The Arkansas banner., 1849-04-10
APPROVED, March ?, 1899.
IPUBLIc - No. B


 AN Acr making appropriations for the service of the Postoihee Department for the year ending the thiItieth oi June, ore thousand eight hundred and fifty.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of R-pre. septstves of the United States of America in Con. gress assembled, That the following sums of money be- and they are hereby, appropriated for the servce Of the Pestoice Department for the year ending the ,hirti"'h o! June, one thousand eight hundred and 6ft' put of any moneys in the treasury arising from the revenues oi the said department in conforni 10 the act of the second of July one thousand egh hund ed and thirtv-six, namely:
 For Transportation of inc mails within the United States, two millions five hundred and forty thousand dollars
 For transportation of the mails in four steam ships st hundred thousand dollars each per year. from New York 10 Biemen, by way O. Southampton under the contract male with the Ocean Steam Navigation Company, of New York, in addition to h< ot three hundred and eighty three thousand SIX hsndred and nine dollars ol former appropria- tons for the same object, which il i. estimated w, remain unsxpended on ihe hrtieih ofJune. eighteen hundred and torty-nIne, sixteen thousani three hundred and ninety dollars;
 For transportation of the mails between Charles. ton, South Carolina. and Havana, by way of Key West calling al Savannah under the contract made with M C. Moideca, ffty thousand dolIafs; and for transportation of the mail by said line Or by other steamers 10 such other places the Of Florida ss the Postmaster Gener may deem practicable and expedent. five thousand dollars
 For compensation Of postnasteTs, one million two hundred and twenty thousand dollars
 For ship, steamboat, and way letters thirty thou sand dollars;
 For wrapping -raper, twenty -iwo thousand dollars, For office furniture Gin the offices of posimasiers three thousand dollars;
 For advertising. fifty thousand dollars.
 For mail bags, twenty-five thousand dollars.
 For blanks, twenty-one thousand dollars;
 For mail locks, keys, and stamps, six thousand dsiisr;
 For the detection and prevention of nail depreda- lions and for special agents including the two agents fer Oregon and California twehtY thousand dollars For clerks for offices, (the offices Of postmAsteTs, two hundred and sixty thousand doars;
 For miscellaneous, sixty thousand dollars.
 That the better 10 enable the postal treaty with Great Britain 10 go into luil effect with equal advan. tage to both countries, letters shall b- mailed as composing one rate only where the letter does no, exceed the weight of half ource ayolT4npois; ; where II exceeds half ounce bu. does not exceed an ounce. as composing two rates; where it exceeds an o.nce but does not exceed two inees, as com posing four rates; where if exceeds two ounces but not exceed three ounces, composing six rates; where it exceeds three ounces bat does mol, exceed four ounces, as composing eight rates; and in like progression for each additional ounce, or fraction of an ounce, and that each rate shall be subject 10 the f postage charge that letters refused or which cannot be delivered may be immediately returned to the dead letter office, and that Rewsps pers sent from the office of pnbiiesiion shall be charged with the same Tostage as other papers. to b. prepaid APPROVED March 8. ieis.