The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-04-20

Az ACT O. provide for carrying TIE mails from the
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Az ACT o. provide for carrying TIE mails from Ii.
United slaies 10 ioresa ports l og other purposes
Bet ted y the SENATE anI Hyassef Representative
Of tAs United states = Amerca IN Cgyress assembled
nat all steamers And sailing vess-s belonging ~ ci
4 % -Lt IAli- elA s .- oola irolI Ay plTt lu tlt
Luitei states % any port from any fregu prl
Io aay oit IL H. United states. shall. before
4Lcc. receive tu4rl and securely convey All g ch
ths Post Onlce department 90 tie Ullea states
Dr any ml-lser consul. numerical agent u IA,
United states abroad shall cf r and promptly deliver
Ihs same g. tie proper authorities, arriving The
ioft oi l's.AaoAs and shall receive for such Service
such reas-nabie compens4tiou - my be allowed by
Sc Ind b t further enarted That upon the entry
OF every steamer or saig vessel from any foreign port
Tie n 80 com n4nler thereof shah return uu
atii or Anrmaton showing that he las promptly deAv-
1fe al slcn lorisn prt " ports All mails placed Oh
ol4-d oi the ST. under his cumminI be
'ie Clearance from the United Stats Ana III case The
mast 5f eyin AZ -cr si4a i4 l. lake oath alrma
1'L IS AlOIesAli 81 Wlig that De has delivered be
m4ls placed on boar- his steamer or vessel IA guod
til, Ill said steamer vesse. shall Lot be eut teo
70 the privileges Of steamer or vessel Of The United
Sc 8 Ani te Il further enacted That the Post
master General be AID hereby authorized 70 make
contrasts t. continue not exceeding -four years for
Alon ~ al nlAl4b-e matter otaer than letters
ti 90 sach letters as Asy be directed by the 18th
M o Panama Or the Nicaragua route, both III,
Eroeded That tho expenditure Service shall uot
oA eel one hundred AMI sAty thousand dollars per AL
nuni And ln Case more than one company is engage
m render ng this service the Postmaster General sh
be Dali l. elJl
80 AMI te fuythy enaetsI Th.t ali maiable
matter which may be conveyed by mai westward be-
yo.a the "est ~ boancaIy q Aaus-s AMI eastward
prepaid etier postage rates PTouidee hoic-ue lha
this section shall lot be held 10 the ransmls
by mali Of newspapers n, IA d known otlce of pub
lciun 70 bona nae slbscriteTs exceeding one COPY
80 subscriber, nor 10 taLk-L er 10 and from
the int rdiate points between tie bouudari,s above
ianed Al the usual rtes PT0vlded Jurtker That such
ranked matter shall Dc subject 10 such regu atoms
10 It's transmission and delivery the Postmaster Gen
raj shall prescribe.
SEC 5. And b. II further enacted That the Postm.s
Ter General may, he shall Tor the pub ic inter-
SIS enter utu contract Tor any period not exc.ec z
year for the transportation Of the mais in steam
ships, by sea- between any OF The ports Uuuea
states aud that the sea-scrylc- already peri rrned bv
is order on the Atlantic Gulf OF Mexico BE-
aid for out OF any moneys appropriated for The ~ervc
II the Post Otlce d. pa tmeAt Also for such service
already peri rmcd upon The Pacific coast a sum not ex
selag ltceu Lun-Ird dollars De paid r out Of ay
moneys appropriated Tor the rvce VI the Post Ofc,
apartment
Sc o. And te 4 further en1ctsd That If any n4rsor
Jr persons shall paint print, post or in any other man
er place upon, attach t. any steamboat or other
'essel, OF stage coach or other vehicle not actually
sed In carrying the mails ~ the Uuitcd States III
words United rtatas mall or any other words letters
characters Of like impo or II any person or ner
ons shall give notice. either by Publishing 10 any news
lapeI or otherwise that any Steamboat or other vessel
he mails OF UuIl5d stats WHEN tie same IS n.t
ctuay used every person oarndiug or wiiflllv
4ing abettng therein, SHALL convection thereof
any court o. comp tent jurisdiction, be fined Ia any
not less than hundred nor than five hun
red dollars Tor every such offence, ha the use
4 the United States anu The other hall for The Of
n person Informing ans prosecuting for the same
:. Ind be aTthsr eTdcei That The Postmaster
General be anu he is hereby autiorlzed and cmp0w re1
suspend the operation of much Of the eiethh SEC
iol Of The act % The thirty list of August eighteen
hundred and tty two aulhorzas the couveyant p Of
etters hcrwise than the maIls any such mai
oui = as IL hls opinion the public interest may re-
uire