United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/28th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 44
Chap. XLIV.—An Act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department, for the year ending thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-six.
Appropriations from revenues of Post Office Department.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby appropriated, for the service of the Post Office Department for the year ending on the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-six, out of any moneys in the Treasury arising from the revenues of the said department, in conformity to the act of second July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, viz:
Transportation.For transportation of the mail, three million and fifty thousand dollars;
Postmasters.For compensation to postmasters, nine hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars;
Letters.For ship, steamboat, and way letters, twelve thousand dollars;
Wrapping paper.For wrapping paper, sixteen thousand dollars;
Office furniture.For office furniture, (for the offices of postmasters,) four thousand dollars;
Advertising.For advertising, thirty thousand dollars;
Mail bags.For mail bags, sixteen thousand dollars;
Blanks.For blanks, twenty-two thousand dollars;
Mail locks.For mail locks, keys, and stamps, six thousand dollars;
Depredations, &c.
Pay and allowances to special agents fixed.For mail depredations and special agents, thirty thousand dollars: Provided, however, That no greater sum shall be paid to any mail agent of any description than one thousand dollars per annum, and no greater sum for all his travelling and incidental expenses, than at the rate of two dollars for each day he shall be actually employed in the capacity of mail agent;
Clerks.For clerks for offices, (for the offices of postmasters,) two hundred thousand dollars;
Miscellaneous.For miscellaneous, fifty-five thousand dollars.
Approved, March 3, 1845.