Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-26
TUES D4 yUNE 80, 1910.

other thing, or any memorandum in
writing In newspaper, or among any
package of newspapers, which he shall
have delivered into any post office, or to
any person for that purpose, in order
that the same NAV be carried by post,
tree OF letter postage, he shall forfeit
the sum of five dollars for every such
offence; md the letter, newspaper,
package, memorandum, or other thing,
snail not be delivered to the person TO
whom it is directed until the amount
OF single letter postage is paid for each
article OF which the package shall be
composed. No newspapers shall be
received by the postmasters to be con-
veyed by post, unless they are sufIi-
clenily dried and enclosed, in pro-
per wrappers, on which, beside the
direction, shall DO noted the number
OF papers which ars enclosed, for sub
scrlbers, and the number of printers.
The Postmaster General, in any con-
tract he may enter into for the con-
veyancs of the mail, may authorize
the person with whom such contract
Is to be made, TO carry Newspapers,
magazines and pamphlets, other than
those conveyed in the mail. When
the mode of conveyance and The size
ofthe mails will admit of it, maea-
zines, and pamphlets may be trans
ported III the mail at one cent \ sheet
Tor any distance NOT exceeding fifty,
miles, at one cent and a.half tor any
distance over fifty and not exceeding
one hundred m les, and two cents for,
any greater distance.
Sec. %. And be i. further enacted,
That the postmaster-general be au-
thorlsed to allow to the postmasiers
respectively such commission on the
monies arising from the hostages of
letters and packets as shall be adequate
10 their respective services and ex-
lpenses: Previd, d, That the said COM
mission shall not exceed = irty per
cent. on the first hundred dollars col
liected ID one quarter, and twenty-five
pei Cent. on sum ever one hundred
and not more than three hundred and
twenty per Cent. on any sum over four
cnnsircd and not sae----<i:-c-."v Inou-
SAND doiiars; and eight per cent. on
i any sum collected, being over two
Thousand four hundrod dollars except
to the post-masters who may be en-
Ployed IN receiving and dis2atching
foreign mails, whose Compensation
may be augmented, not exceeding
twenty FIVE dollars, ia one quarter,
and excepting to the postmasters at
Offices whore the mail is regularly TO
arrive, between the hours of nine
O'Clock at night and five O'clock in the
morning: whose commission on the
first hundred dollars, collected in one
quarter, may be increased TO a sum
not exceeding fifty per cent. The
POSTMASTER general may allow to the
lpostmasters respectively, a commits
sion Of fifty per cent. ON the monies
arising from the postage of newspa-
IPers, magazines and pamphlets; and
to the postmasters, whose compensa-
ZION shall not exceed FIVE hundred dol
lars, IL one garter, two cents for eve :
ry free letter delivered out of the of
hce, excepting such as are for the
postmaster himself; and each post
master who shall be required to keep a
Register OF the arrival and departure
OF the mails, shall be allowed ten cents
tor each monthly return which he
makes thereof to the general post-of.
fee.
(Actto be Continued.)
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