Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-09-09
BY AUTHORITY.
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LAWS oF THE UNITED STATES.

tIenbic, No. 651
AN AT making appropriations the invalid
and other pensions of United States for the year end
ing tne tnrteth OF june one thousand eight numbered
Be eisaeed 1ytse Senate and House of Of
ne ne eiea States Of 4erica in Congress dsse5l That
ated out OF in the treasury not otherwise
he Of 5ns ops SsEsp s6 the s
ty-fve
For invalid pensions under various acts three hundred
ana twelve thousand five hundred dollars !,
fourth % TO- and eEPPans under acts Of the
and of July, thousand eight hundred and
forsy-elght ninety-six thousand dollars; =
one Thousand eight hundred and thirty third March,
thousand eight hundred and and seventeenth
81 1nne one thousand eight hundred and
For pensions to widows the second of Feb
rar, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eght and
of july thousand eight hundred and for
weight, hfty six thousand dollars;
For pensions and halfpay widows and orphans
act Of the third of February thousand eight hundred
and three hundred and housane two
Approved July 81, 1854.
Public No. SOL n
AN ACT making provision for the postal service in the
Be stsnSesed1y tie Senate and House spresertatisss Of
the Post Master General be- and he hereby authorized
in Of in the e oegon
and Washington to appoint for the delivery
OF letters from post office in the said State Terrific
RES and allow any so appointed to demand
and receive for all letters newspapers mail
postmaster for whose office may be ap
pointed: Pr0uided, That not than twenty-five cents
mailable matter All appointments may be deter
mined and rates ofcompensaton modified within the limits
aforesaid whenever the found expeden the opn-
ion OF the appointing agent: Ind be 1T further pro0ided,
That all such appointments and contracts shall be
the approval the Post Master Genera upon notice
any carrier of his rejection by the Postmaster General his
ettercar1ers appointed pursuance of this shall be
subject to the provisions section of the
entitled An act to change the organization OF the Post Of
fee Department and to de ectually for the
Element of the accounts thereof approved July second
eighteen hundred and thrtx except herein otherwise
provided: roUied That letter letters other mail
carriers, unless requested in writing by the person per-
directed. '''''- '''-'N''' '''''- ',''
Sec. An be 1t further enacted That each and every
route which be established under the
continuance; and the provisions contained in NINTH
tenth eleventh. Twelfth, and fifteenth sections of
and correct the abuse of the ankng privilege for
the of frauds on the of the Post Office
fOriyfve and the fifth and eight entitled
ses, approved August hiry-frst eighteen hundred and
htwo, are hereby made applicable to said letercarrier
Sec 3. Ind belt further enacted, That the Postmaster
General be- and he hereby authorized to the dead
the thrtieth day of June in the
thousand eight hundred and ttty-our be
office San Francisco there opened and examined
under the direction of the postmaster of that Office who
SHALL according to such regulations the Postmaster Gen
eral may prescribe return to the Post Office Department
such of SAID letters shall be found to contain money val
liable papers matters of to be disposed of
according to law and destroy such letters shall be found
to contain nothing of value: PTOUidd h0acere, That
dead letters shall be opened which the postal
OF the United States with foreign countries require to be
returned unopened to such countries respectively
Sec. T. Ind be 1t further enacted That the Postnas
ter General allow to the Postmasters said
Territories from the first day of July, thousand eight
hundred and three such of the hostages col
leced at their respective offices WILL in addition the
commissions, allowances and emoluments be sufficient
d s the and ] ee o the their
GeneS be- and he is hereby authorized and directed in
the Statement of the accounts of Postmasters in the State
of California and Territory of Oregon serving pre-
yons to the thrtieh of June, Domin eighteen hum
dred and fftyhree to allow such posnasters all just
and reasonable expenses incurred by them and about the
business ofker respective offices and the discharge of their
official dutes Porided That allowance shall be
whereby the United States shall be charged with any
debtedness whatsoever. -
Approved, July II, 1854.