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

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He shall, moreover, within ninety days
after the making oil any contract, lodge a
duplicate thereof, together with the pro-
posals which he shall have received re-
troller of the Treasury of the United
States: Provided, That no contract shall
be entered into for longer term than
four years.
Sec. IL. ind be il further enacted
That every Postmaster shall keep an
Office, in which one or more persons
Shall attend on every day on which mail
shall arrive, b. land or water, as well as
/ Oh other DAYS, al such hours as the Post
master General shall direct, for the pur-
pose Of performing the duties thereof :;
and it shall be the duly of the Posimas-
ter, at all reasonable hours, on every
day of the week, - deliver, on demand
any letter, paper, or packet, TO the per-
son entitled to, or authorized TO receive,
the same; and ali letters, brought to
any post office half an hour before the
time OF making up The mail at such Of
| fee, shall be forwarded therein, except
at such post Offices where, in the opinion
OF the Postmaster General, il requires
more time for making up the mali, and
which he shall accordingly prescribe /;
but this shall, in no case, exceed one
hour.
Sec. 10. ind be ii further enacted,
bat no fees or perquisites shall be re-
eeived by any person employed in the
General Post Office, CD account of the
duties to be performed by virtue of his
appointment.
Sec. Is. ind be IL FURTHER enacted,
That the following rates of postage be
charged upon all letters and packets,
te%cepnng such as are excepted by law
conveyed in the mail of the United
States, viz: For every letter composed
o. single sheet OF paper, conveyed not
exceeding dirty miles, SIX cents. Over
lhlrty, and not exceeding eighty, ten
cents. Over eighty, and not exceeding
one hundred and lifiv, twelve and hall
cents. Over one hundred and fifty, and
not exceeding four hundred, eighteen
and three quarters OF a cent. Over four
hundred, twenty five cents.
! And for every double letter, or letter
composed OF lvo pieces of paper, double
those rates; and for every triple letter,
or letter composed Of three pieces of pa
per, triple those rates /; and for every
! packet composed OF four or more pieces
III paper, or one Or more cher artic les,
and weighing one ounce ayerdupois,
quadruple those rates; and in that pro-
portion Tor all greater weights: Propid
ed, nat no packet OF letters, conveyed
by the water-mails, shall be charged
with more than quadreple pestage, IN
less the same shall contain more than
TOUR distinct letters. No pos master
snail receive, 70 ne conveyed By the mail.
any packet which shall weigh more ,han
three pounds; ard the postage marked
on any letter or packet, aud charged N
the post bill which ray accompany the
same, shall be conclusive evidence il IA
Vor ct the pos master who delivers the
same, OF the lawful postage thereon !;
unless such letter or packet shall be
opened IN the presence of the postmaster
or his clerk. Every four folio pages, OF
| eight quarto pages, or sixteen octave,
or twenty-.cur duodtcin,o pages, or
pages less than that OF pamphlet size,
or magazine, whatever be the size of the
paper Of which il is formed, shall! be con-
ssdcred sheet, and the surplus pages
OF any pamphlet or magazine, shall also
be considered sheet; and the journals
u the legislatures OF the several states,
not being bound, shall be liable to the
same postage as pamphlets.
Any memorandum, which shall be
written on newspaper, or other printed
paper, pamphlet, or magazn inc, and trans
mitted by mail, shall be charged with
letter postage: ProVidpd, The publish
er oil newspaper may send printed Or
written notice to subscriber, stating
the amount due on his subscription !;
which notice shall be attached TO the
margin of the newspaper, and the post,
master who delivers the paper shall
charge for such notice the same postage
as tor Newspaper.
Sec. IA. ind be il frfhe7 enacted,
That the Posimas err General be, and he
is hereby, authorized to allow to each
Postmaster, such commission on the
hostages by him collected as shall be
adequate to his services and expenses +:
ProUidea, That his commission shall
10, exceed the following several rates on
the amount received in one quarter, VIZ ::
On sum not exceeding one hundred
dollars, thirty per cent.