Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-04-02

lFCBL1C-NO. 10
AN ACT 10 amend the act emitted can act
10 reduce the rates of postage, 10 limit the
use AMI correct the abuse of the franking
privilege, and for the prevent on of frau Is
on the revenues of the Post Office Depart
ment,'' passed third of March, eighteen hun
bred and fcrty-tive.
Ee 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives cfMe United States # Amer-
ica IN Congress assembled, That. in lieu of
commissions allowed deputy postmasters by
The fourteenth section of the act of the thir4
of March, eighteen hundred and ty-fve,
the Postmaster General may allow, on the
proceeds of their respective Offices, commits
son not exceeding The following rates on the
amounts receives in any one year. or due
proportion thereof for less than wear: On a
sum OF exceeding one hundred col ars, forty
per cent; on sum over the first hundred and
rot exceeding four hundred dollars, thirty
tl1ee an! one-thrd per cent; on sum over
ana above the first four hun'red do lars ami
rot exceeding twentyfour hundred dollars,
thIrty per cent on a sum over tWenty-fOur
hundred dollars, twelve and One-haf per cent !:
on all sums arising from the postage on news
papers, magazines, AMI pamrh cts, fifty per
cent on the amount OF postage on letters OF
packets receives for distrit ut on, seven per
cent: Pr0U,ded, I bat all allowances, commits
SONS, or other emo umentS shall he sub ect to
the provisions OF the torty-first section of the
act which this is inteniel 10 amend; and
that the annual compensation therein hmlte,I
shall be computed tor the fscaI year common
eng on the first of july and en- hng the thIr-
teth OF June each year, and that Tor any pc
rIoI less than a year the restrictions contained
in said sect on shalt be held to Apply III due
proportion for such fractional PERIOD: And
provided further, That the compensation 10
any deputy postmaster under the foregoing
provisions to be computed upon the receipt at
his office of large sum shall in no case fall
short OF the amount to which he would be
entitled under smaller sum received at his
office
SEC. 2. And be 1t furthec enacted, That all
moneys taken from the ma Is of the Unite |
States by robbery, theft, or otherwise, which
have come, or NAV hereafter come into the
possess o. or custo " of any OF the agents of
the Post Office Department, or any other OFF,
GERS OF the unitei States, or any other person
or persons whatever, shall be paid to the or
der of the Postmaster General, to be kept by
him as other monies of the Post Office De-
partment, to and for the use ami benefit OF the
righttul owner, to be paid whenever saustac-
tory proof thereof shall be ma lie, ana upon
the failure of any person in the employment
OF the Unite States to pay over such moneys
when deman.!e |, the person s" refusing shall
be Subject to the penalties prescribed by law
against detau,tng officers.
Sec. 3. And be 1t further enacted, That all
members of Congress, delegates from. Terrific
res, the Vice President of The United States,
the Secretary OF the Senate, and the Clerk OF
the House of Representatives, shalt have the
power to sen an receive public documents
Tree of postage during their term OF office, and
that the sal members an delegates shall have
the power to send AMI receive pubic docu-
meltS free of postage up to the first Mon tay
of December following the expiration OF Their
term of Office.
SEC. 4. had be it further enacted, That the
Secretary OF the Senate AMI the Clerk OF the
House OF Representatives, shall have the pow
er to receive, as well as to send, all letters anu
packages, not weighing over two ounces, tree
of postage, during their term OF office.
SEC. ). A.ld be 1t further enacted, That
members OF Congress stall have the power tc
receive, as we'll as to send, all letters anu
packages, not weighing over two ounces, free
of postage up to the first Monlay in Decem
Der following the expiration OF their term o.
office
| APPROVED March /, 1917.