The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-08

he II enacted by the sensse and Hon.s 81 Rsar..sr
,su,es o. me uns.d State, Of America in Congress
aeteMDs.a ips' we following sums be and tae came
hereby appropriated Tor the seryi,e OF the Post
Office Department for the year ending the thirlieh OF
Of any moneys In the treasury arieng from the reys
Of The said Depsstms mt in conformity to the act
OF the second OF july eighteen hundred and thirty
Fer transportation Of the mails, including the
vice In Caifona ar Oregon three illoas four hun
bred and ssventy.six thousand dollars
For transportation OF the mails in two steamships
from New York bJ southampton TO Bremen, at
der the contract with the Ocean Steam Navigation
Company OF New York; and for Transportation by two
ships. under the eoatract. from New York to
Hayre at seventy five thous sud dollars each in add
tion uutxpendet balance OF .oI mer a2p.opris-
tioIs, two hundred and .ixty-s thousand dollars
For alton of mails across the Isthas OF,
Panama forty Eve thou sand dollsrs m
For compensation to postmaster ono million eight
hundred and seventy d re tho ueaRd dollars
For chip steamboat and way letters to.sy' Nv thou~
ssnd dollars.
For ofsce furniture nine Thousand dollars
For Advertising eighty Thousand dollars.
For mall bags thirty six Thousand dollars.
For blanks thirty. Ave thousand dollars.
For mail locks, Keys, and stamps, ten thousaaQ
For ms!l depredatiO ana special agents. thrsyave
thousand dollars
For clerks In the offices of p,stmss.ers four hun.
dred and twenty five thousand coiiass.
For miscellaneous itorns, slightly thousand dollars
For new mail locks and keys, twenty i've thousand
dollars.
For maps of pos. route six thousand dollars.
For incidental expenses Of post Offices in California
from the dates respectively of their establishment to
the thiItth Of June eighteen hundred and fifty one
sixty six thousand dollars. much thereof as may
be necessary in addition TO the commissions allowed
by law tie potmaster.; to be expended at such offices
in such proportions and undrr ash regulations
the Postmaster General may direct and to be account
Bee q And bs 10 further enacted, That the Post
master General shall be and he is hereby authorized
to appo,n. letter carriers for the delivery Of letters
ANY poht Office in California oregon, aud to
allow the letter carriers who may BIS appointed at any
such post Office to demand ana receive such for
ell letters newspapers, or other nathalie matter de-
lyered by them may be mmendsl by the post
master tor whose office such letter carrier mag be ap
pointed not sding five cents for eysry letter two
cents for every newspaper. and two cents fc- every
ounce Of other mailable tori and tAe Postmaster
General shall be an he is hereby authorized to power
the cal agents OF the Poet Office Department. Cali
fornis and Oregon 20 appoint letter carriers their
districts respectively and to x the ratss of their
pensation within the limits aforekaid subject to- and
until The final action OF the Postmaster General there
on. And such appointments may be made and rates
of compensation modified from time to time, as may
be deemed expedient snd the rates OF satiou
may be fixed and graduated In respect to tbs distance
of the place OF delivery IRON the Pest Office for
which such carriers are appointed but the rate OF
compensation OF any such letter carrier shall not be
changed after his appointment except by the order of
the Post General and ouch letter carriers shall
be to the provisions OF the forty first section OF
the Post Office Department, and to provide mere elfec
tuay for the settlement of the accounts thereof ap
proved July second eighteen hundred and thrtysix;
except In otherwise provided for in this act
Sec g. And be 1t further enacted, That in all cases
of tine penalty forfeiture disability, alleged
liability for any sum or sums of money, by way OF
damages or otherwise, under any provision OF law
latng to the Post Office Department, the officers
operations or business thereof the Postmaster sne-
raj shall be and he is hereby authorized to prescribe
such general rules aud mode Of proceeding as shah
to him sppear expedi@nt for the government Of the
Auditor OF the Post Office Department in ascertaining
the facts In each in which i shall be certified to
him by such Auditor that the interests OF the Depart
ment pI obably require the exercise OF the power
ferred by this act and upon the facts being ascer-
tanned eressid the said Auditor shall have pew
er, with the written consent OF the Postmaster
or forfeiture move such disability and to comp
mise release, and discharge such claims for such
sum or sums Of money and damages, on such
terms the said Auditor shall deem just and
exredient and that in FALL cases where Q judy
meat shall have been obtained for debt or damages
due the Post Office epartment and 1t shall satisac.
tory appear by the return CT execution or otherwise
tha. such judgment. or 90 much thereof rs remans
unpaid cannot be collected by due process Of law the
said auditor shall bs and he is hereby authorized,
with the written consent OF the Postmaster General
to ompromse such judgment. and accept. in salts
fscticn thereoees than the amount Of such judgment:
Provided That the power conferred by this section
shall not extend to any case OF fine penalty forfeit
ture dif ability alleged liability claim which shall
be incurred arise to tho passage
Of this act or to any judgment obtained alter the pas
sage thereof
Sec. 4 And be 1t further enacted, That the Post
master General Is hereby authorized TO ALLOW herea
ter to the Special Agents of the Post Office Depart
ment the annual salary OF sixteen hundred dolisrs:
Provided That more shall be expeni for this pur
pose during the present year than Is already apprc
Iriated in this act.
Approved, March 3, 1881.