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  2. Law of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of Texas is the foremost source of state law. Legislation is enacted by the Texas Legislature, published in the General and Special Laws, and codified in the Texas Statutes. State agencies publish regulations (sometimes called administrative law) in the Texas Register, which are in turn codified in the Texas Administrative Code.

  3. Galley - Wikipedia

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    The great galleys were in all respects larger than contemporary war galleys (up to 46 m) and had a deeper draft, with more room for cargo (140–250 tonnes). With a full complement of rowers ranging from 150 to 180 men, all available to defend the ship from attack, they were also very safe modes of travel.

  4. List of common misconceptions about history - Wikipedia

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    Galleys in ancient times were not commonly ... 1865 order celebrated annually as "Juneteenth" only applied in Texas, ... there were not 38 neighbors standing ...

  5. Law of April 6, 1830 - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. Galley slave - Wikipedia

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    In the ancient Mediterranean, galley rowers were mostly free men, and slaves were used as rowers when manpower was in high demand. In the Middle Ages and the early modern period, convicts and prisoners of war often manned galleys, and the Barbary pirates enslaved captives as galley slaves. During the 18th and 19th centuries, pirates in Asia ...

  7. Bagne (penal establishment) - Wikipedia

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    Although rare, galleys continued to be used during the Revolution, as demonstrated by the law of August 22, 1790, which imposed the penalty on thieves or carriers ashore of a ship's ammunition worth more than fifty francs. Some prisoners were convicted under the Ancien régime, with the penal code of 1791. [1]

  8. What’s the Texas law behind mutual combat? The statute is in the Texas Penal Code section 22.06. ... David Muir accused of vanity in live fire coverage, but there's an explanation. Entertainment.

  9. Gallows - Wikipedia

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    In England, pirates were typically executed using a temporary gallows, at low tide in the intertidal zone, then left for the sea to wash over them during the following high tides. [3] John the Painter was hanged in 1777 from the mizzenmast of HMS Arethusa for arson in royal dockyards , the highest temporary gallows erected in British history.