1827, Sept. 15. Texas: Decree against Slave-Trade.
"The Congress of the State of Coahuila and Texas decrees as follows:"
Art. 1. All slaves to be registered.
Art. 2, 3. Births and deaths to be recorded.
Art. 4. "Those who introduce slaves, after the expiration of the term specified in article 13 of the Constitution, shall be subject to the penalties established by the general law of the 13th of July, 1824." Ibid., pp. 78–9.
1828, Feb. 25. Congress (House): Proposed Bill to Abolish African Agency, etc.
"Mr. McDuffie, from the Committee of Ways and Means, ... reported the following bill:
"A bill to abolish the Agency of the United States on the Coast of Africa, to provide other means of carrying into effect the laws prohibiting the slave trade, and for other purposes." This bill was amended so as to become the act of May 24, 1828 (see below). House Reports, 21 Cong. 1 sess. III. No. 348, p. 278.
1828, May 24. United States Statute: Appropriation.
"An Act making an appropriation for the suppression of the slave trade." Statutes at Large, IV. 302; House Journal, 20 Cong. 1 sess., House Bill No. 190.