American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-04-06

approved % March, 1897.
NO a AN ACT amenlaory Of tile dct regulating the
Post Office Department
be 1t enacted by the Senate aud House of Repre-
sentatiues of the United States of .4merica in Con
greSs assembled, That the Postmaster General be
authorised TO allow TO the Posmasers at the
81 distributing offices, commission. not to exceed
five per cent. on the amount Of postage on letters
and packets received for distribution. The allow
snce 10 commence on the third Of March eighteen
hundred and twenty FIVE; Proridyd, That il the
number OF mails received at, and despatched from
any such otfce is not increased by the distributing
system, thenn allowance shall be made therefor,
except where special provision is made.
Sec. 2 .4ud be it further enacted, Thatthe Post
master General be authorized 10 allow,o each Post
master, one cent for every hiter received from any
ship or vessel, and mailed by him: Provided, his
usual commission, together with the allowance afore-
said, shall not exceed the sum OF Two hundred dol
lars year and the letter carriers employed at Post
offices, shall be authorized TO receive, for each
paper delivered by them. an half cent, and more
Sec 8. find be 1t further enacted, That no per-
son, other than the Postmaster General, or his au
lhorized agents. shall set up any foot horse post,
for the conveyance OF letters and packets upon any
Post road, which is or may be established as such
by law and every person who shall offend herein,
shall incur penalty OF moi exceeding fifty collars,
for each letter or packet so carried.
Sec. 4. find belt further enacted Thatthe Com
mssloners OF the Navy Board, the Adiutan. Gener.
al, Commissary GeneI al, Inspectors General Quar-
iermaster General, Paymaster General, the Secreta
~ OF the Senate Clerk OF the House OF Representa-
ves and the Superintendent OF the Patent Office be
authorized to frank and to receive letters and pack
cts by post free Of Postage, and tina, no other per
sons or officers, excepting those enumerated herein
and IN the act reduce into one the several act.
establishing and regulating The Pos, office Depar,
ment,' passed on The third of March eighteen hun
dred and twenty hve, shall be authorized TO frank
to receive letters through Ihe mail free OF post
age.
Sec S. find be 1t Gatrttar enacted, That one Of
more pieces OF paper. mailed as letter and weigh
ing one ounce, shall be charged with quadru
Bile postage, and at the same rate should the weigh
be greater and quadruple postage shall be charged
On all packets containing four piecss Paper. Ey
cry printed pamphlet or magazine which contain
more than twenty-f0u pages on royal sheet, o
any sheet OF less dimensions shall be charged by tn
snect and small pamphlets printed on half 0
quarter sheet OF royal, less SIZE shall be charge
With half the amour, of postage charged on fu
sheet and there shall be printed or written, on on
Of the outer pages oil all Pamphlets and magazine
10 be sent by mail, the number OF sheets they cor
cain; and il such number shall noi be truly STATED
double postage shall! be charged.
Sec. E. .qnd be 1t further enacted, That no Pos
master, or assistant Postmaster, shall act as agcr
Cor lottery Offices under any color Of purchase, Z
otherwise, yend lottery tickets nor shall any Pos
master receive free of postage, or frank lotter
schemes, circulars, or tickets. For a violation
this provision, the person offending shall suffer
penalty Of fifty dollars.
Approved ed March, 1897