Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-12
BY AUTHORITY.
Laws OF tlae United states passed
at the second session Of the
20th Congress.
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AN ACT making appropriations for the service
Of the Post Office Department for the year
ending the thrtieth Of June, eighteen hundred
and forty-eight.
TSEc IL Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the fol-
lowing sums Of money be, and the same are here
by, appropriated for the service of the Post
Office Department, for the year ending thir-
tieth June, eighteen hundred and fortv,eirht.
ont of any moneys in the treasury arising from
the revenues Of the said department in conform
ny to the act OF the second of July, eighteen
hundred and thirty-sx, 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 steamships between
New York and Bremen, according to the con-
tract with Edward Mills, authorized by the
act to provide for the transportation of the mail
between the United States and foreign coun-
tries" approved March third, eighteen hundred
and forty-fve, two hundred and ffty-eight thou.
sand six hundred and nine dollars.
For compensation to postmasters one million
and forty two thousand dollars Provided THAT il
shall not be lawful for the Postmaster General to
make any allowance or compensation to any
Deputy Postmaster, in addition to his commits
SONS, except the special allowance made by law
to the postmasters at New Orleans and the city
OF Washington, and excepting, also, the allow
ance to which postmasters are entitled by law,
from income from boxes: And provided, fur
Their, That each Deputy Postmaster, whose
compensation for the last preceding year did not
exceed two hundred dollars, may send through
the mail all letters written by himself, and re-
ceiye through the mail all written conmunica-
tons addressed to himselfon his private business
which shall not exceed in weight one hall
ounce, tree OF postage.
For ship, steamboat, and way letters, seventeen
thousand dollars.
For wrapping paper, sixteen thousand dollars
For ONCE 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, four thou.
For mail depredations and special agents
thirteen thousand dollars: Povided, That the
Postmaster General be, and he is hereby, au-
thorised to employ, when the service may re-
qulre it, the assistant postmasters general as
special agents, and to make them compensation
and allowance therefor, not to exceed the
amount expended by said agents as necessary
travelling expences while so employed.
For clerks for offices, Tin the Offices of post.
master, } two hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars.
For miscellaneous, fifty thsusand dollars.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That in
case the revenues ofthe department referred to in
the first section Of this act, shall prove insufficient
to meet the foregoing appropriations, sthen any
deficiency that may thus arise, shall be paid oui
OF any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That the
assistant messengers of the Post Office Depart.
meDt shall be entitled to an annual salary Of fou,
hundred and fifty dollars.
Sec. q. And be it further enacted, That the
Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby
authorized and directed to pay to Rowland and
Aspinwall, of the city of New York. the sum Of
hive thousand dollars, with interest from the
first day OF November, eighteen hundred and
thirty-fve out of any money in the Treasury moi
otherwise appropriated, being the amount Of q
draft drawn by James Reside, on the Post Office
Department, dated the eighteenth day of April
eighteen hundred and thirty-five, payable on the
first day of Nov, eighteen hundred and thirty.
five, to the order of the SAID Reside, and accent.
ed by the Treasurer of the Post Office Depart.
ment, and by the said Reside endorsed to the
order OF H. H. Williams, Of Baltimore, and by
the said Williams endorsed in blank, and which
draft is the property Of the said Rowland and
Aspinwall -
Approved, March 2, 1s47.