The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-04

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edition - they furnish subscriSsts or s,ssis
o. Tnr cosaRr's'oSAL Rra"rss them
thereof made the General Land Office to authorizes The
commencement of the sales in said district shall appoint
ict who shall reside the place by the Prssi-
dent or the and Office receive such give
curly and discharge all duties pertaining such Off
APPROVED March l. 1917.
tPrBLrc--No. 1911 iiif 3fA
AN ACT amend the entitled San act 10 reduce tho
rates OF postage limit the and the abuse Of
the fankng privilege and for the prevention Of frauds on
the revenues of the Post Office Department. passed third
Of March, eighteen hundred and forty Ave. lS e4I
BE eaaeted by ths AID Hoss of Reusesatiyls
the Usd States of America Comgress Gsseubcd, That
sa M Of M ss Sy E
hundred and weniy ve, the Postmaster General may a.
s owRR sss on r.
,a~ n any one year or due gIoporior thereof % les
forty per cent; the first hundred and
ceedng four hundred dollars hrtyhFse and third
and no, sseesdns ls II AanSfsS doa hy
per cent on sum over twsnty.iOar hundted dos!S.
postage newspapers magazines, and lnmthsas. ~
per cent on the amount of hostages letters Psaks
allowances commissions or other emolumenfs shall be
S m 81 e sn ~ % o act
on i,,;,. shaiI ~. ao,,,n.J Co., 49, al
wear ON the frst OF Jv ami ending The thirfi
eth of June each year and that r any period less than
year the restrictions contained in said section shall be held
So oa pse% 70 Sep
postmaster under the foregoing provisions to be conu
fall short of the which he would DO entitled
under u smaller sum received at his office
ohewise which have come, or may hereafter come INTO
Office or amy other Officers Of he United s,a
or other person persons Whatever, shall be paid to
the order of the Postmaster General be kept by him
@ Gnsys Of s the Se pa
of any person in the employment Of the United States
TO pay over such moneys when demanded the person SO
against defaniting officers. ' 8s .fl9F
Congress- delegates o Territories, the Vice President Of
the United States, the Secretary of the Senate, and the
to send and leeeive public documents free Of postage d
ring their office and that the said members and
documents free of postage to the first Monday
Der following the expiration of their term Of office
the Senate and Clerk of the of Representatives shall
have the power receive well send all letters and
Sec g. Aid be further enacted That members Of Con-
gess shall have the power receive, well send all
letter. and packages weighing free of
postage up to the Monday in December following the
APPROVED March i. isa7. f .a Sff
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AN AL 70 amend an act entitled An act 20 .ns
carriage on passengers IN MerchAnt vos0eis aim "
Qlne the time wnen SAID act sna take eIect. Ee *
&c e"gctsa ~ ne Tse"0e a"9 1zOtse q
tne On'e0 cfdes america ~ Coagsss
the act 70 regulate tue Carriage OF
vessels aPPoveu le tiay - Gu wv
een nunareu hh, iory sha! IN REGARD - ~
arriving rom ports on ms sie OF he cnPes OF eocT
ana i0rn lake erect ana DC IN Iorce rom on 1lIe '1
tnrty-nrst day OF May next ensuing; anu IN IAra AZ
ter the tmrt,eth DAY o. eectober next gnsuing N
hcTios asa oe yAvtMeT endced' nay ~ hucn = su
act as thozes Shippers 20 estimate TWO cnofon OF elg
years o. age a inter, as one passenger AZ o
oi loo', ~ hcieoy 1cPeau. -t. .steT~.sf
APPROVED MaIch .. 1917.
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AN AC making appropriations for the support OF the mr.
my and Of volunteers Tor the year ending the hirtieth
June one thousand eight hundred ana iorty cignt ana
for other purposes
~ enacted oy nc senate ana House o.
the Uned States America tn Congs1 assembled, That
the following sums be- and the same are hereby approp-
aed for the support OF the and OF voanteers for the
year ending the hrte june one thousand eight hundred
For pay OF the army three million three hundred and six
tyive thousand four hundred and sixty-two dollars.
For commutaton of officers subsistence six hundred and
forty thousand seven hundred and iorty-two dollars.
dred and foy-egh thousand six hundred and forty dol
lars.
For payments in lieu ofcong for ofcers'~ervants for
ty-two thousand eight hundred and ten dollars.
For pay Of volunteers including general and staff Off.
GERS, million eight hundred and fifteen thousand five
hundred and nnety-fvc dollars. &y
For subsistence in kind OF the army, volunteers and
poyees, million hundred and eleven thousand six
hundred and twentysix dollars. $3.50
For clothing OF the army, camp and garrison equpagc,
nine hundred and seventy -four thousand dollars.
dred and ten thousand dollars.
For three months pay non-commssioned Off