Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-02


nee prescribed BY the act Of July two eighteen hun
sno respectively take and Subscribe the
so,SicMng oath OF Animation before some maestrata
may be that faithfully perform ali fie as a the case
the laws In relation to the establishment Of tb
once and post roads within the United States posi-
moneys belonging to the said United States over any
come into my possession control; SO helm me- Goa !
Livery person who shall be in any manner employed in
sne care, custody, conveyance management of The
mal snan De subject to all palms. penalties and for
LOT violating the injunctions or neeectrr the
tabishment Of the post Office and post roads % Inc es
such persons shall have taken the oath or amat;o
Sec 3 And be it further enacted, That no mai, mat
sr s da Pc I the postmaster until the post
any post Office shall be assigned to the nse f pox at
son until the rent therefor has been Maid for ~ ,+
one quarter for which the postmaster shall give re-
ord shall be delivered to his successor ~ '
sec. 4: And be 1t further enacted, That every most
stamps and envelopes, and of all postal hooks g
OF property received from his predecessor in Office o.
from the Post Office Department or from an U of ~
agents, and also Of all payments ii money for M
ana an payments Tor box rents and Of all other re-
cepts On account Of part Of the postal service and
the Postmaster General and these records shall he nre
served ana delivered over to his in Office and
shall be at all times subject to examination of any
ial agent of the department - s 'po
Sec 5. And be It further enacted, That whenever.
force
near any post Office, unusual business accrues there
the Postmaster General is hereby required TO maka
compensation to the postmaster and for ce1;oa9
service during the period of such extraordinary bust
ness. ~
Sec. 6. And be 1t further enacted That Il sbou 10
the duty OF postmasters to render quarer-yearv az
count to the Postmaster General under oath. in such
form as the latter shall prscribe, all emouments Or
sums by them respectively received for boxes or pigeon
hoes Or other recoptaces for letters papers, and by
them charged for to for the delivery of
hat
al emouments, receipts, and profits that have come ia
Tne nands by % ofaeepng branch post Offices and
Whatever have receive retain for himself in the
aggregate, more than the amount of his, salary And
the postmaster General is further authorized to re-
quire, by form to be prepared by him. sworn state
ment to accompany following the quarterly account
master has in such account truly stated the entire
amount OF hostages, boxrents and all other charges
hce during such quarter and that he has not know
ngly delivered or permitted to be delivered to any
been paid at the time of delivery and that such SuaT
tery account exhibits truly and faithfully the entire
receipts Of his office which have been collected thereat
and the entire sum which could have been by due dill
gence collected thereat he verify believes and that
the credits he claims are just and true, he verify be-
Ieyes and any false swearing therein shall render
him liable to the pains and penalties of perjury.
Sec. I. and be 1t further enacted, That the Post
master General is hereby authorized to regulate the
periods during which undelvered letters shall remain
in any post office, and the times such letters shall be
returned to the dead letter Office and to make resa
lions for their return to the writer's from the dead letter
office, when he is satisfied they cannot be delivered to
the publication of the list of non-delivered letters at
any post office, in his discretion, by writing, posted in
public place or places in any daily weekly
paper regularly published within the post office deliye
ry having the largest circulation within such delivery
and where no daily paper is published within the post
ly newspaper of an adjoining delivery having the larg
est circulation within the delivery of the post office
publishing [the] list but in shall eompen-
sation for such publication be allowed at rate exceed
ing cent for each letter advertised and such
shai oe required except where the Postmas-
it Prorided That letters addressed to parties foreign
born may be published in ajournal of the language
most used by the parties addressed if such be publish
ed in the same, adjoining delivery.
Sec s. and be IL further enacted, That dead letters
containing valuable enclosures shall be registered in
the department and when it appears that they can
neither be delivered to their address, to the writer's
the contents thereof, far as available shall be in
cuded with the receipts of the Post Office Department.
and the amount thereof shall be shown in the annual
report, and shall be subject to reclamation by
from registry thereof careful account being kept
of the All other letters deemed of value of
importance to the party addressed to the writer and
which it appears cannot be returned to either destna-
ton, shall be disposed of the Postmaster General
shall direct.
