Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-01-13
Official.
LAWS OF The USITED. STATES.
Paassd at hs FiFH Ssssioa Of uts 71Sy Eighth
CoagTess.
fPpBtie-SO lBs
Az ACT to ssabsh salaries for AID for ohsr
purp1ses.


York roslnasrs o this Hrs class shall isosive not las
than three thousand dollars than tUur thSussn
dos I0mRhtsrs Of tbs sseOHd eAss shalt isssiTs lea
than three thousand dollars and not less than W0 hOusan
dVaIs p0stlLastefs OF the tTd class shall receive Less
THAI thousand dollars and les, than thousAni
THAI thousand dollars and not lsss thAH hund
doats pusuastvrs OF the ltsh class shall racoive Lea
than hundred iolas The psnsAii0n OF the post
m4ar " keW York shall be tix thousand pei
num- lake elect this urst day of July, eighesn
irsd aud x four aud e9ps hsiIion % poalmAsei
Of tho several clsst Aforesaid shall be established By ths
Postmaster uane al the rub hereinafter provided
Whenever TIE e9psnsalen Of o. The several
oioos, (except the Office 0t New York; for the two
Fsctvs sas neat preceding tue hat day Il July, eikh
teen huHitsd AID sixty ur shall ste suiuuned to
svztage annual less than three ht usanl dollars
such ue h.ll Lu assigned 10 the rst eass whsnsY
klall have am united 10 less than hfe thouslpd dol
las but not less inn two thousand dollars such oce5
thtll a.giIhsi t9 the slAst; whenever II sh A
have aunti to Iced h-n tive thousand do lars but nst
les ihan ono III nsand dUlais. ~ omess shiu be
signed the ihfi cAss whenever shah have
u less ih'n one Lodal dollas but not less than one
hludred Hare ofres shall be Ass ned o tho
uias; aud II snail have amounted to less th
Que hundrel dHl'rs suh Hgtshhi be astisned 10 the
n class 10 OH oi e nrsl scvnd, sud third elAaa
shall e seversl assigned ,asne- In even hundreds CT
dolais rs n,nriy as pIetesl- Ia amount the
but not eztsetius tue average condensation Of th5
mssurH thereof t ths tNo yssts asH pfsselue ana to
oees o the feurlh class shall Assigned ssSeralt eaa
ihs even tens OF dollars. ntuly Practicable In
auyuot The aine but not sACesaiuS, such aSer5c
psnsAiinn for the two lrsesdiuR and osss
Of the ah eAts hall bu sst,rty asaKned sAaTlsa in
eTeu dvars nsaily pracuesble ID 4AOunt the
but hut exceeding such compensation the
two years next preredlng Wherever Ieturns showing
the average OF annual esrPersatn Of pOsImAaIsFs fur
The years nsxt presiding tie nst day ui Jay, GU
teen hunded aAd sAt f9ur hzi not have besa received
At the Peat Otes DepAfimant At tue is OF adj ustsnt
ih nay W estnaled By the Postmaster usnrra foe
the pup Adlua log Le salaries Of snAtsrs hors
In provided for. Aud al by the dSly vi the AulitSr
pf the fsasury ur the Post Office Department to obtain
from POstmaAtsIs thatr quarterly accounts with the
yeurhers nseessay u eore.t adjastmelt thereof
to feloit " tho Postmaster usnvfal hutaa VI post
masters to rsudsr such rsluras Within proper period
attSr the close oi each quailvr.
see T. aud u u lufthef enaeted. tht tbs fosnAste
General hall review 0Les Ia tWO years aud ih special
cases uPon sssiacoTy representation, mu.h oftsnsr
As be may deem e1peish and rsA1Jnst, the bA s oil
the peesdng sscOa the SALARIES Asigned by him any
oinee but ehaHgs .d la svsh salary all not take
effect until the hrh daI u The quirsr following sueL
order Hud ali Ordsi zadg assgnlng changing salaries
shall be made 10 writing aud fts,rdd ln h oufhA sud
nothsd to the Auditor Ior the Post Oes Department
sec s. Aud be II further enacted hat s,Afss Of thu
fIst second snd third elias. shall L. adjusted u take
effect the hrst day ot Juy eighteen lrsd And sixty
uu aud the fourth and HTth elAs at the time
Or at the eou ieneensn OF quarter eAy practice
! bl thereafter
sss And be 1t idtther enacted That at oiess which
have established tuT years PRIOR 10 ths nrst
day o july ekhtsen bundled aud sixty uur tue salary
be Ndjustsl upon iatisetofy return u the Lost
master Vi tho ips, e1pSndurs and business Of his
office Provided lhAt any PSF rsnium OF tbs gross rsye
such office shall BE- Ia all eista the
allowed to such PostH4sisIs for hsr salaries resp eYsy
sx,sIs ia Gates whurs it shail be separating Of d51
pg once provided for 10 the sixth sseen Of s act
bee And be 1t further enacted That at tLs post ofs
ofNsW York aud offices OF the DIST second riss s tbs
Postmaster Gvner shall allow to the postmaster iu,t
and reas n.be sum for tbs nseessary cost In Whus
part Of rent fuel lights and clerks to BE- adjusted upon
satisfactory exhibit Of Il fscs And at Sfeesof ths
third fourth aud nth AsIe such expenses shall bs paid
by the P9Rsttr The sixth becttn provided
IL belns Intended that sneh allowances shall b. ads
assordsnss With sIls:lng usasss.
