The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-27

OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the First Session of the Fort v
Third Congress.

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enty-iive, and for other purposes.
Be IL cHdcte,3 By the Senate and House
# helafe~e'ttaftreS Of the United .StatcS
of .Iuta7'icd Ia Congress dSScnaJlc,1.
That the following sums be. and the
same are hereby appropriated tor the
service Of Post-Ollice DcDartmeut for
the year ending Jme tlirtie,h, ciab-
tcCa hundrai and scventy-fiye, ont Of
amy money III the Treasury arising
from tile revenues of said Department.
in conformity to the act of.Juiv second.
eighteen hundred and thirty-Six. rs
follows
For inland mail transportation. six
teen million four hundred thousand
dollars.
For pay of mail messengers. six hun
ure'l and forty-three thousand five hun
drcl and thirty-tlIree dollars
For pay of route-agents, nine hun
ttrcd and twenty-uine thousand aad
thirty-fiYe dollars.
For pay of mlil-route messengers.
one hundred and SIXTY thousand dol
lars.
For pay of local agents. one hundred
and ten thousand three hundred and
eig}tN-thrce dollars
For pay Of railway po>t-oflice clerks.
one million three hundred and twenty
Thousand and fourteen dollars.
Fer pay of bagSag age-Ina~ters, one
Thousand dollars.
For fnreiSu-maiI transportation.
Three hundred and twenty-five thou
sand dollars.
For ship, steamboat, and WAY let
ters, seven thousand five hundred dol
lars.
For pay of po-tmasters. six million
five hundred thousand dollars.
For pay of clerks for post-oflices.
three million two IIuadred and 1itftr
( thousand dollars,
For pay Of lctter-carrierS. one mill
I ion and nine hundred thousand dollars:
. iJ'I-te'e,'. That lere; fter letter-carriers
( shall not be employed for the free de
livery of Matchmaker i'll towns and
/ cities whose population within their
corporate limits, as shown Gy the last
. report OF the national census or by any
subsequent census taken iii BurSUluce
uf state statute or by order Of the may
or and common council of such town
or city, shall be less than thirty thou
sand: but this proviSo shall not affect
the free delivery III towns and cities
where il is now established. And for
tho mere efficient management of the
tis-t- delivery system. the Postmaster
tielersii may designate q fourth class
.
delivery ia tie Post Oifice Department
III IN annual salary of two thouS;tu1
live hundred dollars; aad for this pur-
pose the sum of seven hundred dollars
l. hereby appropriated out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise
. appropriated.
For Wrapping paper, twenty-sevcn
thaI>tid dollars.
Tor twine, fvrty-eigllt thousand dol
lars
For letter balances, three thousand
/ dollars
For Office furniture, six thousand
tive lHa Dire dollars.
For ADVERTISING. eighty thousand
dollars: iFs,ri''sfi, That hereafter no
I payment -i;t!I be ma,le to any news
! paper published in the District OF Col
unbi3 for advertising any other routes
than those in Virginia and Maryland.
For Hl1l.utacture of adhesive postage
st1mp-. one hundred and eighteen
Thousand six hundred and >iX;y-SeEcn
dollar.
For stamped envelopes AMI wrap
pcrS. five hHNlired and thirtv-tiVc
Thousand tour hundred aud tweHty-tour
doE!aiS: Pf,rjdld. That hereafter no
cuve!ope, a. furniahed by the Govern
nebt, ~iiIll contain iithographing and
eu"rgViilg. nor any printing except a
printed request to return the letter TO
tIe wli}er
For pay Of distributing agents and
a~si~t:tIt~. ten thousand two hundred
dalIars.
For manufacture of postal cards, one
\ hundred and siNty-eight thousand two
hundred and seventy dollars.
For pay of agents and assistants to
distribute postal cards, five thousand
six hundred dollars.
For payments on account Of mail
dcpred1tions and for special agents,
one hundred and sixty thousand dol
lars.
For mail-hacS and mailbag catch
crs. one hundred and eighty thousand
dollars.
For mail-locks and keys, fifty thou
sand dollars.
For postmarking and canccling
stamps. nine thousand dollars.
For preparing and publishing post
route maps. thirty thousand dollars.
For balances due foreign countries,
rwo hundred and sixty thousand dol
lars.
For rent Of rost-offices. three hun
drpd and fifty Thousand dollars.
For fuel for po-t-otlices. one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
For light for po~t-otficeS. one hun
urcd and sixty thousand dollars.
For stationery and miscellaneous
items. sixty thousand dollars.
For registered package envelopes
ana seals, fiorty-two thousand six hun-
Gted and eighty dollars.
For official envelopes tor postmas-
tiers. sixty thousand dollars.
For envelopes for returning dead
letters, four thousand five hundred aid
eiohty-five dollars.
For fees TO mar>llals, attorneys, anG
clerks of courts, seven thousand five
hundred dollars.
For engraving, printing. and bind
inc drafts and warrants, three thouSano
dollars.
For miscellaneous items, two thou
sand five hundred dollars.
See. 2. That the following sums
or so much thereof as may be nccessa
~, be. and the same are hereby ap
propriated for the year ending June
tliirtieth eighteen hundred and seven
ty-fve, ont Of any money in the Treas
uot otherwise appropriated, namely
For steamship service between Sal
Francisco, Japan, and China, five hun
Jred thousand dollars.
For steamship service between the
United States and Brazil, one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
For steamship service between Sal
Francisco and the Sandwich Islands
seventy-fve thousand dollars
For official postage stamps, nin'
hundred and fifty thousllnd dollars.
For the purchase of law-books 10
the use of the Post Office Department
two thousand dollars.