Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-10-03
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AN ACT making appropriations Tor service Post
oee Department during the fiscal year ending the thir-
Be enacted by House Of Repressn
81 the United States OF America Congress
pated for the service of the Ros Department the
ending the thrtieth of une thousand eight
arising from the Of the department.
orm to The act of the second Of July eight
For transportation of the nails (nland six millions one
hrndred and forty thousand dOllars.
For compensation TO pOsmasters, millions
dred and fifty thou sand dollars.
For ship Steamboat and way Letters twenty thousand dol
For wrapping paper, fortyeght thousand hundred
dollars.
For office furnurei in the post Offices
dred dollars.
For advertising, eighty-fve thousand dollars.
For mail-bags, thousand five hundred dollars
For blanks and paper for the same nineyone thousand
For marucks, keys and stamps eighteen thousand i've
dred dollars. 4. ----- -
For maIl depTedatiops bon
sand dollars = -
For clerks the offices of postmastsrs and
ffteen thousand dollars.
For postage stamps and stamped envelopes seventy
thousand dollars -
For miscellaneous items one hundred and seventh thou
sand dollars
Sec 3 And be further enacted That the sum OF two
millions two hundred and nfiy thousand dollars be and
same hereby appropriated to be paid money
ees in the Of Post Once department, for the
year en9Dg the threth Of June, thousand eight hun
Sec 3. And be enacted That the sum of I've
hundred Thousand dollars be and the hereby sppro
New York. - >'' -
And be it further enacted That the fourth section
Of the act of Congress approved fifth of August eighteen
hundred and fifty -four entitled An act making appropra
tons Office Department the
fiscal year ending the hirtsh Of JuHe thousand eight
hundred and be and the same hereby continued
for year from August fifth, eighteen hundred and fifty
Sec s. And be lturther enacted That the First Comm
troer of the Treasury shall proceed proy
sons Of the ninth section Of The third eighteen
hundred ny entitled An act making approoris
mi for he
fiscal ending the thrieth june eighteen hundred
fy-sx in conformity directions Of said sct not
whstandng the acceptance by William Blanchard of one
months extra compensation under his
ment being deducted from further allowance any
furthar enacted That the First Comp
the damages due Edward II. Cermck Albert e. Ram
say account of the abrogaton the Postmaster Gene
and San Francisco route dated the fifteenth February
eighteen hundred and hy thIee to adjudge ard award
hem according to the principles Of law equity Justice
the amount found due and the Secretary Of the Treasury
is hereby required pay the said
Ramsey out Of money in the Treasury ap
propriated.
Sec. And be further enacted That there be allowed
and paid to Jacob Hall fo carrying the mail route number
eight thousand hundred from
to Santa Fe twenty-five thousand dollars per
ef she for which he contracted, commencing August
eighteen hundred aud fYhve and ending it'll contract
and the same shall be in full for all the losses by him
tanned in said service by Indian depredaton
This grant is made the condition that the Postmaster
contract of said Hall.
Sec g. And be it further enacted, That Postmaster
General hereby authorized to George H. Gdding
contractor for carrying the all number twelve
thousand nine hundred, from Santa Pe, New Mexico
San Antonio Texas, monthly each way, according
contract under which said service being performed
the of thyIhree thousand ve hundred dollars
each years service with the eighteenth day
August eighteen hundred and fy and continue during
his conrac Provided That the Postmaster General be and
he hereby annu said contract giving three
months notice o said contractor.
Sec. g. and be it further enacted That the proper account
ing officers of the Post Office Department. they
hereby authorized and required joint
luton for the relief of Seth NJ Lesvenworh deceased
approved the sixth day Of August eighteen bundled and for
tyX, and that the amount found due shall be paid his
legal representatives Of any money In the Treasury
otherwise appropriated .. ''
And be further enacted That proyiso the
end of the third section Of the of March third eighteen
hundred and fifty entitled making appTopriR
tous for the service OF the Post Once Department during
fiscal year ending the theth J1ne eighteen hun
ded and hwo and for other purposes, hereby repeal
ed. .
Approved, August IL, 1856.