The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-12
HTY OF WASHINGTON, FRIDAY NIGHT MARCH q, ls47.

Postmaster General may direct the mail TO be conveyed
from Charleston 70 Chages, and from Panama To Astoria,
MONTHS oener the public interest may require
Provided That the expenditure for said service shall not
sEc. 4 Aad BE- Il further snacfed That the Postmaster
Gene raj be- and he is hereby authorized 70 establish post
places On the coast Of he Pcis within the rrr,ory
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postage ana letters from Panama .ha pay
poSngS o. n cents and ises to or IRON hs'o
sso. 8. And Be- i further enacted, That any
chase, by the United States of the steamships sobe employ
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transportation Of the mail between the United States and
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hve Poridsd That the departure and return Of said mail
from Charleston, New York, Savannah, Pensacola, New
Orleans, may be deemed most consistent with the public
interest.
SIC g. And be it further enacted That the Of thirty
thousand dollars be- and the same is hereby appropriated
for the service herein provided for to be paid from the gen
eral appropriation for mail transportation.
sEo 10 And be ii further enacted That the Postmaster
General be authorized and directed when in his Judgment
the public interest convenience may require it, to esab
sh branch post Offices to facilitate the opera
ton of the post office any city place which, IN the
opinion of ie Postmaster General may require such adj
% at for n ns CO n o. he
prescribe the rules and regulations for the branch pos,
additional postage shall be charged for the receipt or de-
livery Of any letter or packet at such branch post 9se
transportation of letters in the mail, the Postmaster General
be authorized 70 prepare postage stamps which when at
ment of the postage chageabe such letter, which said
stamps the Postmaster General may deliver deputy
master paving or becoming accountable for
the stamps received by him and if of said stamps
fee tho amount 80 reuned shall be credited such depu
IT, postmaster; and such deputy postmaster may dispose
wish 10 the same |bu it shall not be lawful Tor any
o o e. from
master General land any person who shall falsely and
fra a9sna y asaad e os ess eras
deemed guilty Of felony and on conviction shall be subject
Of The approved the third day of March egh,
teen hundred and twenty-five, entitled An act 70 reduce
into one the several acts establishing and regulating the
SEC T. lid be It further enacted That much of the
requires the Postmaster General of the
postage that would be chargeabe by the rates prescribed
and ia that st the same shall be paid the Post Depart
ment from the contingent funds of the two Houses OF Con-
press and of the other Departments OF the governments for
Which such mail service may have been performed, be,
and the is hereby repealed and that in leu Of such
NAV be performed for the several departments of the
eminent there shall be paid to the Post oice department
hundred thousand dollars which is hereby appropriated
for that purpose OF any naPProprated money In the
SEC is And be it further enacted, That il shall not be
mail two or more letters directed different persons
osed in The same envelope packe and every person
offending shall forfeit the sum OF ten dollars 70 ns recovered
by action qu TAM onehal for the use OF the niormer and
the other half the Of the Post Office Department
Provided That this prohibition shall not apply to any let
ter or packet directed foreign country and all news
papers conveyed in the mail shall be subject to postage,
Fishers of and except those ranked by persons
enoyng fpnking privilege, and newspapers not sent
from the office of publication; and all hanuDiils or crcu.
lars printed Autographed not exceeding one sheet shall
be subject postage each, 10 DE Paid wen
posted in any post office to be conveyed IN the mail and
It shall be lawful for contractor or mail carrier to trans
port newspapers the mail for sale or distribution to
subscrbers and the Postmaster general shall have author
ly to pay to be paid sum not exceeding two
each for all letters packets conveyed In any vesel
or steamboat employed in carrying the mail from one
port place any other port or place In the United States
subject regulations the Postmaster General may
prescrbe such publications books as have been or
may be published, procured purchased by order OF
either House of Congress- joint resolution OF the two
Houses shall be considered public documents and en-
titled to be ranked such and shall not be lawful to
make any allowance compensation to deputy Postmas-
ers in addition their commissions authorized by law,
exceptinp the receipts from boxes oil which NIL beyond
two thousand dollars shall be applied I'm d,aying the
expenses of their Offices and to be accoped Tor IN the
same manner they required to account for their COM
missions and excepting the special allowance made by
law the postmusers Washington city and New Or
leans. !,
approved the third day of March, A. H. eighteen nun
ded and fry-ve entitled An act to reduce the rates OF
postage limit the and correct the abuse, OF the
ranking privilege, and for the prevention OF frauds on the
Post Office Department." and of all other acts relating to
the Post Office Department the service OF that depart
ment inconsistent with this act be- and the same are
JOHN W. DAVIS,
Speaker o the House of Representatives.
G.. M. DALLAS,
Vice President OF the United States and
President ofthe Senate.
APPROVED March 8, 1917.
r J. X. POLK.