Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-01

dollars per diem. To provide Tor his actual
travelling and incidental expenses while act
lively employed in the service. And the Post
master General is hereby authorized to APP
point an additional special agent for the Pa
cifc States and Territories, and two add.
tional special agents to superintend postal
matters connected with the railway mail SER
vice OF the United States, who shall receive
the same salary and per diem allowance for
travelling and incidental expenses, to be paid
out of the appropriation for mail transporta-
ton
Sec 6. Ind be il further enacted, That here
after special agents of the Post Office De-
rartment. other than those appointed for the
Pacific States and Territories, or those ap-
pointed under the authority of the preced-
ing section of this act to superntend postal
matters connected with the railway service
of the United States, shall be allowed for
their necessary travelling and incidental ex-
penses. while actively employed in the service,
Il sum not exceeding five dollars per diem.
Sec. Z. And be 10 further enacted. That the
Postmaster General be, and he is hereby. au-
thorized to ray, out of the appropriation Tor
miscellaneous expenses, the sum of ten thou
sand dollars, or so much thereof as may be
required, for defraying the necessary expense
ef preparing and publishing a set Of post
poute maps. arranged by States and groups of
States and showing all the permanent mail
routes. distances, and post offices thereon in
the United States, with other statistical infor
nation.
SIC s. Ind be IL .fartier enacted, That for
the purpose Of asserting and distributing let
tiers and other mail matter in railway post Off
ccs, the Postmaster General may, from time
to time. appoint clerks, who shall be paid ont
If the appropriation for mail transportation /;
Prorided, That the salary of each head clerk
80 appointed and employed shall not exceed
fourteen hundred dollars per annum. and that
the salary Of other clerks shall not exceed
twelve hundred dollars each per annum.
Sec. 8. dnd be il further enacted. That the
provisions of the fourth section of the act en-
titled IAN act making appropriations for the
service Of the Post Office Department during
,he fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June,
eighteen hundred and sixty one approved
June fifteen, eighteen hundred and sixty, be
and the same are hereby modified so as to au-
thorze the Postmaster General to cause the
mails to be transported between the United
States and any foreign port or ports, or be-
tween ports of the United States. touching at
foreign port, by steamship, allowing and pay
ing therefor, If by an American vessel, any
sum not exceeding the sea and United States
inland postage, and If by a foreign vessel, any
sum not exceeding the sea postage on the mails
so conveyed.
sec. ~ ana ~ lUHr c'otttu, Ahos ~
steamship or other vessel departing from the
United States for foreign port or ports. shall
he permitted to receive on board, or convey
anv letters or letter packets originating in the
United States which have not been regularly
posted at and received from, the post Office at
tue port of departure; and it shall be the duty
Of the collector or other officer of the port EN-
powered to grant clearances of vessels, to re-
gure as q condition of clearance, from the
master or commander of such steamship or
vessel, an oath or affirmation that he has not
received on board his ship or vessel, and has
not under his care or within his control, and
will not receive and convey any letters or let
Ter packets addressed to a foreign country, ex-
cept as hereinafter accepted, which hire have
not been delivered to him from the post Office
at the port of Departure: Provided, howerer,
That the provisions of this section shall not
apply to any letters or letter packets which re-
late TO the cargo and are addressed to the own
err or consignee of such steamship or other ves-
sci. or to any letters or packets which are en-
closed in a United States stamped envelope OF
q denominationn sufficient in amount to cover
the United States postage legally chargeable
thereon, if such letters or packets had been
posted and transmitted by the regular mail
Sec IL. And be IL further enacted, That no.
thing contained in the act entitled "An act to
establish a postal money order system APP
proved May seventeen, eighteen hundred and
sixty -four, or in any other act, shall be so con-
strued as to prevent deputy postmasters at
mouey-ortlrr or other offices from depositing in
the national banks designated by the Secreta-
~ of the Treasury public repositories, to
their own credit as deputy pos'masters, money
order, or other funds in their charge, under
the direction of the Postmaster General, MOI
10 prevent their negotiating drafts, orders, ol
other evidences of debt through these banks,
as they may he instructed and required by the
Postmaster General.
Sec. IL And be IL further enacted, That the
balance which may remain unexpendcd OF the
appropriation of one hundred thousand dol
lars To meet any deficiencies in the proceeds OF
the money order system during the present fls
cal wear. under the thirteenth section OF the
act approved May seventeen, eighteen hundred
and sixty -four. may be used, MS far as may he
necessary, to supply deficiencies in the pro
cecds Of the aforesaid system during the fisca
year comm encinS July first, eighteen hundred
and sixty five.
Sec. IL. And be IL further enacted, That
IL any person or persons shall wilfuiiy and ma
igiotisly inure, tear down. or destroy any let
ter.hox. pillar-box. or other receiving boxes es-
tahlished by authority of the Postmaster Gen.
eral of the United States for the safe deposit
of matter for the mails and for delivery; or
shall wilfulIy aid and assist in injuring, tear
ing down, or destroying any such box or box
q, every such offender. being thereof duly
convicted. shall for every such offence, Ii
fined not less than one hundred. nor more
than one thousand dollars, or be imprisoned
not less than one year nor more than three
Years or both according to the circumstances
and aggravations Of the offence. And If any
clerk or other person employed in any of the
,icpartments of the Post Office establishment,
shall wilfullv and unawfully remove from Eny
letter posted at or received i'm any post oic,
or branch post Office. established by authority
Of the Postmaster General Of the United
States. any postage stamp or stamps affixed
thereto in payment of postage, every such Of
fender, being thereof duly convicted, shall
for every such offence, he fined not more than
one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more
than six months, according to the circumstan-
ces and aggravations of the offence.
Sec. IL And be IL further enacted. That the
yearly advertisement for proposals to carry the
mails of the United States shall be published
hereafter for a period of six weeks In one on
more. bat not to exceed five, newspapers. print.
cal In the State or Territory where the mail
service IL TO he performed, one OF which shall
be printed at the seat OF government of such
State or Territory.
Sec. Is. And he il further enacted That no.
thing contained in the act entitled IAN act to
amend the laws relating to the Post Office De-
partment," approved March third, eighteen
hundred and sixty three. shall lie so construed
as to repeal or modify the second 81 ction oi
the act entitled IAN act making appropria-
tions for the service of the Post Office Depart
nlent during the fiscal year ending the Thrift
eth of June. eighteen hundred and sixty one, -
for the delivery OF letters and other mail mat
ter from post offices where the system Of free
delivery by carriers has not been established
Prorded nevertheless, and IL is hereby further IN
acted, That the system Of free delivery shall
lie established in every place containing pop
ulation of fifty thousand within the delivery
of the office thereof, and at such other places
as the Postmaster General in his Judgment
shall direct: ind prorided, further. That the
prepayment postage on drop letters in all pla-
res where free delivery Is not established shall
be one cent only.
Sec. l6. And Je IL .further enacted, That nc
obscene book, pamphlet. picture. print, OF
other publication of q vulgar and indecent
character. shall be admitted into the mails Of
the United States; any person or persons who
shall deposit or cause to be deposited, in any
post Office or branch post Office Of the United
States for mailing or for delivery an obscene