Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-21

Sec. ga. That all railway companies to which
the United States have furnished aid by grant of
lands, right of way, or otherwise, shall carry
the mail at such prices as Congress may by law
provide and. until such price is fixed by law,
the Postmaster General may fix the rate of com
Sec. 2l5. That the Postmaster General
may provide for carrying the
mail on all post roads established by law. as
often as he, having due regard to productive
ness and other circumstances, may think prop
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.Sec PIG. That the Postmaster General shall
cause mail to be carried from the nearest post
Office on any establish he'd post road to the court
house of any county in the United States which
is without mail. -.. -
Sec. 2l7. That the Postmaster General may
contract for carrying the mail on the navigable
canals of the several States, when, in his opin-
ion. the public interest or conveniences requires
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Sec. 2ls. That the Postmaster General may
contract for carrying the mail on any plank
road in the United States, when the public in
Sec. 2l9, That the Pos md Der General may
cause the mail to be carried in any steamb boat
or other vessel used as praket on ANY Of the
waters of the United States. 5-.t q
Sec. go. That the Postmaster General may,
if he deem it for the public interest, make con-
tracts for any period not exceeding one year.
for carrying the mail in steamships between any
of the ports of the United States. -.rl- s-- >.
Sec. 221. That the Postmaster General may
enter into contracts for extending the line of
posts to supply mails to post offices not on any
established route, and. as q compensation for
carrying tho mail under such contracts, may
allow not exceeding two thirds of the salary
paid to the Postmaster at such special Office.
Sec. 122. That the master of any vessel of the
United States, bound from any port therein to
any foreign port, or from any foreign port to
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clearance, receive on board and securely convey
all such mails as the Post Office Department,
or any diplomatic or consular officer OF the
United States abroad, shall offer; and he shall
promptly deliver the same, on arriving at the
port of destination. to the proper officer, for
so delivered; and upon the entry of every such
vessel, returning from any foreign port, the
master thereof shall make oath oor affirmation
that he has pro Iptly delivered all the mail
placed on board said vessel before clearance
from, the United States and if he shall fail to
make such oath or affirmation, the said vessel
shall not be entitled to the privileges of vessel
Of the United States. - ~ Die -
Sec. 223. That the master of any steamboat
passing between ports or places in the United
States, and arriving at any such port or place
where there is a post Office, shall deliver to the
postmaster, within three hours after his arrival,
if in the day time, and if at night, within two
hours after the next sunrise, all letters and pack
cts brought by him, or within his power or con-
troll and not relating the Cargo addressed to Or
destined for such port or place, for which he
shall receive from the postmaster two cents for
each letter or packet so delivered, unless the
same is carried under contract for carrying
the mail; and for every failure to SO deliver such
letters a.ld packets, the master or owner of said
steam boat shall forfeit and pay one hundred
and fifty dollars
Sec. ga. That the Postmaster General may
pay the master or owner of any vessel not regu-.
for each letter carried by such vessel between
ports or places in the United States, or from any
foreign port to any port in the United States but
all such letters shall be deposited in the post
Office at the port of arrival. I-.el- - 80 q.