Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-03-13


deliver any postage stamps any person or per-
sons other than such as shall be authorized 10 re-
Ceive The same by an instrument OF writing duly
executed under the hand OF the Postmaster Gener-
eral, and seal of the Post Office Department. shall,
on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of felony,
and be punished by fine not exceeding FIVE hun
dred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding
Eve wears. or by both such fine and imprisonment;
and The expenses of procuring and providing all
such hostage stamps and letter envelopes, as are
nrovided for or authorized by this act, shall be
Maid. after being adjusted by the Auditor of the
Post-Offce Department. or the cer'lnca'e OF the
Postmaster General, out oi any money IN the
Treasury arising from the Pos-OHlce department
SEC. 4. And be ii further enacted, Ihat II snail
be the duty of every Postmaster to cause 10 De oe,
faced in such manner the POSTMASTER GeheIdi
shall direct, all postage stamps attached 70 leteeIs
DEPOSITED in his office for delivery, or TO be SEM
by mall and if any Postmaster sendIng ietteES III
the mail with postage stamps attached, shall omit
10 de(ace the same it shall be The duty OF the POST
master to whose Offices such letters shall be sent
for delivery to defaCe the stamps ana report the
delinquent Postmaster to the Postmaster General.
And if any person shall use, or attempt 10 use IN
pre- payment of postage any postage stamp WHICH
shall have been before used for like purposes, such
persons shall be subject to penalty OF fifty dollars
ior every such offence, 10 be recovered In the name
of the United States, in any court oil competent Jn-
risdictiOn.
SEC. s. And be ii further enacted, That lists OF
letters remaining uncalled for in any post-oilce IN
any town. or village, where newspapers shaii oe
nrintad shall hereafter be published once only IN
ihe newspaper which, being issued weekly OF OIL
tener shall have the largest circulation wlihin Iiie
range of delivery of said office, TO be decided oy
the Postmaster General, under such regulations as
shall be prescribed by him. at charge not exceed
ing one Tthree at such office, at such time ana uh,
der snch regulations as the Postmaster General
Shan nrescrIbe: and charge of one cent for each
letter advertised. And the postmaster at such Oh
fee is hereby directed to post In conspicuous
nIace in his Office copy of such list, on the Gay
or day after the publication thereof; ana ii lne pun
Usher of any such paper shall refuse 10 Puosh 'H0
list OF letters provided IN this sectlon' Tue PosI
master may designate some other paper loI suCi
purpose. Such lists Of letters shall be Puohshed
once in every six weeks, and much oitener, nOl
exceeding once week, as the Postmaster Gener-
al NAV specially direct: PrOUlded, That the fost-
master General may, in his discretion, direct Ihe
publication OF German and other foreign letters IN
any new wspaper printed in the German or any olher
foreign language, which publication shall be IN
lieu of or in addition 10 the publication OF the list
of such letters in the first IN this section
provided, as the Postmaster General shall direct
SEC. 6. And be IL further enacted, That to any
| postmaster whose commissions may be reduced De-
fore the amount allowed at his office Tor the year
ending the thirielh day of June, eighteen hundred
| and fitv- one and whose abors may be increased
the Postmaster General shall be authorized IN his
discretion, to allow such additional commissions
| as he may deem just and proper: Pfoc'd3d, mat
| the whole amount OF commissions allowed sucli
postmaster during the fiscal year shall not exceed
| bv more than twenty per cent. the amount OF com
missions at such Office for the year ending the thif
| teth dav of June, eighteen hundred and hity-on
| SEC T. And he IL further enacted, That no Post
Office now in existence shall DE discontinued, nor
shall the mail service on any mail route in any OF
the States or Territories be discontinued or dlmln-
! ished in consequence Of any dImInutlon OF the
revenues that may result from this act; and 1t snail
be the duty Of the Postmaster General 10 establish
| new Post-Offices, ard place the mail service on
anv new mail routes established, or that may here
after be established, in the manner as though
! this act had not passed and PfOUided, turthef,
| lThat the conversation Of 10 Postmaster shall be
! diminished in consequence OF the passage OF this
| act
| SEC. 8. And be IL further enacted, That there
shall be paid to the Post Office Department, III iur-
! ther payment and compensation for the mall SER
vice performed for the two Houses Of Congress
and the other Departments and Offices oil the Gov
ernment in the transportation of free matter, the
| sum of FIVE hundred thousand dollars per year,
which shall be paid quarterly out Of any money IN
the Treasury not otherwise Appropriated; and the
moneys appropriated TO the Post Office Depart
ment by the twelfth section OF the act ito eslao-
| lish certain post-routes and for other purposes,
| APPROVED March third, eighteen hundred and forty
| seven, and remaining undrawn in the Treasury,
! shall continue subject TO the Post-Ofhce Depart
ment notwithstanding tie SAME may have SO re-
mained so unGrawn tor more than TWO years alter
it became subject to such requisitlon
Sec 9. And be IL further enacted, That there IS
hereby appropriated, out Of any moneys IN the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum OF
five hundred thousand dollars, to supply any de-
fciency that may arise in the Post Office Depart
ment.
SEC. 10. And be IL further enacted, That it shall
| be in the power of the Postmaster General, at all
the Post Offices where the Postmasters are ap-
pointed by the President of the United States, 10
establish post routes within the cities or towns, to
provide for conveying letters to the Post OHce, by
establishing suitable and convenient places OF de-
posit and employing carriers 10 receive and dePoS-
them in the Post Office; and at all such offices
it shall be in his power TO cause letters to be delv
cred 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 per-
son receiving or sending the same and all sums so
received shall be paid into the Post Office Depart
ment: Provided The amount of compensation al
lowed by the Postmaster General to carriers shall
in no case exceed the amount paid into the Treas
ury, by each town or city, under the provisions OF
this section.
SEC IL. And be IL further endcted, That from
and after the passage of this act it shall be lawful
to coin, at the mint Of the United States and It's
branches, a piece of the denomination and legal
value of cents or three -hundrehs Of dollar to
be composed Of three lourths Of silver and one