The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-13
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS or THE UNITED STATES

An ACT pkng appropriations for the ssryice o the Post
Once tlnens during tbs hseai year ending the thir-
tieth az e, one thousand eight hundred and hltyx.
BE 4 sasf ~ tAe saass aAd Aon.e ~ Resrssea,rs
following be, and the hereby appropriated nor
the service toe Post Dhce Department year end
ing the th Of June thousand eight hundred and
hy-sx o any moneys in the treasury arising from the
revenues ehr said department. In conformity the ot
the second july, thousand eight hapdred ssa thirty
For tranvratiou the nails five million nine hundred
and eighty thousand nine hundred and thirtyeight dol
FOR the transportation Of United States mail
Michigan vsntfh rsi'road Give hundred and eighteen
miles, fro the ninth June eighteen forty
nine 70 the twenty November of the Eve
thousand cpe hundred and seventy dollars and sixty
For comp psaon % postrnasers, million hundred
For shp steamboat and way letters, twenty Thousand
dollars.
| For wrap$ngpape forsy-eight thousand dollars
For of utare in the post offices, sir shousand hye
aSsslfs ys4 sas, 4 sl - nandred thousand do,rars
/ For maIsbaxs, fty-four thousand dollars
For blanks, eighty thousand dollars;
For maoeks Keys, and stamps fifteen thousand dollars
sand dollars;
For clerks in the offices pomasters hundred and
seventy-fve thousand dollars
For postage stamps and stamped envelopes seventy thon
For miscellaneous items hundred sixty thousand
dollars;
For compensation to William NJ +. Magraw for carrying
the mail number eight Thousand hundred and
eleven from Independence Missouri Crest Salt Lake
under which said service being performed
the Of hirtysx thousand dollars per commencing
with the eighteenth day of August eighteen hundred and
our, and continuing year, and in lien of the
pensaon therein stipulated Provded That the Postmaster
General with the of the and he is here
by authorized to annu said contract Also for compensation
70 Jacob Hale for carrying the mail number eight
thousand nine hundred and twelve from Independence, Mis-
souri, Santa Fe Territory of New Mexico monthly each
way according the under which said service is
being performed, the Of twenty thousand dol
lars per for from the eighteenth day Of Au
gust eighteen hundred and fifty Provided That the
with the of the contractors
and he hereby authorized to annnl contract
For compensation to George H. Giddings for carrying the
mail number twelve thousand nine hundred, from
Santa Fe New Mexico, San Antonio Texas monthly each
way according the contract under which said service is
being performed the OF thirty three thousand hve
hundred dollars annum commencing with the eighteenth
day of August eighteen hundred and fifty four continuing
and in lieu Of the compensation therein stipulated
ropided That the Postmaster General with the of
contractors be and he hereby authorized annu said
contract And that each engaged be engaged
in carrying mails through any Of the Territories, Of
Mississippi shall the privilege of occupying
at the rate than for twenty miles OF
which he mail and shall have preep
tive right therein when the shall be brought into
ke the extent Of six hundred and forty to be taken
CONTINUOUSLY and include his improvements but such
preemptive right shall extend to any pass in mountain or
. other defile.
SEC q And be further enacted, That the fourth sec
ion OF the act Of Congress approved fifth August eighteen
tons for the service of the Post Office Department. during
the fiscal ending the thrteth Of June, thousand
eight hundred and fty-ve,' be- and the hereby,
continued for year from August fifth, eighteen hundred
and fifty five, and that the allowance granted BY said section
10 the deputy postmaster ashington city, District Of Co
lumba mill pound the aggregate weight Of
printed by order Of Congress and
construed to commence the hh Of August eighteen
hundred and fifty three
SEC g. And Be t further enacted That the Postmaster
General be- and he hereby authorized establish and
in operation semi monthly mail by from San Francisco
in the State OF California Olympia, in the Territory
Washington touching at Humbot Bay Trinidad, and Cres
City the State Of California Port 0rford Gardiner
City Umpqua, and Astoria in the Territory OF Oregon
hoa Water Bay, Fort Townsend in the Territory Of
G p's = THAT saa bs @
said service be adverzed by the Postmaster General in pu
saance Of existing laws and le, to the lowest bddsr Ans
exceed the Of hundred and twenty thousand dol
lars per annIm m sna lne san
for said service with the lowest bidder aforsad
der the advertised proposals heretofore made for mail
between the points Aforesaid.
sgo A. iad further enacted, That the right to franl
letters and documents allowed by law to the Vice Pres
dent be continued those who have heretofore shal
hereafter, hold that office, during life.
and charts Or other pubicatons entered for copyright AM
which, under the act OF August TENTH eighteen hundre'
and n e a NAV BE-
through the mail free of postage under such regulations
!, the Postmaster General may prescribe.
SEC. 6. dnd be It further enacted That the Postmaster
General be- and he hereby authorized the settlement
OF the late postmaster Waterville, Maine
allow such in addition the commissions which accrue
his office during his OF service, will make his com
quarter and all such necessary incidental
have been usually incurred and allowed y pos
pensao and expenses shall not exceed four hundred an'
l. twenty five dollars per quarter
| n. enacted,
roer OF the Treasury be instructed to examine the claim
William X. Glover and Thomas W Mather and their asso
caes and ascertain and allow such damages as they are en-
titled justice and equity consequence OF the eiua
o Postmaster General to into elect the contFac
I catered into between William r. Glover and Thomas "
Maher and the Postmaster General eighteen hundred ant
the Of the mails the Missts
spp Ohio rivers and that such damages be paid to th
said William r. Glover and Thomas W. Mather ana their ~
sucates the not otherwise ap
proprated4 proued The allowed shall not exceed th
SUN o hundred thousand dollars.
src s. Ind be Il Further enacted, That the Postmaster
General be- and he hereby authorized 10 pay 70 lrah
Monroe, his representatives assigns IN nl for ex
mad service the mail route trom Sacramento 70 Shas
in the State Of California commencing October the st
A. ID. eighteen hundred and 6y-oue and ending Juy tn
fifteenth eighteen hundred and ytvo, the OF hv
thousand five hundred and for'yone dollars and sixty 81
cents.
SEc. o. Apd BE- farther enacted, That the proper comp
troer OF the under instructions the ATTORNEY
General inquire whether the contract made by the Post
General with William L. Blanchard for carrying IN
United States mail route numbered tive thousand ans
violated by the Postmaster General without legal and sde
quae given by said Blanchard aud was 20 No
lated then ascertain and allow such damages as ne ~ en-
titled in equity and justice, by reason OF such violation
and such damages be paid said Blanehard outc an,
I money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated
\ Approved March 8, ls55.
Public T3
AN ACT 10 establish Columbus in the state o. Mississippi
Chattanooga, in the State OF Tennessee, and Hickman
the State Of Kentucky, ports OF delivery.
Beaenuctei ~ the Senate csd House ~ RePrsssatafsce
lunbus the Mississippi and within the collection
district OF MoheChsttsnooga IN the state ot lsnnessee
Hickman in The of Kentucky and within The col
lection district Of Mississippi be- and hereby 70 %