The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-05-26

/ FsTX Is made, Two cents fF0ttNen, A hat
~ letter shall be delivered 10 such letter
carrier for delivery, addressed TO any per
sun eho shall have lodged at the post uifice
A wliilfi request that the letters shall be
detained in Inc Office. Aud, furauy letter
lodged ai any post Office not 10 be carried
by posi-, bui io be- delivered at the place
where II Is so lodged, the postmas,crs shall
receive pne cent of the person 10 whom il
shall he delit cred.
See. 81. .ind bsdfarther enacted, That all
causes ofaction 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 Of the eral states, and of the sc
Yeral territories of the United States, they
ha,i ing competent jurisdiction, by the laws
of such states or territories, 10 the trial
of claims aud demands of as great value,
aud of the prosecutions, where the punish
-nents are of rs great extent aud such
justices, magistrates, or Judiciary, shall
take cognizanoe thereof and proceed to
judgement and execution, as Ia other ca
ses.
Sec. 90. find be IL further enacted That,
! i1.all suits or causes arising under this act,
/ he-coart shall proceed TO trial, and render
] Judgment the first term after such suit
] shall be commenced: Pr0uided, dipays,
I 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 con
iinuanee, If the court, on the statement of
such defendant, shall Judge it expedient:
Provided, also, That, if the defendant in
/ such suits shall make affidavit THAI he has
a claim against the General Post Office,
not allowed by the Postmaster General,
although submitted To him conformably to
the regulations of the Post Office, and shall
specify such clalmln the affidavit, and that
he could not be prepared for the trial at
such term, for want of e,ide fce, the court,
IN such case, being satisfied in these re-
spects, may grant continuance until the
next succeeding term and the Postmas
ter General shall be authorized TO discharge
from imprisonment any person confined
in Jail, on any judgment in "a civil case
obtained In behalf of the Department
Prorided, II be made TO appear that the
defendant has 40 property of any descrip
ton ind, prouided, That such release
shall not bar a subsequent execution Il
gainst the property Of the defendant
Sec. SO, lind be II further enacted, That
it shall be- the duty OF the Postmaster Gen
eral To repolt, annually, TO Congress-, every
post road which shalt not, after the second
year from its establishment, have produced
third OF the expense OF carrying the ma
Oh the same.
Sec. 10 lind be II further enacted, That
the Adntani General of the militia of each
state aud territory shall have right to receive,
by mail, free OF postage, from any Major
General or Brisader General thereof, and to
transmit to said Generals, any letter or pack
ct, relating solely To the militia of such state
or territory Prorid.d, diwdyS, That every
such officer, before he delivers any such lei
ter or package for Transmission, shall in his
own proper hand writing, on tue outside
thereof, endorse the nature Of the papers en-.
closed, and thereto subscribe his name and
Office, aud shall previously furnish the Post
master OF the Office where he shall deposite
the same, with aspecimen of his signature
Aud, il any such officer shall frame 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
often er shall, ON conviction of every such
offence, forfeit and pay fine OF fifty dollars
Sec. II. Ind be II further enacted That,
whenever the annual emolements OF any
Postmaster, after deducting therefrom the
necessary expenditures incident to his office
shall amount to more than two Thousand dol
lars, the surplus shall he accounted for, aud
paid 10 the Postmaster General and hy him
10 be accounted Tor in the same manner is
other moneys acGruing from the Post Office
Establishment.
Sec. ~. ,3na be Il further rnacied. That
! no Postmas'er, Assistant Postmaster, or clerk
employed in any Post Office, shall be n con.
t tractor, or concerned in a contract for carry
! ing The null Pr0rided, That this section
shall not Interfere with contracts heretofore
made.
Sec. az. .7nd he Il further enacted, That no
additional allowance shall he made, by the
Postmaster General 10 the contractor or
carrier oi any mail, on any route over or be-
You'd the amount stipulated in the contract
enterednto tor the transportation Of the mail
! on snch route, unless additional service shall
| be required end then no additional comren
| sation shall be allowed TO exceed the exact
proportion OF the original amount TO The nd
! ditional duties required and the Postmaster
| General shall, in all such cases, within thir-
! tydays thereafter, transmit TO the First Comp
roler of the Treasury an account of such
additional services, and the compensation to
be allowed therefor.
| Sec Al Ind be Il further enacted, That any
person or persons, who shall hereafter make
any proposal, in writing, to carry or trnus
| port the mail upon any route orroutes, which
may be advertised 10 he let, aud such person
| or per ons shall be determined by the Post.
master General to be cntitedto the contract,
by virtue OF such proposition, and such per
son or persons shall fail or refuse to enter in
10 an obligation, with good aud sufficient Sc
curlty, perform such contract within the time
| required by the Postmaster General, III such
! advertisement, such person or persons shall
| forfeit and pay so much money as shall be the
| difference between the amount contained in
! such proposal aud the pmount the Postmaster
General shall have TO pay Tor thG same trans
porlaton of the mail on such route or routes
which sum may be recovered hy the Post
master General in an action on the case
Sec. Is .iad be it yfrrike~ enacted, That, if