Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-06
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OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
FlIiat al ne SseoAd SssrsOs d ne zairty-Sep.aas
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AN ACT making appropriations for the service Of
the Post ONCE Department curing he fiscal year
ending the thiEtisth Of june eighteen hundred and
Gi&ty-three.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate aud House OF Repre-
sontatiYes Of the United States Of America Ia Com
grvss assembled, That following be and the
sGe are hereby appropriated for the service Of the
Post Once Department for the year ending the thir
tieth Of June, eighteen hundred and sixty ont
OF any moneys IN the arising from the rev
0uuSs Of the said dspaftment In conformity to the
aet o. ths, second Of July, eighteen hundred and
FUr transportation Of the malls unlaud) six mil
Hon nine hundred and BI&ty-one Thousand dollars.
7Ror compensation TO pOstmAstens two million two
hundred and thirty four thousand dolIars- 80
for clerks IN the offices Of pOstmAsters eight hum
dred and forty-s Thousand dollars.
FOR ship, steamboat, and way Letters, twelve thous
For ofce furniture in the post Offices, two thous-
and dollars. 20 ssEz
For advertising, thirtysir thousand dollars;
Tor mail bags, s6ysnty-hTe thouEand dollhrs.
For wrapping paper, forty-hVs thousand collars.
fermaiiIoekS, keys, andstampA dfy-six thousand
FOR mail dspFoda.oas and special agents, seventy.
i've thouSsnd dollars. ~ = q u -
For miscellaneous payments, one hundred and
sighty-seTcu thousand d0llars- 1-.l n q
For postage stamps and stamped envelopes. ninety
thousand dollars.
For payments Of balances due foreign Countries,
Forpayments 70 letter earf1eis .::5 hundred aud
nifty two thousand dollars.
For transportation Of foreign mails, four hundred
and sixty.iTe thousand dollars.
Fer compensation of twenty-five additional clerks
10 the Post Once Department, authorized by the
"Act to promote the efficiency Of the Dead Letter
0hee, approved January tWenty-hrSt, eighteen hun
dred aud sixtytWo, from the date Of their appoint
nent to tho thirtieth Of June eighteen hundred and
sixty-tEo, eight Thousand eight hundred dollars.
Sec 2 And b: It further enacted, That IL the
enuvs OF the Poet Office Department shall DO insult
cienS to meet the appropriations Of this act then the
sum OF two million one hundred and twenty thous-
and dollnIg, much thereof may be necessary,
beAnd tho same Is hereby appropriated, to BIO paid
out ofany money in the Treasury not otherwise APP
prophAted, to supply deficiencies in ths revenue of
the Post Once Department for the year ending the
thlrtieth Jure, eighteen hundred and Sixty-three.
Bee. 3. And be Il further enacted, That the OF
million dOllars Is hereby out Of any
money the Treasnry not otherwise appropriated, for
the service of the California central route.
Sec. 4. And DO 1t further enacted, That all acts
and parts of acts heretofore passed requiring that the
Postmaster General In causing the transportation OF
mails by steAmShips betWeen the United States aud
any foreign port or ports, or between any port1 Of
the United States, touching at foreign port, shall
give preference to American over foreign steamships,
when departing from the EmO port for the des-
tinAtlon within three days OF each other be and the
Eams are hereby Repealed. r!- -'s-
Sec.6. And belt further enacted, That the Pest
master General be and he In hereby authorized to
tabllsh coast mail, not less than senl-mOthly, by
steam vessels, between San francisco and Crescent
City In the State of California, Including service At
the intelmelhte ports: Provided, That the sum to
be paid for such service shall exceed the of
twenty thousand dollars per Annnm.
Approved, April II, 1s62.