The republic., 1851-10-30
OFFICIAL.
PosT OFFIcK DEPARTMENT,
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October %, 1851
Numerous applications having been made to this
Department for the allowance of increased com
missions to postmasters authorized under certain
conditions by the sixth section of An act to reduce
and modify the rates of postage n the United
States and for other purposes" approved March
Sd, 1851, and il having been clearly shown that in
most cases the labors of postInasters have been In
creased, and their commissions reduced by the
operation of said act:
II is ordered, that whenever the Auditor of the
Treasury for the Post Office Department shall have
satisfactory proof, by affidavit otherwise, that
the labors of any postmaster have been increased,
and his commissions reduced, provided for by
said act, he shall allow and credit such poatmastet
with commissions according to the following rules
to witt
/. Where the commissions of such postmaster;
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1851 did not
exceed fifty dollars the amount of commissions
Gllo,oed for that year. with twenty per cent added
thereto, shall be allowed and credited to the post
master for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1852.
,. Where the commissions Of such posima ster
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1851, exceed
ed fifty dollars and did not exceed one hundred
dollars, The same amount Of comnsi ssions aIlotoed
for that year, with fifteen per cent added thereto,
shall be allowed and credited to the postmaster for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1852.
3. Where the commissions OF such postmaster
for the hecal year ending June 80, 1851, exceeded
one hundred and did not exceed five hundred
dollars, the amount cf commissions allotoed for
that year, with twelve and half per cent. added
thereto, shall be allowed and credited to the post
master for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1852.
4. Where the commissions of such postmaster
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1851, exceeded
five huhdred dollars, ue same amount Of commits
sions alotoed for that year. with ten per cent added
thereto, shall be allowed and credited to the post
master for the year ending June 80, 1852.
ProUided, al,oays, That the commissions to be
allowed at any post office (othcr than distri-
buting officc) shall not exceed the postages col
lected at such office during the period for which
such allowance is made Propided, also, That
special application for further allowance to any
distributing office may be made whenever the Au-
ditor shall certify that the commissions authorized
to be allowed under this order are insufficient to
pay the actual and necessary expenses of such
office, including the compensation of the postmas
ter And proUided, further, That there shall not be
allowed at any office, where the compensation of
the postmaster is by law limited to fixed salary
or compensation, any greater sum than shall be
quircd to pay such salary or compensation and the
actual and necessary expenses of his office.
The rate of allowance after the present fiscal
year is reserved for future consideration, and will
be determined upon after the accounts for the first
three quarters Of the present fiscal year have been
adjusted by the Auditor.
(Signed) N. X. HALL,
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