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 Trru: xLv1.——THE POSTAL SERVICE.—Ch. 10-11. 773 mail, and contract, either with or without advertising, for carrying such letter—mail by horse—express or otherwise, at the greatest speed that can reasonably be obtained, and for carrying the other mail in wagons, or otlgerwise, at E slower rate of speed. zo. 4000. very railway company carryin the mail shall carr on. _ _ any train which may run over its road, and witheaut extra charge therdfor, pagxltlbtzgrf :;,1;,. all mailable matter directed to be carried thereon, with the person in ter on any train. charge of the same. ‘ Sec. 4001. All railway companiesto which the United States have fur- Pa pH_`"` . nished aid by grant of lands, right of way, or otherwise, shall carry the mailyou gilxigg mailat such prices as Congress may by law provide; and, until such price receivin Governis fixed by law, the Postmaster-General may fix the rate of compensation. §f”j_§1§- Ibid., s. 214. 20 June, 1874, c. 388, z·. 18, p. 138. 3 .l[ar., 1875, c, 133, Sec. 4002. The Postmaster—General is authorized and directed to re- Conditions of adjust the compensation hereafter to be paid for the transportation of "“‘lW“Y °°"’1°°· mails on railroad—routes upon the conditions and at the rates hereinafter 3 Mar., 1873, c. mentioned: 231,8- 1.**-17. p-558- First. That the mails shall be conveyed with due frequency and speed; 122 dl';? liz? °· and that sufficient and suitable room, fixtures, and furniture, in a car or ;;’i},,,_’1ig75' ,, apartment properly lighted and warmed, shall be provided for route— 133, v. 18,,p. 453. ` agents to accompany and distribute the mails. Second. That the y per mile per annum shall not exceed the following rates, namely: C: routes carrying their whole length an average weight of mails per day of two hundred pounds, fifty dollars; five hundred pounds, seventy-five dollars; one thousand pounds, one hundred dollars; one thousand five hundred pounds, one hundred and twenty- five dollars; two thousand pounds, one hundred and fifty dollars; three thousand five hundred pounds, one hundred and seventy-five dollars; five thousand pounds, two hundred dollars, and twenty-five dollars additional for every additional two thousand pounds, the avera e weight to be ascertained, in every case, by the actual weighin of the mails for such a number of successive working-days, not less than thirty, at such times, after June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, and not less frequently than once in every four years, and the result to be stated and verified in such form and manner as the Postmaster-General may direct. Sec. 4003. ln case any railroad-company now furnishing railway post- _Refusal to prooffice cars shall refuse to provide such cars, such company shall not be ff1° P°°*·°l **1*- entitled to any increase of compensation under the provisions of the next 3 Mar., 1873, c. Sgcf_i0n_ 23],8.1, \‘. 17,]).558. Sec. 400-L. Additional pay may be allowed for every line comprising a Additional pay daily tri each way of railway post—office cars, at a rate not exceedin f°" P°““‘l°””· twenty-tive dollars er mile perannum for cars forty feet in length; and Ibid. thirty dollars per milie per annum for forty-five-foot cars; and forty dollars per mile per annum for fifty-foot cars; an fifty dollars per mile per annum for fifty-five to sixty-foot cars. Sec. 4005. The length of cars required for such post-ofsiice railway-car service shall be determined by the Post-Office Department, and all such _ Length and atcars shall be properly fiftcd up, furnished, warmed, and lighted for the *11*8 ° mmaccommodation of clerks to accompany and distribute the mails. Ibid. CHAPTER EL EVEN. FOREIGN HAIL-SERVICE. Sec. · Sec. 4006. Foreign mail-transportation con· l 4012. Transportation of Canadian mail tracts. through the United States. 4007. Contracts for carrying mails between 4013. Offenses against foreign mail in the United States and foreign ‘ iramrim. countries. l 4014. Payment of postage b consuls. 4008. Foreign mail, how transported. 4015. Rates of stage on letters carried 4009. Pay for transporting foreign mail. in any lbfei vessel. 4010. Fine of maiboontractors for delay. 4016. Letters carriecflin a foreign vessel to 4011. Discontipuing foreign mail-trans- be deposited in a post-office. portation contracts.