The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-07
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thirtie,h OF June, eighteen hundred and hfy-eight
b enacted 5y the Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
he United Safes Of merea Congress assembled That the
following sums be- and the hereby appropriate
for the Post Office Department for the year ending the
thrtieh june eighteen hundred and out
moneys in the treasury arising from The revenues of the
said department. conformity the act OF the secod of
July, eighteen hundred and thirty six:
For transportation OF the mails, tinland million
six hundred and twen'y,wo thousand two hundred and
forty-s dollars.
For compensation to postmasters two million hun
bred and forty thousand dollars.
For ship steamboat and way letters, twenty thousand
dollars.
For wrapping-paper forty live thousand dollars.
For Office furniture in the post offices, Elk thousand col
lars.
For advertising, eighty thousand dollars.
For mail bags, ifty-fve thousand dollars
For blanks and paper for the same, nneyfve thousand
dollars.
For mail depredatons and special agents. sixty-6ve
thousand dollars.
For clerks in the offices of posmast terra hundred
and six'y-fve thousand dollars.
For postage stamps and stamped envelopes, nnety6ve
thousand dollars
For miscellaneous items hundred and seventy thou
sand dollars.
SEC @ AndJc further enacted That the sum of six hun
dred and sx,y.six Thousand eight hundred and eighty
three dollars be- and the is hereby appropriated
be paid out of any in the treasury not otherwise
proprated TO supply deficiencies in the Of the Post
Office Department tor the year ending the hireth of June
SEC g. 4nd be further enaced That il the OF
the Post Office Department shall be insufficient tie
appropriations of this the Of two million five hun
dred thousand dollsrs much thereof may be
cessary be- aud the same is hereby appropriated to be paid
out of any money ia the treasury otherwise spproa-
ted to supply dfcncies in the Of the Post Office
Department for the year ending the hireth of June
eighteen hundred and fifty eight.
SIC 4 lind be further enacted, That the Postmaster
General be- and be is hereby authorized establish and
put in operation semmonthly mail by sea- from San
Territory Of Washington, touching at Humbolit bay,
Trinidad and Crescent city in the State of California
Port Oxford Gardiner city, Umpqus and Astoria in the
Territory of oregon Shoawaer bay, Fort Townsend in
the Territory OF Wesningoni and such other points
shall designated by the Postmaster Generals Propde
That the for the said service be advertised by the
Postmaster General n pursuance Of existing laws and let
TO the lowest bidder Ind propaed further, That the whole
of said service shall exceed the of hum
bred and twenty thousand dollars per annum, which
is hereby appropriated for that pue to be paid
of money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated
P5opidei further, That The Postmaster General may If be
shall deem il COR the public interest for said
vice with the lowest bidder aforesaid under the adver-
sed proposals heretofore made for mail service between
the points Aforesaid.
SIC s, and Be il further enacted That tbs Postmaster
General be authorized and directed the mail
service between Charles Key West and Havans during
the months Of August and September In each year the
residue of the present ract term Of southern
ton by competent il is being perform cd
during ten months of The ear and that enable him
do So not exceeding thousand dollars per an
is hereby appropriated Of any money in the
ury not othtrsise Appropriated
SIC Andbe further enacted That the fourth section
OF the act OF Congress approved fifth of August eighteen
hundred and fifty -four, entitled aAn act making appro
prations for the service of the Post Office Department
ring the fiscal year ending the ,hirteh of June thou
sand eight hundred and fy6ve be and the is here
by continued for year August fifth eighteen hum
DIRE and fifty seven.
Sac Z. And be Il further enacted That the Postmaster
General be aud he Is hereby auth zed reexamine and
adjust all questions arising of fines imposed upon the
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