Plans and Powers
of the
Provisional Government
of the
Republic of Texas

We the People of the Republic of Texas by the grace and beneficence of God do ordain and reestablish its lawful position among the sovereign nations of the earth in accordance with Common Law under the laws of nations, and by these acts, reestablish the Government of the Republic of Texas by this its provisional mode. This act formally dissolves the military rule which has existed over its soil since 1861.

It is with solemn resolve and respect that the People of the Republic of Texas will vow in their commitment towards their American kindred relations and to all the people of the various states within the Union of the united States of America. To act with whatever aid is possible in salvaging their lands and sovereignty. With all prayer, the People of the Republic of Texas shall, where possible, help in fostering world peace and friendship and respect to all cultures and religions as private and sacred to all human beings. It is to that end that we and our posterity are now committed.

In accordance with the laws of nations and by the acts now perfected by the Political Subdivision of the Republic of Texas known as The Davis Mountains Land Commission, by and through the acts of the citizens, have now brought about the re-constitution of the lawful de jure Government of Texas. It is to that perfection that this provisional government is now hereby instituted to serve until, in accordance with the Original Petition of the People of the land territory of the Davis Mountains and Big Bend, a proper Constitutional Convention is convened and a fully operational Government is in place in accordance with the June 9, 1995, Petition.

The Provisional Government of the Republic of Texas and its agents and agencies hereby adopt and incorporate as a basis of its constitutional foundation the plans and powers of the Provisional Government of Texas of November 13, 1835; the Declaration of Independence of March 2, 1836; the Constitution of the Republic of Texas dated March 17, 1836; the Constitution of the Republic of Texas dated December 29, 1845, as amended January 16, 1850, as amended August 29, 1994, January 27, 1995, and June 9, 1995; and finally, anything in these plans and powers consistent with the Common Law.

That by the institution of this Provisional Government, the previous acts of the Republic of Texas in Commonwealth holding known as the 1850 Compromise are hereby affirmed. The Republic of Texas shall not extend any boundaries past those which are the present-day Texas boundaries and by this act dissolves any boundary claims or attachments claimed in the name of the state of Texas by the united States of America in the Gulf of Mexico or along its border with the Republic of Mexico.

There is hereby created a Provisional Transitional Government of Texas whose Executive branch shall consist of a President and Vice-President, and of a General Council which will act in the place of Congress. All members shall be elected from the Transitional Government Convention so called. Thereafter any vacancies will be filled by the elected body of the Council.

The Vice-President of the Council shall perform the duties of the President in case of death, absence, or from any inability of the President, during which time a President "pro tem" shall be appointed to perform the duties of the Vice-President in the Council.

The duties of the General Council shall be to devise ways and means to assist the President in the discharge of his functions; to help develop and implement a plan for the transition of existing de facto Government operating on the soil of Texas into one uniform body, the Republic of Texas; to provide for this plan to encompass privatization, decentralization, deregulation, and the elimination of all excess waste; and in the final steps to in-place a limited Government, in order to move to the highest point possible in self government. The Council shall pass no law except in their opinion in case of emergency; they shall pursue the most energetic measures possible in accomplishing all goals. Two-thirds of the members of the General Council shall form a quorum to do business.

The General Council shall have the power to levy taxes on all franchised corporate, foreign de facto governments operating upon the soil of Texas for the benefit of commerce.

The President and the General Council shall have the power to hear and judge all cases usual in high Courts of Admiralty, agreeable to the law of nations with respect to political questions at law.

The President and the General Council shall have the right to make treaties and to authorize its Ambassadors, Foreign Ministers, or Consul Generals to effect whatever steps they may deem necessary to establish diplomatic relations under the laws of nations.

There shall be elected the following positions to the General Council from the floor of the Convention:

President

Vice-President

Secretary of the Council

Treasurer

Auditor

Secretary of Defense

Chief Ambassador and Consul General

Counsel General

Secretary of Judicial Affairs

Secretary of Commerce and Trade

Secretary of Agriculture, Environment, and Community Survivability

Secretary of Science and Technologies

Secretary of Plans, Powers, Constitution, and Convention

The duties and responsibilities of Officers shall be consistent with this Section and with the Common Law; the Articles of Section One and Two shall be the fundamental control.

