38 THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 131. 1860. and the same are hereby, appropriated, for the service of the Post-Ofliee Department for the year ending the thirtieth of June,_e1gbteen hundred 183*% °h- 270- and sixty-one, out of any moneys in the treasury RHS10g' from the revev°l°v` p` ao' nues of the said department, in conformity to the act of the second of Jul , eighteen hundred and thirty-six: _ _ _ _ _ Transportation Iixor lransportation of the mails within the Jurisdiction of the United °*` lm mms- States, and on such routes along the coasts of the United States as do not Psy of mute touch at a foreign port, nine million six hundred and forty-four thousand ¤g*>¤¤· Eve hundred and ninety eight dollars; Prmrided, however, That the maxil8g¥°g’;“g‘§d» mum compensation to be paid to route agents shall not exceed eight hun. pm; p_ hm:] dred dollars per year._ _ compensation For compensation to postmasters, two million srx hundred and fifty-four °f€‘{?°"‘”°°t¥“‘ thousand dollars, Provided, however, That where packages of newspapers pmiagegto or periodicals are received at any post-office directed to one address, and ¤°W¤P**P°¤» &°· the. names of the club of subscribers to whxch they belong, with the postage for a quarter in advance, shall be handed to the postmaster, he shall deliver the same to their res ective owners. gmk, go Pm. For clerks in the offices oil? postmasters, eight hundred thousand dollars. m¤¤¤9r¤- For ship, steamboat, and way letters, twenty thousand dollars. Ogg For office furniture in the post-offices, four thousand dollars. For advertising, seventy thousand dollars. For mail bags, fifty-Eve thousand dollars. For paper required for printing blanks, seventy thousand dollars. For printing blanks, twelve thousand dollars. For wrapping paper, fifty-two thousand dollars. For mail locks, keys, and stamps, fifteen thousand dollars. Mail depress- For mail depredations and special agents, seventy thousand dollars,
- l°¤¤tS¤¤d *P°°l°1 Provided, That from and after the first of July, one thousand eight hun-
°g§£, ,,,,,,,;,1 dred and sixty, not more than sixteen hundred dollars per annum shall be mnt to have allowed to any special agent of the Post-Oiiice Department as compensa-
- _X:;::°°° P"` tion for his services: And provided further, That the fourth section of an
1854 cb- 60,* act enutled ".An act to supply deiicrencies m the appropriations for.the 4_ (voljx p_ 297) service of the Hsenl year ending the thirueth of June, one thousand eight repealed. léfntndfred sind fifty-leur," approved May thrrty-first, eighteen hundred and y- our, e and the same is hereb repealed. Misoellaneous. For miscellaneous payments, orlh hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Provided, That it shall be the duty of the Postmaster-General to furnish Dmmd mw to Congress, in his annual report on the first Monday of December next, ,,,.,,1;,,;., bg gu,. and of each and every year thereafter, a detailed statement of the expen-
- l;ht<:ib€;¤£§:g¤iL ditures made under the head of “miscella,neous payments;" and that it
dmmm of m_ shall not he lewful to use any of the money hereby appropriated for the mn sum. defeneefof suits brospght against ofncers of the Post-Ollice Department or me eassnce, mi easance or non essence in office, or for acts committed by them under color of law, and in derogation of the rights of citizens. .3;% d sae; postage stamps and stamped envelopes, one hundred thousand
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baE;r:l§‘u th For lpsyxnents of balances due to foreign countries, three hundred cusen dollars. Delivery oflst- Sec. 2. And bait _/iorther enaetecd That from and after the thirtieth
- ff"gY°‘;;f;&_ of June, eighteen hundred and sixty, the charge for the delivery of letters
by carriers, shall be not exceeding one cent each, the whole of which Bqggg-gg we shall be pnid to them for their services. And the Postmaster-General glgfuzlsslflziglu may establish boxes for the delivery of letters at the outside stations in the suburbs of crties, provided it can be done without loss to the depart- Pw, pp. 703, me¤t_0r injury to the service; and any net revenue derived from the rent 70*- of sand boxes may be applied by him towards the payment of the expense of collecting letters or towards the increase of the carriers fund, as he may deem gust or equitable.
