The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-23


Fer mil ,leprc Ia;iDns and spedtal agent
one huhdie and thirty thousand dollars.
Fer Ten attlitiDt al spc,ia agsnis. n ra'esi
Ai,ompcQsation S0Y lrOviled by law, iMe,li
7weiX thoUsnnd niih hundred autl fifty dollM
n For chlef of division fT tho oIioe Of MI
-,lefreiasions, tsy ihonsa9'i i've hundred DO
=, For rnall, Iogs AID m1i,.lsg ,a:ehers' ot
:. For nisi l~;Issaad keys, f1rty .ho''sal
dollars.ii -
For phst.lnarklng anil tancelling stamps g
offices, twelve thousand dollars.
For preparing Nnd publishing pos,-roui
,Samps, twenty two'ihonsand dollars.
For balances due foreign countries, tw
hundred aud iiily thousand dollars.
For rent OF pos,'ailices; two hundred AM
fifty thousand dollars.
For iitcl for p0s-oillccs, one hundred AM
: teq thousand dollars.
/, For Ii hit for pos,.oillcc', one hundred AM
. twenty thousand dollars.
FOR stationery and miscellaneous Items 10
tphs,-oilites, forty thousand dollars. 'f
For registered wckase-enye.opcs, iorty-.w,
thousand dollars. ~
- For official envelopes for the use Of post
masters, forty-nlnc thousand dollars.
For envelopes for the return OF dead-lctter
;. 10 the writers, five thousand five hundre,
fitlollars. ~
:, For fees 10 Uni'e S,a'cs attorneys, mar
slatls, clerks ottouriS, and counsel necessari
!. lySfmp oyel by special agents of The Pos
,OMte Department, subject to the approval o
CT the Attorney General, ten thousand tlu.
lRrs.
For engraving, printing, and binding drafts
( and warrants, three thousand dollars. ~.
Eor miscellaneous tems, one thousand five
hundred dollars
To ray to Augustine Bacon, of Georgia, for
service us pOst-ronte agent, four hundred an,
thirty-Scvcn dollars and sixty-nine cents.
The bond of any married woman who may
I've appointed postma ter shall be binding up
on hcr and her snrIties, and sne sha Il be Liable
Llr misconduct In nilte as if she We're sole.
SEC. ;. IL hat the postmaster Of every city
where branch post-otllces or stations are cs.
tab'ished and in operation, subject TO his
supervision. Is hereby authorized, under the
direction Of the Postmaster General, TO issue.
or cause I" he issne1, by any of III, assistants
or c'erks in charge OF branch post-otlites or
s;a'ionS, postal none orders piyab'e at any
other moAey.or,er oAce, as the 10 nit ents
thereof may dircc ; and that the pos master,
ami his sureties, shall in every case be held
accountable upon his Official bond for all
moneys received by him or his designated
assistants or { 'erks in charge of stations from
the issue OF money-orSiers under the provisions
Of this act an for allmonevs which may come
into his or heir hands, or be PLACED In his or
theT custody by reason Of the transaction by
them oil money -nrder business And all the
provisi MS OF law now in force respecting the
lSs'te and the payment Of monev-Orlei $, and
a disposa ofmoleyor erf nds,in the custody
oi ppstmaslers, sha Apply to alt money-nr-
ders isSned uhler the authority given BY This
ac', and to all moneys received from theissuc
thereof
SEC. 3. That the following sums, or so much
thereof as may b. necessary, be and the same
are hereby, appropriated for The year ending
June thirtieth, eighteen nhundrel and seventy.
three, out Of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appEdprated namely:
For steamship service between san Francis
20. Japan and China, five hundred thousand
60 llrs. AID tie Pos master General is here
by, authorized to contract with the lowest
bidder, within three months after The passage
OF thisac', after sixty days public notice, llr
Term of ten years from and after the first
aay ofOctOler, eighteen hundred and seven "
three, for the conveyance Of an additional
monthly mail on the said route, at IL compn-
sat Ion NOT TO exceed flle rate rer voyage now
ltli undcr the existing contracts AMI upon |
the same conditions and limi ions as prescrtb-
ed BY existing aass OF Congress in reference |
thereto. and the respective contracts made in |
pursuance thereof; and the contractors under |
The provisions Of this section shall be required |
to carry the United States mails during the |
existence Of their contracts, without a dllion-
81 charge, op al The steamers they mas ran /
llmns SAIL line, Cor any -paFs Of ii. or any
branch or extension thereof; Provided, That
III steamships hereafter accepted for sail
service shl ] be ofnot less than fUursthnusanl
IN re l.. er each, and shall be butt of iron,
md Wa iileir engines and machinery shall
le wholly IF American construction, and
hall be 20 constructed as to BE- readily adapt.
