The Arkansas banner., 1847-04-07
Public--No. I9. AN ACT

Public-No. l9.
 AN ACT
 To amend the act entitled "An act 10 reduce
 the rates Of postage, to limit the use and
 correct the abuse of the ffanking privilege
 and for the prevention of frauds on the
 revenues of the Post Office Department,n
 passed third of March, eighteen hund.ed
 and forty-6ve.
 Be t enacted 6y inc Senate and House of Representatives of thc U. Siatss of America in Congress assembled, That in lieu ofcom- missions allowed deputy postmas.ers by the fourteenth section of the act of the third of March, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, the Postmaster General may allow, on the proceeds of their respective offices, com mission not exceeding the following rates on the amount received in any one yea. or q due proportion thereof for less than year On sum not exceeding one hundred dol lars, forfy per cent; on a sum over the frs; hundred and not exceeding four hundred dollars. thirty-three and one third per cent; on sum over and above the first four hun dred dollars and no, exceeding iwenty-four hundred dollars, thirty per cent; on sum over twenty-four hundred dollars, twelve and one-half per cent; on all sums arising from the postage on newspapers. magazines, and pamphlets, fifty per cent; on the amount of postage on letters or packets received for dis tribulion, seven per cent; Prorided, That allowances, commissions, or other emolu- ments shall be subject to the provisions of the forty-6rst section of the act which this is intended 10 amend; and that the annual compensation therein limited shall be com puted for the fiscal year commencing on the first of July and ending the thir.ieth of June eacIi year. and that for any period less than a year, the restrictions contained in said sec ton shall be held to apply in due propor- ,ion for such fractional period; find prorid- cd further. That the compensation to any deputy postmaster under the foregoing pro visions to be computed upon the receipt at his office of larger sum shall in no case fall short of the amount to which he would be entitled under smaller sum received al. his office.
 Sec ?. And 6e n further enacted. That all monies taken from the malls of the Uni ted States by robbery, theft, or otherwise, which have come, or may hereafter come into the possession or custody of any of the agents of the Post Office Department or any other officers of the United States, or any other person or persons whatever, shall be paid to the order of the Postmaster General, to be kept by him as other monies of the Post Office Department, to and for the use and benefit of the rightful owner, to be paid whenever satisfactory proof thereof shall be made, and upon the failure of any person in the employment of the United States to pay over such moneys when demanded, the per son so refusing shall be subjec, to the pen- alties prescribed by law agains. defaul,ing officers.
 Sec g. Aud be h further cmucied, That all members of Congress, delegates from Territories, the Vice President of the United States, the Secretary of the Senate. and the Clerk of the House of Representatives. shall have the power to send and receive public documents free of postage during their term of office, and tha. the said members and del- egates shall have the power to send and re- ceive public documents free of postage up to the first Monday of December following the expiration of their term of office.
 Sec. 4. find De a fursher enacted, That the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives, shall have the power to receive, as we'll as to send, all let iers and packages, not weighing over two ounces, free of postage, during their term of office.
 Sec. :. fad be il farfher enacted, That members of Congress, shall have the power to receive, as we'll as to send, all letters and packages, not weighing over two ounces, free of postage up to the frs, Monday in De cember following the expiration of their term of office.
 Approved, March l, 1S47.
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