Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-04-09
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AN ACT making appropriations for the SER
vice of the Post Office Department for the
year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen
hundred and forty eight.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of Amer-
1ca an Congress assembled, That the follow
ing sums of money be, and the same are here
by, appropriated for the service of the Post
Office Department, for the year ending the thir-
tleth June, eighteen hundred and forty weight,
out OF any moneys IN the treasury arising from
the revenues of the said department in confor-
nifty to the act OF the second of July, eighteen
hundred and thirty six, namely:
For transportation of the mails within the
United States, two million four hundred and
forty-one thousand three hundred and ninety
one dollars.
For transportation by steam ships between
New York and Bremen, according to the con-
tract with Edward Mills, authorized by the
g act to provide for the transportation of the
mail between the United States and foreign
countries" approved March third, eighteen
hundred and 'orty-fve, two hundred and fifty
eight thousand six hundred and nine dollars.
For compensation to postmasters, one mil
jlion and forty thousand dollars. Provided,
That it shall not be lawful for the Postmaster
General to make any allowance or compensa-
ton to any Deputy Postmaster, in addition to
his commissions, except the special allowance
made by law to the postmasters at New Or
leans and the city of Washington, and excep-
ting also, the allowance to which postmasters
are entitled by law, from the income from
boxes: A1ld provided, further, That each
Deputy Postmaster, whose compensation for
the last preceding year did not exceed two
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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 letters, sew
enteen thousand dollars.
For wrapping paper, sixteen thousand dol
lars
For office furniture, for the Offices of post
masters,) three thousand dollars.
For advertising, thirty thousand dollars.
For mail bags, twenty thousand dollars.
For blanks, seventeen thousand dollars.
For mail locks, keys, and stamps, tour
thousand dollars.
For mail depredations and special agents,
thirteen thousand dollars Provided, That the
Postmaster General be, and he is hereby, au-
thorzed to employ, when the service may re-
quire it, the assistant postmasters general as
= special agents, and to make them cOmpensa-
ton and allowance therefor not to exceed the
amount expended by said agents as necessary
travelling expenses while so employed.
For clerks for Offices, Tin the Offices of post
masters,) two hundred and twenty-five thou
, sand dollars.
For miscellaneous, fifty thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That in
case the revenues of the department referred
to in the first section of this act, shall prove
insufficient to meet the foregoing appropria-
tons, then any deficiency that may thus arise
, shall be paid out of any moneys in the trea-
sury not otherwise appropriated.
6 SEC g. And be 1t further enacted, That the
assistant messengers, of the Post Office De.
partment shall be entitled to an annual salla.
ry of four hundred and fifty dollars.
SEC d. And be it further enacted, That the
= Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is here
by authorized and directed to pay to Rowland
and Aspinwall, OF the city of New York, the
sum of five thousand dollars, with interest
from the first day of November, eighteen hun
dred and thirty five, out of any money in the
! treasury not otherwise appropriated, being the
amount of draft drawn by James Reside
on the Post Office Department, dated the eigh:
teenth day of April, eighteen hundred and
a thirty five, payable on the first day of Novem
;, Der, eighteen hundred and thirty-fve. to the
order of the said Reside, and accepted by the
J., Treasurer of the Post Office Department, and
by the said Reside endorsed to the order o.
i H. H. Williams, of Baltimore, and by the said
e Williams endorsed in blank, and which draft
3. is the property OF the said Rowland and AS
: pinwall.
e APPROVED March 2, 1847.