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

weigh more than pounds; and the postage marked
on any letter packet and charged in the post bill
which may accompany the same, shall be conclusive
evidence in favor OF the postmaster who delivers the
same, OF the lawful postage thereon unless such
letter or packet shall be opened in The presence f
the postmaster or his clerk Every four folio pages,
or eight quarto pages, or sixteen octave, or twenty
tour duodecIno pages, or pages less than that OF
pamphlet SIZE or magazine, whatever be the size OF
the paper OF which it is formed, shall be considered
+ sheet, and the surplus pages of any pamphlet
magazine, shall also be considered sheet and the
Journals of the legislatures OF the several states, not
being bound, shall be liable 10 the same postage as
pamphlets.
Any memorandum, which shall be written on
newspaper or other printed paper, pamphlet, or
magazine, and transmitted by mall shall be charged
with letter postage: Prorided, The publisher of a
newspaper may send printed or written notice TO a
subscriber, stating the amount due on his suhscrip
tlon; which notice shall be attached to the margin
OF The newspaper, and the postmaster who delivers
the paper shall charge for such notice the same
postage as tor newspaper.
! Sec IA find be 1t further enacted, That the
Postmaster General be, and he is hereby authorized
ito allow to each postmaster, such commission on
the hostages by him collected, shall be adequate
1 to his services and expenses Prorided, That his
commission shall not exceed the following several
rates on the amount received in one quarter viz:
| On sum not exceeding one hundred dollars,
Thirty per cent.
| On any sum over and above the first hundred
dollars, and not exceeding four hundred dollars,
twenty FIVE per cent.
/ On any and above the first four hun
ldred, and not exceeding thousand four hundred
dollars. twenty per cent.
On any sum over and above the first two thousand
i tour hundred dollars. eight per cert.
Il Exrept m he nnstmaste,s w o M be emnlnved
In receiving and despatching foreign mails, whose
/ compensation may be augn enied. not exceeding
twenty hive dollars in one quarter; and excepting To
he postmasters at Offices where the mail is uar
y to Arrive between the hours 0! nine O'Clock at
/ might and five O'Clock in the mornings whose com
mission on the first humid ed dollars collected IN one
quarter, may be increased to sum not exceeding
| fifty per cent. The Postmaster Gene, al may allow
to the postmasers respectively acommisso" OF fifty
4 per cent on the moneys arising from the postage
lot newspapers, magazines. and pamphlets; and to
the po>tmasters whose compensation shall not ex
coed five hundred do4,s in quarter two cents
for every free letter delivered OF the office,
lcepng SUI h Tor the postmaster him eli ard
II each postmaster, who shall be required keep
register OF the arrival and departure OF the mails,
d shall he allowed ten cents for each monthly return
which he makes thereof to the General Post Office.
Il The Postmaster G. neral may allow to the posmas-
ter at New o. leans, at the rate OF eight hundred
dollars year, in addition his ordinary commits
sions. The Postmaster General is hereby author
. lied to allow to the posmas er OF the city OF Wash
ngtnn in addition the allowance made by this act,
for postage collected, and for free letters received
by him for delivery, commission Of five per cent.
lon the amount OF mails distributed his Office !:
Provided nevertheless That the whole annual emol
ument OF the said postmaster, including the extra
lcompensaon of eight hundred dollars which IS
hereby allowed him. shall be subject to the resrlc
lions imposed by the fort, first section OF this ACT
Sec Is .1nd be it further enacted, That every
letter or packet brought into The United States OF
carried from port therein to en- the, in any pri
vate ship or vessel, shall be charged with six cents
lit d, yered at the post Office where the shall
arrive; and if destined be conveyed by post to
ANY place. with two cents added TO the ordnaI y
lraes OF postage
Il Sec lis find be 1t further enacted, That il any
postmaster, other person. authorlzedby the Post
master General 10 receive The postage of letters
Il shall fraudulently demand receive any rate oil
postage. or grauiiy or reward, other than is pro-
vded by this ac, Tor the postage of letters or pack
ets or conviction thereof he shall forfeit, for every
: such offence, one hundred dollars.
Sec. IL. find be it further enacted, That no ship
> or vessel arriving at any port within the United
Estates where post office is established, shall be
permitted 10 report, make entry, or break bulk, IN
It'll the master or commander shall have delivered to
The postmaster all letters directed to any person OF
persons within the United States, or the territories
ereof which, under his care or within his power
shall be brought in such ship vessel, except such
1 as are directed the consgnee OF the ship
or vessel. And it shall be the duty OF the collector
+ or other officer of the port empowered to receive
entres of ships or vessels, TO require from every
, master or commander of such slip or vessel, an
oath affirmation, purpo, ting that he has delivered
all such letters, except aforesaid; and if any
Icommander master of any such ship or vessel
shall break bulk before he shall have complied with