Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-04-27

double those rates and fer every triG;e lette.
or one composed Of three pieces of paisr, tripi
those rates, aud for every packet comprised o.
tour ormore pieces ct paper, or one or more other
articles, and weighing one q, nee .vor.lupois.
quadrupie those rates, and in that proportion for
| all grea' CT weights Froud-d that no packet OF
| letters conveyed by the wa err mails, shall lie
| charged with more than quadfuple postage, un-
less the same shall contain more than four distinct
| letters
| No post master shall be obliged to receive TO
be conveyed by the mail, any packet Which shall
weigh more than three pounds, and he postage
marked on any letter or packet, and charged in the
| post bill which may accompany the same. shall be
conclusive evidence m favour of the post master
who delivers the same, of the lawful postage
thereon, unless such letter or packet shall be o.
pend in presence of the post master or his clerk.
Every tour foiio pages, or eight quarto Pages
or SIX cen octave pages of pamphlet or maya
zlne, shall! be considered sheet, and the sur
plus pages ofany pamphlet or magazine, shall be
also considered a sheet and the Jour ais of the
legisla lures Of the several States not being stitch
ed or bound, shall be liable to the same post.
age as pamphlets. Any memorandum which shall
DE written on newspaper or other printed pa
PEI, aud transmitted by mail, shall be charged
letter postage, and any person who shall ieposte
such memorandum in any office for the purpose
OF deiraudng the revenue, shall forfeit for every
4 SUCH OHenCS the sum or i've dollars.
Sec 3. .4td be IL further enacted That the
postmaster general be, and he is hereby autho-
! rised to allow to each postmaster such COM
mission on the hostages by h m collected as shall
be adequate TO his services Prou!ded that his
COMMISSION shall not exceed tre follow ing seye-
raj rates Oh ihe amount received in one quarter;
that is 10 say, -.
On sum'not exceeding one hundred dollars,
hrty per cent.
On any sum over and above the first hundred
dollars, and not exceeding four hundred dollars,
twenty five per cent
| On any sum over and above the first four hun
d:ed dollars and not exceeding two thousand
| tour hundred dollars, twenty per cent
On any sum over and yboye the first two thou-
| ''nu -FOUR hundred dollars, eight per cent
| Excepting % tine postmaSters who may be en-
ployed III re, ewing and dispatchng foreign mails,
| no e conPensa'rn NAV be augmented no, ex-
ceedIng twenty five dollars in che quarter; and
| excepting TO pos,-masters at Offices where the
nails, regularly to arrive between the hours of
| hne o'clock at light and FIVE in the morning.
| whose commission on the FIRST Kindred dollars
| collected none quarter, may be increased to
sum not exceeding fifty per cent
| The postmaster general may allow to the post.
| masters, respectively, commission of fifrV per
| cent on the moneys arising from the postage Of
| newspapers, magazines and pamphlets; and to
me postmaster whose compensation shall no ex-
coed hye hundred dollars IN me quarter, two cents
Tor every free letter delivered out of the office ex.
ceptinE such as for the postmaster n uiself
| and each postmaster who shall be rcqulred to
keep aregster ofthe arrival and departure of he
mails, shall be allowed ten cents f,r each month.
| " return which he makes thereof TO the general
| post office.
| The post-master general may all w to The post.
master at New-OrieAns, at the rate OF eight nun
dred dollars, and o The pOst master al Warrenton
in North Carolina, AT the rate fwo hundred dol.
| lars, and to the postmaster az Wheeling, ~ Vrs
5ina, at the rate OF two hundred dollars year IN
| addition 10 their ordinary commissions. The post,
master general is hereby authorised to allow To
the Pfst-msAter of the Cay uf Washington, Is I'd
dton to he allowance made by this .ct for post
age collected, and for free letters rece we'd by him
| '.'r delivery, commission of five per centum on
| the amount of mails distributed at this office:
| p'0Uided nevertheless, tia; the whole annual e.
| monuments of The sad postmaster, incIud ny the
| 'X,ra compensation heretofore allowed him by
Jaw shall always be subject 10 the restrictions i'm.
'@sed by he tortieth section of the act of Con-
s. ess approved the thrt eth of April, one thou
| nd eght hundred ten, 10 Which this act is in
addition.
Sec 3 And belt further enacted That letters
and packets 10 and from any member of the Sem
| ate, or member or delegate OF the House of Re.
presentatVeS OF the Unued States, the Secretary
| u the Serats, and Clerk of the House OF Repre-
sentatves, shall be conveyed free of pos age, for
| ihrty days previous 20 each session of Congress.
and for thirty days after lie terminals II tueleoE:
PdoS1dcd afEgays, that no letter or uackei sial
exceed TWO ounces IN weight, and in case of tx.
cess OF weight, that excess alone shall b. pad Tor.
| SEC Ind be it further enacted, Th4i The
eleventh and twentyeighth sections Of the act en-
cited An act regulating the pnst-1iiice esta-
ohshmenl," approved April hirteb one ;hou-
sand eight hundred and ten, AID the A., $ and Sc
cInd SEC ons Of Ire act entitled An act IN adj
dluon 10 he act eguldlng The post office esta5-
liShment APP royed February wenty seven h, one
thousand eight hmdredamd fifteen nd the four h
and nj sections of he same, except such pa ts rs
elate 20 steam boa 5, their masters or manas ers
4 d persons employ d in the SANG, be ana The
.ame are hereby repealed.
Seq. S. lind be It further enacted. That this act
shall take effect from and at er the tn r,y FIRST day
4 OF March, one thousand eight hundred and six
{ teen.
II. CLAY,
Speaker IF The House Of RepresentaIues.
JOHN GAILLARD,
President Qfthe Senate pro feulbors.
b April 9, 1916-AePaovEu,