Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-03-21


any such publication And nothing herein contained
shall he 50 construed as TO prevent the tree exchange
Ut newspapers between the pub i-.s there OIL Ms pro-
vilcl Tor under the twenty ninth s,ciun of The Act
entitled An at t"ieduce INTO the srveraI acts tot
esia lising and rreu a,inv the Pos Office D,arr-
Inent approved the third dav Of March, thousand
! ig hundred and twenty five"
| Sec II And be it further enacted, That all pecu-
mary penalties and firienrps, incurred under hi act
shall he one half for the Of he person persons
informing and prosecuting for the same and the 9TH
" half 10 The OF the United States, and shall be
pal over TO the Postmaster General, and accounted
Tor by hun as other monies of the department; and
all causes nt action arising under this NAV he sued
and all offenders against this may be prosecuted,
before the n'ccs Of The peace, magistrates, or other
Judicial courts NJ the several States and of the several
Terfi'orirs of The Uni ed States they having compe-
tent jurisdiction by the laws of such States Terri
tories, 10 the trial If cnlnis and demands Of great
val c and Ut the prosecutions where the punishmcns
are Of MS great <'eni; and such Justices mag sa,es,
nr judiciary shall take cognzance thereof, and pro-
cetd TO Judgment and execution, as IN other cases
See l3. Ard be IL further enacted Thu, il shall bs
the tny Of the Postmaster General in all future et-
fnas Of contracts for he poriation Of the mail,
to iet the same IN evey cass 10 the lowest bidder,
rrnic'ing sufcien, guarantees for faithful per!nr-
nance, without other reference to the mode Of such
transportation than may he necessary 10 provide for
due CELEBRITY, any. and security of such iransp r
'ann nor shall new contractor hereafter he re-
qlred 10 Furchnse out take at vauaron, the stock
or vehiclrs ofnnv previous contractor for the same
route. And all Advertisements mnde under the orders
o me fSifH1 neral. IN newspaper or neWspa-
er< Of letters uncall,d for in post Office, shall he
lnse ted IN the paper or pauers of the Town or place
where the nffce advertising may he sna ell, having
the largest circulation, provided the editor or editors
Of such paper papers shall agree TO insert the same
for a price not greater than that now fixed by law:
and in case of question dispute rs 10 the amount OF
the circulation OF any parers the editors of which may
desire this advertising, shall he the duly of The post
master 10 receive evidence and decide upon the fact.
Sec 10. And be H. further enacted, That 10 in ure,
as far as may he practicable. equal and st rate of
compensation, according 10 the service performed,
nmn.a the se'era! railroad companies in the United
States for the transportation # the mail II shall be
the duty OF the Postmaster General 10 arrange and
divide the ralrond routes including those in whrh the
sevcels partly by raroad and partly by steamhoais,
into three classes according TO The size oi the mails
the speed with which they are conveyed aud the I'M
por,nnce nfhe service; and it shall be lawful for him
TO contract for conveying the mail with any such raw
ron company. either with without advertising Tor
such contract: Prorided Thai, for the conveyance
OF the mail on railroad of the first class. he shan
MT pay higher rate OF compensation than is nov al
lowed by law; nor for carrying the mail on any rhl-
road of the second class, greater compensation man
one hundred dollars per mile per annum nor inf
= carving the mail on any raT"'d OF tie MIRO cas',
y n greater compensation than fifty dollars per nle pc,
annum And in rnse the Postmaster Grnerai snail
II nat be abe TO conclude contract Tor carrying inc
l. mail on any Of such ralrond routes, nj conpensa-
Re lion not exceeding the aforesaid maximum rates, OF
n for what he deem enable and 'air cnm2en-
T. s1iln far the To he performed II shall he Inv
&c f for him 10 separate the letter ma, from the residue
" of the mail and 10 contrrc' either with or without nd
VeriI-ng or conveying me ie''et man over -' 'ou'
y "o'ee'APie>s vi ",'Frw'>'' u, ''e -, ~
y maj Chn ras'hhhi' ne "n'hheu' h"u "' y" H.
trar FIR such route the re riue 1t me
Sc mail. in wagons otherwise. NJ siower rare OF
~ sp'e" fFGt'oeu' '"' II "ie i'"i VI ~ - ~. ,i h,
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