The Empire County argus., 1854-09-16
PUDLisuFD NJ AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
TPublie. No. 25 I

AN ACT regulating the pay OF deputy postmasers
BE ii enaced by the Senate and House II Representatives.
IF tie United States IF Aaericq IN Congles asssnhe.
That in place Of the compensation allowed deputy
posmasters, the Posimasie General be, and lie is hereby
authorized allow them commissions at the following
rates on the postage collected at their respective offices
period less than Il quarter, viz:
On any not exceeding one hundred dollars sixty
per cent, but any postmaster whose office the mail
TO arrive regularly between the hours OF nine o'clock
night and five o'clock in the morning may be allowed sew
enty per cent. on the first hundred dollars;
On any sum and above hundred dollars and
not exceeding four hundred dollars, fifty per cent;
On any sum over and above four hundred dollars but
not exceeding twenty-four hundred dollars, forty per
cent;
And on all sums over twenty -four hundred dollars f-
teen per cent;
On the amount of postage letter and packages, re-
ceyed Il distributing office for distribution, twelve and
one.hulf per cent. commission may be allowed;
Every postmaster whose compensation shall no' exceed
cent on every delivered OF his office except
such for The postmaster himself. But the SPECIAL
allowance now made by law, to the Posmaser$ a. New
Orleans and Washington city, shall not otherwise be
either increased or diminished;
Each postmaster who shall be required to keep regis
t OF the arrival and departure Of the mails shall BE- al
lowed for each monthly which he makes to
the Postmaster General;
Each postmaster may be allowed two mills for the deliv-
cry from his oice 10 subscriber OF ech newspaper mol
chea geable with postage: frOG,dei That 10 any post
of distributing Office al which the comniSs ons
allowances and emoumens, since the thrtyirst day OF
March, thousand eehl hundred and hythrce, have
been insufficient detiay the ua and necessary eXpen
and afford the postmaster the annual compensation
derived from commissions The Office before said thirty
first 0i March, The Posmas General may in his dsclc
tion allow quarterly from the dae aforesaid out OF The
poSages collected at any such Office an amount sufficient
10 supply such deficiency Pr0c"l tnrta'r, Thai 10 any
postmaster OF separating Office whose commissions, al-
lowances and emolunens may be found insufficient to
vlde the extra labor necessary TO prompt aud efficient
performance of the duties of separating and despcng
the mails passing through his Office the Postmaster Cen
eIal may make such quarterly allowance ou of the posi-
ages collected AT such office he may deem sufficient 10
compensate such extra labor TrUgtdo toriir, Thai the
comm sSions aud allowances authorized BY this shall
be sub hect 10 the provisions OF The ortytis acon OF the
act entitled An 10 reduce into the several
establishing and regulating The Post Office Department y
4aI poc1eJ tr,1hef, That the Postmaster General may,
in his discretion dispose of any quarterly oi mails
sent or received, which were made up previous TO The
first day of July, eigh hundred and fifty, preserving
the current and all vouchers accompanying such
accounts and such portion OF e proceeds thereof
may be necessary deay the OF separating and dis
posing OF The same This shall take effect aud be in
force from and after the commencement OF The fiscal
quarter after its passage
Approved ~ June, 1854