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 Trrun XL\'I.—··THE POSTAL SERVICE.—Ch. 9. 769 All canals, durin the time the mail is carried thereon. All plank-roads (glflllg the time the mail is carried thereon. The road on which the mail is carried to su ply any court—house which may be without a mail, and the road on which the mail is carried under contract made by the Postmaster-General for extending the line of posts to supplv mails to post-oflices not on any established route, during the time such mail is carried thereon. All letter-carrier routes established in any city or town for the collection and delivery of mail matters. [Sees N70-] Sec. 3965. The Postmaster-General shall provide for carrying the mail Provisions for on all post-roads established by law, as often as he, having due regard to ca. .’.{5"“€_}}?£§U· productiveness and other circumstances, may think proper. Ib‘dg·”-2l5»P·309- Sec. 3966. The Postmaster—General shall cause a mail to be carried Mm *9 °"€*>' from the nearest post-otiice on any established post-road to the court- °wYl1S°; house of any county in the United States which is without a mail. Ibid·,¤-216,P-309 Sec. 3967. The Postmaster-General may contract for carrying the mail Carrying the on the navigable canals of the several States, when, in his opinion. the Hllf‘_°f“al“· public interest or convenience requires it. Ibid.,s.217,p.:s1o. Sec. 3968. The Postmaster-General may contract for carrying the mail Carryingthe mail on any plank-road in the United States, when the public interest or con- ‘iPl%“li"°?’d”- venience requires it. Ibid.,s.218,p.310. Sec. 3969. The Postmaster-General may cause the mail to be carried Carrying themail in any steamboat or other vessel used as a packet on any of the waters 9}* .“"“°}' Of th° of the United States. 1d.,s.219,p..310. Sec. 3970. The Postmaster-General may, if he deem it for the public Qarrying horneinterest, make contracts for any period not exceeding one year, for car- m”·‘1m“*°“m¤h*P*'- iéying the mails in steamships between any of the ports of the United Ibid.,s.220,p.3l0. tates. Sr-:0. 3971. The Postmaster-General may enter into contracts for ex- Extmdinz live tending the line of posts to supply mails to post-oflices not on any estab- gtxwi °°“‘l’°“' lished route, and, as a compensation for carrying the mail under such _?,; _ e contracts, may allow not exceeding two—thirds of the salary paid to the BH,"'}" S" 22h l’· postmaster at such special offices._ Sec. 3972. When there is more than one road between places desig- S<‘>l¤<¤¤¤s 1*0**- nated by law for a post-road, the Postmaster-General may direct which "’°’d“; __ee __ __ shall be considered the post-road. Ibid.,s.206,p.:s0s•. Sec. 3973. The Postmaster·General may change the terminus of post- Change of postroads connecting with or intersecting rai ways when the service can be f°*{$i,ff"“¤¤S· thereby improved. Ibid.,s.207. Sec. 3974. Vlfhenever, in the opinion of the Postmaster-General, the Discontinuing postal service cannot be safely continued, the revenues collected, or the *"‘é’°° °” I‘°¤*‘ ws maintained on any post-road. he may discontinue the service on l`°3;_..._-___ such road or any art thereof until the same can be safely restored. Ibid-. S- 208- S1:c. 3975. The Tostmaster-General may, when he deems it advisable, _C<>¤tr¤¢t for servcontract for the transportation of the mails to and from any post-oliice; ‘°°m‘Qi‘?'h“3’{°j “‘{t but where such service is performed over a route not established by law, fig he shall report the same to Congress at its meeting next thereafter, and Ibid-, ¤· 209- such service shall cease at the end of the next session of Congress, unless such route is established a post-route by Congress. _ _ Sec. 3976. The master of any vessel of the United States bound from [**;***9 3****** any port therein to any foreign git, or from any foreign port to any ;,°:?;,'° 0;€h,°;°;;2; port of the United States, shall, fore clearance, receive on board and g_lty_ ’ ' securely convey all such mails as the Post-Oflice Department, or any diplomatic or consular officer of the United States abroad, shall olfer; 310·l “S' ’ P` and he shall promptly deliver the same, on arriving at the port of destination, to the pro r officer, for which he shall receive two cents for every letter so deliered; and upon the entry of every such vessel returning from any foreign port, the master thereof shall make oath that be has promptly delivered all the mail placed on board said vessel before clearance from the United States; and if he shall fail to make such oath the vessel shall not be entitled to the privileges of a vessel of the United States. me s 420:;.1