The true Democrat., 1855-08-07
LITTLE ROX ARKANSAS TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST Y 1855

Ctv in the State of California; Port Orford. Gardi ner Citv or Umpoua and Astoria, in the Territory of Oregon; Shoal Water Bay, Port Townsend, in the Territory of Washington and at such other points as shall be designated by the Postmaster General: Pro vded That the contract for the said service be adver tised by the Postmaster General in pursuance ot eX isting laws and let to the lowest bidder: Ana pro vded further That the whole cost of said servlce f shall not exceed the sum of 900 per- annum: Fro vded further, That the Postmaster Gnneral may, II he shall deem it for the public interest contract for said service with the lowest bidder as aforesaid un der the advertised proposals heretofore made tor mall service between the points aforesaid.
 4. And be it further enacted, That the right to frank letters and documents. now allowed by law to the Vice President, be continued to those who have heretofore or shall hereafter hold that office, during life.
 B. And be it further enacted That all books, maps, charts or other publications, entered for copyright, pnd which, under the act of August 10th, l846 are rerred to be deposited in the Library of Congress, .I and "a the Smithsonian Institution; may be sent -he mails free of postage under such regu- latlons as r.e Postmaster General may prescribe.
 6 And 'e it further enacted, That the Post master General e, and he is hereby, authorized, Tn the settlement o1 t- accounts of the late postmaster at W atervilIe Maine v,allow such sum- in addition to the commissions whc accrued at his office dur ing his term of service, va make his compensa ton equal $175 per quarter .s cover all such ne cesSary items of incidental eXpenes as have been usually incurred and allowed in pctotfice of this class: Provided, however, That the whoe compensa- ton and expenses shall not exceed S425 p~ quarter
 T. And be it further enacted, That tta first Com ptroller of the Treasury be instructed to ,xa iitae the claim of William R. Glover, and Thomss
 WNather. and their associates, and ascertain and
 allow such damages as they are entitled to, III JUS
 tee ano equity in consequence of the refusal of the
 Postmaste'- General to carry into effect the contract
 entered lntohetween William R. Glover and Thomas
 w. Mather ah! the Postmaster General in 1893, for
 the transPortatlea of the mails on the Mississippi and
 Ohio Rivers, and Cat such damages be paid to the
 said William k. Go,er. and Thomas W. Mather
 and their associates, o of any money in the reasu- ry not otherwise appropriated: Provided The sum allowed shall not exceed thp sum of s3oo 900. $. And be it further cncted That the Post master General be, and he is hreby, authorized to pay to rah r. Monroe, his representatives or assigns.
 pay in full for mail service e the mail route
 from Sacramento to Shasta ill the State of Calitor- ; mia, commencing October the 1st, A. ls5l and ending July the 18th, 1852, the sum of S5e4l 66 | $ 2. And be it further enacted, That the proper comptroller ot the treasury, under instructions cf the
 Attorney General inquire whether the contract made | by the Postmaster General with William l.. Blanch- ard, for carrying the Jnitc1 States mail on route numbered 5J66, in the year so@ violated by the PostmuserG General wi hout legal amt adequate cause given by said Bun, hard; and II it violated then to ascertain and allow sU.A damages as h. is emitted to in equity and }us .e. y reason of such
 Violation. and that such u.llsc.s he Iald to said
 Blanchard out ot any laonet i .s'ly not other
 wise appropriated
 Approved, March 3, .-51.
 AN ACT to establish ruu, has il tle State of Mis-
 siSsippi, Churc4n wv. ia ,.a NJuc ot Tennessee.
 and Hickman iu e >.l at Kentucky. Ports ot
 DeiVery.
 eeMtatiycs of the lI.... ~are- of America in Con gre~- assembled, l.a .5u-. in the State of Mis-
 sis,ippi. and within tA- collection district of Mobile
 -Chattanooga. in the State ot Tennessee and lick man in tine State of Kentucky. and within the COL lection district of Mississippi ba and hereby de-
 claed to be ports of delivery within their respective collection districts. Anj there shall be appointed fl
 surveyor of customs. to reside each u said ports who shall perform the duties, and receive the com
 lcnSation and emoiuncnt, prescribed in the act of
 Congress approved March ,lLt 4l, lS31, being .An uct allowing the duties on foreign merchandise i'm ported into Pittsburg. Wheeling. Cincinnati, Louis vile, St. Louis, Nashville, and Natchcz to ba secur- cd and paid a those plicc,:" Provided That when ever the amount of duties paid at any one of said
 ports. shall be t@s than the of Slp.0QJ per year port of delivery
 ApIroI,d, March ?, ls55.
 IN ACT to provide Accommodations for the nitcJ States Coulls in lhr tity ol Jackson, Mississippi. l Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
 scntutiVes of the United States Of America in Con
 grcss assembled. That the Secretary ot the Interior
 lo hereby authorized to contract with the public
 thorities of the city of Jackson, Mississippi for thJ
 permanent of r ons for the courts of the United
 States in the new city hall now in process of con
 shall be satisfied that the apartments are suitable ol the purpose, and have been property secured the . government, he shall lay out of the treasury, any sum of money not ling $20,olo, which he sht U deem to be the value of surh apartments.
 Approved. March. 3 lej5