Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-04-19

| 10 II ~ arrive OCtnNCn
of nine O'Clock at night aud FIVE O'Clock
IN the morning, whose commission on
the first hundred dollars collected in one
quarter, may be increased to sum not
exceeding Fifty per cent. The Postmas-
ter General may allow TO the postmas-
ters, respectively, a commission OF fifty
per cent. on the moneys arising from the
postage oil newspapers, magazines, and
pamphlets; and to the postmasters
whose compensation shall not exceed
! five hundred dollars in one quarter, two
cents for every free letter delivered out
OF the Office, excepting such as are for
the pos master himself; and each post
master, who shall be required to keep
register of the arrival and departure OF
the mails, shall be allowed ten cents Tor
each monthly return which he makes
thereo. to the General Post Office. The
Postmaster General may allow TO the
postmaster at New Orleans, at the rate
OF eight hundred dollars year, in addi-
ton to his ordinary commissions. The
| Postmaster General is hereby author
lied to allow to the postmaster OF the
city of Washington, in addition to the al
owance made by this act, tor postage
collected, and Cor free letters received
by him for delivery, commission oil
! five per cent on the amount OF mails dis.
| tributed at lis Office: Provided, never
thelfSs, That the whole annual emolu-
| ment OF the SAID postn astcr, including
The extra compensation OF eight hun
dred dollars which is hereby allowed
BIN, shall be subject to the restricuons
imposed by the fory-frst section OF tbs
act.
Sec. Is. ind be it further enacted,
Iha, every letter or packet, brought ln'o
the United States, or carried from one
port therein to another, in any private
ship or vessel, shall be charged with six
cents, if delivered a. the post ofhel
where the same shall arrive; and ii de-
s'ined to be conveyed by post to any
| place, with two GEMS added 10 the ordl-
nary rates of postage.
Sec. l6. And be ii further enacted,
authorized by the Postmaster General
TO receive The postage of letters, shall
tFauduIently demand, or receive, any
rate Of postage, or gra;ully, or re-
ward, other than is provided by this act,
for the postage Of letters, or packets, on
conviction thereof, he shall forfeit, Iol
every such offence, one hundred dollars.
| Sec. II. IND be il further enacted,
! That no ship or vessel, arriving al any
port within the United States where d
post ofti.e is esiablished shall be per
mltted to report, make entry, or break
bulk, until the master or commander
shall have delivered to the postmas al
letters directed TO any person or persons
within the United States, which, under
hls care, or within his power, shall be
brought in such ship Or vessel, except
such as are directed to the owner or con
signee Of the ship or vessel And II shall
be the duty OF the collector or other off,
Ger OF the port empowered to receive en-
tries oil ships or vessels, 10 require fron
every master or commander OF such ship
or vessel, an os,h or affirmation, pur-
porting that be has delivered all such
letters, except as aforesaid ; and if any
commander or master of any such ship
or vessel shall break bulk before he shaI,
have complied with The requirements O
MS ac., every such offender shall, o.
conviction thereof, forfeit, fer every such
offence, a sum not exceeding one nun
dred dollars.
Sec. 10. .qnd be il further enacted, That the
postmaster, to whom such letters may be deli
vered, shall pay the master or commander, or
other person delivering The same, except the
commanders OF foreign packets, two cents for
each letter or packet; and shall obtain from.
the person delivering the same, a certificate.
specifying the number Of letters and packets.
with the name ofthe ship or vessel, and the place
from whence she last sal ~ which certificate
together with receipt forthe money! Shall be,
with his quarterly accounts, transmitted IL the
Postmas er General, who shall credit hila with
the amount.
Sec. 10. Ind be 1t further enacted That no
stage or other vehicle, which regularly per-
forms trips on post road, or on . road paral.
lei to i, shall convey letters; nor shall an,
packet boat or other vessel, which regularly
plies on water declared to be a post road, ex-
cept such as relate to some part of the cargo.
For the violation of this provision, the owner
OF the carriage or other vehicle, or vessel, shah
the penalty of fifty dollars. And the per-
SON who has charge of such carriage, or other
vehicle or vessel may be prosecuted under
this section, and the property in his charge
may be levied on and sold, in satisfaction of
the penalty and costs of suit Prozidtd, That
it shall be lawful 70. any one to SEND letters by
special messenger.
Sec. 20. md BE- il further enacted, That the
deputy postmaster, and other agents of the