Kansas weekly herald. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan. Territory [Kan.]) 1854-1858, 1855-06-15
By AUTHORITITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES

LAWS OF IHE UNITED STATES.
CHAP. CLXVII.-.4p .4ct to provide for the erec-
tion Of Public Buildings IN the Territory of
Kansas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That the sum of twenty
five thousand dollars be, and the same hereby
is, appropriated, out of any money in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, for the cOntin-
uation and erection of public buildings for the
use of the Legislature of the Territory Of Kan
sas, to be expended under the direction of the
Governor OF said Territory: Provided, Said
money, or any part thereof, or of any portion
of the money heretofore appropriated for this
purpose, shall not be expended until the legisla-
ture of said territory shall have fixed by law
the permanent seat uf government.
Approved, March 3, 1855.
CHAP. CLXVIH.--4n act to provide for the erec-
tion Of Public Buildings in the Territory Of
Nebraska.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives OF the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That the sum of fifty
thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby,
appropriated, out OF any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, out of any moneys
the construction of public buildings in the Ter
ritory of Nebraska, to be expended under the
direction of the governor of said Territory: Pro-
pided, Said money, or any part thereof, shall not
be expended until the Legislature shall have fixed
by law the permanent seat of government.
Approved, March 3, 1855.
CHAP. CLXXII.-.an .4ct for the Construction
of certain Military Roads in the Territory of
Kansas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the sum of fifty thou
sand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appro-
priated for the construction OF 4 road from
5lavy 70 tlo Ari~a
River may, in the opinion Of the Secretary
of War, be most expedient for military purpo-
ses.
Sec. 2. .Aad be it further enacted, That the
the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any
moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated, for the construction of road from Fort
Riley to Bridger's Pass, in the Rocky Noun
tains. The said sums to be expended under the
direction Of the Secretary of War, in pursu-
ance of contracts to be made by him.
Approved, March 3, 1855.
CHAP. CLXXII.-fn .Act further to amend the
.fct entitled H I'm .4ct to reduce and nodifp the
Rates of PostogeS in the United States, and for
other purposes" passsd March h:rd, eight
cen hundred and .ffty-one
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States of Amer
ica in Congress assembled, That in Lieu OF the
rates of postage now established by law, there
shall be charged the following rates, toy wit -
For every single letter in manuscript, or pa
per OF any Kind in which information shall be
asked for or communicated in writing, OF by
marks or signs, conveyed in the mail for any
distance between places in the United States not
exceeding three thousand miles, three cents; and
for any distance exceeding three thousand mIlee;
ten cents.
And for double letter there shall be charged
double the rate above specified and for treble
letter, treble those rate and for a quadruple
letter, quadruple those rates; and every letter
or parcel not exceeding half an ounce in
weight shall be deemed single letter; and
every additional weight of half ounce, or
additional weight of less than half an ounce
shall be charged with additional single post
age and upon all letters passing through or in
the mail of the United States, excepting such as
are to and from foreign country, the postage
as above specified shall be prepaid, except upon
letters and packages addressed to officers of the
government on official business, which shall be
so marked on the envelope. And from and af-
ter the first day of January, eighteen hundred
and fifty six, the Postmaster General may re-
quire postmasters to place postage stamps upon
all prepaid letters upon which stamps may not
have been placed by the writers.
And all drop-letters, or letters placed in any
post-office not for transmission through the
mail, but for delivery only, shall be charged
postage at the rate of one cent each and all
letters which shall hereafter be advertised as
remaining over, or uncalled for, in any post
Office. shall be charged one cent each, in add-
tIon to the regular postage, both to be account
ed for as other postages now are.
SEC. 2 find be it further enacted, That 1t shall
not be lawful for any postmaster or othe. per-
son to sell any postage stamp or or stamped en-
Yelope for any larger sum than that indicated
upon the face of such postage stamp or for a
larger sum than that charged therefor by the
Post-Oihce Department; and any person who
shall vioiste this provision shall be deemed
guilty Of q feisdemeanor, and, conviction
thereof, shall be ined in any not less than
ten, nor more than FIVE hundred dollars. This
act 70 take effect and be in force from and after
the commencement of the next fiscal quarter
after its passage. Pr0Ulted, That nothing
herein contained shall be construed as to al
lege.
SEC. g. .4nd be it further enacted, That for the
greater security of valuable letters posted for
Transmission in the mails of the United States,
the Postmaster-Ge be, and hereby is, au-
thorized to establish a uniform plan for the
registration of such letters on application of
parties posting the same, and to require the
prepayment of the postage, as well as regis
tration fee of five cents on every such letter or
packet, to be accounted for by postmasters re-
ceiving the same in such manner as the Post
master General shall direct: Provi ed, ho1csrer,
That such registration shall not be compulsory;
and it shall not render the Office Depart
ment or its revenue liable for the loss of such
letters o. packets, or the contents thereof.
Approved, March, 8, 1855.
CHAP. CXVII.-.4n .dct to proride for hoIiing an
Additional Term of the Circuit Court of the
United States for the District of Missouri, and
for holding Special Terms of the District and
Circuit Courts of the United States for the
Northern District of Ohio.