Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-22
.oEEIQIAL.
LAWS OF THR UNITED STATES
paSad at the Third Session 1 the F0rtysecoad Con-
1ress.
[aENrRAL NAruRE No. b9 /

GENERAL NATURE No. 30
AN ACT making approdriations for the service OF
the POST once Department tor the year ending
nne thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-iour.
R,u enacted bv the Senate and House Of Reptesen-
figes of the United Sttes Of America in Congress
,snbLsd THAT the following sans be, and the aame
are herebV appropriated for the service OF the Post
Tlfilce Department for the year ending June th'r
tteih, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, out OF
any moneys ~ tne ey sfae % W sg th se
OF July second. eighteen hundred and thirty'sx as
Var inlsn4 mail transportation, fourteen million
eight hundred and forty thousand and twenty dol
lars .. z, A.... -.
aeven thl Us md one hundred and seven dollas.
For Day OF route.age eight hundred and eigh.
ty-fouf thousand seven hundred and ninety-six
For pay OF mail-route messengers, oze hundred
and seventy-one thousand two hundred and sixty
PoT pay Of local agents, ninety.dve thousand one
hundred and fifty eight dollars.
For pay OF railway post nice clerks one million
two hundred and nfty-seven thousand one hundred
For Gay Of baggage matters two tn oHsand four
hundred and twenty y-nine dollars.
FOR foreign mail transportation, three hundred
For ship, steamboat, and way letters. ten thous-
For pay Of postmasters nve millien seven hun
dTed and twenty. Ave thousand doll RS.
Fer pay of clerks for post-t fces, two million
nine hundred and seventy-ive thf u .and dollars
For pay OF letter carrier, one milion six hundred
tn iuHand dollars; end mat COmtDeLclnR WIN the
nrst day Of July eighteen hundred aud seventy
three. lttteT-carrers may be employed for he free
delivery II mail matter as frt qlentiy as the pauic
convenience may REQUIRE at evsry place containing
population OF not less than twenty thousand Win
In the dsvery OF its post onlce. and that for the
purpose OF employing carriers wnere not already
employed at such pl, COS. The sum OF one hundred
thousand dollars Ia hereby annropriate', out OF any
money in he treasury not otherwise appr ,priau d.
And for ii more efficient organization flthe free
delivery system, the Postmaster General may desig-
nate one Of the present crss 70 at as
superintendent OF the free delivery in the Post Of
dee Der ar mept at an annual salary II two th0us-
and i've hundred dollars: Provided hat the salary
hereby fix hall terminate at the etd Of the fiscal
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
For wIa9pipgpaper, thirty three thousand dollars
For tR 1ne thirty light thousand dellars.
For letter balances thre thousand dollars,
dollars
FOR advertising, seventy thousand dollars: Pro-
vidtd That hereafter no pa mlnt sh Al be made to
any Newspaper published Ia tha District OF Coum.
bia for advertising any other mall routes lhan those
in Virginia and Maryland
For manu- acture 6i adhesive postage stsmps.o one
nundrt and thirty thousand nve hundred ana nity
doll r.
For stamped envelopes and wrappers, four hun
dIed anu seventJ-Dve thousaId dollars: Proyid II.
IhL hereafter no envelope as furnished by the
Government shall contain ary lithographng and
engraving, and no printing except pints d request
TO return the letter to the writer.
For manufa ture OF pos'al cards, one hundred
and slXty-Beven thousand dollars.
tor pay OF distributing agents and assis ants.
fourteen Thousand dol ars.
Fer payments on account OF mail de1redatlons
and special agents, one hundred ana sixty-thou-
For mail bags and mail bag catchers, one hun
dr.. and eighty thousand dollars.
For mail locks and Keys, forty thousand dollars.
For post marking and canceling staInPa. twelve
thousand dollars.
For prepariug and publishing post route maps,
tWenty-Seven thUusanu doliara.
For balances due foreign countries, two hundred
aud nfty thousand dollars.
For rent Of post ii"es. three hundred thousand
dollars.
FOR fuel for post onlces one hundred aud thirty
thou and dollars,
For light for post ofiices one hundred and sixty
thou and dollars.
For stationery and misceli Ineous Items sixty
G. olsand dollars.
For eelttered package envelopes, fifty six hous-
and dollars.
For OfilJal envelopes for postmaste-s, twenty
nine Thousand hye hundred and twenty tive d1ars-
For envelopes for eturninR de- ad letters, six IN u
sand one hundred and sixty dollars.
