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 388 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 342, 343. 1885. office, or at any city, town, or village containing a population of four thousand or over, according to the Federal census, shall be regarded as entitling such letter to immediate delivery within the carrier limit of any free delivery office which may be designated by the Postmaster- General as a special delivery office, or within one mile of the post office at any other onice coming within the provisions of this section which may in like manner be designated as a special delivery office. Specially stamp- Sec. 4. That such specially stamped letters shall be delivered irom {9 l°***°¤ *° b°d°· seven o’clock ante meridian up to twelve o’clock midnight at omces des- "°'°d‘ ignated by the Postmaster-General under section three of this act. Persons may be Sec. 5. That to provide for the immediate delivery of letters bearing °?¤1>!°¥¢d * 0 d ¤· the special stamp, the postmaster at any office which may come within };'°: l°*$'““::" the provisions of this act may, with the approval of the Postmasterg °°° P' General, employ such person or persons as may actually be required for such service, who, upon the delivery of such letter, will procure a receipt from the party addressed, or some one authorized to receive it, in a book to be furnished for the purpose, which shall, when notin use, be kept in the postoffice, and at all times subject to examination by an inspector of the Department. Sec. 6. That to provide for the payment of such persons as may be employed for this service, the postmaster at any office designated by section three of this act shall keep a record of the number of letters received at such office bearing such special stamp, which number shall correspond with the number entered in the receipt books heretofore specified; and at the end of each month he may pay to such person or persons employed a sum not exceeding eighty per centum of the face value of all such stamps received and recorded during that month: mm. Provided, That in no case shall the compensation so paid to any one - person exceed thirty dollars per month: And provided further, That nothing in this act shall in any way interfere with the prompt delivery of letters as now provided by law or regulation of the Post Office Department. Approved, March 3d, 1885. ____ e CHAP. 343.-An set maa riatious for the ’ stive executive and `ndi- cial expenses of the G0vkdr"nm£r?<i; the iiseal year gfdldng June thirtietli, eighlteen hundred and eighty-six, and for other purposes. ' _ Be€tm•aotodbytho8cn•¢oondHmwoof Reprc•cnt¤t6oesofthoUnited L€£*¤!¤*¤3¤; *35- States of America in Congress assembdcd, That the following sums be, and $':;;;r,;:‘d··l§,; the same are hereby, appror riated, out of any money in the Treasury f,,, y,,, ,,,,di,, g not otherwise appropriated, m full compensation for the service of the June s0,1ses. nsean year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely: LEGISLATIVE. SENATE. Ccmpensatirm ¤f For compensation of Senators, three hundred and ei h thousand ¤•¤·*~¤=·· dollars. K W mI•¢z¤- _ For mileage of Senators, thirty-three thousand dollars. °¤{J¤¤p•r;:_•k2¤¤¤·g" For compensation of the onlcers, clerks, messengers, and others in ",f:‘:;°m°,;’L‘g the service of the Senate, three hundred and forty-four thousand one ,,,,,,,,,1 u;,,;,, in hundred and thirteen dollars and ten cents. service of Senate. P;¤5r•r•ry¤¤V¤¤¤- rr-mon or rmt V1cz·Punsmsnr.-For secretary to the Vice-Presi ""°"*· dent, two thousand one hundred and two dollars and forty cents; for messenger, to he appointed by the Vice-President, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; telegraph operator, one thousand two hung