Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-19

wnicn shall arise on letters, uewspa-
lpers, magazines, pamphlets, and pack.
cts, conveyed by any such posts and
the roads designated in such contracts
shall, during the continuance thereof
be deemed & considered as post-roads
within the provision of this act: And a
dnPlicatc of every such contract shall,
within sixty days after the EXECUTION
thereof, be lodged in the Office of the
IcomPtroller of the Treasury Of the U
nited States.
! Sec. D., And BE it further enacted
That no other than afree white person
shall be employed in carrying the
mail of the United States, on any of
[;he post-roads, either as post.rider
Tor driver cfa carriage CARRYING the
man and every contractor or person
who shall have stipulated or may here
latter stiPulate TO carry the mail, or
Iwaose duty it shall be to cause the
same to be conveyed on any of the
lPose roads, aforesaid, and who shall
contrary TO this act employ any other
tnan tree white person as post ri.
idsr, or diver, or in any Other
way to carry the mail on the same.
shall for every such offence forfeit
and pay the sum Of Fifty dollars; one
moiety thereof TO the use OF the United
States, and the other moiety thereof
to the person who shall sue for and
prosecute the same, before any court
having competent Jurisdiction there
lof.
Sec. S. And be it further enacted
That the Postmaster.ge general shall be
authorised to allow the postmasters at
the several distributing Offices such
compensation as shall De ADEQUATE
to their several services in, that re-
spect: Provided, That the same shall
not exceed, in the whole, FIVE per cent.
ION the whole amount of hostages on
letters and newspapers received for
distribution. Provided also, That If
the number of mails, received at and
taispatched from any such Office, is not
actaalsy increased by the distributing
system, then no additional allow.
ance shall be made. to the postmas-
ter.
| Sec. 6. And be it further enacted,
That whenever it shall be made to ap-
lpear to the satisfaction ofthc post-mas-
ter general that any road established,
or which may hereafter be established
as post road, is DISTRACTED by fen.
ces, gates, or bars, or other than those
lawfully used on turnpike roads to COLI
lect their toll, and not keep in good
repair, with proper bridges and ferries
where the same may be necessary, it
shall DE the duty of the postmaster
general to report the same TO Congress
with such information as can be OBJ
tanned, to enable Congress 10 estab-
lish some other road instead oft in the
same main direction.
/ Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That If any person shall knowingly
and wilfully obstruct or retard the pas
sage of the mail, or of any driver or
carrier, or of.any horse or carriage
carrying the same, he shall, Upon con
viction, for every such offence, pay a
fine not exceeding one hundred dol.
lars: And if any ferry-man shall by
"'Aieii hcGhSCbSS vi fctuSdi 10 tTan3s
port the.mail across any ferry, delay
the same, he shall forfeit and pay for
every ten minutes that the same shall
be so delayed, sum not exceeding
ten dollars.
I Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,
/ That it shall be the duty Of the post
master general to give public notice in
one or more of the newspapers publish
ed at the seat of government of the u.
nited States, and in one or more of the
newspapers published in the state OF
states or territory, where the con
tract is to be performed, for at least
SIX weeks before entering into any con-
tract for carrying the mails, that such
tcontract is intended to be made, and
the day on which it is to be concluded,
describing the places from & towhich
such mail is 70 be conveyed, the time al
which it is to be made up, and the day
and hour at which it is to be deliver.
+ ed. He shall moreover within nine.
. Ity days after the making OF any con.
tract lodge duplicate thereof, toge-
,her with the proposals which he shall