Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-12

From Highland, via Riehland City and sextOnyiIle, to
Richland Centre, in Richland county.
From Potos via Rockville, Eilenbcro' CftoR, Mfiin,
and Linden TO Mineral Point, in Iowa county
From Warsaw TO Shawno, Wolf river.
From Prairie du Chen, via Lacosse, Lewiss Mills,
Dougass's Mills, Eau Gallets Mills Rush River Settle
ment Prescott and Point Douglas TO Saint Pauls, Min
nesota Territory.
From Cassyille via Beertown Lancaster New Califar-
MA and Mitiin, TO Mineral Point, In Iowa county.
From La Crosse in the county Of La Crosse, TO Ona
laska.
From Prairie du CHEN, via Boydstown Rchland Creek
and Richmond TO Muscoda.
From Portage city, in Columbia county via Beaver
Creek Crooked Lake. Buena Vista, and Ployer to Ste
yens's Point, in Portage county
IN OREGON TERRITORY.
From Salem, via Doke's Ferry, to Lafayette.
The mail route from Panama Astoria is hereby
tended 10 Fort Stilacoom and olympias Pugets
Sound n
Sec 2 Aad be further enacted That the Postmaster
General be authorized and required to establish mail
between cambridge and Apalachicola
Sec. g. And De furr enacted That all railroads and
parts Of railroads which or hereafter may be in
operation be and the hereby declared 10 be
post roads and the Postmaster General may
carrying the mails thereon according to existing laws
Sec 4. 4ndbe further enacted That the Auditor of the
Treasury for the Post Office Department be and he is
hereby authorized to allow the posmaster ut Richmond
Virginia, and the postmaster Mt Cleveland Ohio the
commission all mailable matter distributed Mt their
respective Offices is allowed by law to the postmasters
from the first day of June thousand eight hundred
and ffty-one.
Sec 5. And be further enacted That hereafter the
office of Assistant Postmaster General either Of them
shall be vacated the appointment Of his successor shall
be made by the President Of the United States, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Sec. g. Andte further enacted, That from and after the
first day OF April next in place of the compensation now
allowed deputy postmasers the Postmaster General be
and is hereby authorized allow them commissions ut
the following rates. the postage collected at their
paefiy nfica in aarh nuar of
proportion for any period less than quarter viz: on
not exceeding hundred dollars, fifty per cent?
but any postmaster whose office the mail is to arrive
regularly between the hours of nine o'clock at night and
five o'clock in the morning may be allowed sixty cent
the first hundred dollars every and above
one hundred dollars, but not exceeding four hundred
dollars, forty per cent. every sum over and above
four hundred dollars but not exceeding twenty -four
hundred dollars thirty-fve per cent every sum ex-
ceeding hundred dollars, fifteen per cent
And the amount of postage letters and packages
received distributing Office for distribution may
be allowed ten per cent Every postmaster whose COM
pensation shall not exceed FIVE hundred dollars in
quarter shall be allowed cent for every free letter
delivered out Of his Office excepting such for the
postmaster himself But the special allowance made
by law to the postmaster at New Orleans and Washington
city shall not otherwise be either increased or d.
minsheo Each postmaster who shall be required to keep
register of the arrival and departure of the mails shall
be allowed ten cents for each monthly return which he
makes to the Postmaster General Each postmaster may
be allowed two mills for delivery from his office to sub
Irorded That the commissions and allowances hereby
authorized shall be subject the provisions Of the forty
hrst section of the act entitled An act to reduce into
one the several acts establishing and regulating the Post
Office Department, approved March the third, eighteen
hundred and twenty-five
Sec. T. Ind be Hfatier enacted, That any person who
ha forge counterfeit any postage stamp printed
impressed upon any letter envelope authorized by the
light section Of act entitled An act establish
post roads and for other purposes approved August
hrty-hrst, eighteen hundred and fftytwo, by any
act Orl Cho ar.laf
,raying therefor, or who shall make print, know
ngy use or SELL have in his possession with intent
Use or SELL any such false, forged counterfeited die
'ate engraving stamped envelope who shall make
knowingly use, sell have in his possession with
intent TO use SELL any paper bearing the water mark
If such letter envelopes, any fraudulent imitation
hereof or who shall make or print authorize pro-
ure TO be made or printed stamped printed letter
Envelope of the kind provided by the Postmaster General
nder the authority aforesaid without the especial drec
ION Of the Post Office Department, who, after such
etter envelopes have been prepared printed, SHALL
With intent defraud the of the Post Office
Department deliver any such letter envelopes per-
ION other than such shall be authorized
receive the by instrument Of writing duly executed
under the hand Of the Postmaster General and the seal Of
the Post Office Department, SHALL conviction thereof
be deemed guilty of felony, and be punished by fine
exceeding FIVE hundred dollars by imprisonment not
exceeding FIVE years or by both such fine and mprison
meut
Sec s. Ind further enacted That il shall be the duty
every postmaster be deaced in such
the Postmaster General may direct all letter envelopes
with postage stamps thereon which may be deposited in
his office for conveyance in the mail and If any postmas
ter sending such envelopes in the mail shall omit to de-
face the same IL shall be the duty Of the postmaster
whose Office such envelopes shall be for delivery to
deace them and report the delinquent postmaster to the
Postmaster General And il any person shall use at
tempt TO for the conveyance of any letter other
maabe matter or thing any post road Of the United
States, either by mail otherwise, any such stamped
letter envelope which has been before used for like
purpose such person shall be liable to penalty Of Fifty
u1l.w - s4aI1
in any court having competent jurisdiction
Approved, March 9, 1853.