Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-26

'HS eou uPehSalion now allowed deputy post
masters, the Postmaster General be, and he is
hereby authorized to allow them Commissions
at the following rates on the postage collected
at their respective Offices in each quarter of
tne year, and In due proportion for any period
less than quarter viz
On any sum not exceeding one hundred dol
lars, sixty per cent; but any Postmaster at
whose office the mail is to arrive regularly.
between the hours Of nine o clock at night and
hVe CLOCK In the morning, may be allowed
seventy per cent. on the first hundred dol.
lars.
On any sum over and above one hundred
dollars, and not exceeding four hundred dol
lars, fifty per cent.
On any sum over and above four hundred
dollars, but not exceeding twenty.four hun
dred dollars, forty per cent
ana on all sums over twenty -four hundred
dollars, fifteen per cent.
on the amount of postage on letters and
PACKAGES received at distributing Office for
distribution, twelve and one half per cent
commission may be allowed
Every postmaster whose compensation shall
not exceed five hundred dollars in one onarter
shall be allowed one cent on every free letter
delivered out of his Office, except such as are
for the postmaster himself Buut the snociaI
allowances now made by law TO IN tho Pos..
masters at New Orleans and Washington Citv.
shall not otherwise be either increased or ii
minished. "a "'
Each Postmaster who shall be REQUIRED 10
keep register OF the arrival and departure f
the mails, shall be allowed ten cents for each
monthly return which he makes to the Post
master General
Each Postmaster may be allowed two mills
ior the delivery from his office to subscriber
ot each newspaper not chargeabIe with post
ago: Pr0rided. That to any Postmaster of n
distributing Office at which the commissions,
allowances, and emoluments, since the thirty
nfst day OF March, one thousand eight hund-
red and ffty-three, have been insufficient to
detray the actual and necessary expenses,
ana afford the Postmaster the annual compeL-
Satlon derived from commissions at the Office
ceore said thirty first Of March, the Postmas.
ter General may, in his discretion, allow quar-
terly, from the date aforesaid, out of the post
ages collected at any such office, an amount
suineient to supply such deficiency: Provtded
JnTther, That to any Postmaster of a separa-
tlng ONCE, hoSecOmmiSsiOns, allowances, and
emoiuments may be found insufficient to pro-
vide thee extra labor necessary to a prompt
and eticient performance Of the duties of sep
aratlng and dispatehing the mails passing
through bis office, the Postmaster General
may make such quarterly allowances, out of
the postages collected at such office, as he NAV
deem sufficient to compensate such extra la
Dor: PrOUtded further, That the commissions
and allowances authorized by this Act shall
be subject to the provisions of tho forty-first
section of the act entitled q An act to reduce
INTO one the several acts establishing and reg
ulating the Post Office Department" and pro-
OtGed further, That the Postmaster General
may, in his discretion, dispose of any quarter
ly returns of mails sent or received, which
were made up previous to tho first day of Ju-
ly, eighteen hundred and fifty, preserving the
accounts current, all vouchers accompanying
such accounts, and use such portion of the pro.
ceeds thereof as may be necessary to defray
the cost of separating and disposing of the
same. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after the commencement of the
next fiscal quarter after its passage. Act OF
June %, 1854.
*See section 96 for the nature of this allowance
Sec 102. And belt further enacted. That the
Postmaster General may allow to tho postmas.
ters in the State of California, and in the Ter.
ritories of Oregon and Washington, from the
first day Of July, one thousand eight hundred
and ffty-three, such sums of the postage COL
lected at their respective offices as will, in ad-
dition to the commissions, allowances, and
emoluments, be sufficient to defray the actual
and necessary expenses of their Offices Sec. A,
act of July q, 1854.
SEQ. 103. And be 1T further enacted, That
the Postmaster General be, and he is hereby
authorized and directed, in the settlement of
the accounts OF postmasters in the State Of
California and Territory of Oregon, serving as
such previous to the thirtieth of June, ammo
Domini eighteen hundred and fifty three, to
allow to such postmasters all Just and reason
able expenses incurred by them in and about
the business Of their respective Offices and the
discharge of their official duties: Procided,
That no allowance shall be made whereby the
United States shall be charged with any in
debtedness whatsoever. Sec. 5, act of JnLy
q, 1854.