The Portland daily press., 1875-01-11
LAWS
OF THE
UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE
rstSessiOn Ofthe FOrty-Third Congress
LAWS
GENERAL NATURE-No. SOL

GENERAL NATURE-No. 3d.
AN ACT making appropriations for the service OF
the Post-Ofice Department for the fiscal year end
ing June tbrtieth. eighteen hundred and seventy
five and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatpes of the United States of AmeTtcd an Con-
0ress assembled, That the following sums be, aud
the same are hereby appropriated for the service OF
the apd ins ead ont of
any money in the Treasury arising from the reyenu
of said Department. in conformity to the act OF July
second eighteen hundred and thirty-six, as follows
For inland-mail transportation, sixteen million
four hundred thousand dollars.
For pay of mail messengers, SIX hundred ana forty
three thousand FIVE hundred and thrty-three dollars
For nav of route agents, nine hundred and twenty
nine thousand and thirty-fve dollars.
For pay of mail-route messengers, one hundred
and sixty thousand dollars.
For nav of local agents. one hundred and ten thou
sand three hundred and eighty three dollars. ~.
For pay of railway post-otce clerks, one million
three hundred and twenty thousand and fourteen
dollars.
For pay of baggage-masters one thorsand dollars:
For foreign mail transpor alton, three hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars.
For ship steamboat, and way letters, seven thou
sand five hundred dollars.
For pay OF postmastels, SIX million nve nundfed
thousand dollars. $500
For pay of clerks for postoces, three million two
hundred aud fifty thousand dollars. -
For paw of letter-carriers, one million and nine
hundred thousand dollars Provided That hereafter
livery of mail matter in towns and cities whose pop
uaton within their corporate limits, as shown by
the last report of the national census or by any sub
sequent taken in pursuance OF state statute
or by order of the mayor and common council of
such town city, shall be less than thirty thousand
but this provso shall not affect the free delivery in
towns and cities where it is established. And
for the more efficient management OF the feedeliv
cry system. the Postmaster-General may designate
fourth class clerk to act Superintendent oil free
delivery in the Post Office Department at an annual
salary of two thousand five hundred dollars; and
for this purpose the sum Of seven hundred dollars is
hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treas
ury not otherwise appropriated.
For wrapping paper, twenty-seven thousand dol
lars. :,
For twine forty-eight thousand dollars.
For letter balances, three thousand dollars.
FIR office furniture, six Thousand five hundred dol
lars. rrF .s
For advertising eighty thousand dollars: Provided,
That hereafter no payment shall be made to any
newspaper published in the District OF Columbia for
advertising any other routes than those IN Virginia
and Maryland.
For Manufacture of adhesive postage-stamps. one
hundred and eighteen thousand Elk nunuTeu anu
siXty-seven dollars.
For stamped envelopes and wrappers, five hundred
and thirty thousand four hundred and twenty
as furnished by the government, shall contain any
lithographing and engraving nor any printing ex-
cept printed request to return the letter to the
wIiter.
thousand two hundred dollars.
For manufacture of postal cards, one hundred and
sixty-eght thousand two hundred and seventy dol
| lars. -
| postal cards, five thousand six hundred dollars.
For payments on account OF mail depredat1ons
and for specil agents, hundred and sixty thou
For mail bags and mailbag catchers one him.
| dred and eighty thousand dollars.
| For mail-locks and keys, fifty thousand dollars.
For post-marking and cancelling stamps, nine
| For preparing and publishing post-route maps,
| thirty thousand dollars. ~
For balances due foreign countries, Two hundred
| and sixty thousand dollars.
| For rent of post-ofices, three hundred and fifty
For fuel for post-offces, one hundred and fifty
| thousand dollars.
For light for post-ofices, one hundred and sixty
For stationery and miscellaneous items. sixty
| thousand dollars.
For registered package envelopes and seals, forty
| two thousand six hundred and eighty dollars
For official envelopes for postmasters, sixty thou
| sand dollars.
| thousand five hundred and eighty-fve dollars.
For fees to marshals, attorneys. and clerks OF
courts, seven thousand five hundred dollars
For engraving, printing, and binding drafts and
warrants, three thousand dollars.
| For miscellaneous items two thousand five hun
dred dollars.
| SEC 2. That the following sums, or so mnct
thereof may be necessary, be, and the same are
hereby, appropriated for the year ending June MIR
tieth, eighteen hundred and seventyfve out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated
| namely:
| Inc steamship service between San FRANCISCO,
Japan, and China, five hundred thousand dollars
For steamship service between the United States
| and Brazil one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For steamship service between San Francisco and
the Sandwich Islands, seventy-fye thousand dollars
For official postage stamps, nine hundred and fifty
| thousand dollars.
