The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-17

| have hean held eiSGE Aere IN SaIu sotttf
SEC I. And Be It fifftker enacted, That the cleri
of the said circuit aud district coGrt shall keep
clerks Office for said courts IN said Pdducah, ant
all the records ard papers appertaiung or relating
to business in said courts held at fadueah, 5shal
be kept therein and he shall appoint deFg' y
clerk Tor said courts, preside in near said Padu
cab.
Approved, June 10. 1860.
CHAR CXXXT-An act making appropriations
! for the service Of the Post-Oficc Department
durin the hscal year ending the thrtictA Of dune
| eighteen hund ed and siXty-one.
he Il enacted bBthe Senate and House of RspreseH-
fntfres of the United SAFES Of 4Iiersea Congress
! assembled That the following be, and tho
same are hereby, appropriated, for the service Of
! the Post-Odiee Department for the yeRr ending
the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty
/ one, out of any moneys IN the treasury arising
from the revenues of tie said department, in con-
conformity to the act Of the second of July, eigh
! teen hundred and thirty-six:
For ira nsport atieu of the mails within the uris.
( dction os the United States, and on such routes
along the coasts Of the United States as do not
/ touch ut foreign p0Tt, zine million six hundred
and forty four thousand five hundred and ninety
EIGHT dol!ars Provided, ho,sever, That the maxi
mum compensation to lie paid to route agents shall
I not exceed eight hundred dollars per year.
| For compensation TO postmasters. two million
s;r hundred and ffty-four Thousand Dollars, Proui
ded. hopercr That where package e newspapers
or period liz received a any post-o!ee dree-
ted to one address, ana the Halnes of the club OF
So bscribers to which they belong, with the postage
for a quarter in advance, shall be handed 10 the
postmaster he shall deii' the same to their re-
spectve owners.
hundred thousand dollars.
For ship, steamboat, aAd way letters, twenty
For ONCE furniture in the poat-oHces, four thOus
For advertising seventy thousand dollars.
For mail bags ffty five thousand dollars
For paper required for printing blanks, seventy
Thousand dollars.
Fer printing blanks, twelve thousand dollars.
For wrapping paper, fifty two thousand dollars.
For mai locks, keys, and stamps, fifteen thousand
dollars.
thousand dollars, Provided, That from and after
the first of July one thousand eight hundred and
sizty not moro than sixteen hundred dollars per
annum shall be allowed to any special agent OF the
Post Office Department as compensation Tor MS
services: And prorided farther, That the fourth
section of an ac- entitled San act to supply de6c-
i.ncss in the appropriations for the service Of the
fiscal year ending the 'hiFtietn OF June, one th3us
and eight hundrei and ffty-four," approved May
thirty-frst eighteen hundred and htty-iour, be and
the same IS b reby repealed.
For miscellane as payment, "us hundred and
fftv thousand dvllars. ProuiRed. That it shall be
the duty Of the Postmaster General to furnish to
CONGRESS ia his annual report IN the first Monday
ct December next dEu q tGCH Gllb SFNiy JSaI
thereafter q detailed statement of the expendl-
lures made under the head Of 'misee laneous pay
rnents " and that it shalt not be lawful to use any
of the money hereby Pr npFiated for the defence
of suits brought against Ushcers OF the POst-ohee
Department for NAL casance, misfeasence or non
feasance in ofice, o. for seis committed by them
under coor IF law, and in derogason OF the rights
Of citizens
For postage stamps and stamped envelopes, enc
hundred thousand dollars.
For uayments OF balances due to foreign countries
three hundred thousand liars.
SEC 2 4uG be At jaFther eaGc'ed, Tbatfrom and
after the th ytieth Of JuUe eighteen hundred and
sixty the charge for the delivery Of letters by car
riers shall be not exceeding enc cent each, the
whole of which shall be paid to them for their SER
vices And the Postuaster-Gsneral may establish
boxes for the delivery of letters rs the outside sta
tious in the suburbs Of cities, pro7idei IL can be
done without loss to the department or injury to
the service and any net revenue derived from the
rent of said boxes may be applied by him towards
the payment of the expeasa Of collecting letters or
towards the increase of the carriers fund, as be
NAV deem just or equitable
SIC 5. And be il further enacted, That II the
revenues of the Post-Ofic Department shall be
insufficient TO meet the appropriations OF TINS act
then the sum Of FIVE million seven tn usand four
hundred and twenty-four dollars and seVenty-hVe
CENTS or 50 much thereof as may be necessary, be
and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid
out of any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to supply deficiencies IN the revenue
of the Post Office department for the year ending
the thirtieth June eighteen hundred and Sixy-one.
SEC A. And he 1t further enacted, That the Post
ma ster-General he, and he is hereby, authorized
20 cause the mails to be transported between the
United States and any foreign port or ports, or be-
tween apy port Of the United States to any other
port OF the United States, touching at foreign
mort BY steamship, allowing and paying therefor,
If by an American vessel, the Sea and United
States inland postage, and if by foreign vessel,
the sea postage only, on the mails SO conveyed:
l. -, Ctu hn
given TO an American over a foreign steamship,
when departing from the same port for the same
destination within three days of each other.
SEC s. Aud be it further enacted, That SO much
of the Appropriation for inland mail service as Is
proyided for transports ton Of mails from San
Francisco to PGgets South, via Astoria in Oregon,
shall be applied the Transports ion OF said mails
hv land to Olympia whenever by law such service
shall be provided in lieu of ocean service.
Approved, June 10, 1860.
Guar. CXXXII-An set authorizing the sale Of
the Hcstetn Military Asylum in Harrodsburg,
Re- II snarted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sep,ntres Of he Glited States Of america "a Ton
,ress assembled, That the beard of commissioners
OF the Soldiers Home, be and they are hereby
authorized and required to sell and dispose OF the
Western Military Asylum, at Harrodsburg hen-
lucky, at such time AID manner, and upon sueh
terms and conditions as they msy deem best, and
that the proceeds Of such sale be restored to the
fund of the said Soldiers Home Procided, That
no sale shall be made until at least sixty days
public notice thereof shall be given: proUtdea tur-
tier. That said sale be made within twelve months
from and after the passage of this act Bat said
sale i not t. take plaza us{ the property shall
| bring at least twenty-five til uSa8d dollars.
SEC 2. Aud be 1t further eaaettd, That the said
commissioners OF the Soldiers Home, or such per-
san as taey may duly aad legally appoint, shall.
upon the full payment of the Purchase money for
said Western Military Asylum, a@resabiy to The
terms of saIe ana upon the approval Of such sale
| by tho Secretary OF War, make aud deliver to
the purchaser or purchasers, behalf of the Uni
ted States, n deed in fee sim le Tor said property
SEC g. And be ii fjrrthsr eaactsa, That the tenth
section ut the act Of March three, ghteen hum
dred and ffty-seven, which directs the sale of the
| Western ilitary Asylum at HaFro s6urg, Ken
| lucky, be and the same is hereby repealed.
Approved, June 10, 1860
CHAP. CXXXIV--An act to change the location
of the Custom house for the district of Brazos
de Santiago, from Point Isabel to brownsVlilc,
/ in the State of TeXas.
Be il enacted By the Snzts and ha''ae o. repre-
sentatfUes Of the U.ted States Of Anlsr'ed 8" Con-
eress ASSEMBLED, That the custoil-bouse Of sala
district DO, and the same l. hereby, changed from
oint Isabel to Brownsville that the port OF en-
~, Doia | he'll aforesaid