For fees to m2rsnals, attorneys. AMI clerks OF
courts, seven th0nsand 1ye hundred dulara.
ensrsylng, printing aSd binding drafts and
r miscellaneous items two thousand hve hun
Erincrease ( compensation for the transporta.
tion Of mails on rail 'Und routes upon the condition
and at The ra hereinafter mentioned, five hunured
thousand dollars, or 50 much thereof as may be ne
tessay; Pr0vi led, That the lOstmaster General
be- anu he is hereby authorized and disected t.
rtadjust the compensation hereafter To b paid for
the transportation OF malls on railroad routes upOn
the conditions at the rates herelnafter men ioned
10 wit: I hat the mails shall be convey yed with due
FRI quency and speed; that Buf1tcten and suitable
roOH fixtures, AID furnt nre, IN car properly
lighted and warmed, snail be provided for route
ssents to aecOmDanv and distribute tho mails; and
tn tine pay per mile per annum shall not exceed
the follow ng Tates, Gamely routes carrying their
whole length al average weight OF mails per day OF
two hundred pcundp, fifty dollars; live hui ed
pounds, sevenly i've dJlars one thou and pOunls.
one hundred dollars; one Thousand 1ye hundred
p ,undS, one hunured and twenty-five aollarsi TWO
thousand pIunds, one hIndred and nifty dOlars
three thousand nYe hundred pounds, one hundred
and sevenIy nVe dollars; i've Thousand pounds, TWO
hundred dollars, and twenty-five dollars additional
for every add iOnal two Thousand pounds, he ave
rage light to be ascertaned, in every ca O. by the
ac.ual weighing OF the mails Tor such number OF
successive working days. not less than thirty, at
such times, after June thirtieth eighteen hundred
and sevenLy-three, and not less frequently than
once IN every four years. and the Result TO be stated
and verified in such form and manner as thA Post
master-General may direct; Provided also, That ln
case any railroad company now furnit hing railway
pt Ut onice cars shall efuse to provide such cars,
BucD company snail not be entitled TO any increase
u computation under any provision OF TINS act
lowed for every line comprising q daily trip each
waytf railway post ONCE cars at rate not exceed
forty feet In engtn and thirty do lars per mile per
aDpum fer fOrly-nve feet cara; pnd forty dollars
per mile per Annun 10 fifty feet cars; and nfIy
dollars per mile per snnum for nifty 20 t sixtJ
feet cars: And provided also. That the length o.
CARS required for su0n post oilce rallWay-car ser
vice shall be determined by the Pos Onic+ DEPART
men and all such cars shall be properly ntted up
furnished warmed, and lighted for the accommo-
datiOn OF clerks TO accompany aud distribute the
mails: And provided further, That 30 much oi
section TWO hundred and sIxty-fve OF the act ap-
proved June eighth, eighteen hundred 81 seventy.
Two, entitled An act 10 reVt'e, consolidate, aid
amend the statutes relating tO the Post ONCE De-
partmenJ" as provides that ''the Postmaste'-len-
eral may allow any rail DAD company with whom ne
may contract for ihs carrying Of the Unit d States
mail, aud VINO furnish railway post ONCE cars fol
the transportation of the mall such ADM ional com
pensatlOn beyond that now allowed by law as he
may lhink IT. not exec. ding, how yer, nifty pei
eenum OF the said raes" DC, and the sa ne lsher =
sAc 4 That the following sums, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary, De, and the Game are
hereby anprupria ed for the year ending June thir
tieth eighteen hundred and HeVentyfOur out OF AM
mon 10 the treasury not otherwise appropriated
nanelJ:
FOR steamship service between San F aucisco
Japan, and China. eight hundred ana seVenty-nv'
dollars.
FOR steamship service between the United State
For steamship service between San Francsc AM
the sandwich Islsnds sevebty-hvs thousand dollars
SEC. Tnat the rev nues Of the fost ONO
Department shall be insufficient to meet the appro
prauons made by this ast, then the sum OF nv
million three hundred and ninety-s dusand 81
hundred aud two dOla s. or 80 much thereOf o
may be necessary, be, and the same Ii hereby, ap
prOpriated, to be paid oct OF any money In tn
treasury not otherwise appropriated, TO supply de
hciencies in the revenue Uf the Post ONCE Depart
partment for the year ending June THIRTEEN, eign
leen hundred and 3, vtnty-fout; Provided, ThaG
laws and parts OF laws permitting the transmlsslo
bT mail Of any free matter whatever be, aud th
tau hereby, repealed from and after June thll
tieth, eighteen bundred and seVenty-three.
Approved March g. 1873.