For the purchase of law books for the use of the
| Post-Offce Department, two thousand dollars.
| SEC 8. That if the revenues of the Post-Office
Department shall be insufficient to meet the appro-
priations made by this act, then the sum of five mil
lion four hundred and ninety-seven thousand eight
hundred and forty-two dollars, or SO much thereof
as may be necessary, be, and the is hereby ap-
propriated to be paid out OF any money in the Treas
ury not otherwise appropriated to supply dehcien-
| cies in the revenue of the Post-Ofice Department
for the year ending june thrtieth eighteen hundred
1 and seventy-fve.
SEC. 4. Tha5 the Revised Statutes of the United
States shall not be published by the United States in
any newspaper, anything in existing laws to the con-
trary, Notwithstanding
| ~, eighteen hundred and seventy all newspa-
pers and periodical publications mailed from known
| office of publication or news agency, and addressed
to regular subscribers or news agents. postage shall
| be charged the following rates: On newspapers
and periodical publications issued weekly and more
frequently than once week, two cents for each
frequently than once week, three cents for each
| pound or traction thereof Provided That nothing
in this act shall be held to change amend section
ninety-ni7e of the act entitled San act to revise,
consolidate and amend the statutes relating to the
Post-Ofice Department approved June eight, eight
| cen hundred and seventy-two.
SEC. g. That and after the first day OF January,
eighteen hundred and seventy-ve, upon the receipt
of such newspapers and periodical publications at
the Office OF mailing they Shall be weighed in bulk,
and postage paid thereon by special adhesive stamp,
to be devised and furnished by the Postmaster Gen.
eral which shall be affixed to such matter or to the
sack containing the same .or upon memorandum OF
such mailing otherwise, as the Postmaster General
| may, from Time to time, provide by regulation.
SEC T. That newspapers, one copy to each actual
subscriber residing within the county where the
printed, in whole or in part, and published.
shall go free through the mails; but the same shall
not be delivered at letter carrieroces or distributed
by carriers unless postage is paid thereon as by law
provided.
GLASS; referred to in section hundred and thirty
three of the act entitled An act to revise, CONSOLE
date, and amend the statutes relating to the Post
Office Department. approved June eighth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-two, may weigh not exceeding
four pounds for each package thereof. and postage
shall be charged thereon at the rate OF one cent for
each two fraction thereof; but 6nothin G
herein contained shall be held to change or amend
section one hundred and thirty four of said act.
SEC. 9. That the Postmaster General, when in his
Judgment it shall be necessary, may prescribe, by
regulation an affidavit in form, to be taken by each
publisher of any newspaper or periodical publ1ca-
ton sent through the mails under the provisions OF
this act agent who distributes any OF such
newspaper periodical publications under the pro-
visions of this act or employee of such publisher or
news agent, stating that he will mot send, or know
ingly permit to be sent, through the mails any
copy copies of such newspaper or periodical pub
locations, except to regular subscribers thereto,
Or news agents, without prepayment OF the
postage thereon at the rate OF one cent for eacn
such publisher or news agent, or employee OF sue
publisher AGENT when required by the Post
master-Genera any special agent of the POST
Office Department to make such affiiav1t shall re-
fuse to do and shall thereafter, with out having
made fsuch affidavit deposit any newspapers in the
mail for transmission he shall be deemed guilty OF
msdemeanor, and, conviction, shall be fined not
exceeding thousand dollars for each refusal and
If any sucrperson shall knowingly and wifuly mail
any such matter without the payment of postage as
provided by this act procure the same to be done
with the intent to avoii the prepayment OF postage
due thereon; or if any postmaster or post-ofhce
official shall knowingly permit any such mater to be
mailed without the prepayment of postage as pro-
vided in this act and in violation of the provisions
of the same, he or they shallebe deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be
fined not more than thousand dollars or impris-
oned not exceeding year or b0tn, in the discre-
discretion of the cour..
SEC. 10. That much of this act as changes the
rate of postage newspapers and periodical publ
cations shall take effect until the first day OF JAN
uary next.
SEC. II. That the sixty-third, eightieth, eighty
first eighty second, eghty-thrd. eighty-fo1rth and
eightysixth sections the said "Act to revise con-
soldate, and amend the statutes relating TO the
POST Office Department" approved June eighth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-two, be amended to
read follows:
"SEc. SO. That tie postmasters except the post
master at New York city, whose annual salary is
hereby fixed at six thousand dollars, shall be divided
into four classes follows; The first class shall en-
brace all those whose annual salaries not more
than four Thousand dollars nor less than three thou
sand dollars; the second class shall embrace all