The Empire County argus., 1854-10-21
IPublic, No. SO /

AN ACT making provision for the postal service in the
State of California and in the Territories of Oregon and
Washington.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives.
of the United States of An,craca Congress assembled
That the Postmaster General be, and he is hereby auth
orzed to empower the special agents of the Post Office De-
parment in the State of California and in the Territories
of Oregon and Washington, appoint leer-carrers for
the delivery of letters from post Office the said State
Territories, and to allow any ettercarrer appointed
to demand and receive for all letters newspapers
other malable matter more than may be recommended
by the postmaster for whose Office such leercares may
be appointed Prorided That not than twenty five
cents shall be charged for any letter. newspaper
of other maabe matter All such appointments may be
determined and rates of compensation modified within the
limits aforesaid whenever the is found expeden in
the opinion of the appointing agent And IS further pro-
uidd, 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 Posmas
ter General his appointment and contract shall be deter
mined and that all letercarrier appointed in pursuance
of this act shall be subject to the provisions of the forty
first section of the act entitled Gan act to change the oga
nzaon of the Post Office Department and provide
eectualy for the settlement of the accounts thereof ap
proved July second, eighteen hundred and thirty
cept herein otherwise provided Prortded That let
ter letters other mailable matter shall be delivered
by any postmaster said carriers unless requested in wr
ting by the whom said letters other
mailable matter may be directed
Sec 2 And be further enacted, That each and every
lettercarer route which be established under the pro
visions of this act shall be deemed posroute during its
continuance and the provisions contained in the ninth,
tenth, eleventh, twelfth and fifteenth sections of
titled IAN act to reduce the rates of postage to limit the
use and correct the abuse of ankng privilege, and for
the prevention OF frauds the of the Post Office
Department., approved March third, eighteen hundred and
yfve, and the fifth and eighth sections enti
tied "An act to establish certain post roads, and for other
purposes approved August hirtyfrst eighteen hundred
and fytwo, hereby made applicable to said letter.
carrier routes.
Sec. 8 And be further enacted, That the Postmaster
General be- and he hereby authorized to the dead
letters which may accumulate in the post offices in said
State and Territories after the thirteh June
year thousand eight hundred and fifty four be re-
kurned in periods not less than the post
office at San Francisco to be there opened and examined
nn6er the direction of the postmaster of that Office who
SHALL according to such regulations the Postmaster Cen
eral prescribe return to the Post Office Department
such 0fsad letters shall be found contain money val
uable papers, matters of consequence be disposed of
to contain nothing of value Popided hocerer That no
dead letters shall be open which the postal
of the United States with foreign countries require to be
returned unopened to such countries respectively
SEC. 4. And be further enacted That the Postmaster
General may allow to the postmasers in said and
Territories from the first day of july thousand eight
hundred and hyhree such of the postages col
ected at their respective offices will addition to the
commissions allowances, and emoumens be sufficient to
deray the actual and necessary expenses of their Offices
SEC 3. And be further enacted, That the Postmaster
General be, and ne hereby authorized directed in
the settlement OF the accounts of the State
vious the thirtieh of june Domin eighteen hun
ded and ffyhree, to allow such postmasters all lust
and reasonable expenses incurred by them and about
the business of their respective Offices and the discharge
of their official duties ProUidd That allowance shall
be made whereby the United States shall be charged with
ANY Indebtedness whatsoever
Approved July 27, 1854.