The old imperial law offered heads of families a league and a labor of land, , and other inducements. It also provided for the employment of agents, called "empresarios", to promote immigration. As an "empresario", Austin was to receive 67,000 acres of land for each 200 families he brought to Texas. According to the law, immigrants were not required to pay fees to the government. Some of the immigrants denied Austin's right to charge them for services at the rate of 12.5 cents/acre (31 cents/ha).