u t0.t the armed Naval service Of the Uni.el
Sates In case Of war, and before acceptance
Inc Officers by wlEm they are inspected shall
cPort tothe SECRETARY Of The Navy and the
'osiinastcr General whether this condition
I;ls been comp I'D with: Provided, Thatin all
ases the officers Of the ships employed In the
elyice herein provided for shah he citizens
i ihe Uid cl S.ates, and that persons OF for
ign bir.h, who have according To iaw dcj'ar-
4 their iiIchti0D 10 become citizens of the
lniie't Sae@, may be employe as though
hey wert-,i Leibs' wt,iii" ihemcarirg Of thi,
ecFiou, or Of anEnct. .or ac's specified IN the
cto June wen yegl h, tc e nircd lnd ,
And'the gDrerllntui ufihe Uni-
i Stfte+ shall have the right Ia tasG OF war;o ,,
Ire ilr the Use OF Lhe United States any Of !
nc steamers. Of saii line, and in such Ease
ay u reasonable compensation therefor: :
'fOvilei,t The price paid sha Il In no Ease ex-
eed the ofisNal { st Of The vessel ~ taken, ,
MI this provision shall extend to and lie /.
ppiicable to thH STEAMERS Of the Brazilian
ne hereinafter provided for:
For steamship service between The United !
ales and Brazil, one nlIndre,l AMI fifty thou ..
Ind dollars.
For steamship service between san Fran. y
40 and he Sandwich Islands, seventy-flve .
Iousand dollars !!
SEC. 1. That if the -revcnnes Of the Post !
flice Department shall be insufficient to meet a
le appropriations made b. this at, then the !
i'm of five lli0n seven hundred thousand !.
me hundred and seventy dollars, or g. much !.
creof as may be necessary, be, AMI tho D
me Is hereby, appropriated, to be pail out !,
any money h the neas'iry moi Otherwise II
c revenue of the Post Office Demrt- y
ent for the year ending June thir- =
,th, eighteen hundred and scventy.three. v
nd section twelve of the at ap- al
owed March third, eighteen hundred
ID forty-sefen, entitled "Anact 10 es alb ish n
rtain post-rontes, and for other purlDses;'' Ii
d section eight Of the act approved March III
irdb eighteen hunilredan fifty-one, entitled st
\ n act 10 reduce and modify the rates OF Ii
stage In the United States, anil for other pl
rposes, so far as said sections provide for tn
CNAh% ApptVIi iAAlHH6 ~
3 free matter in the mails for the several W
,partments and for members of COngesSbe at
d the same Are hereby, repegled. And en-
reaiter payment for carrying such free re
'tter, shall be made out of The annual ap- pc
Dprlations.- re
iEc. 5. That II shall not be lawful for any fr,
rsOn who shall hereafter be appointed an off fol
:, clerk, or employee IN any OF the Execu- an
q DepartmentS to act as counsel, attorney, nj
agent for prosecuting any claim against lhe iel
itel States which was pending in said De- Ca
rtments while he Was said officer, clerk, or (
plOyee, nor In any manfSer, nor by any ~,
ans, to aid In the prosecution of any such M
i'm, within two years next amer he shall al
e have ceased to be such officer, clerk, or lar
ployee., = n.
Ec g. Thattftlie cdntfact Tor ahe Increase wi w
The mail service between San Francisco IN
Clinaand japan 70 semismonthly SER e~, on,
D shall be made with the r. NJ. Steamship az
npany, or shall be performed In said som % I
ly's ships, Or the ships OF Its successors in sbs
crest. the moneys payable under such con- shs shS
st shall be paid while the said company or ,,n1 c,'1
In interest shall maintain and III,
the limo Of steamships for the transporta- an an
J offrelght and passengers al present run E, Eee