smith, WAS
caiiedto chair, and W. W. Peak requested to act as
Secretary. ur,F 80.
On motion, the chairman appointed committee
consisting of T. G. Hawpe, W. X. Masten, VIM, T.
Edmondson, Zachariah Motley, W. ", Barton, James
Loving and Hiram Bennett to draft resolutions ex-
pressive Of the. sense Of tn meeting. Whereupon
the committee after retirement reported the following
preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted: .+,.t. ,tt
To Jas n: Smith, and to the citizens comprising
y the present meeting:
Your committee appointed to draft preamble ard
resolutions expressive Of the sense Of this meeting
would beg leave to report the following, to wit:
WuEsEAs, on the 10th day Of February 1852, the
Legislature Of the State of Texas; passed a law,
giving to the Colonists in Peters Colony. prefer
right to locate their certificates, for the space OF
two years and six months, from and after the said
10th dry Of February, 1852; and, whereas. on the
2istdsy Of December, 1858, by an act OF the Leg
tween 80 and 38a, North latitude. was held in re-
serve, by an act, known as the Mississippi and Pa
c,fc Railroad Act. And, whereas, by act, passed
By the Legislature Of this State, on the 18th day
Of August, 1885,, repeating said Reservation Act,
and, again opening said reserved lands to location
hv genuine certificates after the LIST day Of March,
ISb6: and. notwithstanding the laws referred to
we're in force, It was not believed by those holding
Peters Colony certificates, that they were prohloit-
cd from locating the same within the limits OF said
Colony, even during the time Of the reservation,
snd those interested in said Peters Colony certh-
Gates were confirmed in their opinion. from the fact
th.t thev Commissioner Of the General Land Ofhce
acting under the instruction of the Attorney Gen
sral OF the State, made no objection to SAID ioca
tons made As aforesaid, but continued to patent
said locations, though many Of them were made du,
ring the existence Of said Railr Dad reservation and
within It's limits That the people within said Col.
onv NTH these facts before them, have considered
ths;r titles to their lands SAFE have, in good faith
some on and opened farms and improved the lands
thus claimed by them,-paid the taxes upon them.
not suspectng that the least iegalty or nformali-
Nv .y;sted IN regard to the fulfilling Of the require
nents If the laws Of the land until the recent de-
sison OF onr Supreme Court, in the case OF wheel
er rs. Kennel, by which they have said, that the
Peters Colony certificates had no preence Of otner
oertfca ties, from and after the 10Th DAY OF august
1884 which decision makes 1t necessary for those
persons holding and claiming lands, located BY Wiz
tue Of Peters Colony certificates, during the tune
from the 10th day Of August, 1854, until the LIST
! day Of March, 1867, to refls and locate the the
game Now, therefore, :,
R,solred. list That we, the citizens Of Dallas
county do hereby claim the right Of preference to
relocate our certificates, under the circumstances
above referred to, and that we viii oy All peacea0'e
Resofpsd, ID That any attempt upon the Part oil
auy one, to locate the lands or any Of them. thus
claimed by genuine Peters MERGERS Colony certif
,cates which may have been located during the time
If he Reservation Act, other than by the person
claiming the same their agent for them, viii NEE
with our united and unqualified disapprooation' un
IN the rirhtsti claimants shall have had mn f'e u
obtain fisg tihcates from the General Land oihc'
and rele r lands
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