The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-08-26
ORGANIZATION OF TUE POST oFrIcr
DEPARTMENT, UNDER TIE LATE
ACT OF CONGRESS.
The duties of The Department are disid,a
and distributed as foliows, ri.:
CONTRACT OTFI6E.

CONTRACT OFFIeE.
To this office are assigned the duties nc
arranging the connexions &C the mails ON MI
tho mail routes in the United States. nd.
justing the speed Of the mails, fixing on the
frequency OF their trips, and the mode Of
conveyance, making out advertisements for
mail service, receiving the bids, PREPARING
them for the action OF the Postmaster Gene,
raj, preparing forms Of contracts, sending
them out and seeing TO their execution, ey.
aiming and preparing for decision all pro.
positions for changes in the mail service
fixing on the location OF distributing DOS,
offices, directing the course of distribution.
providing and sending out mail bags and
mail locks and keys, and performing all nets
appertanlng to post roads which are neces.
sary to put the mails in motion, and reru.
late their conveyance, speed, and connexlon.
This office is under the superintendent
Of s. X. llonIr, Esq, First Assis.am Post
master General, 10 whom all proposals for
mail service, and all letters relating TO the
making or changing of contracts and the
schedules, 10 mail bags, locks and KEYS,
and every Thing else having reference 10
the duties Of the office, should be directed.
APPOINTMENT OFFIcE.
To this office are assigned all questions
which relate TO the establishment aud dis.
continuance Of post offices, changes Of site
and names, appointment and removal Of
postmasters, as also the giving Of lnslruc.
tons TO postmasters, furnishing them Nth
blanks, aud the performance Of all other act.
necessary to prepare post offices for the re.
cePtion and proper management aud distrl.
button OF the mails.
Thus Office is under the superintendent
Of RoBERr JOHNSTON, Esq, Second AAa..
tdnt Postmaster General, TO whom All le..
tiers relative iolhe subjects mentioned aboYe,
and all complaints against pos,masler.,
should be directed.
INSPECTION Orrgcr.
To this office Is assigned the duty Of see.
ing that oil postmasters Al the beginning aud
ends Of routes, and such others as NAV be
directed BY the Postmaster General. keep
and return registers Of the arrival and dc.
pariute Of the mails, according 10 law; Of
examining SAID registers, noting all dclln.
queueies Of contractors. and preparing them
for the action al the Postmaster General
receiving and preparing ior decision all spe.
cal complaints against contractors; Of sec.
Ing iha, all posimas,ers render their quar-.
ierIy accounts according 10 law and the IN.
struci'ous Of the Department. promptly re.
porting sll deinqnenis to the Appointment
Office, and doing all other things winch
may h. necessary to secure faithful ard
evact performance Of their contract service
on the part II contractors, and The promp,
rendition OF Poslmasicrs quarterly accounts.
THIS Office Is under the superintendent
Of DANIEL CoLrnAN, Esq, Third Asas-
foat Potmpsier Generai, TO y hon AL mail
registers, all letters complaining Of, Or re.
porting contractors, md al luareretly &C.
counts ol poslmssiers, shall he directed.
PosrNAsrEn GENERAL.
In addition 70 The general supeun'cu'
dence 81 these Offices, the Postmaster Gen.
eral receives 10 himself the special super.
lntendencc If ,hr business connected witty
mail Expectations; the payment By Pos'nas'
icrs of the balances due from them; tho
bank accounts of the Department, the open.
my Of dead letters ned the disposition OF
the yaluables found IN them, and every 9TH
er matter having relation TO the admins
tra,lon Of the Dcpar,men, not committed to
his three Assistants.
All letters relative 10 losses in the NAL,
or mail depredatlans all letters from post
masters enclosing certificates Of dePos',e
all letters Of banks having reference to their
accounts, and all other letters in relation TO
any matter ef thing appeHuln'ng to the De-
pnrlnen,, /wh,ch Is not assigned by law 10
the Auditor, or by regulation 10 one OF tho
Assistants, should be addressed TO the Post
master General.
AUDITORS OFFICE.
The late law established the Office oil
/" auditor Of The Treasury, for ne 10"
Office Department. Tothls office, the law
assigns the duty Of settling oil accounts Of
the Post Office Department, whether OF
postmasters, contractors, or others,
CRARLEs X. GARpSrR, Esq, IS the Az
dl,or, and all accounts against or with inc
Pos, Office Department, (o'her than post
masters quarterly accounts,) all letters N
relation TO accounts, all letters inclosing IN"
receipts of contractors, oil letters returning
drafts on pos,masters, and all other letters
making claims Of explanatory oil accounts
should be addressed to him.
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