American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-03-18

vhch such ship or vessel shall be bound; and LOT
every letter or packet so received, there shali oe
paid a, the time Of lis reception, postage Of one
cent which shall be Tor the use oil the fos'mas'ers
respectively receiving the same. And the rosn'as
ter Genera may make arrangements with the Post
masters in anv foreign country, for the reciprocal
receipt and delivery Of letters and packets through
the post Office.
Sec. IS. .4nd be it further enacted. That the
postmas,ets, post riders and drivers oil the mall
stages, shall be exempt from militia duties and serv-
ing on iuries, or any fine or penalty TOT neglect
thereof.
Sec. Sc find be it further enacted, That letter
carriers shall be employed at such post offices as
the Postmaster General shall direct, for the deive-
ry Of letters in the places respectively, where such
post Office. are established and for the delivery OF
each such letter. the letter carrier may receive OF
the person to whom the delivery is made, two cents:
Provided That no letter shall be delivered to such
letter carrier for delivery addressed to any psrson
who shall have lodged at the post office written
request that the letters shall be detained IN the OF
fee. And for any letter lodged at any post Office,
not be carried by post, but to be delivered at the
place where it is lodged. the postmaster shall 'e
lceve cent OF the person 10 whom snai' DC uc
| ivered
| Sec. 81. find be 1t further enacted, That all
causes Of action arising under this act, may be sued
and all offenders against this act may be prosecuted
before the justices OF the peace, magistrates or other
judicial courts, oil the several states, and OF the seve
raj territories Of the United States, they having
competent jurisdiction by the laws OF such states
or territories, to the trial Of claims and demands
of as great value and Of the prosecutions, where
the punshments are OF as great extent and such
justices. magistrates, OF judiciary, shall take cogni-
zance thereof. and proceed to judgment and execu-
ton. as in other cases
Sec. So. lind be it further enacted, That in all
suits arising under this act the court shall
proceed 10 trial, and render Judgment the hist tel m
after such suit shall be commenced: Prorided at
rdys, That whenever service OF the process shall
not have been made twenty days at least previous TO
the return day of such term, the defendant shall be
entitled to one continuance. if the court, on the
statement OF such defendant, shall Judge II expe-
dent: Provided also, That if the defendant n
such suit shall make affidavit that he has claim
against the General Post Office, MOI allowed by the
Postmaster General, although submitted to him
conformably to the regulations OF the post OIL
flee, and shall specify such claim in the affidavit
and that he could not be prepared Tor the trial al
such term, for want OF evidence. the Court in such
case, being satisfied in those respects, may gam d
continuance until the next succeeding term an,
the Postmaster General shall be authorized to dis.
charge from imprisonment any person confined il.
Jail on any judgment in civil case, obtained il
behalf Of the Department: Prorided, 1t be made
to appear that the defendant has property of any
description find, provided That such releas.
shall not bar subsequent execution against the
property of the defendant.
Sec. &c., Hind be it further enacted. That il shall
be the duty of The Postmaster General to re port an
nuay, to Congress, every post road which shall not
after the second year from its establishment, have
produced one third Of the expense of carrying the
mail on the same
Sec. 40. find be it further enacted, That the
Adlutant General OF the militia of each state and|
territory shall have right to receive, by mail tree oil
postage, from any Major General or Brigadier Gen
eral thereof, and to transmit to said Generals any
letter or pac ke relating solely the militia of suchl
state or territory: Provided, aipnys, That every
such officer, before he delivers any such letter OF
package Tor transmission, shall, In his own proper
hand writing, on the outside ther eof, endorse the
nature OF the papers enclosed, and thereto sub ibe
his name and post office, and shall previously furnish
the Postmaster OF the Office here he shall depose
the same, with specimen OF his signature And
it any such officer shall frank any letter or package
in which shall be contained any thing relative to(
any subject other than of the militia of such state
or territory, every offender SHALL on conviction oil
every such offence, forfeit and pay fine Of Gy
dollars.
Sec. al. find be 1t further enacted That whenev
er the annual emoulumenls Of any postmaster alter
deducting theretrom the necessary expenditures in
cident to his office, shall amount to more tran two
thousand dollars the surplus shall be accounted 10,
and paid to the Postmaster General, and by him to
be accounted tor in the same manner as other mo
neys accruing from the Post Offiee Establishment
Sec AZ. .andbe it further enacted That no Posi-
master, Assistant Postmaster, or clerk employed in
any Post Office, shall be contractor, or concerned
IN contract Tor carrying the mail: Pr0rided, Tha,
this section shall not interfere with contracts hereto
fore made.
Sec 43. find be it further enacted That no ad
dl,iona allowance shall be made by the Postmaster
General, to the contractor carrier Of any mail on
any route. over or rsond The amount L.