dsueTa nay designate certain convenient oees at the
intsrlseon Of mail eutss, As distributing and car
tain oheIa As ssPsrsng 9See sud whsTe such sss
make reasonable allowance such for tbs
necessary eost 10 whole Of il part Of clerical s'uieeA
Sec / II further enacted That all poslasss and
box rents At post oee and all other and emolu
81 Mt ha
part OF the postal revenues and any part thss.f
which the postmaster ought to have cosed buthAs ss
leeLd to collect shall BE- eharsed az ins him In hs ae
count and he shall he lats therefor In the saps
~ the cams bad been eollselsd and h sha
And be itfurhsi snAsIed That the unif1rn rate
Of the United state. postage without rsenes TO distance
esived from foreign eonntrss. Whsn fsraafdsd om VI
received IN he Vned States 81 stsamsbip or other Vs
seis regularly employed 10 the Of the ala
shall be follows VIA leu cents per single rate OF halt
under on letters two eaeh ou nsWspA-
pets aud the established dUmese rates on pAmphsts
psiolicAl- and other articles printed matter Nhiuh
postage shall be prepaid matter Mt collected on
matter received Provided always That these rates ha
not apply Jefferson other Aiable NATTER addessd 10
received from any foreign piesor country " and from
tab shed by International postal OF afranfe
inent Arsody Concluded or hereafter be mads
sse Ani he It further enacted That the POssmatsr
uaperaI iE authorized to sell sold to hdt-
vduas corporations ssi bu ness nrms osssge clamps
In of not less than adred dollars Ia value
at discount not exee5dDg nye per csntu from the lace
value Of such stamps and To sel .or te sold
atamped enyslopss in packages containing NIT ss than
ave hundred enve oHs, at discount not exeeedinE dve
per centum from ths eHrFen prices thereof When ssd
Sea 10 Aud bel further enacted, That III. twenty.
eighth section Of the act entitled IAN set to smsad the
avs rotating to the lDst uhlce Department" approved
March three eighteen hundred and sixty three be the
same hsehy amended by the add ton o the following
laust, uAm,y and when any letter belring Il quest Tor
Its to the writer In of i,a delivery shall
hayo been returned to the Office which was oE
aly mailed then aud 10 that case shall he Obligatory
gpQn tha peF'ca to whom such eter has been ruurnd
Tho same and o pay therefore the postage spo
hed by this secon and IN default u aald Writer to 10
I've aud iUr The letter rsturne shall DO gubeet
penalty often dollars to be recovered In any court
zee H. Aud be Il further iclsd, That IT auy porsoa
not autharasd y the P2smAstor ueuerA shall up "
n5 the sisn name title of posi- oas every such per
shall inrelt aud pay The sum Uf s hunjred dollars
See H. And be It further enacted That II auy person
employ ia any Of the departments ONCE
packet La OF mall sl letters With which he shall bs in.
trusted, or Which shall have eqma 70 his and
be delivered by any mall Tz inr
carrier, route agsul olLsr Isrson employed u suy VI
United stAvs or 70 " oTatdsA dsvstsd through Of
from any post ufis u hrAneh post osa established
any such person shall seeree embe4ls OF destroy any
letter packet ntlused 70 such person Aforesaid and
lAng 10 every such offender
being there duy shall for every such offence
not less than Fix months or both aeeVtdin the erum
stances and AsgrayAtons Of the offence And any per-
troy any letter, pAekst bag, mail ofleers with which
he or she shall intTussd which shall have eoms "
post, or to s. carried OF delVsrod BY any m SArfss
gail lsssngeg, letG earlier route Rgsat. oroiher per-
Of the United States or 70 bs forwarded or
delivered through or frSu post ONCE branch posi-
office established by authority ofths Postmaster 0sasr
the United States such letter bsg, nall
poptAiHHs any note, ,boAq dr4 ohtek revenue
ago stamp, w9nsy or4sr esitihas Of stock Or 0ipsE
pSeuhary Obligation q1vsrument security Of auy a.
BY The United States by hny oesF asl agent thsre
Of nsts bank post bll eli OF exchange warrsRt
stocks In the fands stsTs OF atIfasd for resolving
annultles dvldends OF tor sell stoekRn the aRdar
receiving the Interest thereof any letter Ofersd Of
nols for relating 70, payment Of neneJ AIy bbnd
OF variant drA bill oT prsniiloEy hotS
tsast Or SrssIsnt ThAsoSvsr or or rss.lns y ihs
tbs Performanes q any act A,sr, CHA ahy rs
sspt release, aeqaitanes or dilehagse oS fgn AnY
Ss .Ss & ssS ss. S.sr
eoGIt Of Law, ehanssy, OrAny execution which ,sY
NV o,Ssf aisS'a Ss SSsa Ss'
sape o. II any eaee hsrson employed As aIorssAld shall
steal sr take Any Of the same out Of snY letter. paskq
sion, whether spes pltss Or Packet bag mall Letters
sha hare SONG tssn placed 10 her PessssIoa u
forWaTded Or deirsdln thefsuiaf qous Ills or hel
ifaelA duties or shai have gone or been plAesi 10
bis or her possession Ia auy other manpsF and provided
have been delivered d the psfsOu persons T. whom n
s directed, auSh person shall conviction for sny SUCH
oan.s be lmPrisOnsd not less than sn ysa Sxsssd
Ing twsntyo ysaE and ths lay such letter or
packet bag mall gr lstsrs shall have been dspoltsd
Any post odes branch post office by authority
Dfhs Postmaster General ot6s Unlsd stasso or in any
other auhoTEsl depository Of mall letters or In ohaao II
any poatAter assistant postmaser clerk sAErlsr nssnt
messenger employed 10 The post oes of
hs United States taken aud held ns mi
the vas iasndsdt be conveyed by post Wtba hs
meaning Of this statute AndhLny person who shs nave
tArly quit dese tns bsios such Person dlysTs
u Int es posi- os epi stlkstsrlitAol ofthS cute