[Poft-Office and Poft-Roads.] department; and to direct the route, where there are more than one, between the places established 44 Accounts of the receipts and expenditures of the department, fhall be fettled at the Treafury, quarterly, and the balance paid into the Treasury. The poftmafter-general, his affiftant, deputies, and all to whom the mail fhall be entrusted, fhall take a certain oath 44 Any perfon obftructing, or retarding the mail, fhall be fined one hundred dollars; and any ferryman delaying the fame, fhall be fined not exceeding ten dollars for each half hour 45 The poftmafter-general shall give public notice in newf-papers, before he makes a contract for carrying the mail, and fhall lodge the fame with the propofals in the office of the comptroller. No contract fhall extend to a longer term than four years 45 Deputy-poftmafters fhall keep offices, and fhall attend at fuch hours as the poftmafter-general fhall direct Salary of poftmafter-general, his affiftant and clerks Rates of poftage of letters Rates of letters paffing by fea 45 46 46 47 Any deputy-poftmafter, demanding, or receiving a greater rate of poftage than is established by law, fhall forfeit one hundred dollars, and be forever incapable of holding any office under the United States 47 Mafters of veffels arriving at any port where there is a postoffice established, fhall not be permitted to report, make entry,or break bulk, till they have delivered to the poftmaster, all letters to any perfons in the United States, excepting fuch as directed to the owners, or to perfons at the port of delivery, and fhall make oath before the collector 48 The poftmafters fhall pay two cents for each letter, and take certificate 48 No perfon, but the poftmafter-general, or thofe employed by him, shall set up any conveyance of letters, or packets, by land, or by fea, where packet-boats are established, on penalty of fifty dollars, 49 49 Deputy-poftmafters fhall account for all way-letters Any perfon employed in any of the departments of the general poft-office, detaining, fecreting, or embezzeling letters, not having any fecurity relating to money in them, fhall be fined not exceeding three hundred dollars, and imprisoned not exceeding fix months 50 Any perfon fecreting, or deftroying letters, or any packet hav, [Poft-Office and Poft-Roads. ] ing any affurance relating to money, or that shall take out and steal the same, shall suffer death 51 Any perfon having taken charge of the mail, that shall defert the fame before his arrival to the next poft-office, fhall forfeit not exceeding five hundred dollars; and any person concerned in the mail, that fhall caufe letters to be carried contrary to the act, shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars iii. 51 Any perfon robbing a carrier of the mail, fhall fuffer death 52 Any perfon ftealing the mail, or any letter or packet from it, shall be fined not exceeding three hundred dollars, and imprifoned not exceeding fix months 52 All acceffaries to crimes prohibited by the act to establish poft-offices and poft-roads, to be punished in the fame manner as the principal iii. 418 Deputy-poftmafters to publifh, every three months, a lift of letters in their office; and, at the expiration, to fend them to the general poft-office to be opened 52 Who are entitled to the privilege of franking letters 53 Any perfon counterfeiting the franking of a letter, fhall be fined one hundred dollars 54 54 Printers may fend one news-paper, to every news-paper printer, free of poftage Regulations refpecting fending newspapers in the mail 54. 4 19 Compenfation to be made by the postmaster-general to his deputies iii. 56. 418 Poftmafter-general fhall profecute fuch deputy-poftmasters, as neglect to fettle their accounts at the end of every three months, and if he fhall neglect for fix months, the balances fhall be charged to him Penalties and profecutions fhall be one half to the informer, and the other half to the United States Poftnafter-general authorized to make provision for the conveyance of letters by fea 57 58 58 Deputy-poftmafters, and all perfons concerned in the mail, exempted from militia duty 58 Letter-carriers at post-offices, allowed two cents for each letter Additional poft-roads established Certain poft-roads difcontinued New post-roads established 59 iii. 177 414 414 Poftmafter to report to Congrefs, the roads that have not pro duced one-third of the expenfe of carrying the mail -Letters and packets to George Washington free 420 420 PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. The executive power is vefted in a prefi dent of the United States, who is to hold his office during the term of four years i. 12 Mode of electing the Prefident and Vice Prefident 12, 13 Congress fhall determine the time of choofing electors, and the day of giving their votes, which shall be the fame throughout the United States 13 No perfon fhall be eligible to the office, unless he is a natural born citizen, or a citizen at the time of adopting the constitution, of thirty-five years of age, and who has been a refident fourteen years in the United States 13 In cafe of a vacancy, the Vice President shall act, and in cafe of a vacancy in both offices, Congress may declare by law what officer fhall act as Prefident 13 President shall have a stated falary, which shall not