education. Any white person who lives in the republic for at least six months can take an oath to become a citizen. "All free white persons who shall emigrate to this republic... shall be entitled to all the privileges of citizenship." Slaves who were brought to Texas are to remain slaves of the one who brought them in. Their owner could not free them without the consent of Congress, which may not pass laws that either affect the slave trade or declare emancipation. Congress shall pass no laws to prohibit emigrants from bringing their slaves into the republic with them, and holding them by the same tenure by which such slaves were held in the United States; nor shall congress have power to emancipate slaves; nor shall any slaveholder be allowed to emancipate his or her slave or slaves without the consent of congress, unless he or she shall send his or her slave or slaves without the limits of the republic. "Africans, the descendants of Africans, and Indians" shall not be considered citizens of the republic. The head of a family, except for "Africans, the descendants of Africans, and Indians", was entitled to one league and labor of land. Every man at least seventeen was entitled to one third of a league of land. Amendments to the constitution, to be ratified, must be passed to by a majority of each house and then be put to a vote by the people. Declaration of Rights The Declaration of Rights establishes how people were to be treated by the government and what freedoms they were allowed. All free, white men were to have equal rights. Political power was established to be held by the people, no preference by law was to be given to any religion; freedom of religion was established. Citizens were allowed full liberty of speech, which could be harmed by no laws. See also Constitution of the State of Texas References Bibliography Further reading Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) Rupert N. Richardson, Adrian Anderson, and Ernest Wallace, Texas: The Lone Star State (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993), p. 110. External links Constitution of the Republic, 1836 from Gammel's Laws of Texas, Vol. I. hosted by the Portal to Texas History. Republic of Texas 1836 establishments in the Republic of Texas Republic of Texas law 1836 documents Defunct state constitutions of the United States