Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-03-20
Laws of the United States.
By AUTHORITY.
PUBLIC ACTS.

PUBLIC ACTS.
Passed daring ME secOnd session Of the
1hh1y-FrSt Congress.
(PuBLic No. l4)
AN ACT making approp iations for
the service OF the Post Office De-
partment, during the fiscal year end
ing ,he tnlrtIelh OF June, one thous-
and eight hundred and fifty Two, aud
for other purposes.
BE 1t enacted by the "enate and
House OF Representatives oithe United
States OF America IN Cong,ess assent
bled, That ,he iollowin- sums be, and
the same are hereby, appropriated Tor
the servi, Oi the ost Office Drpart-
ment, for the year ending the lhlrtlrlh
OF June, one thousand eight hundr d
and hlty'two, out oi any moneys IN the
Treasury arising from Tie revenues Of
the SAID Department, III conformity to
the act Of te second OF July, eighteen
hundred and thIrty-slX, and for other
purposes, VIZ
For transportation of the mails, i'll
GLIDING the service IN California and
Oregon, three millions four hundred
and seycnly-sIX thousand dollars
or transportation OF the mails III
two steamships llom New IorA by
Southampton, to Bremen, al one hun
dred thousand dollars ior each ship, uu-
der the contract with the Ocean Steam
Navigation Company OF New York
and Tor transportation by Two ships un
der the same contract, from Ne, or,
L. Havre, at seventy 1--we thousand dol
lars each, III addition to an LneXpendeG
balance OF iormer appropriations, two
hundred and slx,y-seycn thousand dol
lars.
Tor transportation OF the mails across
the lsthmus OF PANAMA, lorty-ivc lhous-
and dollars.
For compensation to postmasters,
one million eight hundred anI seventy
five thousand Il HAIRS.
For ship, steamboat, and way-Ieiters,
lorly-llve Thousand dollars.
OF wrappng-paper, thmIy-i,e thous-
ana dollars.
For uilicc furniture, nine thousand
dollars.
For advertising, elghly-thousamd
dollars.
For mail-bags, thirty-six thousand
dollars:
For mail-locks, keys. and stamps, ten
thousand dollars.
For man depredations, and special
agents, thIrly-hSe thousand dollars.
For cicr IA the otlices OF postmas-
tiers, tour hundred and twenty five
thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous items, eighty
thOus ,nd dollars.
For new mmi-Iocks, aud keys, twen-
ty-iihe lhousanu dollars.
For maps otpost routes, SIX thousand
dollars.
FOR incidental expenses of post Off
ces IN CuIlUula, from The dates re-
specuyeIy OF their establishment TO
the lhlrl,clh Of June, eighteen huudr, d
and fifty zone, siNly-sN thousand dO!-
lars or 50 much thereof as may be
necessary IN addition to the commls-
slons allowed by law To postmasters
TO be expended at such office IN such
proportions, and under such reguia-
tlons, as the Postmaster General may
direct, aud To be aCCoun ed tor as couI-
missions.
SEC. =. and be 1t further enacted -
Tat the ostmaster General shall br,
and he Is herety, authorized lo appoint
letter carriers for the delivery OF tlettere
from amy post office IN California or
Oregon, and to allow leuer carriers
who may be appointed at any such
sum Tor all letters, newspaper, or Other
mallable matter delivered by them, as
may be recommended by the puslmas-
ters Tor whose office ,uch letter Carrl-
er may lie appointed; not exceedIns
five cents for every letter, two cents
Tor every newspaper, aud two cents
for every ounce Ol other maiIabIe mat
ter aud the Postmaster General shat
be-, and hc Is hereby, a tho lzed 10
empower the SPECIAL agents OF the
lost Office Department III California
aud Oregon to appoint such letter car-
rIcrs ~ tneir districts lie pectI'cly, aud
To- fix the rates OF Their compensation
within the UNITS aforesaid, subject TO,
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