[Referencing decree No. 164, which divided the Department of Béjar into two districts with the capital of the newer district at Nacogdoches, this Decree No. 243 sets aside the requirement that the political chief of the new district be a citizen of the Department of Béjar. Dated and signed at end:] Dado en la Ciudad de Monclova á 6 de mayo de 1833. Juan Martín de Veramendi. Santiago del Valle. Secretario. [translated from the original Spanish]