The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-18

General Commanding the Armies Of the United States
Be it enacted BY the Senate and House Of Rspresenta-
ves Of the United States Of America in Congress assem-
bed That the President OF the United States may by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint
chief Of staff to the lieutenant general commanding the
armies Of the United States, who shall have the rank
pay and allowances OF brigadiergenera In the United
states army Fis X 9-.f Pr ~ rsi
Approved, March 3, 1865. ed"
~ ~ AN ACT relating to the Postal Laws.
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
Of the United States Of America in Congress assembled
an y oere .srs nud
in the service Of the United States, which are
deposited for mailing In any postotfice Of. the
shall be sent by the postmaster to tic deadietter
Office in Washington; and all letters deposited for mail
ing paid only in part shall be forwarded to destination,
charged with the unpaid rate, to be collected on de-
livery. p Z ~ 8 WIZ a. 3 ak
Sec O. And be It further enacted That the provisions
Of the act entitled San for the relief of posmastes
who have been robbed by confederate forces or rebel
guerrias" approved April twenty-nine eighteen hun
bred and ixtyour be- and the hereby extended
to of loyal posaster where by reason OF the pre-
sence of armed forces postoce is destroyed and the
postmaster loses the fixtures and furniture or postage
stamps and stamped enveopes and also to cases where
such losses occasoned by armed forces other than
those of the so-called Confederate States
SEC 3. And be it further enacted, That. in addition
to the items of rent fuel light and clerks enumerated in
the fifth section Of the act approved July first eighteen
hundred and sixty four the PostmasterGeneal be- and
the revenues of the office at New York. and Of offices Of
the first second third and fourth classes just and rea-
sonabe sum for the necessary in whole or In as
well of the foregoing items OF furniture stationery
printing and other items of expenditure required at OIL
ces Of those classes be adjusted upon satisfactory
hibt Of the facts and that he ns to pay out
stationery and such other incidental as are ne
cessary for the transaction of that business l-
SEC L. Andbs further enacted, That the seventh sec
ton of the entitled An act to amend the laws reat
ing to the Post-O Office Department" approved March
three eighteen hundred and sixty be- and the same
hereby amended 50 as to authorize the postmaster
ALLOW r ss af sDT
rate not to exceed two cents for each letter
so advertised. .-fs
src And be IL further enacted, That the seventeenth
section Of the act entitled can act to establish salaries
one eighteen hundred and be- and the same Is
hereby amended to restore from the date OF ts pas
sage to the special agent of the Posohce Department
in the Pacific States and Territories his regular salary OF
two thousand five hundred dollars per annum under the
act of March tw eighteen hundred and sxty-one, with
an In addition thereto 81 i% s c aUa
ling and incidental expenses while acyely employed N
the service And the ostmasterGeneral Is hereby au
thorzed to appoint additional special agent Tor the
Pacific States and Territories aud two additional special
agents to superntsnd postal matters connected Win the
railway mail service OF the United States, who shall re-
ceye the same salary and per diem allowance for travel
ling and incidental expenses to be paid out OF the ap
preparation for mail transportation.
SEQ O. And be ii further enacted That hereafter spe
a agent. Of the @ sa or
those appointed under the authority OF the preceding
section Of this act to supentend postal matters connected
with the railway service Of the United States shall be
lowed for their necessary travelling and incidental ex
urnsos while actively employed in the service sum not
exceeding five dollars per diem. -
Gene al be- and he Is hereby authorized to pay out OF
the appropriation for miscellaneous expenses the sum OF
ten thousand dollars or so much thereon as may DO re-
oured for deaying the necessary expense OF preparing
and publishing set Of post-routs maps arranged ny
states and groups of States and showing all the perma
nsnt ms States with other Statistical
SEC g. And be Il further enacted That for the purpose
of asserting and distributing letters and other mai mat
tar In railway postofces the Postmaster General may
rom time to time appoint clerks, who shall be pla OUT
of the appropriation tor mail transpotaon
That the salary Of each had erk 80 n,ar anu en-
nun and that the salary other clerks shall not ex-
iced twelve hundred dollars each per annum g.
Sro O And be Il furthsr enacted That the provisions
of tbe fourth section the act entitled An act making
appropriations for the service OF the ostOhce Depart
ent during the fiscal ear ending the thireth OF June,
eighteen hundred and sxtyone, approved June fifteen,
eighteen hundred and sixty be and the same are hereby
modified so to authorize the PostmasterGeneral to
the mails to be transported between the United
States and any foreign port or ports or between ports OF
the United States touching at foreign port by steam
ship allowing and paying therefor by an American
vessel any not exceeding the and United States
inland postage and If by foreign vessel any not
exceeding the postage on the mails SO conveyed
ssc TO- and be it further enacted That no steamship
other vessel departing from the United States for for
sn port ports shall be permitted to receive board
or convey any letters or Letter packets originating in the
United States which have not been regularly posted at
and received from, the postoce at the port OF depar
ture and it shall be the duty OF the collector other Of
fcsr of the port empowered to grant clearances Of vessels
require condition Of clearance from the master or
commander Of such steamship or vessel an oath or afr
nation that he has received on board his ship or ves
SELL and has not under his within his control and
will not receive convey any letters letter packets
addressed to foreign country except as hereinafter
cepted which hire have not been delivered to him from
the postofce at the port Of departure Provided hotp
er That the provisions Of this section shall not apply
TO any letters or letter packets which relate the cargo
and addressed to the owner cnnsignee Of such
steamship other vessel or to any letters packets
which are enclosed in United States stamped envelope
Of denomination sufficient in amount to cover the
United States postage legally chargeabe thereon If such
letters packets had been posted and transmitted by the
regular mail. s.zs-23i; gssl ggGE
SIC IL. And Be Il further enacted That nothing con-
tanned In the act entitled IAN act to establish postal
moneyordsr system approved May seventeen eighteen
hundred and sixtyour in any other act shall DO 30
construed q to prevsnt deputy postm@tsn At monsyor