NP, GTN 2/19/1861

From the Galveston Tri-Weekly News
 
February 19, 1861
 
The Legislature and Railroads
   The following are the captions and leading features of the acts passed by the Legislature on the subject of railroads:
   An act authorizing the connection of Houston, Trinity & Tyler railroad with Galveston road, at a point between Houston and Harrisburg.
   An act to allow the Houston Tap & Brazoria railroad company till January 1st, 1863, to complete their road to the Colorado river.
   An act to allow the Mexican Gulf and San Antonio railroad {the San Antonio & Mexican Gulf RR} company till January 1st, 1863, to complete their second section.
   An act requiring the Columbus, San Antonio & Rio Grande railroad company to commence work within two years, and to complete fifty miles of their road every two years thereafter.
   An act requiring the Air Line company to commence work on their road within six months, and to complete twenty-five miles of said road previous to December 30, 1863, otherwise, to forfeit charter.
   A resolution recognizing the importance of the completion of the New Orleans and Houston Texas railroad as a matter of defense to the South, and calling the attention of the Louisiana Legislature to the liberality of Texas towards said road. {The road that needed construction was the New Orleans & Texas RR.}

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