The President shall serve in the position of Chief Executive for the Republic of Texas and shall be the Chief Spokesman for the Republic. He shall be governed by this document and subsequent attachments and in accordance with the Common Law.

The Vice-President shall serve in accordance with Articles Four, Five, and Six, shall be responsible for the coordination of meetings of the General Council for the Republic, and shall be governed by this document, all subsequent attachments, and in accordance with the Common Law.

The Secretary of the Council shall serve as official record keeper of all the minutes of meetings, all general records of the Council, and all acts and actions of the Council or subsequent acts of its members in due operation. At meetings of the General Council, the president will surrender the Great Seal to the Secretary for use and endorsement of all actions therein enacted and attested to as the Government of the Republic with the President's signature and the Secretary's endorsement as witness then sealed by the Great Seal.

The Treasurer will be responsible for the holding of assets and their disbursements in accordance with law and will be responsible, with the consent of the Council, for entering into an agreement with any agent for the process of international currency exchange in maintenance of the Lawful Money of the Republic of Texas or any other exchange of foreign nature such as barter.

The Auditor shall be responsible for the maintenance and accountability of officers of the Council and the Republic or its agencies to properly and at all times account for the distribution of all funds.

The Secretary of Defense will serve as the Chief Coordinating Officer of the Republic with all Constables, Sheriffs, and Police in Municipalities of Townships and with Commanders of Militias of Land, Sea, and Air; the Secretary will answer directly to the General Council and the President. The Secretary of Defense will be responsible for the appointment of all County Sheriffs and Constables, under the direction of the Council. The Secretary may re-appoint any Sheriff or Constable if, in his opinion, the Sheriff or Constable, who takes an oath to the Republic, is performing his duties satisfactorily.

The Chief Ambassador and Consul General will serve in the position of top legal and diplomatic officer involving foreign affairs of the Republic and in protection of the Citizens of the Republic wherever possible in foreign lands; the Chief Ambassador will be directly accountable for all acts of foreign ambassadors, foreign ministers, and counsels to the President and the General Council.

The Counsel General will represent the legal affairs of the Republic on domestic affairs and in all actions for protection of the People and Citizens of the Republic.

The Secretary of Judicial Affairs shall be charged with the powers of immediately implementing a Judicial Affairs Committee of Citizens and Legal Scholars in re-implementing the Courts of Common Law Venue in the Republic of Texas within the basic framework of minimum uniformity; the Secretary will be delegated the responsibilities of uniform organization of Townships and Land Commissions into Jural Societies for immediate relief of the Citizens and People of Texas.

The Secretary of Commerce and Trade will be responsible for developing and expanding Texas industries and services both domestically and internationally with new programs based upon new products and technologies aimed at making Texas a self-sufficient nation and developing these technologies and commerce for the benefit of the Republic, its people, and its Citizens.

The Secretary of Agriculture, Environment, Community, and Citizens Survival will be responsible for developing and immediately placing on the ground seven Regional and one National Land Center to implement programs to teach Texas Citizens and communities the art of survival including the development of renewable natural resources, natural agriculture, and promotion of natural and alternative health and medicines.

The Secretary of Sciences and Technologies will immediately devise a plan to coordinate all efforts to attract researchers and scientists in Texas and from around the world who have working models of advanced technologies which will benefit the Republic and its people by being built and distributed and will coordinate with the proper Texas industries in getting these technologies built.

The Secretary of Plans, Powers, Constitution, and Convention will be responsible for the developmental planning in the Republic, providing for the basic accumulation of cause-and-effect data for proper transition and for the future constitutional convention. The Secretary also serves as the public relations officer for the Government of the Republic.

The operational rules and procedures of all meetings involving this Republic or its agencies shall be by the 1915 Roberts Rules of Order.

The Steering Committee is to be made up of past elected or appointed officials formally heading designated offices (to be determined). This committee would have the authority of open review of all decisions made and implemented by the General Council. Upon review, their duty is to report in open forum and make recommendations to any office that may be affected adversely by the decisions made by freshmen office holders. After all reports have been made to the proper offices, the findings would be made public in the form of a monthly publication available to all Citizens of the Republic.

President of the Convention

Signed and Executed by Delegates in Convention