be varied during the time for which he is elected, and fhall receive no other emolument i. 14 14 He fhall take an oath, faithfully to execute his office, and to preserve the conftitution 14 He fhall be commander in chief of the army and the navy, and of the militia when called into actual fervice-may require written opinions from the principal officers in the executive departments, and may grant pardons and reprieves, except in cafes of impeachment He fhall have power to make treaties by the advice and confent of two-thirds of the fenate, and fhall nominate, and by the advice and confent of the fenate, fhall appoint foreign minifters, judges of the fupreme court, and all officers, established by law, whofe appointment is not otherwise provided for, and may fill all vacancies happening in the recefs of the fenate, to expire at the end of the next feffion 14 He fhall give to Congress information respecting the state of the Union, and recommend fuch measures as he may judge neceffary 15 He may convene both houses or either, and in cafe of their disagreement with refpect to the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to fuch time as he fhall judge proper-he fhall receive all foreign minifters, take care that the laws are faithfully executed, and commiffion all of ficers 15 [ Prefident of the United States.] He fhall be removeable on impeachment, and conviction for treafon, br.bery, and other high crimes and misde menors 15 Prefident authorized to affign bufinefs to the department of state i. 359 -authorized to affign duties to the fecretary for the department of war, who fhall conduct according to the inftructions of the Prefident 30 -to appoint by and with the advice and confen of the fenate, all officers in the territory north-west of the Ohio 32 46 128 -his falary to be twenty-five thousand dollars -authorized to draw out of the treafury, forty thoufand dollars annually, for foreign intercourse, and to account for the expenditure thereof -authorized to purchase a tract of land for the use of the United States at Weft-Point 131 -authorized to appoint commiffioners to locate a diftrict for the feat of government-to approve of plans for public buildings, and to accept grants of money to defray the expenfe 132 --authorized to borrow twelve millions of dollars for the payment of the foreign debt -authorized to build revenue cutters and appoint offiicers -authorized to approve of purchases of the public debt, by commiffioners i. 268 --authorized to borrow two millions of dollars to purchafe the public debt -authorized to make allowance to fupervisors and infpectors 148 235 270 335 -to be elected with the Vice President in the following manner: ii. 22 The states to appoint as many electors of a Prefident and Vice Prefident, as they have fenators and reprefentatives, within thirty-four days preceding the first Wednesday in December in every fourth year, beginning with the year 1792 The electors fhall meet at fuch places as the ftate legisla ture fhall direct, on the first Wednesday in December, and give in their votes-they fhall make out three certificates of their votes, and by writing under their hands, fhall appoint a person to deliver one to the prefident of [Prefident of the United States.] the fenate at the feat of governinent, before the first Wednesday in January-fhall forward one by the post to the prefident of the fenate, and fhall lodge one with the district judge 23 The executive of each state shall certify the names of the electors, to be annexed to the lift of votes 23 If the votes are not received at the feat of government by the first Wednesday in January, the fecretary of state fhall fend to the diftrict judge, who fhall tranfmit a lift ii. 24 Congress fhall be in feffion on the fecond Wednesday of February every fourth year fucceeding 1793, when the certificates fhall be received and opened, the votes counted, and the perfons elected Prefident and Vice Prefident afcertained, and declared according to the conftitution 24 In case there shall be no president of the fenate at the feat of government, the perfon carrying the votes fhall deliver them to the fecretary of ftate, who fhall deliver them to the Prefident of the fenate; such person shall be allowed twenty-five cents per mile; and if after acceptance, fhall neglect to carry the votes, he fhall forfeit one thoufand dollars 24 In case of vacancy of the office of the Prefident and Vice President, or inability, the prefident of the fenate pro tempore, and if there be no prefident of the fenate pro tempore, the speaker of the houfe of reprefentatives fhall act as Prefident 25 Duty of the fecretary of state, and mode of proceeding in cafe of vacaucy of the office of Prefident and Vice Prefident 25* The only evidence of the refufal of the office of Prefident and Vice President, fhall be a written instrument delivered into the office of the fecretary of state 26 The term of four years, for which Prefident and Vice-Prefident are elected, fhall commence on the fourth of March fucceeding the time of the election Prefident authorized to engage artifts, and provide buildings for the mint ii. 26 39 -authorized to allow falaries to confuls refiding on the coaft of Barbary, not exceeding two thousand dollars 61 authorized to iffue letters-patent to John Cleves Symmes and affociates of certain lands 80 |