Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-03-27

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age, any postage stamp which shall have
been before used for like purposes, such
person shall be subject TO penalty Of fifty
dollars Tor every such offence, TO lie re-
covered IN the name Of the United States, %
in any Court Of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. D. And be il further enacted. That
lists OF letters remaining uncalleI FOR i'm
any post Office, in any city, Town, or vii
lage where newspaper shall be printed,
shall hereafter be published once only in
the newspaper which, being issued week
ly or oftener, shall have the largest circu-
lation within the range Of delivery Of said
Office, 10 be decided by the postmaster IT
such office, 1T such times and under such
regulations as the Postmaster General
shall prescribe. and al charge Of one
cent for each letter advertised. And the
postmaster at such Office is hereby direct
ed TO post, In conspicuous place IN bis
office, copy Of such list, on the day or
day after the publication thereof; and if
the publisher OF any such paper shall re-
fuse 10 publish the list of letters as proyi-
ded in this section, the postmaster may de-
sienate some other paper for such purpose
Such lists of letters shall lie published
once in every six weeks, and as much of
tener, 10: exceeding orce week, IS t.e
Postmaster General may specially direct:
Provided, Tha, the Postmaster General
may in his discretion, direct the publica-
tion Of German and other foreign letters
in any newspaper printed in the German
or any other foreign language, which pub
lication shall be either in lieu or, or III a5-
di,ion TO, the publication or the list Of such
letters i'll the manner first in this section
provided, as the Postmaster General shall
direct.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted. That
TO any postmaster " hose co.Dmi. sions may
be reduced below the amonn. allowed
at his office for the year ending the
thirtieth day OF June, eighteen hundred
and fifty lone, and whose labors may L. in
creased, the Postmaster General shah be
authorized, in Lis discretion, To allow
| such additional commissions as he nav
deem just and proper: Provided, Thai the
| whole amount of commissions sllowed
such postmaster during any fiscal year,
shall not exceed by more than twenty per
! cent, the amount oil commission at such
! office for the year ending tic tLlrtieth day
OF June. eighteen hundred anI flty-one.
Sec. Z. And be il further enacted, that
no post office now in existence shall be
discontinued, nor shall the mail service
on any mail route in any Of the States or
Territories be discontinued or diminished,
! in consequence OF any diniEusion OF the
revenues that may result fro-. this ac.-
! And il shall be the duty or The Post Mas
ter General 10 establish new post oifices,
ard place the mail service cn any new
| mail routes established, or that nar here
| after be established.in the same manner Is
though this acl had not passed.
| Sec. 8. And bs K farst.r enscteu, Tnxr
there shall be paid TO The Post OH CO De-
| partmen'. in further payment and eempen-
sa,ion for the mail service performed for the
two Houses OF Congress and The other
Departments and officers of the Govern
ment in the transportation cf free matter,
the stun Of five hundred thousand dollar.
per year, which shall he paid quarterly,
| ont of any moneys in the treasury net
otherwise appropriated; and the moneys
! appropriated TO the post otiiee Depart
ment by the twelfth section of The act
'to establish certain post routes, and for
other purposes. approved March third
! eighteen hundred and foriy->evcn, and re-
mainirS undrlwn in the treasury, shall
continue subject TO tile rernisi'ion Of the
| Postmaster General for the service Of the
Post Office Department, Notwithstanding
the same may have remained 30 nndfawn
| for more than Two years after IL became
! subject 10 such requi,iiion.
Sec. 9. And be il further enacted, That
there is hereby appropriated, out OF any
moneys i'm the treasury not oiheTni-e ap-
! priated, the sum Of FIVE hundred thousand
| dollars, 10 supply any deficiency LAT may
arise in the Post Office Department..
| Sec. 10. And tc il further enacted. That
j. shall be in the power Of the Post Mas
! ter General, at all Post Offices where The
Postmasters are appointed by the Presi-
| den, of the United States, 10 establish post
routes within the cities or towns. 10 pro-
vide for conveying letters TO the Post
Office, BY establishing suitable and conye-
nient places Of deposite, and by employing
carriers 10 receive and depo.itc them in
| the Post Office; and at all such Offices il
shall be In his power.to cause letters TO be
delivered by suitable carriers, to be ap-
pointed by him for that purpose, for which
| not exceeding one or two cents shall be
charged, 10 be paid by the person receiv-
ing or sending the same, and all sums SO
received shall be paid into The Post Office
Departments: Provided the amount 0. com-
pensation allow ed BY the Postmaster Cen
eral to carriers shall in no case exceed the
amount paid into the treasury by each
town or city, under The provisions Of this
section. "
Sec. Il. And he il further enacted,
That from and after the passage Of this act,
| it shall lie lawful TO coin at the Mint of
| the United States and its branches, piece
| Of the denomination ard legal value of
three;cenis, or three huniredths Of a dollar,
to be composed ol olthree-Iourlhs silver and
one-fourh copper, and 10 weigh twelve
grains and three-eighths of grain; that
the said coin shall bear such devices as
shall be conspicuously different from those
of the other silver coins, and OF tie gold
dollar, but having the inscription United
States of America" and IFS denomination
and date and that il shall he legal ten
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