The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-03-20

ed guilty OF felony, and be punished oy nne NOT
exceeding tive hundred dollars, or BY impriscn-
ment not exceeding five years, OF BY both such
fine and imprisonment; ana the expenses of pro-
curing and providing all such postage stamps and
letter envelopes, as are provided for or authorized
by this act shall be paid, after being adjusted BY
ne auditor Of the Post Office Department, or the
certificate of the Postmaster General, out Of any
money in the Treasury arising from the Post
Office Department. !,
Ssc. a Aid be Il further enacted, That II shall
be the duty Of every postmaster 10 cause 10 ne de-
faced. in such manner as the Postmaster General
shall direct all postage stamps attached 10 letters
deposited in his office for delivery, or TO % sent
by mail; and ifany postmaster, sending letters 10
the mail with postage stamps attached, snaH om'
10 deface the same II shall be the duty OF the post
master 10 whose Office such letters shall be sent for
delivery to deface tho stamps and report the deln-
quent postmaster to the Postmaster General
And il any person shall use, or attempt to use, IN
prepay ment oil postage, any postage stamp which
shall have been before used for like purposes,
such persons shall be subject 10 penalty Of fifty
dollars for every such offence, to be recovered in
the name OF the United States, in any court Of
competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 5. .4nd be il further enacted, That lists
Of letters remaining nncaled for in any post
office in any city, town, or village, where
ed once only in the newspaper which, being is
sued weekly or oiener. shall have the largest
circulation within the range OF delivery OF said
Office, to be decided b, the Postmaster General,
under such regulations as shall be prescribed
BY him. at charge not exceeding one three at
such Office, at such time, and under such reg
ulations as the Postmaster General shall pre-
scribe: and at charge Of one cent for each let
ter advertised. And the postmaster a such OF
fee is hereby directed TO post IN conspicuous
place in his Of flee copy OF such lisf, on the day
or day after the publication the rect: and 1t the
publisher Of any such paper shall refuse TO pub
ish the lis, OF letters provided in this section,
the postmaster may designate some other paper
for such purpose. Such lists OF letters shall be
published once in every six weekr, and as much
ener, not exceeding once week, No the
Postmaster c eneral may specially direct: Pro-
ridcd, That the Postmaster General may, in his
discretion drec, the publication ofGerman and
and other foreign let ers in any newspaper
printed in the German or any other foreign Ian
guage, which publication shall be IN lieu OF or
in addition TO the publication OF the list oil such
letters in the manner first in this section provid-
ed, as the Postmaster General shall direct.
Sec. 6. .3ad be if;furDter enacted. That TO any
postmaster whose commissions may be reduced
before the amount allowed at his office fer the
wear ending the ,hr,ieth day Of June, eighteen
hundred and tiity-one, and whose labors may
he increased the Postmaster General shall DO au-
thorszed, in his discretion, 10 allow such addi-
tional commissions as he may deem just and
p, oper Erorided, Tha, the whole amount OF
commissions allowed such postmaster during the
fiscal year shall no, exceed by more than TWEEN
~ per cent. the amount OF commissions at such
office for the year ending the thirtieth day OF
June, eighteen hundred and tiity-cne
n l.. . Ia -
pcs, office now in existence shall be discontinue
ed, nor shall the mail service On any mail route
in any Of the States or Territories be discon-
tnued or diminished, in consequence OF an,
dimnu,ion of the revenues that may result
from this act: and i, shalt be the duty eli the
Postmaster General 10 establish new post Off
ces, and place the mail service OF any new
mail routes established, or that may hereafter
be established, in the same manner as though
this act had not passed lind pror,ded. further.
THAT the compensation oil no postmaster shall
be diminished in consequences OF the passage Of
III IL act.
Sec. 8. find be IL further tnaeieG, That,here
shall be paid 10 the Pos, Office Department, in
further paymen, and compensation for the
mail service performed for the Two Houses #
Congress and The Other Departments and Off.
ces Of the Government in the transportation Of
free matter, the sum Of FIVE hundred Thousand
dollars per year, which snail be paid quarterly
out OF any moneys in the Treasury not oth,r-
wise appropriated, and the moneys Appropriated
the Pos, Office Department, by the twelfth sec
ton of the act s.to establish certain post rnJtes
and for other purposes" approved March hird,
eighteen hundred and forty seven, and remain
ing undrawn in the Treasury, shall continue
subject TO the requsiiion of the Postmaster
General, for the service Of the Post Office De-
,Le,a, 4 III l.
SO remained SO undrawn for more ltan two
years after j, became subjec. TO such regusi
ton
Sec. 9. find be ii further enacted, That there
is hereby appropriated, ont Of any moneys in
The Treasur not otherwise appropriated, the
sum Of FIVE hundred thousand dollar, TO supply
any deficiency that may arise in the Post Office
Department.
T SET. 10 .4ud be nfrtaer enaetrd, Tha !, il shall
be in the power Of the POSTMASTER General, at
all pos, Offices where the posi- masters IRE APP
pointed by the Prcsiden, OF the Unit ed States,
| 10 esta blish post routes withiD the cities or
town to provide for conveying letters 10 be
post office, by establishing suisble and conve-
MEN pl aces Of deposit, and byemplo,ng car
riers to receive and deposit thin in the post Of
| fee; and at all such offices il shall DO in his
power TO cause letters TO be dslivered by suita-
BILE carriers, 10 be appointed b. him for tn pur-
pose, for which not exceeding one or two cents
shall be charged, TO be paid H. The person seceis-
ing or sending The same: an all sums so receiy-
ed shall be paid into the POST Office Depart
men,: Frorided, The amount Of compensation
allowed by the Postmaster General 10 carriers
shall in no case exceed ,heamount paid into the
Treasury, by each town Q city, under the pro-
visions OF this section.
Sec. IL. And be ii fraer enacted, That from
and after the passage Of his act il shall be law
full to coin, at the mint # the United States and
its branches, a piece Of tie denomination and le-
gal value Of three cents or three hundYcdths OF
dollar, to be compost Of three-four,hs silver
and one-fourth cope, and to weigh twelve
grains and three-eghtis Of a grain; that the said
coin shall be conspicDusly different from those
of the other silver cons, and Of the gold dollar,
but having the inscription United States Of A.
merca, and It's denomination and date; and tha,
il shall be legal tender in payment Of debts for
all sums Of thirty c,nts and under; and that no
ingots shall be user for the coinage Of the three
cent pieces herei authorized, Of which the quail
| ify III five IN pdt he from ihel L.