The national Republican., 1861-07-04
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
Public Acts Passed at the Second Session
of the Thirty-sixth Congress.

ending the the,h Of June eighteen hundred and sixty
two. o .Ht' ,,aE '--t -.
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States IF Amertcd
in Congress- assembled, That the following sums
be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, for
the service Of the Post Office Department for
the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen
hundred and sixtytwo, out of any moneys in
the Treasury arising from the revenues Of the
said Department, in conformity to the act of
the second July, eighteen hundred and thirty.
six.
For transportation Of the mails, finland Ten
million forty Thousand two hundred and eighty
four dollars; and the Postmaster General is
hereby directed to re-examine the causes for
discoutinuauce or ourtailment of the postal ser.
vice on inland routes since the fourth day Of
March, eighteen hundred aud ffty nine and 10
restore all such parts of said service as can ha
restored with due regard 10 the public interest
and the circumstances of each case, whether
such discontinuance or curtailment was upon
contracts yet in force, or has taken effect upon
the making Of new contracts: And prorided.
That the restoration or increase Of service here.
by contemplated, shall not he made without the
consent Of the contractor in each case, or in
pursuance Of his contract
For compensation to postmaster, two mil
lions seven hundred thousand dollars: P,ori.
ded, That no compensation shall be paid to
postmasters after the thirtieth of June, eighteen
hundred and sixty-one, for the delivery Of free
letters or papers to their recipients, except to
the postmaster at Washington city, District of
Columbia, in pursuance Of the existing law au-
thorizing special allowance To him for such
service.
For clerks in the offices Of postmasters, one
million forty FIVE thousand five hundred and
seventeen dollars and twenty.three cents.
For ship, steamboat, and way letters, twenty
Thousand dollars.
For office furniture for post offices, four thon.
land dollars.
For advertising, seventy thousand dollars,
For msilbsgs, fftyfve thousand dollars.
For paper for blanks, sixty thousand dollars.
For printing blanks, twelve thousand dollars.
For wrapping paper, forty five thousand dol.
For mail locks, keys, and stamps, twenty thou.
sand dollars.
For mail depredations and special agents,
seventy.fve thousand dollars: Rropided, That
the proviso in the FIRST section of the act Of June
fifteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty, making
appropriations ior the service Of the Post Office
Department, which restricts the maximum com.
pensation to be paid to route agents TO the sum
Of. eight hundred dollars per year, be, and the
same 10 hereby, repealed.
For miscellaneous payments, one hundred
and sixty thousand dollars.
For postage stamps and stamped envelopes,
one hundred and ten thousand dollars.
For payment Of balances due to foreign coun.
tries, thres hundred thousand dollars.
For payment of letter carriers, two hundred
and ten thousand dollars,
Bee. .. and be Il further enacted, That the
third section of the act making provision for
the postal service iu Californis, Oregon, and
Washington, approved July twenty. Sc ven, eigh.
teen hundred and fftyfour, be, and the same is
hereby repealed aud that all dead letters
which may accumulate in the post Offices in
said States and Territory, after thirtieth June
next, shall be returned to The General Post OF.
6ce Department, at Washington, under such
regulations as the Postmaster General may
prescribe.
Sec. 3. Aaa DC tt further enacted, That II
the revenues of the Post Office Department,
shsll be insufficient to meet the appropriations
Of this act, thenss the sum of FIVE million
three hundred aud ninetyone thousand three
hundred aud Fifty dollars and sixty.three cents
or 90 much thereof as may be necessary, be
and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paic
out Of any money in the Treasury not other Siss
appropriated, to supply deficiencies in the rev
enus ofthe Post OEce Department for the zeal
ending the thirtieth Of June, eighteen hundred
and sixtytwo.
Sec. 4. And Be Il. .fisrtiler enacted, That til,
provisions the third section of an act entitled
AN act amendatory of an act regulating tht
Post Office Department" approved March sec
ond, eighteen hundred and twenty seven, be
and the same are hereby, applied to all pos
routes which have been, or may hereafter be
established in any town or city by the Postmas
ter General, by virtue of the tenth section of al
act entitled "An act to reduce and modify tn
rates of postage in the United States, and 70
other purposes" approved February twenty
seven, eighteen hundred and ffty.one.
Sec. S. And Be ii further enacted, That thu
compensation of the special mail agent of til.
Post Office Department for the Pacific coast
shall bs two thousand Eve hundred dollars pc
annum such rate to take effect in virtue of th
provision from the thirtietb day Of June, eigh
teen hundred and sxty.oue.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That tn
sum Of three hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars, or so much thereof rs may be necessary
be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, on
Of any money in the Treasury not otherwise az
propriated, for carrying the mail from Ney
York, via Panama, TO San Francisco, thre
times q month, from the first day Of July, eigh
teen hundred and sixty, to the first day Of july
eighteen hundred and sixty.one.
Sec. z. And be it further enacted, That th
Postmaster General be, and he is hereby, di
rected to refund TO franklin Haven and his asso
ciates, the sum Of money deposited by them will
the Post Office Department required as indemni
tyfor the contin u lance oftha Boston post ofic,
in the former locality, 9aid post Office havint
since been removed PTovidsd, That from III,
sum Of money thus deposited the Poatmaste
General shall first deduct the expene,rses q
one removal Of said post Office each way
Sec. 8. And be ii further enacted, That IL,
Postmaster General is hereby authorized to ey
tend the existing mail contract on route thin
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