The Arkansas banner., 1847-04-07

stationary. priaas., and other inc;scu,.l and contingent sxpensss. twenty thousand dol- lars For barracks for cadets, fifteen thousand dollars.
 Approved. March 2, ls47
 Publie-Na. g.
 AN ACT
 Making appropriations for she service of the
 Post Ofice Department for the year end
 ing the thiFtieth cf June eighteen hundred
 and forty eight
 Be ii esaeted kg tAc SeHafe and Hosse of Representatives of fke Uaited Stafcs ef .amevica in Congress asssmbled, That the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby, appropriated for the service of the Post Office Department. for the year ending thirtieth June, eighteen bandred and forty-sight, out of any moseys in the trea- sury afising from the revenues of he said department ia eonformisy to he act uf the second cs Isly. eighteen hundred and thirty SIX namely:
 For transportation of the mails within the United States, two million four hnndsed asd forty-cne thousand three hundred and nine ty-one dollars.
 For transportation by steamships besween New York and Bremen, according to the contract wish Edward Mills, authorized hy the ''aet to provide for the transportation of the mail between the United States and foreign countries" approved March third, eighteen hundred and for,y-6ve, two hupd- red and tfty-eighs thousand six hundred and nine dollars.
 For compensation to postrnasters, one million end forty two thousand dollars; Pro nided. That it shall no. be lawful for the Postmaster General to make any allowance or compensation to any Deputy Postmaster, in addition 10 his commissions, except the special allowance made by law to the post masters at New Orleans and the city of Washington, and excepting also, the allow ance to wh;ct; Pos;sHasiers are entitled by law. from the income from boxes: fad pro rided. fnrfher, That each Deputy Postmas- ter, whose compensation for the last preeed- ing year did not exceed two hundred dol- lars, may send through the mail all letters written by himself, and receive through the mail all written communications addressed to himself on his private business which shall not. exceed in weight. one half ounce, free of postage.
 For ship, steamboat, and way letiers, sev- enteeH thousand dollars.
 For wrapping paper, sixteen thousand doi- lars.
 For office furniture tor the offices of post maslers.) three thousand dollars.
 For advertising, thirty thousand dollars.
 For nail bags, twenty thousand dollars.
 For blanks. seventeen thousand dollars.
 For mail locks, keys, and stamps, four thousand dollars.
 For mail depredations and special agents, thirteen thousand dollars: Proridsd, Ina. the Postmaster General he, and he is hereby, authorized to employ. when the service may require <, the assistant rostmasters general as special agents, and to make them com pensatiou and allowance therefor not 10 ex- ceed the amount expended by said agents as necessary travelling expenses while so employed
 For clerks for officers. (in the offices of postmasiers,) two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
 For miscellane ous, fifty thousand dollars
 Sec. ?. find 6e IL further enacted, Thsk n ease the revenues of the department, reesr- red to In the first section of this aet5Shall prove insufficient to mee: the foregoing ap- propriations. then any deficiency tha, may thus arise, shall be paid out of any moneys III the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
 Sec. 3. Had bs II fartber enacted, Ina, the assistant messengers of the Post Office Department shall be entiued to an annual salary of four hundred and fifty dollars.
 Sec. i. find 6s2 u further enacted, That the Secretary sf the Treasury be, and he i. hereby authonxed and directed to pay to Howland Snd Aspinwall, of the city of New York, tss sum nf five thousand dollars, with inserast from the first day of November, eiglteen hundred and thirty-fve, out of any Honey m treasury not otherwise appropria- led, being the amour; of draft dss~a by James Reside, on ,he Pos, Office Depart ment, dated the eighteenth day of April, eigh- teen hundred and ,..irty-6ve, payable on the first day of November, eighteen hundred and thirty five, io the order of the said Reside. and accepted by the Treasurer of the Post Office Department, and by the said ,Ressi5e endorsed to the a,der of II. II. Williams, of Baltimore, and by the said Williams ender.- ed in blank, and which draft is the property of the said Howland and Asp,awsll.
 Approved, March 2. lS47.
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