The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-07

name OF he United stasss In say court Of senpssas
Sss Aaa ~ II surtAsr s.sstsl, rAss lists q Let
tess remaining uncasd for In any pest e@cs In say
city, tswn. OF village, where newspsps I'LL Be
shs .s1sDsesr vhish, BENG Issued weekly OF ess.~,
shA have s largest circulation within Tie raAgs Of
delivery Of aid oes to b decided ~ TIE Posta.ts.
b. lin, ct charge not szsss1lss one thrssl 4 nsh
oAos q such tine aad under sssh rsguasoas q the
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master q such ofnce hereby directed to PEI In O
S:ss !. 3: sss' ; & :.s M
Lab 4: st Of letters - prc,d.d IN hi: s:oonp ~.
purpose Such lists Of letters shall be pubshed once
N every six weeks, and much oftsnsr not exceed
ing once week, % the Postmastss aesasl may sps-
cally direct Provided, That the POSTING Ger General
may, In his discretion direct the publication Of Ger
man ana other foreign letters in any newspaper print
publication shall be In lieu Of or in addition to the
publication Of the list OF such letters the
nise IN this section provided % the Gene
SEQ O. And be II further enacted That to any post
master whose commissions may be reduced before the
amount allowed ut this office for the year ending the
thit day Of June eighteen hundred and atty
and whose lsbors may be increased, the Postmaster
General shall be authorized In his discretion to aow
euch additional admissions - he may deem juSh1nd
proper Provided, That the whole amount OF oe4nis-
sions allowed such postmaster during the hsssp5sar
shall not exceed by more than twenty per cent the
amount commsssons ct such on 90 for the year end
ing the thirteth day OF June, eighteen hundred and
SEQ And be 1t further enacted That no post ONCE
In existence shall be discontinued shall the
mail service mail route In any Of the States or
territories, be discontinued diminished in oonse
Quence any diminution OF the revenues that
rult from this act: and II shall be the duty OF the
Postmaster General to establish post OH ses aud
place the mail service on any mail routes estab
lshed in the same manner thong this act had not
passed: And provided further That the compensation
OF the passage of this act
Sec And be it further enacted, That there shall be
paid to the Post0 Department in further payment
and compensation for the mail service performed for
the two houses Of Congress and the other departments
and offices Of the pmept in the transportation OF
free matter the OF i've hundred thousand dollars
per year, which ehA be paid quarterly, out OF any
moneys in the treasury not otherwise Appropriated
and the moneys to the Post Or
mont by the twelfth section OF the act to establish
certain port routes and TOR other purposes approved
March third, eighteen hundred and forty seven aud
remaining undrswn in the treasury. shall continue
subject to tie reputation OF the Postmaster General
for the service OF the Post ocs Depsr mont nowith-
nding the same may have 30 remained so undrswn
for more than two years after 1t became sub such
requisiton.
Sec g. And be 1t further enacted that there Is here.
by appropriated out Of any moneys in the treasury
not otherwise Appropriated the Of a We hundred
thousand dollars TO supply any deficiency that may
ariss in the Post Once Department
Fec TO- And be ii further enacted, That it shall be
In the power OF the Postmaster General at all post Of
side of the United States to establish post routes
within the cities or tewns TO provide for conveying
letters to the post Office by ests bshiBg suitable aut
cor yenient places OF deposit and by employing car
risrs to receive them Ia the post and
at all such Offices it shall be in his power to let
tiers 10 be delivered by suitable carriers to DO appoint
ed by him for that purpose for which not exoesdug
one two cents shall be charged. TO be paid by the
person receiving sending the same and ell
ceiv-d .bs be paid into the Post Once Department
Provided The amount OF compensation so wed by the
Poet 1ter General to carriers shs in exceed
the amount paid into the treasury, BY each town
city under the provisions of thu section.
Sec IL. And be IL further enacted. That from AMI
the rasssge Of this act II shall be lawful coin
at the mint OF the United States and its branches
piece CT the denomination and legal value of three
cents three hundredths of dollar TO be composed
of three sourhs .ilver aud fourth copper and to
weigh twelve grains AMI three Fl hths Of grain that
the raid coin shall bear such devices shall be
epicuously tfertnt from thote OF the other SILVER
coins and Oi the ga lollsr but having the inscrip
ton United states q lmerica and its demon nation
and date and that shall be . legal tender in pay
ment OF d. bts for all OF thirty cents and under
that ngots shall Be used for the coinage of the
three cent pieces herein authorized, OF which the
quality differs more than ave thousandths from the
legal stsndad and that In adjusting the weight Of
the said coin the following dsvstons from the stan
dsrd weight rhall not be exceeded, nsmey-ons half
grain In the single piece and one penny in
q thousand pieces.
Approved, March 8. 1851.