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 506 THIRTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 89. 1865. publishing a set of post-route maps arranged by states and groups of states, and showing all the permanent mail routes, distances, and postoflices thereon in the United States, with other statistical infomation. Clerks in mu- Sec. 8. And be it further enacted That for the purpose of asserting vw 1¤¤¤=·¤if¢<=¤· and distributing letters and other mail matter in railway post-omces, the Postmaster-General may, from time to time, appoint clerks, who shall be PW- paid out of the appropriation for mail transportation: Provided, That the salary of each head clerk so appointed and employed, shall not exceed fourteen hundred dollars per annum, and that the salary of other clerks shall not exceed twelve hundred dollars each per annum. Mail service by Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of the fourth ¤€°¤“”h*P *0 60* section of the act entitled "An act making appropriations for the service El,g,:,g;;,t%B8;;}’d_ of the Post-Office Department during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth 1860 ch 131 of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-cue," approved June fifteen, eighteen §4_ ’’ hundred and sixty, be and the same are hereby modified so as to author- Vol. xi. p. 39. ize the Postmaster-General to cause the mails to be transported between the United States and any foreign port or ports, or between ports of the United States, touching at a foreign port, by steamsbip, allowing and pay- ing therefor, if by an American vessel, any sum not exceeding the sea and United States inland postage, and if by a. foreign vessel, any sum not exceeding the sea postage on the mails so conveyed. Letters and Sec. 10. And be it further enactei That no steamship or other vessel T’“°k°*”,¤ ““l°” departing from the United States for a. foreign port or ports, shall be perl'Bglll8Ty p0StBd. . r _ _ · ·- M the powomce m1tted to receive on board, Ol convey any letters or letter packets orxgi ZS g|;¤rr;<;;§;;¤5>tb nating in the United States, which have not been regularly posted at, and smmships, &c_ Y received from, the post-office at the port of departure ; and it shall be the Conditions of duty of the collector or other officer of the port empoweredto grant clearclearance of ves~ ances of vessels, to require as a condition of clearance, from the master 0x' “°1s‘ commander of such steamship or vessel, an oath or afiirmation that he has not received on board his ship or vessel, and has not under his care 01· within his control, and will not receive and convey any letters or letter packets addressed to a foreign country, except as hereinafter excepted, which hire have not been delivered to him from the post-office at the port Proviso. of departure : Provided, however, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to any letters or letter packets which relate to the cargo and are addressed to the owner cr consignee of such steamship or other vessel, or to any letters or packets which are enclosed in a United States stamped envelope of a denomination sufficient in amount to cover the United States postage legally chargeable thereon, if such letters cr packets had been posted and transmitted by the regular mail. Deputy pm- Sec. 1]. And be ii further enacted, That nothing contained in the acl FL;?:?"; $g£1°· entitled "An act to establish a postal nioney-order system," approved g,,,,,,,,,; banks, Bday {seventeen, 6l€;'1C€C1'1 hundred (and sixty-four, or m any cthé; act, und me mate s a e so construe as to revent e ut postmasters at money-or ero g;`;££‘fH°m_ other offices from depositingpin the nation; banks designated by the Secre- 1864 eh_ 8-[_ tary of the Treasury as public depositories, to their own cred1£ as deputy Ame; p. 76. postmasters, money-orders,orotherfi111ds in their charge, under the direction of the Postmaster-General, nor to prevent their negotiating drafts, orders, or other evidences of debt through these banks, as they may be instructed and required by the P0stma.ster·Geueral. _ Appmpdntions Sec. 12. And be itfurt/wr enacted, That the balance which may remain g,;:;(1°€(,`g§%§r llfwxpended of the appropriation of one hundred thousand dollars to mévf xnay supply den- any deficiencies in the proceeds of the money-order system during the pres- °*°¤°*°° *°' 1666- e11b fiscal year, under the thirteenth section oi the act approved May SW- euteeu, eighteen hundred and sixt.y—four, may be used, as far as may be ¤6<>€SS&1‘Y,fo supply deficiencies in the proceeds of the aforesaid system guring the fiscal year commencing July first, eighteen hundred and sixty- ve. Sino. 13. And be it further enacted, That if any person or persons shall