The national Republican., 1861-06-26
cHERoKEE NATION.
From Little Verdigris to Leuark Falls.

county, Texas. a. .r
Sec. 2, Ind be IL further enacted, hat the
Postmaster General shall be and he is hereby
authorized to procure and furnish letter sheets
with postage stamps impressed thereon, (com-
bining in one both sheet and envelope,) and
TO adopt such other Improvements as may be
deemed advisable from time to time, in con.
nection with postage stamps or stamped envel.
opes for letters or newspapers, subject to the
provision that such stamps or envelopes shall
be sold at the cost Of procuring and furnishing
the same rs near as may be, and to all other
provisions Of the eighth section Of an act Of
Congress entitled, IAN act to establish certain
post roads and for other purposes" approved
August thirty.frst eighteen hundred and fifty
two. -.H
Sec. 3. And be ii further enacted, That, the
penalty OF fifty dollars, provided by section
eighth Of an act Of Congress entitled, An act
to establish certain post roads and for other
purposes, approved March third, eighteen hun.
dred and itythree, shall apply as we'll to the
using of stamp cut from stamped letter or
newspaper envelope as TO the reuse Of the en-
velope entire.
Sec. 4. And be il further enacted, That the
fourth section Of the act Of Congress approved
fifth August. eighteen hundred and fhy.four,
cHtNiCu, hH uCt uidhiUR uppIOpTldIOHS lOT
the service of the Post Office Department du.
ring the fiscal year ending the ,hirtsth June,
eighteen hundred and fifty fve," be and the
same is hereby continued from the fifth day of
August, eighteen hundred and fiftyeight, to the
fifth Of August, eighteen hundred and sixty.
Sec. s. And be Il further enacted, That the
joint resolution Of Congress Of eighteenth
August, eighteen hundred and ffty.six, which
provides that there shall be "one principal
messenger in each Of the bureaus of the sever.
al Executive Departments, at an annual salary
Of eight hundred and forty dollars each" shall
be understood to embrace within its true scope
and meaning the Offices Of the three Assistant
Postmasters General, emitting each to mes.
senger at an annual salary Of eight hundred
and forty dollars.
Sec. 6. And be il further enacted, That let.
ters which have been advertised under existing
laws, wide section twenty.six, act Of March
three, eighteen hundred and twenty five, and
section five. act of March three, eighteen hun.
dred and fifty.oue,) shall be returned to the
Post Office Department as dead letters, if un.
claimed two months after the date of the adver.
intended for persons on board of certain desig.
mated vessels expected 10 arrive, and letters
specially marked to be retained a longer period,
shall be excepted from the operation of this
act: And prorided, further, That said letters
shall be returned under regulations to be pre-.
scribed by the Postmaster General.
Sec. :. And be il further enacted, That the
unclaimed money from dead letters, now appro
priated to the use Of the Department, under
section twenty six, act Of March three, eighteen
hundred aud twenty five, may be exclusively
applied in iutnre to promote the efficiency Of
the dead letter Office, by providing for a more
careful examination Of letters, and the return
Of larger number to the writer's whether
with or without valuable enclosures y Prorided,
That said officers shall make detailed report
Of his proceedings to Congress during the next
session thereof
Sec. 3. And be ii further enacted, That upon
all letters returned from the dead letter Office
there shall be charged the usual rates Of post.
age, to be collected on delivery, and accounted
for by postmasters in the same manner as other
postages.
Sec. .. And be ii further enacted That every
letter or packet brought into the United States,
or carried from one port therein to another in
any private ship Or vessel shall be charged
with FIVE cents, if delivered at the post office
where the same shall arrive and if destined to
be conveyed BY post to any place, with two
! cents added to the ordinary rates of postage
Pforided, That upon all letters or packets con
veyed in whole or in part by steamers or steam.
| ships over any route upon which, or between
| ports or places between which, the mail is reg
ularly conveyed in other vessels under contract
with the Post Office Department, the same
charge shall be levied, with the addition of two
cents letter or packet as would have been
levied if such letter or packet had been trans
mited regularly through the mail.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That al
acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the pro
visions of the preceding section of this act be
and the same are hereby, repealed.
Sec. II. And be ii further enacted, That il
shall be lawful for persons known as regular
dealers in newspapers and periodicals to receive
by mail suca quantities OF either as they may
require, aud to pay the postage thereon, as they
may be received, at the same rates as regular
subscribers to such publications Eorided
That tn" Postmaster General be authorized to
establish daily or semidaily delivery of let
ters and newspapers by carriers, throughout q
circuit Of nine miles from the City Hall, in the
City Of New York, under the supervision Of
the Postmaster of New York, whenever, in
| his Judgment, The revenue from such service
shall defray the expense thereof.
Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That maps
enGravings, Autographs, or Photographic prints
on rollers or in paper covers; books, bound OF
unbound, photographic paper, and letter en-
Velopes, shall be deemed mailable matter ant
charged with postage by the weight of the
package, not in any case to exceed four pounds
at the rate of one cent an ounce, or fraction o.
an ounce, to any place in the United State.
under fifteen hundred miles, and at the rate o.
two cents an ounce, or fraction of an ounce
over fifteen hundred miles, to be prepaid b,
postage stamps
Sec. l3. And be ii. further enacted, That cards
blank or printed, blanks in packages weighing
at least eight ounces, and seeds or cuttings, in
packages not exceeding eight ounces in weight
shall also be deemed mailsble matter, and
charged with postage at the rate Of one CEN
an ounce, or fraction Of al ounce, to any place
in the United States under fifteen hundred
miles, and at the rate Of two cents an ounce