New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-11

actual subscriber residing within the county
where tbe same are printed, in whole or in
part. and published, shall go free through
the mails; but the same shall not be deiiv-
cred at letter carrier Offices or distributed
BY carriers unless postage Is paid thereon as
by law provided.
third class, referred to in section one hun
bred and ,hirtJ-three Of the act entitled
..au act 70 revise consolidate and amend
the statutes relating to the Post0tfice De-
nartment.r approved June eighth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-rwo, nay weigh not
exceeding four pounds TOR each package
thereof, and postage shall be charged there
on at the rate of one cent tor each two
ounces or fraction Thereon; Dut nothing
berein contained shall be held to change or
amend section one hundred and thirty-tour
SEC. 8. Tha. the Postmaster General.
when in his Judgment it shall be necessary.
NAV prescribe. by regulation. an affidavit
In form, to be taken by each publisher OF
any newspaper or periodical publication
sent through the mails Under the provisions
of this act, OF news agent who distributes
any OF such newspapers OF Perio1ical pup
LEGATIONS Under the provisions OF this act. or
employe of such publisher or news agent.
stating that he will not send. or knowingly
hermit to be sent, through the mails any
copy or COPIES of such newspaper or periods
ical publications except 10 regular SUB.
scribers thereto, or news agents without
prepayment Of the postage thereon at the
rate Of one cent tor each Two ounces or
fractional part thereof. and Il such pub
Usher or news agent. or eMPioye OF such
nublisher or news agent. wnen required by
the Postmaster General or any special agent
of the Postotfice Department 20 make
such affidavit. shal! refuse so to do. and
shall thereafter without having made such
affidavit. deposit any newspapers in the
mail for transmission. he shall be deemed
guiltv of a lnisdemeanor. and, on convic.
lion, shall be fined not exceeding one
thousand dollars tor eacn refusal: and It
any such person sha,! knowingly anc WILL
fully mail any such matter without the
payment of postage as provided by this act.
or procure the same to be done with the
intent to avoid the prepayment OF postage
due thereon: or if any postmaster or post.
Office official shall knowingly permit any
sucn matter to be mailed without the pre-.
| payment Of postage as provided IN this act.
| and in violation CT the PROVISIONS OF the
same. he or they shall! be deemed guilty OF
| m;sdemeanOr. and. on convlctlon thereof,
| shall be fined not more than one THOUSAND
| dollars. or imprisoned nc: exceeding one
| year. one Or both. in the discretion OF the
court.
| SEC. 10. That so much OF this act as
| chan pes the rate of postage On newspapers
| and periodical publications shall not take
effect until the first Of January next.
|. SEC. IL. That the sixty.thlrd. elghtlett.
eighty-tirst. eighty second. eighty-thirG,
| eighty-fourth and eighty-siXth secIons OF
the said "Act to revise. consolidate and
amend the statutes relating to the Postotfice
Department" approved June eighth. eight.
cen hundred and seyenty.two. be amended
to read as follows:
"Ssc. 63. Tia: the postmasters. excep,
the postmaster al New York city, whose
annual salary is hereby fixed a. six thou
sand dollars, shall be divided into foul
classes. as follows: The first class shall
embrace ali those whose annual salaries arr
not more than four thousand dollars MOI
less than three thousand dollars; the SECOND
class shall! embrace all those whose annua
salaries are less than three thousand dol
lars but not less than two thousand dollars
| the third class shall embrace ali those vhost
annual salaries are less than two thousand
dollars but not less than one Thousand dol
lars: the fourth class shall embrace al
postmasters whose annual compensation
exclusive of their commissions on the money
order business OF their otnces. amounts t
less than one thousand dollars
'.SEC 50. That the postmaster at New
| York citv and postnasrers of the first. sec
oni and third classes shall be appointed
and NAV be removed BY the President. b.
and with the advice and consent OF tn
Senate, and shall held their offices Tor tou
wears unless sooner removed or suspended
according 70 law: and postmasters OF IN
! fourth class shall! oe appointed and nay D.
removed by the Postmaster General. b,
whom all appointments and removals sinai
be notified to the Audi:o. ;or the PosIofhc'
Department.
"SEc. 81. Tha. the compensation Of III
postmaster at New York City shal. be 81:
thousand dollars ne: annuM. and the e
, | spective cOmpensations Q! p0stmasters Q
the first. second and third classes shal! b
annual salaries, assigned in even hundred
| OF dollars, and payable in quarterly pay
} ments, to be ascertained and fixed. oF IA
Postmaster General. from their respectiv
quarterly returns TO the Auditor tor ia
Postotfice Department. or copies or Iup!
Gates thereof. for four quarters Immediatei
preceding the adjustment or re-adj ustmen'
by adding to the whole amour: OF DO
rents. not exceeding two thousand dollar
, per aunum. commissions also not TO eXcee
| two thousand dollars per aEnuM on IL
other postal revenues of the office. at III
following rates. namely: On the mrs
one hundred dollars per quarter, NIFTY pc
centum; on all over sone hundred dollar
and no: over four hundred dollars pc
quarter. forty per centum: OF a
over four Hundred dollars and no
over two thousand four hundred dollars De
J quarter. thirty per centum: and on all owe
two thousand four hundred dollars Pc
quarter. ten per centum. And IL order
; ascertain the amount OF the postal receipt
of each office. the Postmaster General ma
require postmasters TO furnish duplicates G
their quarterly returns to the AUDITOR
such times and for such periods as ne ma
} deem necessary in each case; provided. ina
whenever, by reason of the extension OF ire
} | delivery OF letters, the box rents OF an
postotfice ara decreased. the Postmaste
! General may allow, ou: OF .he receipts
such office. sum sutfie.en: 20 MAINTAIN Ia
I salary thereof at the amount at when
= had been fixed before :ile decrease IL DO
rents
''SEc. 81. That the compensation OF pos
masters of the fourth class shall. be the 90
: rents collected at their offices and con
missions on other postal revenues OF the
. Offices at the rate of sixty per eentui
OF the first one hundred dollars Or less pt
| quarter; fifty per centuu. OF the next thrt
hundred dollars or less perHuartei: !orF
| per centum on the excess above tour hul
; | died dollars per quarter: the same 10 .
| ascerta!ned and allowed bv the Auditor
| the settlement OF the quarterly accounts
. | such postmasters: provided. that when tn
aggregate annual compensation. eAciuslV
5 of commissions on money order business.
l any postmaster of this class shan amour
to one thousand dollars. the Audito. sha.
report such fact to the Postmaster Genera
3 in order that such postmaster may
assigned to his proper class and his sa!ar
I fixed as heretofore provided
D ''SEC. 81. That the salaries OF poslna
g sers of the first, second. and third c.asse
: except that of the postmaster a. New or
: city. shall be re-adjusted by the Postmast'