Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-03-13

Proyided. That the whole amount of commisslons
allowed such postmasters during the fiscal year
shall not exceed by more than twenty per cent.
The amount of commissions at such office for the
wear ending the thirtieih day Of June, eighteen
hundred and flly-one.
SEC. 7, .4nd be II further enacted, That no
Post-Oaice now in existence shall be dIscontlIl-
ned. nor shall the mail service on any mail route
in any of the States or Territories be dlscOntlu-
ued or diminished, in consequence of any dlmln-
uition of the revenues that may result IRON this
act: and it shall be the duty Of The ?. NJ. Gen. to
establish new Post Offices, and place the mail
service on any new mail-routes established, or
that nav hereafter be established, in the same
manner "a though this act had not passed .4nd
provided, further, That the compensation OF no
Postmaster shall be diminished in consequence
of the passage of this act.
SEC. 8. find be 1t further enacted, That there
shall be paid to the Post.Ofice Department, IN
further payment and compensation for the mall
service performed for the two Houses OF Con
gress and the other Departments ana Offices oil
the Government in the transportation OF tree
matter, the sum of FIVE hundred thousand doll
ars per year, which shall be paid quarterly, out
Of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated and the money appropriated to
the Post Office Department by the twelfth Sec
ton of the act " to establish certain post-routes
and for other purposes" approved March third
eighteen hundred and forty seven, and remaining
undlawn in the L easury, shall continue subject
to the requisltion Of the Postmaster General, for
the service Of the Post Office Department, not
withstauding the same may have so renamed
so undrawn for more than two years after 1t be-
come subject to such reQuisltiOn.
SEC. 8. find be 1t further enGcted, That there
is hereby appro, riated, out of any moneys in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum OF
five hundred thousand dollars, to supply any de-
6ciency that may arise in the Post Office De-
p%artment.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That it
shall be in the power of the Postmaster Gener-
al, at all Post Offices, where the Postmasters
are appointed by the President of the United
States, to establish post. routes, within the cities
and towns, to provide for conveying letters to
the Post Offices, by establishing suitable and
convenient places Of deposite and by employ
ing carriers to receive and deposite them in the
Post-O flee and at all such Offices it shall be in
his power to cause letters to be delivered by
suitable carriers, to be appointed by him for that
purpose, for which not exceeding one or two
cents shall be charged, to be paid by the person
receiving or sending the same and all sums so
received shall be paid into the POst.Ofice De-
partment: Proaided, The amount of compensa-
ton allowed by the Postmaster General to car
riers shall in no case exceed the amount paid
into the Treasury, by each town or city, under
the provisions of this section.
Sec. II. find be it further enacted, That from
and after the passage of this act it shall be law
full to coin at the mint of the United States and
its branches, a piece of the denomination and
legal value of three cents, or three hundredths
of a dollar, and to weigh twelve grains and three
eights of a grain and that it shall be a legal
tender in payment of debts for all sums Of thirty
cents and under.
Approved, March 3, 1851.