The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-04-15
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the I'd Session ofthe 29h Congress-.
PUBLIC-No. 10.

| PUBLIC-No. 10.
| AN ACT to amend the act entitled "An act TO re-
duce the rates of postage, to limit the use and cor
rect the abuse Of the ranking privilege and for the
prevention Of frauds on the revenues of the Post
Office Department. passed Sd of March, eighteen
| hundred and forty-fve.
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in Con-
. gTess mbed-That in lieu of commissions allow
ed deputy postmasters by the fourteenth section Of
the act Of the third of March, eighteen hundred and
twenty-five, the Postmaster General may allow, On
the proceeds of their respective Offices, commission
not exceeding the following rates on the amount re-
ceved i'll any one year, due proportion thereof
for less than year: On a not exceeding ono
hundred dollars, forty per cent; on a sum over the
first one hundred and not exceeding four hundred
dollars ,thirty-thTee and third per cents on sum
over and above the first four hundred dollars, and
not exceeding twenty-four hundred dollars, thirty
per cent; On a twenty -four hundred dol
lars, twelve and one-half per cent; all sums ars-
ing from the postage on newspapers, magazines, and
pamphlets, fifty per cent? the amount of postagcs
letters packets received for distribution, seven
per cent. Provided, that all allowances, commits.
sions, other emoluments shall be subject to the
provisions of the fortyrst section of the act which
this is intended to amend and that the annual com
pensation therein limited shall be computed for the
fiscal year commencing on the first of July, and end
ing the thireth of June each year, and that for any
period less than year the restrictions contained in
said section shall be held to apply in a due proper
ton for such fractional period: And provided fur
ther-that the compensation to any deputy post
master under the foregoing provisions to be com
puted upon the receipt at his office Of larger sum
shall in fall short of the amount to which he
would be entitled under similar sum received at his
office.
SEC ?. And be it further enacted, That all monies
taken from tile mails of the United States by rob-
berry, theft, otherwise, which have come, or may
hereafter come into the possession custody of eny
Of the agents of the Post Office Department. or any
other officer Of the United States, any other per
persons whatever shall be paid to the order Of
the Postmaster General, to be kept by him as other
monies Of the Post office Department, to and for tho
use and benefit of the rqhtul owner to be paid
whenever satisfactory proof thereof shall be made
and upon the failure of any person in the employ
ment Of the United States, to pay over such moneys
when demandedthe person so refusing shall be sub
jcct to the penalties prescribed by law against &c.
taulting officers
SEC 3. And be it further enacted, That all mem
bers Of Congress- delegates from Territories, and tho
Vice President of the United States, the Secretary
of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Reprc
sentatiyes shall have the power to send and receive
public documents free from postage during tEoI
term of office and that the said members and dele
gates shall have the power to send ard receive pub
lie documents free Of postage up to the first Monday
of December following the expiration OF their tern
of office.
SEQ. 4. And be it further enacted, That the SEQ.
retarv of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Rep.
resentatives shall have the power to receive as w6,
as to send, all letters and packages not weighrs
over two ounces, free Of postage, during the1 ten
of office.