Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

THIRTIETH CONGRESS—FIRST SESSION.
S. 1.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
January 12, 1848.
Read twice, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
February 29, 1848.
Mr. Root, from the said committee, reported the same back with amendments, when it was committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.
Strike out those words in (brackets,) and insert the words in italics.
A RESOLUTION
In favor of David Shaw and Solomon T. Corser.

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12 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assem-
bled, That the Postmaster General be, and hereby is,
authorized and required to examine (and audit the claims
of David Shaw and Solomon T. Corser, contractors for
carrying the mail on route number four, from Portland to
Augusta, in Maine, and allow them a just and equitable
compensation for the additional service performed, and
the additional stock or carriers required and actually
employed by them in fulfilling their contract, in conse-
quence of any change or alteration of the time stipulated
in the contract, and the proposals upon which it was

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said places; and to allow and pay to them, out of the
revenues of the Post Office Department, whatever sum
shall be found, after such examination and auditing, equit-
ably due to them for such losses, damages, and extra
expenses: Provided, That a sum not exceeding three
thousand dollars shall be allowed and paid to said con-
tractors under the authority of this resolution.)

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12 “The claim of David Shaw and Solomon T. Cor-
ser, contractors for carrying the mail on route number
four, from Portland to Augusta, in Maine, and ascer-
tain whether any sum of money is justly and equitably
due them for any more expensive service performed by
them on said route, than was required or contemplated
by their contract, and if it shall be found that any sum
of money is due them as aforesaid, then that he ascertain
the amount thereof, and pay the same out of the revenues
of the Post Office Department: Provided, That in no
event shall a greater sum than three thousand dollars
be allowed and paid on the claim aforesaid.

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J. R. S N^o 1
A resolution in favor of David Shaw & Solomon T Corser.

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Amendment
Pass^d June 2^d 48

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the Postmaster General be, and hereby is, authorized and required to examine (and audit the claims of David Shaw and Solomon T. Corser, contractors for carrying the mail on route number four, from Portland to Augusta, in Maine, and allow them a just and equitable compensation for the additional service performed, and the additional stock or carriers required and actually employed by them in fulfilling their contract, in conse- quence of any change or alteration of the time stipulated in the contract, and the proposals upon which it was
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13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	made for the arrival and departure of the mail from the said places; and to allow and pay to them, out of the revenues of the Post Office Department, whatever sum shall be found, after such examination and auditing, equit- ably due to them for such losses, damages, and extra expenses: Provided, That a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars shall be allowed and paid to said con- tractors under the authority of this resolution.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	“The claim of David Shaw and Solomon T. Cor- ser, contractors for carrying the mail on route number four, from Portland to Augusta, in Maine, and ascer- tain whether any sum of money is justly and equitably due them for any more expensive service performed by them on said route, than was required or contemplated by their contract, and if it shall be found that any sum of money is due them as aforesaid, then that he ascertain the amount thereof, and pay the same out of the revenues of the Post Office Department: Provided, That in no event shall a greater sum than three thousand dollars be allowed and paid on the claim aforesaid.