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 INDEX. 1079 Porter, MW! W-» Pasta e Stem , claim of; allowed by commissioners. . 749 pfiovisiorgs,  ost·otHce Porter, lViZtictm W., ack _ _ _ _ _ ’ P 302%% damages awarded to, by commissioners See Post-office be irtmemt. I of claims _ .. 696 Postal Balances. See Pvstoi; Department. PM Ugvqm Mwhtyam denominated in grams to be furnished building for custom-house, post-office, to post.-otHces exchanging mails with &c., to be erected at .. . 387 foreign countries ,,,_____ 301 portion of land granted to, 1"oracemetery, fifteen grams for postal purposes to be may be platted into streets and sold,  tihe eguigalent of one-half ounce avoiru ons c. .. proceeds of sale, how may be ap- Postal Calida.] See Post-ojtee Department. 301 _ Plied . .  621 and postage thereon, provisions concomiots 111. new cernetery ... 621 ing, in post-otiice act . . . 302, 804, 305 majority; rgf citizens to con errt to re- 2 appropriation for  557 mova 0 cemeter ... 6 1 obscene not t be cais . Portland, Dalles, and Sal¥Lake Railroad C0., Postal Convehtions.0 See éyeziieg the mad 599 right of way granted to, through public Postmaster-General may negotiate with lands, with land for depot, &c, . . . 52 foreign governments .. 304 limits and conditions of grant . . 52 to transmit copy to Secretary of may take from the public lands materials State .. 287 to construct its road . . . 612 Secretary of State to furnish copy to Portland, Me., congressional printer .. 287 'appropriation for custom—house, post- printed proof-sheets to be revised at postoflice, &o., at. 126 office department .. . . . 287 condemned cannon, &c., to Army and Postal Money Orders, Nav; Union of 617 may be issued by certain clerks in charge Port OU‘or, Oregon, of branch post·oHiees .. 201 made a port of delivery .. ‘601 Postal Revenues. See Post-ofice Department. Port of Enhy, provisions concerning, in post-oflice Brashear, Louisiana, made a. 476 act .. 290-326 San Diego, California, made a 585 Postal Service. See Post-oftce Department. collector to be appointed for. 585, 586 provisions concerning, in post-office his residence and pay 586 act. . . . . . 290, 291 inspectors, &c., to be appointed for, 586 Post, Christo her, for southern collection district of Oregon claim of United States against, to be established at Coos Bay. 601 compromised L 766 collector of customs, authorized. 601 Post, Emity F., Portsmouth, N. H., claim oi, allowed by commissioners. . 761 appropriation for batteries in harbor of. 69 Pastnuzster- General, Ports of Delivery, Customs, appropriations for pay of the, of assist- Potomac, Va., made one .. 4 ants, &c. 78, 505, 506 acts making Dumfries, Va., one, re- to approve plan of the new building at pealed. . . . . . . 5 Chicago ... 24 Shreveport, La., made .. 33 to contractfor additionalmonthlymailbethree, tor- southerrncollection district of tween San Francisco, Japan and China, 201 Oregon, established ... 601 authority and duties of, under post-otiice appointment of three deputy collec· act. . . 285-326 tors authorized ... 601 salary of, established from March 4, 1873, 486 Postage. See Post-ojtce Department. to cause special stamps or stamped euprovisions concerning the rates of, in velopes tobe prepared. _ . 542 the post-ofnce act .. 302-304 to designate a c1erk_ to act as supermon packages of seeds, cuttings. Sec. .. 407 tendent of free delivery_. . ._ . . 557 on mail matter of third class, to be pre- to readjust the compensation to railroad paid by stamps 407 companies for carrying the mails. . 558 no allowance to be made on account of, Pastmctsters. See Post-vficc Department. _ to senators, representatives, or dele- provisions concermng, in post-office gates in Congress ... 421 act _ .. . . . . 294.-326 single-letter rate established between. in certain places where there are no de- Germany andthe United States. . 859 positaries, &c., may deposit public rates oi upon mail matter, established money in anational bank _ 304 in postal convention with Ecuador, 879-882 such deposits not to draw interest. 004 in postal convention with Den- quarterly returns thereof bf!-1 mark. . . . . . . . 903-910 Postmasters and their Clerks, Postage Stamps, akppropriations for .. 199, 557 appropriation to purchase for certain Post o. 45, G. A. R. offices and departments for- the year of Shenandoah, Pa., condemned canending June 30, 1874. . 542 non, &c., to. . . . . . . . . 341 special stamps or stamped envelopes for- Post-office Department, _ _ oflieial matter for the executive depart- 'deficiency appropriation for. 31 ments 542 additional appropriation for the. . . 77 to be sold at what price. 542 appropriations for expenses of, for years Postage Stamps and Stamped Envelopes, ending June B0, 1873, and June 30, appropriations for. . 200, 557 1874 . . ... 199, 55b-559