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1398 INDEX. nu: uq: Postmcster—Geneml, (continued.) Post·Oj7ce Department, (continued.) duty under act amending the laws uals newspapers and periodicals, rerelating to the postroffice depart- ceived in packages, . ,... 38 ment,. ...,...,..., 701-709 detailed statement of expenditures under to determine the price for which the head of " miscellaneous payments " to mail shall be carried over certain rail- be made to Congress in Postmasterroads in Kansas, ... , ... 774 General’s annual report, 38 to collect postages on letters from abroad, no part of “ miscellaneous payments " not prepaid, as may seem to him ad- appropriation to be used in defence of visable, , . . 830 certain suits, ...,.. . 38 Postmasters. See Post-Ojiioe Department. delivery of letters by carriers not to cxlimitation of suits against sureties oi,. . . 530 ceed one cent each, ..,. 38 oath oi, before whom may be taken,. . . 531 whole to go to carriers, ..l 38 who to be appointed by President, and boxes for delivery at outside stations in who by Postmaster-General,. . . .. 701 suburbs of cities, ... 38 residences, ..l.. 701 net revenue therefrom how applied, 38 general provisions as to their duties,.701—709 mails may be carried by stcamship for not to retain more than amount of sal- postage, &c., .. 39 ary, ,. 702 preference where to be given to Post-Office, American steamships, ...l.. 39 act to provide for erection of, in Phila~ mail service to Olympia, Oregon,. . 39 delpliia,. .. 89, 369 proposals and contract for carrying mail application of former appropriations,. . 89 in steamships, from Charleston, via purchase of Bailey and Levy lots, and Savannah, to Key West, .. . . 112 construction of building thereon, for payment to E. K. Collins of remaining courthouse and post-oflice,. .,... 90 balance, . .. 112 limit of price for sale of property bought contractors who failed to keep their conof Bank of Pennsylvania, .. 90 tract from default of payment to them Post—O_#¢`ce Building, by the United States to be relieved appropriations for repair, &c., of,. .100, 141, therefrom, 113 367, 691. Postmaster-General may furnish letter- Past-Ojim Department. See Postage. sheets with postage-stamps impressed appropriation for auditor of treasury thereon,. ,. 167 for, ... . .. 279 and may adopt other advisable imdeiiciency appropriation for, for 1859,. . 1 provements, ... 167 appropriation for 1860, . . .. 1 penalty for using stamp cut from stamptor 1860-61, .. . . 37, 112 ed letter or newspaper, , . 167 for 1861-62, ... 204 continuation of act 1854, ch. 207, § 4, 167, 168 for 1862-63, . .. 381 messenger authorized in offices of three for 1863-64, ... 646 assistant Postmasters—General, ... 168 interest to be paid on certain sums due advertised letters, when to be returned contractors, ... 1, 2 as dead, ... 168 to be payable only to contractors unclaimed money from dead letters, how themselves, . . . 1, 2 applied, ... . .. . . . . 168 to be in full for all damages and so report to be made to Congress, 168 receipted for, .. 2 postage to be charged on dead letters not to be allowed on payments for returned, .. 168 quarter ending December 31, 1859, 2 postage by private ship, ... 168 appropriation for temporary clerks, 2 by steamships on routes where mail post·oH‘ice blanks to be printed by con- is regularly conveyed ,.. 168 tract, . 2 repeal of inconsistent provisions, .. 168 contract to be awarded, after notice, postage on newspapers, to regular dealers, 168 to lowest bidder, ... 2 letter and newspaper delivery, daily or inconsistent laws repealed,. .. 2, 112 semi—daily, in New York City, .. 168 transportation ot‘mails,.37, 204, 381, 646 maps, engravings, &c., books, &c., made compensation of postmastexs.38, 204, mailable matter, 169 381, 646 postage thereon, .. 169 maildeprcdations and specialagents, 38, packages of cards, blank or printed, 204, 381, 647 weighing at least eight ounces, made clerks to pcstmasters, ship-letters, mailable matter, ... 169 otiice furniture, . 38, 204, 381, 647 postage thereon, . 169 advertising, paper, mail-bags, locks, packages of seeds or cuttings not exceed- &c., 38, 204, 381, 647 ing eight ounces in weight, made mailmiscellaneous,. . . 38, 205, 381, 647 able matter, .. . 169 postage stamps and stamped envel- postage thereon,' . 169 opes,. ... . .. 38, 205, 381, 647 postage between places east of Rocky foreign balances, . 38, 205, 381, 647 Mountains and states and territories lettencarriers, . .. ,... 112, 205, 381, 647 on Pacino, . 169, 170 deficiency appropriation, if revenue on drop-letters to be prepaid by is insufficient, . .. 38, 205 stamps, . .. 169 pay of route agents not to exceed $800, 38 overland mail to California, by central of special agents not to exceed $600, 38 route, ... . . 169, 205 postmasters when to deliver to individ- I proposals and contract, ... 169