The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-12-13

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nrintious for the Service of the Post Oilicc
| department duliifg the fiscal Year ending
the thirticth of June eighteen hundred
aud siXty-seven, and for other Purposes
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
yey,aiaLres of he United States Of America in
Caggyess assembled, That the following sums
Ice. and the same are hereby, appropriated
fnrtbe service of the Post Office Department
fol. the year ending June thrtieth, eighteen
hundred and siXty-seyen, out of any moneys
In the treasury arising from the revenues of
said department, in conformity to the act of
the second of July, eighteen hundred and
thirty-siX
For transportation of the mails (inland,)
nine million five hundred aud fifty thousand
dollars.
For transportation of the mails (foreign,)
six hundred thousand dollars.
For ship steamboat and way letters, eight
thousand dollars.
For compensation to postmaSters, four
million two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
For clorl,a for post offices, one million nine
hundred al twenty thousand dollars.
Tor payment 10 leltercauiors, six hun
roland forty thousand dollars.
For wrapping paper, one hundred tbous
and dollars.
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For letter balances six thousand dolnrs.
For compensation to hlauk agents aud
assistants eight thousand dollars.
For office furniture, six thousand dollars.
For advertising. eighty thousand dollars.
For postage stamps and stamped cnvcl-
ones. two hundred aud dlty thousand dol
lars.
For mail doprcdations aud special agents.
one hundred thousanddollars.
For mail bags, one hundred and thirty
thousand dollars.
For mail locks, keys, and stamps thirty
thousand dollars.
Prepayment of balances due 10 foreign
counties, three hundred and fifty Thousand
dollars.
For miscellaneous payments. three hum
drcd and twenty thousand dollars.
To enable the superintendent of the Naval
Observatory 10 carry out the object of SEN
ate resolution ct March nineteenth. eighteen
bluircd aud siNty-siN, for report ct I,thmus
routes TO the Pacific occou, fifteen hundred
dollars.
SIC. >. And D. Il Guticr enacted. That.
the following Sums. on SO much thereof ~
may hc necessary, he. and she same are
hereby, appropriated for the year ending
June thirtieth. eighteen hundred and sixty
syven. out o. any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated
For The mail steamship service between
the United States and Brazil. one hundred
and iiitN Thousand dollars; Noridfd, That
this appropriation shall take effect only
when Brazil shall have performed the coudi-
ton ON her part provided in the law author
ling said service.
For the mail steamship service between
san Francisco. Japan. aud China. for six
months ending june thiriieth. eighteen hun
dud and ~iNtN--evcu, two hundred and hlty
Thousand dollars
For che overland fuail transportation be-
tween Atchison and Folsom. and Tor marine
mail transportation between New York aud
California niue hundred thousand dollars. /
SEC 3 Had D. % fHfh-r ssaoi,d, That
the postmsstct-ieucralh e, aud he j. hereby.
% employ sailing vessels for the .
transportation of che mails between the 4
ports of the United States and aEv foreign
parts where TIE service may De facilitated
thereby. allowing and paving therefor a
-rr' pc1saiicu not exceeding the sea post
lgCs ACQUIRING on the mails So conveyed
SIZE J. Add o. ~ fsrfhsr cgacf. 4, That
.hc rosimasier-tieZeT De. and is hereby.
-rquircl TO report 10 the Secretary Of the
Treasury annually, prior 20 the first day Of
NovembST .eash year, his estimate Of the