Kansas weekly herald., 1854-11-10

DEC. Z. And be 1t further enacted, That
the annual sallares of the Chief Justice and
Associate Judges of the Territory of Min
nesota be increased to two thousand dol
lars.
APPROVED, July 81, 1854.
CHAP. CIVILIAN Act making Appropriations
for the Payment of Invalid and other Pensions
of the United Safes for the year ending the
thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred
and fifty-fye. 93t-atsa zss4
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States of
America In Congress assembled, That the
following sums be, and the same are here
by, Appropriated out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
the payment of pensions for the year end
ing the thirtieth of June, one thousand, eight
hundred and fifty-fve; .
For invalid pensions, under various acts,
three hundred and twelve thousand five
hundred dollars;
For pensions to widows and orphans, un-
der acts of the fourth of July, one thousand
eight hundred and thirty six, and twenty
first of July, one thousand eight hundred
and forty-eight, ninety-six thousand dollars;
For pensions to widows, under acts of
the seventh of July, one thousand eight hum
dred and thirty EIGHT, third of March, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and
seventeenth Of June, one thousand eight
hundred and forty-four, ten thousand dol
lars
For pensions to widows, under acts of
the second of February, one thousand eight
hundred and forty EIGHT, and twenty-ninth
of July, one thousand eight hundred and
forty eight, fifty-six thousand dollars;
For pensions and half-pay to widows and
orphans, under act Of the third February,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three,
three hundred and seventy-six thousand
two hundred dollars
APPRRvED, July 81, 1854.
CHAP. CIX.-.Ah Act making Prorision for the
Postal SsTrjce IN the SiGte Of California and in
the Territories Of Oregon Gald Washington.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives OF the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the Postmaster-Gen-
eral be, and he is hereby, authorized to empower
the special agents of the PoSt-Office Department
In the State Of California, and in the Territories
of Oregon and Washington, to appoint letter-car
riers for the delivery of letters from any postof
fee in the said State Territories, and to allow
any letter-carrier SO appointed TO demand and re-
ceive a sum for all letters, newspapers, other
mailable matter, not more than may be recon-
mended by the postmaster for whose office such
letter-carrier may be appointed: Pr0Uided, That
not more than twenty-five cents shall be charged
for any letter, newspaper, or ounce of other mail
able matter. All such appointments may be de-
termined, and rates of compensation modified
within the limits aforesaid, whenever the same is
found eXpedient in the opinion of the appointing
agent: find 1t is further prOUided That all such
appointments and contracts shall be subject to the
approval of the Postmaster General; and upon
notice to any carrier of his rejection by the Post
master General, his appointment and contract |
shall be determined and that all the lettercarriers
appointed in pursuance of this act shall be subject
to the provisions of the fortyfrst section of the
act entitled Gan act to change the organization
of the Post-Office Department, and to provide |
effectuaIy for the settlement of the accounts
thereof" approved July second, eighteen hundred
and thirty-sx, except as herein otherwise provi-
ded: Provided, That no letter or letters or other
mailable matter] shall be delivered by any post
master to said carriers, unless requested in wri-
ting by the person persons to whom said letters
or other mailable matter may be directed.
Sec. 2. find be it further enacted, That each |
and every letter-carrier route which may be es-
tablished under the provisions of this act, shall
be deemed post-route during its continuance;l |
and the provisions contained in the ninth, tenth,
eleventh, twelfth, and fifteenth sections of an act
entitled can act to reduce the rates of postage to
limit the use and correct the abuse of the franking
privilege, and for the prevention of frauds the
revenues of the Office Department." approx
ed March third, eighteen hundred and forty-five,
and the fifth and eighth sections of act entitled
An act to establish certain post-roads, and for
other purposes, ,W approved August thirty first,
eighteen hundred and fifty-two, are hereby made
applicable to said letter-carrier routes.
Sec. 8. fad be 1t further enacted, That the
Postmaster General be, and he is hereby, author
lied to cause the dead letters which may accumu-
late in the post-ofiees in said State and Terrific
ries after the thrtieth day of June, in the year
one thousand eight hundred and ffty-four, to be
returned in periods not less than quarter yearly
to the post-otFice at San Francisco, to be there
opened and examined under the direction of the
postmaster of that Office, who shall, according to
such regulations as the Postmaster General nav
prescribe, return to the Post-OiIiee Department
such of said letters as shall be found to contain
money, valuable papers .or matters of consequence
to be disposed of according to law, and destroy
such letters as shall be found TO contain nothing
Of value: Provided, holcerer, That no dead letter
shall be opened which the postal arrangements of
the United States with foreign countries require
to be returned unopened to such countries respec-
lively.
SEC 4. find be it further enacted That the Post
ster-General may allow to the postmasters in
said State and Territories from the first day of
July, one thousand eight hundred and ffty-three,
such sums out of the postages collected at their l
respective Offices viii, in addition to the COM
missions, allowances, and emoluments, be suffi-
cient to defray the actual and necessary expenses
of their Offices
SEC. 5. find be it further enacted, That the
Postmaster General be, and he is hereby, author
lied and directed in the settlement of the accounts
of postmasters in the State of California and Ter
ritory of Oregon, serving as such previous to the
tflirtieth of June, Ammo Domini eighteen hundred
and ffty-three, to allow to such pestmasters- all
just and reasonable expenses incurred by them in
and about the business of their respective Offices
and the discharge Of their official duties Prori
led, That no allowance shall be made whereby
the United States shall be charged with any in
whatsoever.