The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-05-31

Post Othce Department
BE II enacted 6y The Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVES Of the United States of a
meJica IN Congress assembled, That the
Postmaster General be authorized TO allow
to TIC Postmasters Of the several distribut
ing Offices, commission, not 10 exceed five
per cent on The amount of the postage on
letters and packets received for dstribu-
ton. The allowance 10 commence on the
third Of March, eighteen hundred and
twenty five Prouided That if the number
of mails received at, and despatched from,
any such office, is not increased by the dis
tributlng system, then no allowance shall
be made thereof, except where special pro-
vision is made.
Sec. 3. find be II further enacted, That
the Postmaster General be authorized 10 al
low TO each Postmaster, one cent for every
letter received from any ship or vessel, and
mailed by him Procided, his usual com
mission, together with the allowance afore.
said, shall not exceed the sum Of two hun
dred dollars a year and the lctter-carriers
employed at Post Offices, shall be authoriz-
ed to receive, for each newspaper deliver
ed by them, an halfcent and no more.
Sec. 3. Ind be IL further enacted, That
no person, other than the Postmaster Gen
eral, or his authorized Agents, shall set up
any foot or horse post, for the conveyance
of letters and packets, upon any Post road q,
which is or may be established as such law;
and every person who shall offend herein,
shall incur penalty of not exceeding fifty
dollars, for each letter or packet so carried.
Sec. 1. find be Il further enacted, That
the Commissioners Of the Navy Board, the
Adjutant General, Commissary General,
Inspectors General, Quartermaster Gene.
raj, Paymaster General, the Secretary Of
the Senate, Clerk Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, and the Superintendent Of the
Patent office, be authorized to frank, and
to receive letters and packets by post, free
of postage, and that no other persons or of
fcers, excepting those enumerated herein,
and IN the act TO " reduce into one the sew
erai acts establishing and regulating the
Post Office Department" passed on the
lhird ofMarch eighteen hundred and twon-
ty.tve, shall be authorized to frank or to
receive letters through the mail free Of post
age.
SEC. 5. ind be IL further enacted, That
one or more pieces Of paper, mailed as a
letter, and weighing one ounce, shall be
charged with quadruple postage, and at the
same rate, should the weight be greater
and quadruplc postage shall be charged on
all packets containing four pieces OF paper
Every printed pamphlet or magazine which
contains more than twenty four pages on
a royal sheet or any sheet Of less dimen-.
sions, shall he charged by the sheet, and
small pamphlets printed on half or quar-
tersheet Of royal, or less size, shall he charg-
ed with halfthie amount Of postage charged
on full sheet; and there shall be printed
or written, on one Of the outer pages of all
pamphlets and magazines to be sent by
mail the number of sheets they contain /;
and fsuch number shall not be truly stated
double postage shall be charged
SIC. 8. md be IL further enacted, That
no Postmaster, or assistant Postmaster,
shall act as agent for lottery Offices, or, un.
der any color of purchase, or otherwise,
yend lottery tickets; nor shall any Post.
master receive free Of postage, or frank
lottery schemes, circulars, or tickets. For
n violation Of this provision, the person of.
Tending shall suffer penalty Of fifty dol
lars.
Approved, Cd March, 1897.
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