Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-02-06

magistrates and peses 0fiieeTs are
clearly leiiHsd, sad tho Posens d
bath are aH,ple. These powers
nasl bo fully exercised whenever i
is necessary Tor tho preservation Of
order on the enforcement oI the law
In this tho civil will be supported
and aided by lLe military anlhori'
q bat the duties assigned 10 ihs
poet commanders must nol be con
slraed as in any NAY relieving the
civil officers from the full aud exact
performance Of all .ha duties de
volved upon them by tho laws oi
the State,
The commanding general hopes
that all good olli6vns will unite IN
giving tho officers Ut tho State suoll
moral support, aud, when necessary,
such physical mid as will not only
secure the enforcement Of the law
aud avoid lho necessity for military
interference, but give TO nil lhnI
5. sense Of security IN their rights oI
person aud property which Is 80 eS'
sonlial 10 the preservation Of quiet
and order aud the material prosper
ily of amy community. f..T.'.
4 III, The following assignment oi
troops will bo carried into effect
] with As little delay as possible and
in tho manner hereafter prescribed
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4. TO the post Of Canton, ombrac'
ing the counties of kaufman, Van
Zandt, Henderson and Smith, com
panior B and u, 18th Infantry. aud
company ], 9th Cavalry. Head
quarters at Canton, Van Zandi
county. '..I
o. TO the post Of Grcenville, en-
bracing the counties Of Grayson,
I Collin, Fanuin, Hunt, Lamar, Hop
kins and Wood, companies, b, G, +
and G, 29lh Infantry, and eompa
MICS X and j, 9th Cavalry. Head
quarters at Grecnville, Hunt county.
Z. To the post Of Fort Richardson,
embracing the counties Of Jack,
Clay, Montague, Cook, Palo Pinto,
Parker, Tarrant, Denton, Wise and
Dallas. Headquarters and compa-
nies G and III, 18th Infantry, and
companies O and ID, 9th Cavalry.
Headquarters at Fort Richardson.
8. To, the Post of Waco, embrac-
ing tho counties Of Bosquo, Hill,
Navarro, Corycll, McLennan, Free
stone, Falls, Bell, Hood, Johnson,
Ellis and Limestone, companies ID
and G, 18th Infantry, and company
Il. Sixth Cavalry. Headquarters It
Waco, McLennan county. Huuo1a
Commanders Lof the Posts will
make, within the limits of their
commands, such disposition Of tho
troops assigned 10 their posts as
may be required by the interests of
the service, and tho proper execu-
tion of the duties assigned them /;
care being takonlthat sufficient
reserve is always kept at the Head
quarters Of The Post. The disposi-
tion thus made will be regarded as
temporary, and the dotachments as
in the field, and to be accounted for
by the Commander of tho Post.
They will rcportspecially and i'm
mediately upon the condition of the
country within the limits of their
commands, adequacy of the force
assigned, and the facility with which
troops may be moved from the
Headquarters of the Post to- points
withinils limits. They will .also
report, with regard to the quanti-'
ty and cost efsupplies, that may be
precured in the vicinity of their
posts, ,fthe routesby which supplies
from theldepots should be sent, the
character Of The roads and Other,
mcansof COMMUNICATION, and any
other details of Importance. qalli gH
In addition to the customary reF
ports and returns, Post Commander
will make special reports of any
unusual or,importantev events. These
reports will ordinarily be forwarded
by mail, but will be sent by tele-'
graph or couriors, when the urgen-
cy of the case requires prompt ac-
ton. .aaG0 HoiiJ5i3 GIg Ebs,' 5hl
The Posts of Nacogdoches, Liv-
ingston Bryan and Canton, ,uwill
constitute the, Sub Districts of the
Sabine; the Posts of Jefferson,
Greenville, and Eert Richardson,
the Sub Districts Of tho Red River;
the Posts Of Fort Conohoy Fort Nc
Kavett, Fort Clark and FortnDun-
can, the Sub District of the Pecos;
the Posts Of Camp Stockholm Fort
Davis and Fort Quitmah, the Sub
District of Rrcsidio; and the Posts
of Fort McIntosh, Ringgold Barr
racks and Brownsville, the Sub
Districtof the Rio Grandol The
creation ofthese SubiDistrictsis not
intended tochange the relations be-
tween Posts and District Hcadquar-
rs,ibutsimply to give toythe senior
ofliecrs serving with the troops i'm
any Sub District, the power to COM
troll all the military RESOURCES with
in the limits of tho command many
emergency that demands prompt
andsenergetic action, and when the
delay in communicating with eDis-a
trict Headquarters might result in
embarrassrientlandi injury toiithe
service. Post COMMANDERS will
make teothe Sub District CUmman-
ders suchorepsrts as may be neces-
saryo to keep tiiemncoRstantly adj
vised of the condition of dheir coidel
mpnusb or as ymaynboo required of
them. Sc q
Companies now serving within
the limits of The Postito which they
arsinosF assigned viii remain 'sit
tlreir present. station, until other 4
wise directed by theiPost Comman-
der. In other cases, unless other
wise specially directed, they will
procced 10 iheir new station, With
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