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588 V THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 270. 1854. mation by the President of the United States, declaring that he has satisfactory evidence that the said Province has consented, in a due and proper manner, to have the provisions of the treaty extended to it, and to allow the United States the full benefits of all the stipulations therein contained. Approved, August 5, 1854. . .-—- n Act makin A ro riations or the Servic 0 the est- . Aug' 5’1854' Czgzmgrglilltidiig tlijjiscal year enlllindihepthirtiethbf June, one ihbfzsanfezylzglqidgdlzz and _]€_fZy;five. _Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United App,,,,,,,,,,O,,,_ States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums bs, and the same are hereby, appropriated for the service of the Post-Office Department for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, out of any moneys in the treasury arising from the revenues of the said Department, in conformity to the act of the second of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six: For transportation of the mails, five million two hundred and seventy- five thousand dollars; For compensation to postmasters, two millions of dollars; For ship, steamboat, and way letters, twenty-five thousand dollars; For wrapping paper, fifty-Eve thousand dollars; For office furniture in the post-offices, eight thousand dollars ; For advertising, eighty-five thousand dollars; For mail bags, fifty-five thousand dollars; For blanks, sixty-five thousand dollars; For mail locks, keys, and stamps, twenty-tive thousand dollars; For mail depredations and special agents, sixty thousand dollars ; For clerks in the offices of postmasters, five hundred and sixty thousand dollars; For postage stamps and stamped envelopes, fifty-five thousand dollars ; For miscellaneous items, one hundred and twenty thousand dollars ; For compilation of post routes, as contained in the bill passed at the present session of Congress establishing routes, one thousand dollars; pumms or To enable the Postmaster-General to purchase the patent of the clam- P;~*§¤l <>§{¤l¤1¤?· shell padlock, should he be of opinion the public service requires it, the ° ° pu °°sum of five thousand dollars; For a compilation of post-routes as contained in the bill passed at the present session of Congress establishing routes, one thousand dollars ; To enable the Postmaster-General to purchase the patent of the clamshell padlock, should he be of opinion the public service requires it, the sum of five thousand dollars. A proprimou 2. And be it further enacted, That there be, and is hereby apfor dhiieieiicy of propriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, ’°"°““"· a sum not exceeding two million three hundred and forty-four thousand four hundred and sixty-four dollars, to supply any deficiency that may arise in the revenues of the Post·Oiiice Department to meet the foregoing appropriations for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-tive. Mm ,,,,,,,,0 Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That hereafter the Postmasterbetween General be authorized and directed to continue the mail service between €};z?°;3’£>H§fY Charleston, Key West, and Havana, during August and September, by a vang: competent steamer, as it is now being performed during ten months of the year; and that to enable him to do so, ten thousand dollars are hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro- Compcnsation priated. ggfzigfkffs Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That there be allowed and paid to Washington. the postmaster of Washington city, District of Columbia, out of any