Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-05-25
BY AUTHORITY.
Acts and Resolutions passed at the Second
Session Of the Thirlieth Congress.

EGHhIuH VI tuO 1uIItlCtu OUuSICEES
[PuBL1c-No. s5.l-An Act making appro-
priations for the service OF the Post Office
Department for the year ending the .hiriieth
of June, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives. Of the United States of Amer-
icG IN Congress assembled, That the follow
ing sums of money be, and they are hereby,
appropriated for the service Of the Post Office
Department for the year ending the thIrtieth
of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty,
out of any money in the treasury arising from
the revenues of the said department. in con-
formity to the act of the second of July, one
thousand. eight hundred and thirty. six, namely:
For transportation of the mails within the
United States, two millions FIVE hundred and
forty thousand dollars;
For transportation of the mails in four
steamships, at one hundred thousand dollars
each per year, from New York to Bremen, by
way of Southampton, under the contract made
with the Ocean Steam Navigation Company
of New York, in addition to the sum of three
hundred and eighty-three thousand six hun
dred and nine dollars of former appropriations
for the same object, which it is estimated will
remain unexpended on the thirtieth of June
eighteen hundred and forty. mine, sixteen
thousand three hundred and ninety one dol
lars;
For transportation of the mails between
Charleston, South Carolina, and Havana, by
way of Key West, calling at Savannah, under
the contract made with M c. Mordecai, fifty
thousand dollars; and for transportation OF
the mail by said line or by Other steamers, to
O,nnh othae rlooao fha e H.
the Postmaster General may deem practicable
and expedienr, five thousand dollars;
For compensation of postmasters, one mil
lion two hundred and twenty thousand dol
lars;
For ship. steamboat, and way letters, thirty
thousand dollars;
For wrapping paper, twenty-five thousand
dollars;
For Office furniture, Tin the Offices of post.
masters.) three thousand dollars;
For advertising, fifty thousand dollars;
For mail bags. twenty-five thousand dol
lars;
For blanks, twenty -one thousand dollars;
For mail locks, keys, and stamps, six thou
sand dollars;
For the detection and prevention of mail
depredations and for special agents, including
the two agents for Oregon and California,
twenty thousand dollars
For clerks for Offices, Che Offices of post
masters,) two hundred and sixty thousand
dollars;
For miscellaneous, sixty thousand dollars.
That the better to enable the postal treaty
with Great Britain 10 go into full effect with
equal advantage to both countries, letters shall
be mailed as composing one rate only where
the letter does not exceed the weight of half
ounce avoirdupois; where it exceeds half
ounce but does not exceed an ounce, as COM
posing two rates; where il exceeds an ounce
bnt does not exceed two ounces, as composing
four rates; where it exceeds two ounces but
not exceed three ounces, as composing six
rates where it exceeds three ounces but does
not exceed four ounces, as composing eight
rates; and in like progression for each add-
tional ounce, or fraction of an ounce, and that
each rate shall be bject to the full postage
charge that letters refused or which cannot
be delivered may be Immediately returned TO
the dead letter Office, and that newspapers moi
sent from the Office of publication shall be
charged with the same postage as other pa
pers, to be prepaid
ROB'T c. WINTHROP,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
G. M. DALLAS,
Vice President of the United States, and
President of the Senate
Approved March 3, 1S49
JAMES K. POLK.