Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-06-09

MtriOe And the paatmAstef-Nonefa IL hereby autlOr
Eed TO appoint additional special agent for the Paoiho
states and territories and two additional special agents
70 sgperntend postal matters connected with the railway
mall service Of the United States who shall receive the
same salary and per diem allowance for travelling and u
cdSnta expenses to be paid out Of the appropriation for
mail transportation.
Sec. And be II further enacted That hereafter spe-
eA agents Of the PosOmee Department. other than those
appointed for the Pacific states aud territories those
appointed under the authority Of the preceding section
the railway servos OF the United States shall to allowed
or their necessary travelling and incidental expenses
Whie actively employed In the SERVICE sum not
eeedins five dollars per diem.
Fec T. And be It further enacted That the Postmaster
uenera be- and he hereby authorized 10 pay out Of the
appropriation or miscellaneous expenses the sum Of tvn
9r ueAyng the necessary expense OF preparing and pub
fishing let Of posroute maps arranged by states and
groups o. atates and showing all the permanent mail
routes, distances, aud pos0ess thereon, In the United
s'stes' wiih other Statistical iniormatlon.
Sec. r. Aud be IL further enacted That for the purpose
o asserting and distributing letters and other mail
ter In railway post-oncea the Postmaster eneral may
from time to time appoint clerks who shall be paid out Of
e appropriation Tor mail transportation Pf0vded. That
the salary Of each head clerk appointed and employed
shall not exceed fourteen hundred dollars Per annum
aud hai the salary of other clerks shall twelve
hundred dollars each per annum
Sec o. AID be It further enacted That the provisions
or the fourth section oi the entitled @An act making
appropriations for the service of the pOsOee Depart
ment during the fiscal year, ending the thrtieh Of june
eighteen hundred and sxtyone approved June teenth
eighteen hundred and sixty be- and the ARE hereby
modified so as 10 authorits the PostmastersnerAl to
cause the malls to be TRANSPORTED between ina Unsd
States nd any foreign port ports between ports Of
the United States touching at foreign port by steam.
ship allowing aud paying therefor If by an American
vessel any sum not exceeding e and United States In
land postage. and If by foreign vessel, any not
ce ding the sea postage on the mails so conveyed.
see TO- And oe further enacted That Sic imshp
other Vessel departing from the United States foreign
port q ports shall be permitted to board CON
States which have not been regularly posted A. and re
eeyed tfom the posoce at the port departure and
1t snail be the duty Of the collector other officer OF the
port empowered TO grant cearanees Of vessels to require
IS condition Of clearance from the niaser command.
or o. such steamship Of vessel oath affirmation that
ne mas NOT received on board his ship vessel and has
mot under bis care OF within his CONTROL aud will not re-
eeiye and convey any letters or letter packets
addressed 70 presn country except hereinafter
eepted which hTe have not been delivered to him from
the p3s-ofee at the port Of departure PrOgdsd hoD.
to any letters or lee packets which relate the cargo
and are addressed to the owner consg gnee Of such
ship other vessel or to any letters or packets which
are embossed ln Unied states Stamped enysope of a.
nomination sufficient In cover the United States
pos,Ags legally ehargeable thereon, Ii such leters
packets had been posted and transmitted by the regular
mail
Sec H. And be 1t further enacted That nothing con.
tAined In the act entitled An act 10 establish postal
moneyorder system approved May seventeen eighteen
hundred and sxtyour In any other sct shall be 50
construed as TO prevent deputy posmasers at money
order other offices from deposting in the national
bsnke designated by the Secretary The treasury as
public depostores, To their credit as deputy post
masters money orders o. other funds In their charge
under the direction of the Postmaster 0enera nor 10
prevent their negotiating drafts orders other evidences
OF debt through these banks they may be Instructed
and required by the Postmaster General.
See ~ And be 1t further enacted, That the balance
which may remain unexpended Of the appropriation Of
one hundred thousand dollars to Auy defesncies 10
the proceeds Of the moneyorde system during present
fiscal year, under the thirteenth section Of the act an
proved May seventeen, eighteen hundred and axtyfour
may be used as far as may be necessary supply de-
eences in the proceeds OF the aforesaid syste during
and siAty-hVe
sec lS And DO II further enacted That II anv psrson
or persons shall wfully and maliclously inIure tear
down. or destroy any etterbox plarbox or other ne.
eeiTngbox established by authority Of the
for the mails and for delivery; or shall wfny ala and
assist In injurns tearing down. destroying any such
convicted shall for every such offence be- fined not les
than one hundred, than thousand dollara
or be Imprisoned not less than year more than
three years, both according the aud
aggraVAtons OF the offence. And II any clerk or other
Psfon ~ any Of the departments Of the post
ONCE establishment shall Hilfuly and unlAwfuly re,
move from any letter. poSed at received In any post
2ee or branch postoiee established by authority OF the
fosthAslerosnsr q the United States, postage
stamp or stamps affixed thereto In payment Of postage
every such offender being thereof duly convicted Shall
ior every such offence be hnet not than hum
dred dollars or Imprisoned more than six months a
cording to the circumstances aud AggrAyaOns OF the
offence,
Sec IA Aud be it further enacted That the yearly ad
yersemen for proposals carry the mat the United
StAss shall be published hereafter for period of siT
weeks one or more but not to exceed i've newspapers
printed in ths state territory where the mall service
to be performed one OF which shall be printed Al the
seat Of government Of such state or territory.
Sec 10. And be It further epAced That nothing con.
tanned IN the act entitled An act to amend the laws
third eighteen hundred and AItythree shall be so con-
strued to repeal modify the second section OF the
act entitled IAN act making appropriations for the service
Of the postOhee Department during the fiscal year end
Ing the thiFeth OF June, eighteen hundred slxty
one for the delivery Of letters and other mail maor
from post-ohces where the System Of ee delivery by
carriers has not been established Pooded Heperhsiel5
aRd IS hereby further enacted That the system of free
delivery shall be established in every place containing
population Of nfty thousand within the delivery the
oee thereof and at such other places the Postmaster
General, In his Judgement, shall direct And gr0pffed
frhfr That the prepayment postage drop
all places where free delivery IL not established shall bs
one cent only
Sec 6 And be It farther slaetsd That no obscene book
pAmphle picture. print other publication Of a vulgar
and indscent character shall be admitted into hs msia
OF Ihe United htaeA any person persons who shall
deposit or cause 10 be deposited In any postoi or
branch post-ofee OF the United Sates for mailing for
delivery an obscene book, pamphlet picture print or
other publication knowing the to be Of vulgar
and Indecent character shall be deemed guilty mis-
demeanor, and being duly convicted thereof shall for
every such offence be 1ned not than Ave hundred
dollarst or Imprisoned not than one yesr or both
fence
APPROVED, March 8, 1865.