Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-06-11

dollars.
No. 1872. For outfits OF charges des affaires
to Sweden, Belgium, New Granada, and Hol.
land, eighteen thousand dollars.
No. 1913. For salary OF the minister resident
to Turkey, six thousand dollars.
No. 1874. For salary OF drogoman 10 the
legation to Turkey, two thousand FIVE hundred
dollars.
No. 1885, For contingent expenses Of foreign
intercourse, thirty thousand dollars: Provided,
That such portion OF the appropriations for for.
reason of reduction or discontinuance OF mis-.
sions, (if any should be made,) may be applied
10 the payment of such allowances as shall be.
come necessary in consequence Of such reduc-
ton or discontinuance.
For contingent expenses OF all the missions
abroad, thirty thousand dollars.
No. 1856. For salary Of the consul al London,
two thousand dollars.
No. 1877. For the relief and protection OF
American seamen in foreign countries, thirty. live
thousand dollars.
No. 1913. For clerk hire, office rent, and other
expenses eff the office Of the consul at London,
two thousand eight hundred dollars.
No. 1879. In full for the balance OF expenses
Of running and marking the boundary line be-
tween the United States and Texas, four hun.
dred dollars; and for salaries Of the commits.
sioner, surveyor, and clerk, eleven hundred and
twenty five dollars or so much thereof as may
: be foind due on the accounts being audited by
the appropriate officer.
No. 200. For the benefit Of the legal repre-
sentatves of Edward Lee, (being reappro.
priation Of the amount specified in the act OF
March seven, eighteen hundred and thirtytwo,
for the relief Of Edward Lee,) three hundred and
fifty dollars: Provided, That no allowance shall
be made, out OF any moneys appropriated by this
bill, to any clerk or other officer, for the dis
charge of duties, the performance OF which be-
longs to any other clerk or other officer in the
same or any other department. and that no al
lowance shall be made for any extra services
whatever, which any clerk or other officer may
be required to perform: And provided, also
That no person shall DO paid for carrying thu
office mails or doing any other duties which
ought to be done by the messengers Of particular
departments.
|, POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
For the service Of the General Post Office fol
the year eighteen hundred and fortytwo in con-
formity to the act Of second Of July, eighteen
hundred and thirty.six, four millions four hun
dred and eighty five thousand and nine hundred
dollars, viz.
No. 201. For transportation OF the mail
three millions one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
No. 2O2. For compensation OF postmasters
nine hundred and fifteen thousand dollars
Provided, howeuer, That in addition 10 return.
now required to be rendered by postmasters, il
shall be the duty Of postmasters at New York
Boston, Philadel phia, Baltimore, and New Or
leans, and the other several cities Of the Union
each and every year hereafter, to render quar-
ter.yearly account to the Postmaster General
under OATH in such form as the latter shall pre-
scribe, for the purpose Of giving full effect tc
this proviso, Of all emoluments or sums by them
respectively received for boxes, or pigeon holes
or other receptacles for letters or papers, and by
them charged for to individuals or for the deliv
cry Of letters or papers at or from any place in
either OF said cities, other than the actual posi-
office OF such city; and Of all emoluments, re-
ceipts, and profits that have come 10 their hands
by reason OF keeping branch post Offices ir
either of said cities; and if, from such account
ing, it shall appear that the nett amount re
ceived by either OF the postmasters at either o
such Cities for such boxes and pigeon holes, ant
other receptacles for letters and papers, and for
delivering letters papers at or from any place
in either Of said cities, other than said post Of
fee, and by reason Of keeping branch pos
office in either of said cities, shall, in the ag
4, gregate, exceed the sum of three thousand dol
! lars in any one year, such excess shall be pai
| to the Postmaster General, for the use and pur
a poses Of the Post Office Department. and n
postmaster shall, hereafter, under any pretenc
whatsoever, have, or receive, or retain for him
SELF in the aggregate, more than five thousant
l. dollars per year, including salary, commissions
boxes, and all other fees, perqusites, and emolu
ments, Of any name or character whatsoever
and for any service whatsoever.
No. 203. For ship, steamboat, and way let
tiers, twenty thousand dollars.
!. No. 204. For wrapping paper, sixteen thou
sand eight hundred dollars.
/. No. 205. For office furniture, (for Offices 0
/ ppstmasters,) four thousand six hundred dollars.
| No. 206. For advertising, thirty. three thou
, sand five hundred dollars.
No. e07. For mail bags, twenty thousanc
!. dollars.
No. 2o8. For blanks, thirty thousand dol
/ lars.
, No. 209. For mail locks, keys, and stamps
ten thousand dollars.
4 No. 21O. For mail depredations and specia
+ agents, twenty-eight thousand dollars.
No. gil. For clerks for offices, lie. to deput,
t postmasters,) two hundred thousand dollars.
No. 212. For miscellaneous, ffty.eight thou
i sand dollars: Provided That the President anc
the Postmaster General shall have the SAM
power to transfer funds from one to another hea
OF appropriation, between the foregoing apprc
n pratons, made for the service of the Genera
s Post Office, as the President and any other hea
OF an Executive Department now have to trani