Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-29

AN ACT making appro rlatoms for the service OF the
post Office department during thee fiscal year ending
The tirtieth OF June, eighteen hundred and sxtythree.
lie 1t enacted by the senate and house of representa-
ves Of the United States OF America congress
oed, that the following be and the hereby
appropriated for the service of The post office department
Tor the ar ending the thirteth OF june eighteen hun
dred aud sXy-three out OF any money III the treasury
arising from the revenues of the said department
iotn 70 the act oil the second OF July, eighteen hun
dred and thIrty-s;X
For transport alton of the mails (inand) six millions
For compensation To postmaster, million two hun
dred and thrr-i9ur thousand dollars
For clerks in the offices tie postmaster sht hum
dred and tory-siX Thousand dollars.
For SNIP steamboats,, and way letters, twelve thou.
For advertising thirty-sx thousand dollars
For mail bags. seventy five thous and dollars
For wrapping paper forty. thousand dollars.
dollars
Formal depedations and special agents, seventy-nve
thousand dollars
For miscellaneous payments hundred and eighty.
seven Thousand dollars.
. For postage stamps and stamped envelopes, ninety
thousand dollars
For payment balances due to foreign countries two
hundred and thirty thousand dollars
For payments TO letter carriers, hundred and fifty
two Thousand dollars.
For transportation of foreign mails four hundred and
sixty five thousand dollars.
For compensation of twenty five additional clerks In
the post office department authorized by the "Act
promote the efficiency Of the Dead Letter Office APP
dJannary twenty first eighteen hundred aad sixth
two from the date of their pOntnent to the hrteth
Of June, eighteen hundred and sxtytwo, eight thou
SAND eight hundred dollars
Sec 2 And be it further enacted That if the revenues
OF the post office department shall be insufficient
meet the appropriations vi this then the two
million one hundred and twenty thousand dollars.
much thereof as may be necessary be and the same
treasury not otherwise appropriated to supply defclen
cles In the revenue OF the post office department fOrIhe
sixty-three,
Sec g. And be it further enacted That tho sum of one
million dollarsis hereby appropriated out OF any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the ser
Sec And be 1t fureher enacted. That all acts and
parts acts heretofore passed requiring that the post
master general in causing the trans ortaOn mails by
steamships between the Uted states and any foreign
port ports or between any ports the United states
touching at foreign fort shall give preference to Amer
scan over foreign steamships when departing from the
same port Tor the same destination within three days of
each other, be and the same hereby repealed
Sec 5; And il is further enacted That the postmaster
mail, not less than semi monthly. by steam vessels be-
tween Francisco and Crescent City in the state of
Provided That the to be paid for such service shall
not exceed the sum Of twenty thousand dollars per
mum. tApprovcd A 3riI H. 1862.
[PUBLIC-No. 551
AN ACT to establish branch mint Of the United States
at Denver, in the territory Of Colorado.
BE it enacted by the senate and house OF representa-
tves the United States of America congress
located and established at Denver in the territory Of
Colorado Tor the coinage of gold.
Sec And be it further enacted that for carving oil
the business OF said branch, the following officers shall
be appointed the public shall require
their service upon the nomination of the president by
and with the advice and consent OF the senate namely
one superintendent, assayer, meter and rcner
and one coiner; and the said superintendent shall
ploy many clerks subordinate workmcn and aborers
be required The salaries the said officers shall
De as tulOhS 10 the the OF eighteen hun
dred dollars the meter and rcIer, eighteen hundred
dOlars to the concr eighteen hundred dollars to the
clerks, subordinate workmeT and laborers such
and allowances customary, according to their
spective stations and occupations
clerks to be appointed under this act before entering up
on the execution "fthcr Offices shall take oath Of
arnaLOn before some judge Of the United States of
the supreme court of said territory, faithfully and dill
gently to perform the duties Of their Offices and shall
each become bound to the United States of America,
with more surcties to the satisfaction Of the di
rector OF the mint or the secretary of the territory Of
COLORADO of the of the III the
condition OF the faithful performance Of the duties OF
Sec A. And be it further enacted that the general di
recon Of the business of said branch OF the mint IF the
United States shall he under the control and regulation
of the director OF the mint Of Philadelphia subject to the
appreciation OF the secretary OF the treasury and for that
purpose it shall be the duty Of the said director 10 PIG
scribe such regulations and require such returns perod-
caly and occasionally and to establish such charges for
parting, assayie, refining and coming as shall appear
TO him to be necessary for the purpose OF carrying into
effect the intention Of this act in establishing said branch
also for the purpose Of preserving uniformity OF weight,
form. and finish in the coin stamped at said branch
mint shall be place OF deposit for such public moneys
as nG seGrecIary o. the treasury uy aree AS tne
the duties of treasurer thereof shall have the custody of
the same and also perform the duties Of assistant treasu
and for that purpose shall be subject to all the pro-
visions contained in an act entitled An act to provide
for the better organization Of the treasury and for the
collection sae-scekng transfer, and disbursement Of
the PHbc revenue approved August SIX eighteen hun
dred and orysx, which relates to the treasury Of the
branch mint at New Orleans.
Sec 8. An be II further enacted that the superinten-
dent Of SAID branch mint be authorized, under the drtc
tlon the secretary Of the treasury and terms to be
prescribed BY % 70 issue IN payment Of the gold dust
and bullion deposited for assay and coinage Of bars,
drafts certificates Of deposit payable at the treasury
subtreasury of the United States any depositor
electrng to payment Ia that form.
Sec And be 1t further enacted, That all the laws and
parts OF laws in force for the regulation # the mint
Of the United States and for the government Of the Of
cer and persons employed therein, for the punish
ment Of ali offences connected with the mint coinage
of the Quilted States, shall he and they hereby de-
clared be in full force in relation TO the branch OF the
mint by this aci established as far as the same may be
applicable thereto.
Sec s. And be further enacted, That the Of
enty-five thousand dollars be aud the same Is hereby
appropriated of any Oney in the treasury not 9TH
erwse appropriated carry into effect the provisions
Of this act, and the expenses Of the current
year and fiscal year ending the tlreth Of June,
eighteen hundred and siXty-twO,
ADproved ADtil n, 1862