Establishing a Provisional Government by Municipalities

Journals of the Convention
Convention Hall, San Felipe de Austin,
Nov. 13th, 1835

On motion, the members were called to sign the ordinance "establishing a provisional government" by municipalities.

The three committed to the charge of enrolling the plan and powers of the provisional government of Texas, finally adopted by this house.
        D. C. Barrett, Chairman.
        A. G. Kellogg,
        S. T. Allen.

On page 538, (#553 of the Document, "The laws of Texas, 1822 - 1897", :

The 21 Articles enumerated, the 12 Articles of the Military enumerated.

Municipality of Austin:
Wyly Marin, R. Jones, Jesse Burnam, William Menifee.

Municipality of Nacogdoches:
Sam. Houston, James W. Robinson, William Whitaker, Daniel Parker, William N. Sigler.

Municipality of Washington:
Philip Coe, E. Collard, Jesse Grimes, Asa Mitchell, Asa Hoxey.

Municipality of Harisburg:
Lorenzo de Zavala, C. C. Dyer, John W. Moore, M. W. Smith, David B. Macomb.

Munincipality of Liberty:
George M. Patrick, Wm. P. Harris, Henry Millard, J. B. Woods, A, B. Hardin.

Municipality of Gonzales:
Wm. S. Fisher, J. D. Clements, Geo. W. Davis, James Hodges, William W. Arrington, Benjamin Faqua/

Municipality of Tenchaw:
Martin Parmer.

Municipality of Columbia:
Henry Smith, John A. Wharton, Edwin Waller, John S. D. Byrom.

Municipality of San Augustine:
A. Houston, William N. Sigler, A. E. C. Johnson, A. Horton, A. G. Kellogg.

Municipality of Mina:
D. C. Barrett, J. S. Lester, R. M. Williamson.

Municipality of Matagorda:
R. R. Royal, Chas. Wilson.

Municipality of Bevil:
S. H. Everitt, John Bevil, Wyatt Hanks.

Municipality of Viesca:
Sam'l. T. Allen, A. G. Perry, J. G. W. Pierson, Alexander Thompson, Jas. W. Parker.

Municipality of Jefferson:
Claiborne West.

          P. B. Dexter, Secretary

Thanks tendered to Capt. John M. Collingsworth and his associates in arms, for their gallant and patriotic conduct in taking Goliad, and the secretary to furnish them with a copy of the same; unanimously adopted.

Appointed under the 14th section of the organic law, commissioners for the department of Bexar, viz:
Mr's Kerr, Sutherland, Linn and Williamson.

On motion, the salaries of the officers of the provisional government were fixed:
governor, fifteen hundre dollars; lieutenant governor, twelve hundred and fifty dollars; members of council, per diem, three dollars, and three dollars for every twenty-five miles of travel, from and to their places of residence; secretary of convention, six dollars; door-keeper, two dollars.

A declaration of peace and claims to land with the Cherokee Indians and associate bands, twelve tribes in number, their just claims to lands and our rights to the soil by grant and occupancy.
The boundaries of their claim being north of the San Antonio road and Neches, and west of the Angelina and Sabine rivers.
Along with the other declarations, the members of this convention, now present, sign this declaration and pledge of the public faith, on the part of the people of Texas,
13th November, A. D. 1835.
         B. T. Archer, President

John A. Wharton,        John W. Moore,
Sam Houston,            Samuel T. Allen,
Charles Wilson,           James W. Robinson,
James Hodges,           Jesse Grimes,
John Bevil,                  Wyly Martin,
Alex. Thompson,         David B. Macomb,
D. C. Barrett,              E. Collard,
J. Burnam,                  M. W. Smith,
A. Horton,                   William Menifee,
Dan'l Parker,                William N. Sigler,
John S. D. Byrom,        M. W. Smith,
A. G. Perry,                  William S. Fisher,
J. D. Clements,            R. Jones,
James W. Parker,         Lorenzo de Zavala,
G. W. Davis,                Edwin Waller,
A. E. C. Johnson,         William P. Harris,
Martin Parmer,             William Whitaker,
S. H. Everitt,               Albert G. Kellogg,
Philip Coe,                   George M. Patrick,
Claiborne West,           R. R. Royall,
J. S. Lester,                 Benjamin Fuqua,
Joseph L. Hood,          Wyatt Hanks,
Asa Hoxy,                   Henry Millard,
Asa Mitchell,                A. B. Hardin,
R. M. Williamson,         Henry Smith,
A. Houston
        P. B. Dexter, Secretary

On motion, the house adjourned to nine o'clock to-morrow.

San Felipe de Austin,
Nov. 14th, 1935, Nine o'clock am

Mr. C. West sworn as a member of the general council, from the jurisdiction of
Jefferson.

On motion the house adjourned to meet on the first day of March next.
        P. B. Dexter, Secretary