Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-03-22
PosT-OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

We have received from the General Post Office
n pamphlet copy of certain new regulations. which
nave been adopted by MIR. Barry, and announced on
the 18th inst-They distribute the duties of the AS
sistant Post Masters General, Chief Clerk and Subor-
dnates, INTO three diUiSionS-as follows:
The hrst, the Southern Division, under the superin-
tendence OF CIR Gardner, the Senior Assistant, will com.
PRISE the States of Virginia, with the District Of Column
bia0 North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. FIorida
Territory, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas Ter.
ritory, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana. minois amI VI
seuri.
"The second, the Northern Division, under the sinner.
ntenuence oil s. X: Ho66ie, Assistant, will comprise the
states OF Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York New Ter.
sey' Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Mich.
gan Territory.
"2d. Each of these Divisions shall embrace an Office
OF Appointments and Instructions, and an office of A all
Contracts; the Office OF Mail Depredauons to remain az At
present organized, auxiliary to both.
I'D. 10 each OF these Divisions shall be assigned Cour
Corresponding Clerks, two for the Office of Mail Contracts.
ana two Tor the Office OF Appointments and Instructions. a
Contract Clerk, an appointment Clerk, a Route Book Clerk
a Recording Clerk, and Clerks for registering orders Gn.s
and other miscellaneous duties.
9th. One OF the Corresponding Clerks i'm each Divi
SION, shall be designated as the principal Clerk of the Di-
vision.
18th. The Senior Assistant will be charged with re
business OF procuring Mail Portmanteaus. Canvass Bags
Locks and Keys, and with all the incidental duties "A
clerk shall be assigned to aid him in their performance
VINO, under the direction OF the Assistants, respectively
Them.
10Th, The business Of forwarding Blanks for Accounts
LothS, heys, IOst OHDCe Isis, Laws, &c. shall he ner
formed under the direction of the Assistants, within their
respective Divisions.
"7th. The principal Clerk of the Division only. shall
sign omclaI correspondence, and that, in case of the alb
sence OF the Assistant.
Ssh. The third division, will he that of finance. under
the superntendence OF the Chief Clerk, o. B. Brown.
VINO shall be the Treasurer of the Department There
shall he under his control the " Book Keepers' ,, the "So-
llcitors Office" the "Pay Office" the 1Exsnino,,. Oc
hce, the "Register's Office" aud the "Dead Letter Of
nee" to the last OF which shall be attached the business
oil the general letter file.
"9ih. No money shall be paid into the Department. di.
reeIy 10 me treasurer, nor paid out oft, directly by him,
Then follow other regulations for the better Sc
curing, renting, and disbursing of the Post Office
Funds-accompanied by the two following. which
we extract Uer6atim, for the benefit of the parties
concerned
either TO meet drafts made by Contractors, or TO be far
warded to them, the principal Pay Clerk shall furnish tLe
treasurer with a list OF the checks required, having his
certificate annexed that it is correct. The Tressurer II
he approve the list, shall add the word "Approved " riI,
his signature. The checks shall then be drawn. entered
and signed, by the Treasurer, who shall send u,e;n .iI'
the certified list, TO the Assistant Postmaster General in
whose division the payment is 10 be made, Cor i'm his an.
senco TO the other AssistanD for his signature. All such
gister Of checks.
'2Oth. When a p%aymentis TO be made for "Incident,l
expenses, the account for which the payment is required.
shall be examined by the Senior Assistant. and C,nrJ
correct, he will so endorse it, stating the amount Inc onI
sign IT,. II shall then be re-examined bv tl,e Treas,rer
aud II by him found correct, he will draw a check for the
NNWi ""o N"' ~ WIN iHb account, TO the Senior As
sistant, for his signature; after which, the cbeck snail he
entered by the Register, and the account transferred TO the
BOok-keepers."
We devote a large portion Of This days paper TO the
Proceedings Of tie ). Carolina Convention, as far as we
nave received hcm-Mr. Leigh's Letter, two Reports
ron 'he Committee Of Il, sc. &c.-We presume the
ordinance will be nUlUfed, the Enforcing Bill nuibfed.
ana the paramount allegiance Of her citizens 10 The United
states, viii also be n~UHifed-Some Of the NulHfers are
dissatisfied with Clay's bill-and some unexpected die
cussion is taking place on this subject.
CANDIDATES.
,CoNrnEss-R ocfia05am D~ificf-Messrs. ID. gfeoio poectoy
nlui,on ad ". H. Beolo, Nr r. Williams Is recommends 4 by
m"y '"efs i ShenandOah.-in the .4Hrgsfa H.. John u. pevt,oS
T." oGelncs polls leaving tho fold to Mcsrs. Craig and Moore"
!" no frs"e'mk ~, Col. Augustine q. Smith is NOW nominated.
rockingham d. Col. w. Mcmahon.
House. of DELEeArrs-R A. xvs,o,u..
5ontn = hooImen, ~ Stevens, d. Hinton, and Jos. Cline. Sissqa
Wt 1919 ~ mulof, aud g.. Fisher Frcdetc. Massrs. John "
Gnu" y. w Baton, John -. Earle, John Wall, sen, Jamss
giu1ou'g Whes ho"en, $. u. Davis, and Nash j.. Gordon. Loudg0g
ns6a,s, 1 I,hhaa sns'qsy5 Irnoths Taylor jun, Mahlon : ulton, Joshua
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