Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-06-13

! No. 1876 For the salary ofthe consul At London,
! two thousand dollars.
| No. 1917 For the relief and protection of A.,
! nlerican seanen in foreign countries, thirty five
| thousand dollars.
No. 1873. For clerk hire, Office rent. and other
! expenses OF the Office OF the consul at London,
/ two THOUSAND eight hundred dollars.
! No. 1919. In full for The balance OF expenses Of
running ana marking the boundary line between
the United States aud Texas, four hundred dol.
lars; and Tor sanres Of the commissioner, sur
veNol, and clerk, eleven hundred ahd twenty-five
dollars or so much thereof as NAV be found due
on The accounts being audited by the appropriate
officer.
NO 2O0. For the benefit of the legal represent
latives of Edward Lee (being RECOMMENDATION
OF the amount specified in HE net of March sew
en- eighteen hundred and thirty two, for the relief
OF Edward Lee) three hundred and fifty dollars
Propided, That no allowance shall be made, on,
OF any moneys appropriated by this bill, to any
clerk or oler officer, for the discharge of duties
the performance OF which belongs to any olher
clerk or other officer in The same or any other de
pnrtlnrnt; aud that no allowance shall be made
for any extra services whatever, which any clerk
or other officer may he required 10 perform And
Prouided, also, That no person shall be pud for
carrying The office mails or doing any other du.
ties which ought TO be done by tho messengers of
particular departments,
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
FOR The service of the General Post Office for
The year eighteen hundred and lorty-two, in COLI
ormny to the act ofsecond Of July. eighteen hun
dred and lhlrly-six, four millions four hundred
and eighty five thousand and nine hundred dollars
viz:
NO. POI. For transportation of the mail three
mons one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
NO 2O2 L or compensation Of poslmasers, nine
hundred and fifteen thousand dollars: Propitled
hocever, That in addition TO returns now required
TO he rendered by postmasters it shall he the duty
OF Postmasters at New York, Boston, Pbiladei.
phia, Baltimore, and New Orleans, aud the other
several cities of the Union, each aud every year
hereafter to render quarter yearly account 10
the POSTMASTER General, under OATH in such form
as the latter shall prescribe, for the purpose of Civ
ing full effect to this proviso, of all emoIutneuts or
sums ny them respectively received for boxes, or
pigeon holes or other recepacles for letters or pa
pers, and by them charged for TO Individuals or
for The delivery OF letters or papers al or from any
pace IN either of said cities, other than the actual
post office OF such city and of all emouments
receipts, aud profits that hive come to their hands
by reason of keeping branch post Offices in either
OF sad cities; and il, from such accounting il
shall appear that the nett amount received by eli
ther OF The postmasterS at either of such cities
for such boxes aud pigeon holes, and other recep-
tacles Tor letters and papers, aud for delivering
'etlers or papers AT or from any place in either OF
said cltles, other than said post Office, and by rea
son oil Keeping a branch post Office in either of
SAID cities, SHALL in the aggregate, exceed the sum
OF three thousand dollars in any one wear, such
excess shall be paid to the Postmaster General for
the use and purposes of the Post Office Depurt-
heht and no postmaster shall, hereafter, under
any pretehce whatsoever, have, or receive or re-
tam Tor himself IN the aggregate, more than five
thousand dollars per year, including salary, com
MISSIONS, boxes and all other fees perquisites and
ei'oIiineh's OF any name or character whatsC ey-
er, and Tor any service whatsoever.
No. BOB. For ship, steamboat, aud way letters,
twenty thousand dollars.
No 204. For wrap ng paper, sixteen thousand
eight huLured dollais.
No. 2J5. 70. o.ce furniture, for Ices post
masters four thousand six hundred dollars
No. 2UO. For advertising, thirty three thousand !
five hundred dollars.
No. 207. For mail bags 90 thousand dollars.
No. EOS. For blanks, thirty thousand dollars
No. 2O9 For mail locks, keys, and stamps, ten
thousand dollars.
No. 2l0 For mail depredntions aud special a.
GENE, twenty eipht thousand dollars
No 2ll. For clerks Tor offices, Ii. e. 10 deputy
posImusters,) Two hundred thousand dollars.
NO. 2l2. For msce lluneous, fifty eight thou
sand dollars Prorided That The President and
the Postmaster General shall have The same pow
er to transfer funds from one TO another hund of
appropriation, between The foregoing approprn-
tons, made Tor the service ot the General Post
Office, MS the President and any other head of AN
Executive Department now lave TO transfer funds
appropriated under the one head 10 The service of
another, IN any other brauch of the public service
JOHN WHITE,
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives.
SAM'L l.. SOUTHARD,
President Of The Scnate pro tsmpore.
Approved, May l8, 1912.
JOHN TYLER.