the purpose of framing a constitution for the State of Texas. Austin: Miner & Cruger, printers to the

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1 Citation: Journals of the Convention, assembled at the city of Austin on the Fourth of July, 1845, for the purpose of framing a constitution for the State of Texas. Austin: Miner & Cruger, printers to the Convention, Content downloaded from Tarlton Constitutions ( The text of these documents is in the public domain. That is, the original words and content are freely usable. The images of the documents are copyrighted material; the copyright is held by the Tarlton Law Library. The copyrighted images may be used only with permission. Permission is granted to use the copyrighted materials in the classroom for educational purposes. Downloading, printing, publication, public display or otherwise using any of the copyrighted images, including on the web or in a forum other than a classroom, requires permission from Tarlton. Requests for permission to use these materials should be submitted online to rarebooks@law.utexas.edu. If you are uncertain whether you need permission to use these materials, please contact us at rarebooks@law.utexas.edu.

2 373 STATEMENT, of the Expenses of the Convention of Texas, convened at the city of Austin, July 4th, 1845,-and adjourned on the 2Sth of August, NAMES. AMOUNT. AMOUNT. TOTAL. DAYS. MILE S. RUSK, T. J., Pres't., 56 $ $67 20 $ Anderson, Jno. D Armstrong, Jas., Armstrong, Cavitt, Bagby, B. C., Baylor, R. E. B., Bache, R., Brashear, Isaac W., Brown, Geo. Wm., Burroughs, Jas. M., Caldwell, John, Cazneat, Wm. L., Clark, Edward, Cunningham, A. S., Cuney, Phil. M., Darntell, N.H., Davis, Jas., Evans, L. D., Everts, G. A., Forbes, R. M., Gage, David, Hemphill, John, Henderson, J. P., Hicks, A. W. 0., Hogg, Jos. L., Horton, A. C., 56 16S Howard, Volney E., Holland, S., Hunter, Wm. L., Irion, Van R., Jewett, H. J., Jones, Oliver, Kinney, H. L., Latimer, H. R, Rt Ain't~~ ~ fowr,$,4 ~ care 0 $ $1,S29 52 $7, Am't carried forward, $5, FF

3 374 NAM ES. Anift bro't forward, Lntimer. A. 1-.,,ewis, John M., 1 4 ova), J. ll'les. Lrempllkin, P1. 0., Llnsk, Slnmlel, Lipscoinb, A. S., lahvfie!d; Jas. S., lt!cgo,,an, Alex'r, M1cNeill, A. Miller, J.. B., Moore, Francis, jr., Naverro, J. Antonio, Ochiltree, Win. B., Parker, Isutac, Power, James, Rains, Emneriv, RLnnels, H. G., Scott, James, Sinyth, Geo. W., Stewart, Clhas. B., Stalndefir, Israel, Tarro.nt, 1. H., Van Zandt, Isaac, White, Francis M., Wood, Geo. T., Wrifht, Geo. W., Young, Win. C., AMOUNT MILES. AMOUNT. TOTAL. DAYS. MILES. $5, ls 0O S th S () ( S $1,829 52, 7, S ( S ( $9,S76 00 $3,322 32$13, Amount of per diem pay of members,,$ D)o. of mileage pay of do. 3, $ $13, Da. of Jas. H. Raymond's pay as Secretary, Do, of Tliomas Green's pay as 1st Assistant Sec'y, Do. of Jno. M. Swisher's pay as 2d do. do Amount carried forward, $14,030 32

4 Atmount brought forward, $14, Amount of HF-. P. Bee's pay as 3d Assistant Secretary, I)o. of WmYn. F. Weeks' pay as Reporter, Do. of John -laynie's pay as Chaplain, )o. of J;amens Neely's pay as Ser'eant-at- arms, 'D). of Win. Coclkburn's; pay as Doorkeeper, 281) 00 l)o. of Win. CckSurn's pay as Porter, &c., Do. of Geo. F'isher's pay s lterpreter, Do. of S. Z. IHIl c's pay f'r coping,onstttion Do. o Walter t inn's pay fo, cop) in rg Constitution, Do. of.ias. M. L.ono^>; pay fo':' enroiiin,' (Consiitution, Do. of Wm. Ri-eney's accounit for caidies, Do. of Jas. H. Raymond's accou;t for transportation, 5 00 Do. of 1). Smith's account'for crape, Do. of Wir. Cocekburn's account for preparing Ca- t pitol, and labor, - - S8 00 Do. of Moore & Blessing's account for ink, turnblers, &c., - - \ 5 50 Do. of Moore & Blessing's account for candles and buckets, Do. of Win. Cockburn's account for matches and t brooms, ~ 2 00 Do. of Miner & Cruger's accounts for Job Printing, Do. of Wrn. Cockburn's account for candles, Do. of Jno. D. McLeod's account lor extra services t in. Post Office, Do. of Horace Bunlham's account for mileage, Do. of Win. Oliver's account for mileage, Do. of J. G. Chambers' account for miileage, Do. of Chas. S. Tanyor's accounlt for mileao.e and pay, Do. of Win. F. Weeks' pay for finishing' Debates, Do. of Jas. 11. Raymond's pay for recording Jonr-) nals, and superinltending the printing and distribution of the same, Do. of bill of Station.ery, Do. 375 of Mliner & Crnger's account for printing 500 l copies of the Journals of Convention, 378 > pages, at one-half cent per page, \ Do. of Cruger & Mhoore's account for printing 250 ) copies of the Debates of the Convention, at one-half cent per page, Amount carried forward, $20,192 02

5 376 Amount brought forward, $20, Amount of Miner & Cruger's Laccount for printing the Constitution in the Castillian language, Do. of Geo. Fisher's account for translating ti.c Constitution into the Castillian lan(uage, t Do. of Jno. M. Swisher's account for expenses, &c., to Washington, Co Do. of Sam Highsmith's account for carrying an ) extra mail between Austin and La Grange, $20, Making in all the sum of twenty thousand five hundred and forty-three dollars and fifty-two cents. JAS. H. RAYMOND, Secretary of the Convention,