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Law of April 6, 1830 was issued because of the Mier y Terán Report to counter concerns that Mexican Texas, part of the border state of Coahuila y Tejas was in danger of being annexed by the United States. Immigration of United States citizens, some legal, most illegal, had begun to accelerate rapidly.
April 2, 1790: Preventing Exportation of Goods not duly inspected according to the Laws of the several States. An Act to prevent the exportation of goods and not duly inspected according to the laws of the several States. Sess. 2, ch. 5 1 Stat. 106 (chapter 5) 6: April 2, 1790: Cession by North Carolina of a District in the Western Territory ...
1830: April 6 – Mexican president Anastasio Bustamante signs a series of laws aimed at Texas. Among the actions taken were an order for Texas to comply with the emancipation proclamation or face military intervention. To circumvent the law, many colonists converted their slaves into indentured servants for life.
In response, President Anastasio Bustamante implemented the Laws of April 6, 1830, which, among other things, prohibited further immigration to Texas from the United States, increased taxes, and reiterated the ban on slavery. [24] Settlers simply circumvented or ignored the laws.
On April 6, 1830, the Mexican government passed a series of laws restricting immigration from the United States into Texas. The laws also canceled all unfilled empresario contracts and established customs houses in Texas to enforce the collection of customs duties. [ 1 ]
The Mexican government attempted to address some of the concerns identified by the conventions of 1832 and 1833. In November 1833, part of the Laws of April 6, 1830 were repealed, allowing Americans to immigrate legally to Texas. [37] Several months later, Texas was granted increased representation in the Coahuila y Tejas legislature.
The Medicine Lodge Treaty is signed between the U.S. government and several southern Plains Indian tribes, requiring that the tribes relocate to the Indian Territory. [127] [128] [129] 1868: Apr 29: The Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) is signed between the United States and several bands of Lakota, Dakota, and Arapaho Indians.
Iturbide's primary concern was stabilizing the new government, and the Imperial Colonization Law was not signed until February 18, 1823. Iturbide was overthrown a month later, and the law was annulled shortly thereafter. [4] During its brief existence, a few land grants were awarded to empresarios who agreed to settle a number of families.