State journal & flag., 1846-10-09
CITY OF TUSCALOOSA, ALA. FRIDAY. OCT. 8, 1886

From Marshall by Jefferson, Hughes, Dan
ger6eld, Viewers, and Durham TO Boston.
From Marshall, by Port Caddo, to Greenwood.
Louisiana.
From Boston, by Mooresville. to Fulton, Ar
kansas, and from Pine Bluffs, in Jefferson
county, TO Warren, in Bradley county, in Ar.
kansas.
From Boston. by De KaIb, Savannah, Clarks-
vile, Blossom Prairie, Paris and Honey Grove,
to Bonham.
From Bonham, by MEG aua's, Dallas and
Chambers Creek Falls Of Brassos, 10 Austin.
From independence, by Mound Prairie, Cald.
we'll and billiards, to Nashville.
From Lagrange, by Mi!ler's Cunningham's.
Mount Pleasant, Bastrop, Smithwick, and Co
lumbus, 10 Austin.
From Austin TO Gonzales,
From Gonzales, by Seguin and New Bfaun>
fels, to San Antonio.
From GAINESVILLE to Fort Towson.
SEC. 2. Ind be il further enacted, That the
Postmaster General be, and he is hereby. au-
thorzed to continue in operation such portions
| of the present mail service in Texas, establish
| ed under its former laws, upon any of the forc-
going routes, as he may deem expedent--noi,
however, for longer period than the thirtieh
June, eighteen hundred and fifty and TO make
contracts for the appropriate mail service on
any Of the foregoing routes. either without ad>
vertsement, where the same can be effected at
| rates ofcompensation not exceeding the aver
| age prices for like service in other States Of
this Union, or upon advertisements for less Pc
riod than twelve weeks, us he shall deem best
for the public interests.
SEC. 3. find be ii further enacted, That the
Postmaster General be, and he is hereby, au-
thorized to pay mail contractors in Texas Tor
service duly performed by them since the six
teenth day of February, eighteen hundred aud
forty-six, and also officers employed in snperln-
tending the mail service: Provided, hoaceper,
That such payment shall in no case exceed The
compensation agreed upon with the lale author
tiles of Texas Provided, also that the several
! poslmasters in Texas, appointed by the late
Government of Texas, shall duly account to and
pay over to the Postmaster General of the Uni
ted States all balances accruing at their Offices,
respectively from and after said sixteenth OF
February. eighteen hundred and forty six ; that
is, all money collected, or to be collected, for
postages at their offices, respectively, after de
Quoting the commissions allowed by the law TO
postmasters in the United States. Ard it is
hereby enacted and declared to be the duty of
said persons and postmastnrs as aforesaid, in
Texas, to account for and pay over to SAID Post
master General OF the United States all said
balances, in the manner and to the extent re-
quired by the laws of the United States Of the
several poslmasters of the United States and
the like remedies and means of collecting, and
enforcing collection, by suit or otherwise, oi
said balances, are hereby granted, as now exist
by law against the postmasters of the United
States. The same rates of postage are to be
charged and collected in Texas as in otheI
Strtes of this Union ; and all laws concerning
the Post Office Department, and regulations
thereof, are hereby declared to have full effect
and operation in said State from and after said
sixteenth of February aforesaid.
SEQ. 4. And be il further enacted. That The
act establishing certain post routes, in Texas
approved the sixth of February, Ammo. Domini
eighteen hundred and forty-sx, be, and the same
is hereby repealed.
Approved, May 90, 1916.