Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-04-13
OFFICIAL.
IBY AUTHoRIrT,l
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at tie First Session Of the 1h'rty-Se0e""
- C0ngTess.

~ VIRGINIA. Nal
From Wise G. H, via Crows Nest ana f0"ef '-''
From Williamsburg to Bgler's Mill.
From Upper Tract, via Nations and Harp0ld hui" "
From Bride Greek, GraysOn county, to Rye 'a'ey'
From Valley Head, Randolph county, to Addison "eo-
From Bel6eld Greenville county, to LawrenceV'l'e'
Brunswick county. /. p-.oro Roone
county. . porsom,s on
the Charleston and Ravenswood TurnPke county,
From the mouth of twenty mile creek hanamna e ~
connestnp with suey Bridge and Newton routes tnence
up Ball creek the head of Pond Gap FORK aeno tb
the county road to tho Morris Fork Of Blue creek
down said fork to Main Blue creek thence down saa NAN
Blue creek to Mrs. Slacks thence with the county [o
the gap above Campbells creek; thence up Tue n"""
From Richie Court honse, via Thomas Coll and JGaa
than Bisses in Rehe county and george fHng I'D
From Richmond to West Point.
From West Point by York river, to Norfolk ,,,
From Cobiske, King William county, to uroann"' miu-
dlesex county.
From West Point to Urbauna.
From Cappahosic Gloucester county to Matthews Court
house. ,,r
From Big Lick, Roanoke county, to Harpers' FrankhA
county. !. A.
From Brownstowu south side Kanawha rver) to the
Falls of Kanawh a, Fayette county.
From the Central Depot the Virginia and Tennessee
Railroad. to Touncarys Furnace, Floyd county; ..r
From ClintonvilIe Failing Spring Green Brer county
From Jane Lew Lewis county, via Cookman's Store and
Johnstown, to Romaines Mills, in Harrison county
From Big Lick, the Virginia and Tennessee karoau,
in Roanoke county, via Coopers and BonorooX 10 NoAy
Mount, Franklin county.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
From Sebec to Skokomish
From New Dungenesse, via False Dungenesse, VIA Nee
sh Bay, to Cape Faitcry.
From Ebeys Landing via PENIS Cove, via Oak Haroor'
to McDoBoughs Island. o,..
From Dales, via CIickitat Valley via Since and Okni-
kane.
From Oakland to Grey's Harbor.
From Olympia, via Head of TOt:cns, Eds anu hani-
mersly's Inles, to Oakland
From Oakland via North Bay, to Sebec.
From Seattle via Meridian Prairie to Rangers Prairie
From Seattle, via Salmon Bay, to Point Elliot.
From Coville to Simkaman.
From Colville to Pend d'Oreille Lake.
WISCONSIN.
From Pole Grove pos,ofce, Jackson county, to South
Bend pos office, Trempeeau county.
From Sparta Monroe county, Big Greek Ferry, Roar
ing Greek postoce in Jackson county, and Durand, to
Prescott, in Pierce county.
From Wauzeka, Crawford county, to Viola pOstOfce,
Rchand county,
From Rchiand Centre Richland county, via Rockbrdge,
East Henrietta, and Henrietta, to Yuba.
From 1owerville, Crawford county, via Rising Sun,
thence west crossing the Mississippi river and via La Fa-
ette in Allemakee county, Iowa. and Columbus, Milton,
and Wakon to Decorrah Iowa
From Hudson, Saint Crox county, via Saint ,seph,
Boardman, Apple River Ridge CyOn, Erin Prairie, and
Hammond to Warren.
From Fountain City, Buffalo county, to NaIvle, same
county.
From Sumner, via Mondovi, Chippewa, waubec Gala,
and Trimbele, to Prescott, in Pierce county
From Waupaca via Ogdensburg and Union, to Shaw
warno.
From Mishcot, Manitowoc county, via Franklin Mont
pelier Casco, and Ahuapee in kewaunee county, Clay
Banks, and White Fish Bay, to Baileys Harbor, Door
county.
From Cass TO Dykesville, Kewaunee county.
From Cambria in Columbia county, to Kingston, Mar
From Lake Mills Jefferson county, vita Milford and Az
talan, to Jefferson.
