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INDEX. 1051 Ports of Delivery, (continued.) Postmaaters, (continued.) ~La. Vaca, · _1_ - - · 2 compensation ot, - - - 148, 202 Corpus Chrish, - - - 2 receipts of, from boxes, — - 202 Aransas, --—- 182 compensation oi, not to be diminished by Labaca, ---- 182 change of rates in 1851, - - 590 _ Qopanon ---- 182 commissions of, when to be reckoned on m Mississippi, the quarterly returns, - - 230 _ Slup Island, - - - - 220 when they do night service, - 230 m Oregon, · Postmaster- General, Peicdic City, - - — 567 moneys recovered from mail robbers pay- Mxlwaukie, -·-- 567 able to, for use of owner, - 148 Puget Sound, on - ·· ·· 331 to form one of .a “ census board," 402 Nasqually, --—- 667 Post- Office, _ Portland, ---- 567 provisions of, in Texas, — - 15, 16 m New York, assistant postmasters-general may be em- Cold Spri1'xg’» · ·· - 209 ployed as special agents, - - 153 Greenport, ---- 210 in Alexandria, not to pass to Virginia, 36 Fort Covington, — - — 414 appropriations for department. See Appro- Ports of Entry, primtions. in Maine, new edition of laws, &c., to be printed, 19 Bangor, · - - 183, 251 at Astoria, established, - - 200 in Oregon, branches may be established, - 201 Astoria, - - - 331, 567 appropriation to the department of, for Scottsville, --·- 567 mail service for the public departments, Olympia, ---- 567 201 in Texas, provision for foreign transportation of the Galveston, --·- 2 mail, ---- 241, 267 Saluria, ---— 182 penalties and fines, - - 241, 242 Point Isabel, - - - 409 rctaliatory postage on foreign letters, 241 in Illinois, contracts for foreign service not transfer- Chicago, ~--- 38 able, -.·-- 242 in California, application of net proceeds of postage in San Francisco, - - - 400 steamers, -·-·- 272 Sec Collection Districts. provision for, in California, — - 320 Postage, period of disability to contract to carry the rates of, in Texas, to be the same as in mail dcfincal, ---- 353 other States, ---· 16 compensation of messengers of the, in Texas, to be paid to United States, 16 153, 365 to be paid in gold and silver, or treasury sale of quarterly returns of mails, 460 notes, ----- 64 payment of balances due the general poston transient newspapers, &c., - 202 office in London, - - — 461 to be prepaid, - - - 202 mail to be transported free on railroad from letters, &c., to persons in the army, free of, Chicago to Mobile, - — — 467 during the war with Mexico, - 200 postage in New Mexico and Utah, 496 rate of, oh letters 1:0 Oregon, and places on rates of postage. See Postage. the route to, ---- 200 advertisement of uncalled-for letters, 590 account of public departments dispensed letter carriers, - - - 591, 592 with, -—·-- 201 appropriation for deficiencies in, - 591 retaliatory, on foreign letters, - 241 former appropriations still subject to draft, rates of, in California, - - - 320 591 of steamers, how applied, - - 272 service not to be diminished on account of on letters to Great Britain, - - 379 deiiciencies, - - - ·· 690 rates of, in Utah and New Mexico, to be postage stamps and envelopes, 589, 590 fixed by Postmaster—Genera1, · 496 remission of Enos and forfeitures, 593 rates of, on letters, - - 587, 588 additional compensation to watchman, 571 on drop letters, -—-- 588 purchase of land in Washirigton, 617 rates oi; on newspapers, — 588, 589 mail. steumships. See that title. free matter to continue free, - 589 transportation of mails through foreign rates to foreign countries may be reduced countries, ---- 645 or enlarged, --·- 589 across isthmus, to Panama, - 624 stamps, - ---- 589 pay of special agents oi, - — 593 penalty for forging, - - 589 clerks in, - - - 230, 290, 426, 427 “ for using a second time, 590 Post Roads, appropriation for government postage, 591 establishing oi, in _ to supply deficiencies caused by change Alabama, 192, 313, 320, 487, 488, 643 of rates, ·--- 591 Arkansas, 193, 194, 313, 319, 488, 489, Postage Stamps, 642 authorized, - -·-- 201 California, - - - 320, 644 penalty for forging, · - 201, 689 Connecticut, · — - 188 Post Funds, Delaware, - - - 476, 477 part oi; to go to military asylum, - 596 Florida, - - 192, 310, 490, 643 Poatmasters, Georgia, 191, 192, 312, 479, 480, 640 in Texas, duties of, · - - 16 Illinois, 195, 196, 310, 319, 486, 487, tutes of commission, - - ·· 148 641