Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-04-13

and seeds or cuttings in packages NOT exceeding eght
ounces weight shall also be deemed ailabe matter ana
fraction of an ounce any place in me United States I'M
der fifteen hundred miles, and at he rate of two CENTS an
fraction of an ounce oVef fifteen hundreo miles,
to be prepaid by postage stamps go,
March, eighteen hundred AND fifty five entitled AN aci
further to amend the act entitled An act to reduce ana
modify the of postage in the United States and Tor
other purposes" passed March third eighteen Numbered
ane y-one be and the is hereby so modified as 10
require the cent of postage to be prepaid on letters
conveyed in the mail from point In the United STATES
the Pacific and from any State Territory on the Pacnc
point in the United States east Of the ROCKY noun
tains. And ali drop letters shall be prepaid oy postage
stamps n-,..,,.
General is hereby authorized and directed to advere r
proposals for the daily transportation OF the e.ae th
overland between Saint Joseph, Missouri or some G'ea
point the Missouri river, connected by railroad @
East which may be selected by the contractor; anu h @
VILE California the Cebral route the bids 10 De re-
ceved till the first Monday of April eighteen hunueI anu
sxtyone and the service to commence June hrs egnee
hundred and sxyone, thereafter as PosSoe'
and to terminate July first eighteen hundred and sixty
five And the General is hereby directed 10
award the contract the lowest responsible bidder ur
nishnp ample guarantees of his ability and disposition 10
perform his contract: PrOridd That the amount ol MS
bid shall not exceed eight hundred Thousand daIs pr
year: PnUieG That contractor shall supply Deh'e
City ahd Great Salt Lake City at least semweek wl'nou
extra charge AAd PrOcfed furheT That Inc Ie..er %
newspaper mail shall be carried through IN twenty GAYS
and the pamphlet magazine periodical and public docu
ment ms in thrty-tve days. But the postmaster
may authorize the carrying OF Salu pallpu =
rodcaI and public document portion OF the mail by steam
ship route at least semmonlhy TO San Francisco ue
sired by the CONTRACTOR and said service az
the contractors EXPENSE ind Pro0ds9 uA ,er
mail carry of the newspaper mail by the twenty
day schedule than will make the average weight oil Inc
whole mail one thousand pounds per day. and the remain
der if any, of the newspaper mail shall be carried on Tue
thirty-fye day schedule above provided for
Sec t. Ind be IL further eaacei, That the postmaster
General hereby directed to extend the existing ma CON
tract route eight thousand and seventysx IN the oe
of Texas, that will expire with connecting route lwee
thousand five hundred and seventy eight, known as nG
BuerheIp route, provided 1t can be Done AT an ]
and provide for a semiweeky connexOn with me CIT! VI
New Orleans, but the Postmaster General shall nave e
authority this all Others anu a'eI
SAID daily overland mail has gone into operation the post
age between any State Territory east OF Ia Rocky Mou
tains and any State Territory on the Pachc on S"cn
newspaper periodical unsaed circular or other article VI
printed matter exceeding three ounces in weight sha
be cent and for every additional ounce or trac"n Vi
ounce, cent additional 60,
Sec II. Ind be FURTHER enacted That the cost "t me
service the named in this act shall be PAID aer
annual approximation, by The Secretary of the treasury
upon the ceytfcate the Postmaster General And that
the of letter postage between State or Territory
of the Rock Mountains and State or Territory On
the Pacific coast, shall be cents half ounce
Sec. IL. Aad be further enaeted That the Postmaster
General is authorized provide temporary steamship SER
vice BY the nearest and mast expeditions route between
New York and San Francisco cost not exceeding three
hundred fifty thousand dollars year reservng 10 me
Government the privilege of annullng the contract after
the commencement of the overland service upon SKI!
| days notice.
Sec 49, ind be fuller enacted That the cost of the
service authorized in the three preceding sections OF this
act and that per oming the inland routes number
ed eight Thousand nine hundred and eleven twelve thou
sand five hundred and seventyeght and eight thousand
by the Secretary of the Treasury upon the certcae OF
the Treasury upon the certificate of service from the FoS
General except far appropriations may al
ready have been made for such service.
| Approved, February 81, 1851.