From Chippewa Falls, Island Lake, to Superior.
Douglas county
From SextOnve Richmond county, via Ithca, Neptune
Lloyd, Cazeuova, to Wanewoc Jeneau county.
From Green Bay, via Saumcn. to Little SaumiCo.
From EdgeIon via Albion, Busseyville, to Fort At
kinson.
From Fon du lac via Foster and Wauconsta, to Cas-
cade, in Sheboygan county.
CHEROKEE NATION.
From Little Verdigris to LenaIk Falls.
CHOCTAW NATION.
From Fort Washa, in the Choctaw Nation, via Burney
Academy to Gainesville, Cook county, Texas.
Sec. And be further enacted, That the Postmaster
General shall be and he hereby authorized procure
and furnish letter sheets with postage stamps impressed
thereon Combining in one both sheet and enveOpe and
to adopt such other Improvements may be deemed adj
vsabe, from time time in connection with postage stamps
stamped envelopes for letters newspapers subject TO
the cost of procuring and furnishing the
may be- and to all other provisions of the eighth section of
act of Congress entitled An Act to establish certain
tyfrst eighteen hundred and 6fty-two.
Sec 8. And be it further enacted That the penalty of
fifty dollars provided by section eighth of of Con-
for other purposes approved March third eighteen hun
dred and ftythree, shall apply well to the using of
stamp cut from stamped letter newspaper envelope as
to the reuse of the envelope entire.
Sec And be further endcted That the fourth Sec
hundred and r four euteg act e,rsn
tons for the service of the Post Office Department during
the fiscal year ending the thrtieh june eighteen hundred
and ftyve, be and the is hereby continued from
the fifth day Of August eighteen hundred and y-eight
to the 18TH of Augest, eighteen hundred and sixty.
Sec And be 1t further enacted That the joint resou-
nfoIOh AuO
ank ysx, which provides that there shall be prn-
ca messenger each of the bureaus of the Execu
tive Departments at annual salary of eight hundred and
forty dollars each shall be understood to embrace within
its true and meaning the Offices of the three Assistant
Posmasters General emitting each to messenger at
annual salary of eight hundred and forty dollars
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted That letters which have
been advertised under existing laws wide twenty
six act of March three eighteen hundred and twenty five
and section FIVE of March three eighteen hundred and
ffyOne) shall be returned to the Post Office Department
dead letters if unclaimed two months after the date of
the advertisement PrOUd That letters seaports in
tended for persons board of certain designated vessels
expected to arrive and letters specially marked to be re-
tanned longer period shall be excepted from the operation
of this act: And provided FURTHER That said Letters shall
be returned under regulations to be prescribed by the Post
master General
Sec Z. Ind be it further enacted That the unclaimed
from dead letters, appropriated the use of
the Department under section wentysx of of March
three eighteen hundred and twenty-five NAV be exclusive
y applied in future to promote the efficiency of the dead
letter Office by providing for careful examnao of
letters and the return of larger number the wrere
whether with or without valuable enclosures Prorde
That said officer shall make detailed report of his pro-
ceedings to Congress during the session thereof
Sec g. And be further en1cted That upon all letters
returned from the dead letter office there shall be charged
the usual rates of postage to be collected delivery and
accounted for by yostmastes in the manner as other
pOstagOs.
Sec 8. And be it further enacted That every letter or
packet brought into the United States carried from one
port theron to another in any private ship vessel shall
be charged with five cents if delivered the post office
where the same shall arrve and if destined be conveyed
by post to any place with two cents added the ordinary
0f Thatn all
cts conveyed whole part by steamers or steamships
route which, beW ports or places be-
tween which the mail regularly conveyed in other YES
sells under contract with the Post Office Department the
charge shell be levied with the addition of two cents
letter packet would have been levied if such letter
packet had been transmitted regularly through the mall
Sec 10 And be it further enacted That all acts or parts
OF acts inconsistent with tn the provisions of the preceding
section of this act be- and the hereby repealed
Sec H. And be it further enacted That it shall be lawful
for persons known regular dealers in newspapers and
periodicals. to receive by mail such quantities either