The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-03
[PUBLIC Acr-No. SOL

AN AT making appropriations for the service Of
The Post Office Department during the fiscal year
ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight
hundred and fifty three, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre
sentdtiUss Of the United States of Ansrica Congress
assembled, That the following sums be, and the
same are hereby appropriated for the service OF the
Post Office Department., for the year ending the
| thirtieth Of June. one thousand eight hundred and
fifty three out of uny moneys in the treasury arts.
ing from the revenues of the said Department, in
conformity to the act of the second Of July, one
thousand eight hundred and thirty six, and for
other purposes, viz:
For transportation Of the mails, four million one
hundred thousand dollars. '... .a.
For compensation to postmasters, including the
additional compensation authorized by the sixth
section Of the act TO reduce and modify the rates
of postage, approved third March, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty one, two million and TWEEN
ty two thousand COLLARS .nush's
For compensation to postmasters, being the
difference between the sum of million eight
hundredand seventy five thousand dollars, appro-
priated io- the scal year ending thirteth Of June
one thousand light hundred and fifty two, and the
estimated amount of their compensation for the
same year, including the additional allowances
authorized by the sixth section of the act of third Of
March, one thousand eight hundred and 6fty-one,
forty seven thousand dollars. ta r. uh assH a
For clerks in the offices Of postma sters four Hun.
dred and thirty thousand dollars.
For ship, steamboat, and way letters, forty thou
sand dollars. ... ... #
For wrapping paper, forty thousand dollars.
For Office furniture for the Offices of postmasters
nine thousand dollars. DO.
For advertising, seventy thousand dollars.
For mail bags, fifty thousand dollars.
For blanks, forty five thousand dollars Mo
For mail locks, keys, and stnnps, ten thousand
dollars. -l". r.
For mail depreda,ions and special agents, forty
five thousand dollare: Also twenty five hundred
dollars, out Of which the Post Inaster General is
directed to pay sixteen hundred and sixty six dol
lars and cents to the late Assisant Post
master General, for his services performed by
direction of the Postmaster General subsequent to
the frst Of April, eighteen hundred and fifty
one, when his resignation took effect, in the organ
izaton Of the mail service in California, approved
by the joint resolution "o legaze certain contracts
for the transportation of the mails in California and
Oregon" approved January the thirteenth, eigh.
teen hundred and fity-two. and the residue, or go
much thereof as may be necessary, be applied to
eettle and pay his expenses.
For miscellaneous items, ninety thousand dol
lars. - 1850. t-#ME a-s.1..... o.. .... 81.
For postage stamps, twenty thousand dollars.
For the publication 0ftwenty. five thousand copies
of the laws and regulations Of the Post Office De
partment, and for arrears on the table Of post
offices, seven thousand dollars. e.. -. .,,. t.f
To enable the Postmaster General TO contract for
the Transporting the mail by steamboat from the
Lake House to New iberia, the route xix thousand
| one hundred and sixteen, from Doaaidsonville to
| Washington, in the State If Louisiana, seven
| tbousand doliars. - .... .aa.a tu....
! SEC 2. And be IL further enacted, That the Post
master General be, and he 10 hereby authorized,
| whenever he shall deem il discreet, TO dispense
| with the route agents now cent with the mails
| from New York 10 California, and in lieu thereof
| to appoint not more than two resident agents to
take charge Of the mail service acrvss the lsthnul
OF Panama, and 10 allow said agents Tor salary and
| personal expenses not exceeding three thouso nd
ars per year for each OF such agents, which .ba
be paid out Of The amount ually appropriated for
| the transportation of the mas .
| SEC. 8. And be IL further enacted That The ga la
w of the route agents be, and the same Ia hereby
| increased to one thousand dollsrs per apnum.
SEC. 4. Idnd he u further enacted, That the Post
master General be, and he is h-t.by authorized, il
he shall deem It proper, to aivertise for an estab-
lish service upon the regular mail route between
New Orleans and certain gulf ports of Florida.
SEC. s. And be IL further enacted, That the Post
master General is authorized to contract with tn.
| Ocean Steam Navigation Company for one addi
| tional trip the Havrc line, aud one additionn
| trip on the Bremen line, until the expiration O
their existing contract, receiving and delivering
mails at Southampton, Cowes, or Ply mouth, as thu
Postmaster General may direct, according 10 such
schedule as shall be prescribed by the Postmaste
General, in order thereby TO maintain throug