Sec 8. And be it further enacted That the Posmas-
ter General may provide buregulation for the DISPOSE
ton for the benefit of the Department, of printed mat
ter which remains in any post office, in the Depart
ment called for by the party addressed but the
postmaster shall notify the publisher of any newspaper
fuse to take the from the office shall neglect
call for the for the period of month which
tce may be sent free under regulation to be provided
by the Postmaster General
SEC 10. And Be it further enacted, That the action Of
the Post Office Department respecting foreign dead let
tiers shall be subject to conventional spulations with
! the respective foreign administrations.
Sec. H. And be 1t further enoe'ed That letter-oar-
riers shall be employed at such post offices the Post
master General shall direct for the delivery of letters
in the places respectively where such post offices
receive salary, to be prescribed by the Postmaster
General not exceeding eight hundred dollars per year
Prprided That, on satisfactory evidence of their dill
gence, fidelity and experience carriers the Postmas
ter General may increase r respective salaries from
| time to time to any sum noy exceeding thousand
dollars, at offices where the income from hostages on
the local letters shall yield than sufficient
pay all expenses of the carrier system at such offices
each the said carriers shall give bond with suretes
to be approved by the Postmaster General for the safe
custody and delivery of all letters, packets and mon
eys received by him.
the Postmaster General shall have perfected the carre
system in any postal district so as in his Judgment t
Justify him therein, he is authorized to make delivery
within prescribed postal district OF mail matter by
etercarriers, frequently as the public conyenienc
in such district shall require, and shall make all prope
| regulations for that purpose.
Sec. Is. And be ii further enacted, That the Post
master General is authorized, when in his Judgment
the public interest convenience may require it, to es
tabsh more branch offices, and also pillar boxes
for the mails and for delivery and in of sucl
establishment of branch Office, the person III charg
thereof shall De appointed and his salary hxea as
Irouided That the post officer in charge of the branc
Office may also be depository for the sale of stamps
bedevered to him for that purpose by the postmaste
of that postal district in not at any time TO excee
| one-half of the penalty of his bond
Sec. A. And be IL further enacted, That all expens
for the letter-oarrters, branch Offices and recevn
boxes, incident thereto, shall be entered and re
ported in separate account from the ordinary posta
expenses of such post office and shall be shown i'll com
parison with the proceeds of the hostages on local ma
matter at each Office in order that the Postmaster Gen
eral may be guided in the expenditures for tina
branch of the postal service by income derived there
from and all such expenses shall be paid of the in
Of hav
| incurred
Sec. Is. Aad be it further enacted, That the postmas
ter of any Office where etter-caiers employed ma
contract with the publishers of any newspapers
riodicals, and with the publish Of any circulars
the delivery by postal within his postal dstre
Of any such publications not coming through the mail
at rates and upon terms to be agreed upon, such a.
rangement and terms being equally open to all hl
publishers but such contract shall have force
feet until approved by the Postmaster General. II
Postmaster General may also provide by regulation IL
the delivery by such carriers OF small packets oth'
than letters or papers, and not exceeding the max
mum weight Of mailabe packages; but such pacl
ages must be prepaid by postage stamps at the rate
two cents for each four ounces fraction thereof
Sec l6. And bea further enacted, That no postma
ct package which shall weigh than four pound
except books published or circulated by order OF Coz
| gress.
following mailabe matter the postage must be prepa
at the time Of mailing, by stamps unless otherwise e.
First. Upon all domestic letters, whether passir
through the mails collected delivered by post
agents or carriers.
Second. On all transient printed matter
Third. On all seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, al
scions all pamphlets, books, book manuscripts, az
prQofsheets, maps, prints engravinss, banks fexb
patterns, samples, and sample cards, photographic
per, letter envelopes, postal envelopes paper, and
tOgraphic representations OF different types
Fourth. Upon all other things in the mail not othe
, wise herein provided for.
Sec. Is. And be 1t further enacted, That upon the fe
lowing mailable matter the postage shall be paid
fore delivery for not less than quarter nor mo
than one year and such payment for term may
saadc either a the mailing ONCE OF 0zEC al