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Poftmafter- contract he may enter into, for the convey. general ance of the mail, may authorize the perfon with whom fuch contract is made, to carry carry newf newspapers, magazines and pamphlets, other

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tractors to

papers.

And allow

ceed 20 per

cent.

than those carried in the mail.

Sec. 23. And be it further enacted, That the commiflion Poftmafter-General be, and he is hereby auto deputies. thorized to allow to the deputy-poftmafters, respectively, fuch commiffion on the monies arifing from the poftage of letters and packets, as he fhall think adequate to their respective fervices and expeňfes: Provided, The faid Not to ex- commiffion fhall not exceed twenty per cent. to any one deputy, except the postmaster at the port where the European packets do or Except at fhall arrive, to whom fuch farther allowance, port where in addition to the emoluments of his office, fhall be made, as the Postmaster-General fhall deem a reasonable compenfation for his extrafervices, in the receipt and dispatch of letters originally received into his office, from on board fuch packets, and by him forwarded to And at other offices: And except the deputy-poftBurlington mafter at Burlington, on Lake Champlain, Champlain, whofe compenfation the Postmaster-General

packets ar

rive.

on Lake

to certain

deputies

is hereby authorized to augment, on account of his extra-trouble in receiving mails paffing to and from Canada, to a fum, not exceeding one hundred dollars per annum : And except Allowance certain deputy-postmasters who are obliged to rife in the night to receive mails, whofe compenfations the Poftmafter-General is hereby authorized to increafe, not exceeding forty per cent. on the amount of monies arifing on the postage of letters and packets: And pronot to ex- vided alfo, That the compenfations aforefaid eeed 1,800 fhall not exceed one thoufand eight hundred dollars per annum to any one poftmafter, ex

who rife in the night,

dollars per

annum,

Philadel

New-York.

of stationa

cepting the deputy-poftmafter at Philadelphia, Except de who fhall be allowed a compenfation, not ex- puty poftceeding the fum of three thoufand five hun-afters at dred dollars a year, including all perquifites phia and and emoluments, of which a regular account fhall be rendered to the Poftmafter-General: And excepting the deputy-poftmafter at NewYork, who fhall be allowed a compenfation, not exceeding two thoufand feven hundred dollars a year, including all perquifites and emoluments, of which a regular account fhall be rendered, as aforefaid: Provided also, That the reasonable charges of the deputy-poftmafters for ftationary, for cafes neceffary for the Alana fafe-keeping and convenient diftribution oflet- ry, &c. ters, and for advertising the lifts of letters, from time to time, remaining in their offices, accompanied with proper vouchers, fhall be admitted by the Poftmaster-General, and placed to their credit: And there fhall alfo be allowed to the deputy-poftmafter of Philadel- Extra alphia, for his extraordinary expenfes incurred lowance to poftmafter in the execution of his office, under the ex- of Philaifting law, an additional compenfation, at the delphia. rate of eight hundred and fifty dollars a year, to be computed from the first day of July, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-two, to the first day of June next.

general to

neglecting

and

Sec. 24. And be it further enacted, That if any deputy-poftmafter, or other perfon autho- Poftmafter. rized to receive the poftage of letters and pac- profecute kets, fhall neglect or refufe to 1ender his ac- deputies counts, and pay over to the Poftmafter-General to fettle the balance by him due, at the end of every three months, it fhall be the duty of the Poftmafter-General to caufe a fuit to be commenced against the perfon or perfons fo neglecting or refufing and if the Poftmafter-General VOL. III.

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penalty on fhall not caufe fuch fuit to be commenced withhis neglect thereof. in fix months from the end of every fuch three months, the balances due from every fuch delinquent, fhall be charged to, and recoverable from, the Postmaster-General.

Sec. 25. And be it further enacted, That all Appropria- pecuniary penalties and forfeitures incurred alties, &c. under this act, fhall be, one-half for the use of

tion of pe

the perfon or perfons informing and profecuting for the fame, and the other half to the ufe of the United States.

Sec. 26. And be it further enacted, That it Poftmafter- fhall be lawful for the Poftmafter-General, to general to make pro- make provifion, where it may be neceffary, for vifion for the receipt of all letters and packets intended ance of let to be conveyed by any ship or veffel, beyond iers by lea, fea, or from any port of the United States to

the convey

another port therein; and the letters fo received fhall be formed into a mail, fealed up, and directed to the poftmafter of the port, to which fuch fhip or vessel shall be bound. And for every letter or packet, fo received, there fhall be paid, at the time of its reception, a poftage of one cent, which fhall be for the ufe of the poftmafters, refpectively, receiving. the fame. And the Postmaster-General may make arrangements with the postmasters in any foreign country, for the reciprocal receipt and delivery of letters and packets, through the poft-offices.

Sec. 27. And be it further enacted, That the Poftmafters deputy-poftmafters, and the perfons employed from mili in the tranfportation of the mail, fhall be extia duty. empt from militia duties, or any fine or penalty for neglect thereof.

Sec. 28. And be it further enacted, That letLetter-car- ter-carriers fhall be employed at fuch postoffices as the Poftmafter-General shall direct, for

riers

the delivery of letters in the places, refpectively, where fuch poft-offices are established; and for the delivery of each fuch letter, the lettercarrier may receive of the person to whom the delivery is made, two cents: Provided, That no letter fhall be delivered to fuch lettercarrier for distribution, addressed to any per- May refon who fhall have lodged at the poft-office a ceive two written requeft, that his letters fhall be detain- ceats for ed in the office. And for every letter lodged at any post-office, not to be carried by poft, but to be delivered at the place where it is fo lodged, the deputy-postmaster fhall receive one cent of the perfon to whom it shall be delivered.

Sect. 29. And be it further enacted, That When this this act fhall be in force, from the first day of a thail be June next.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,

Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, May the eighth, 1794:
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Prefident of the United States.

in force.

CHAPTER XXIV.

An Act providing for Raifing and Organizing a
Corps of Artillerifts and Engineers.

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Sect. 1.DE it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That the number of feven hundred and fixty-four

be raifed

Troops to non-commiffioned officers, privates and artififor 3 years. Cers, to ferve as privates and musicians, fhall be engaged for the term of three years, by voluntary inliftments; and that the proper proportion of commiffioned officers fhall be appointed to command the fame.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the How incor- aforefaid commiffioned and non-commiffioned porated. officers, privates, artificers and musicians, fhall be incorporated with the corps of artillery now in the fervice of the United States, and nominated denominated the corps of artillerifts and engicorps of ar- neers, and that the entire number of the faid engineers, corps, exclufively of the commiffioned officers, fhall be nine hundred and ninety-two.

To be de

tillerifls &

Organization.

Pay and

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the organization of the faid corps be as herein. mentioned, to wit: One lieutenant-colonel commandant, one adjutant, one furgeon; four battalions, each to confift of one major, one adjutant and paymafter, and one furgeon's mate; and four companies, each to confift of one captain, two lieutenants, two cadets with the pay, clothing and rations of a ferjeant, four ferjeants, four corporals, forty-two privates, fappers and miners, and ten artificers to ferve as privates, and two musicians.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the allowance. additional commiffioned officers, non-commiffioned officers, privates, artificers and muficians, by this act directed to be raised, shall receive the fame pay and allowances, in all refpects, as the troops already in the fervice of the United States; and they fhall alfo be governed by the fame rules and articles of war, which have been, or may be, by law established.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That it

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