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Title |
Letter from W. H. Mabry to J. J. Ringer March 7 1893 |
Collection |
MS 6 Miscellaneous Rangers |
Catalog Number |
RC2001.18.3 |
Object Name |
Correspondence |
Scope & Content |
Letter from Adjutant General W. H. Mabry to Special Ranger J. J. Ringer at Belton, TX, dated March 7, 1893. Two single-sided pages on Adjutant General's Office stationery. The letter is in response to a previous communication about the authority of officers to bear arms. "Sir- I am in receipt of your favor of 4th inst. and in reply, would inform you, that by nature of being a peace officer, you have a perfect right to bear arms, execute all criminal processes dictated to you and make arrests under capias property if sued. This authority is given to all officers of the Frontier Battalion; & although contested by certain sheriffs a number of times since the organization of the Frontier Battalion in 1874, has always been sustained by the Courts. This law was enacted by the 14th Legislature, in Act approved Apl 10 1874. - Section 28, page 89 of General Laws of 1874.- Under the same law, - Section 19, provides that the Governor has authority to enlist & keep in the field 6 cos [companies] of 75 men each. [?] to there not being a sufficient amount of appropriations to support 450 men in the field, a certain number is kept according to the means at hand for their support, and special rangers- that is members of the Frontier Battalion, borne on the Rolls of the Companies, and bona fide rangers, are appointed, & act as rangers, with the only difference, that special rangers do not receive any pay. You should not experience any difficulty in showing that the sheriff was wrong in arresting you for carrying a pistol. Respectfully W. H. Mabry Adjt. G" |
Date |
March 7, 1893 |
People |
Ringer, J. J. Mabry, W. H. |
Search Terms |
Special Rangers Frontier Battalion Belton, Texas |
Credit line |
Gift of Anonymous Donor |