Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-08-23
From he Globe.

! ORG ANIMATION OF THE POST OFFICE DEPART
, MENr UNDER THE LATE ACT OF CONGRESS-.
Th" d1uics ot'thc Department are divided,
and distributed as follows, viz:
Contract Office.
I To his office ar assigned the duties of
arranging the connexions Of the mails on all
the mail rou es in the Uui;cd States, aduS'-
ing the speed Of the mails, fixing on the
frequency of the trips, and the mode otcon-
vcyance, making out advertisement for mail
service, receiving the bids, preparing them
for the action of the Postmaster General,
preparing forms Of contracts, sending them
out and seeing to their execution, cSamin-
ing and preparing for decision all PROPOSE
tons for changes in the mai! service, fixing
on the location of distributing post offices,
directing thcco,irsc of distribution, providing
and sending our mail bags and mail keys,
and performing all acts appertaning to
post roads which arc necessary TO put the
mails in motion, and regulate their convey
ancc, speed, ann conneyon.
This office is under the Sllpcrlntcndcncc
of s. r. Hobbic, Esq, First assistant Post
Master General, to whom al proposals for
mail service, and all letters rela'lng TO the
making or changing ofcon'rac's and sched-
ulcs, to mail bags locks and keys, and every
thing els" having reference to the duties OF
the office, should b" directed.
! appointment Office.
! To this Office arc ASST igned all questions
! which relate to the establishment and dis
continuance OF post Offices, changes OF site
and names, appointing and removal ofPost-
masters, as also the giving ofins;ructions to
posrmaStcrs, furnishing them with blanks,
| and the performance of all other acts neces-
sary 10 prepare post Offices for the reception
and proper management and distribution of
| the mails.
This office is under the superin;cndanco
i of Robert Johnston, Esq, Second assistant
Postmaster General, TO whom all letters
relative to the subjects mentioned above.
andall complaints agaiAs; pos1masters should
be directed.
Inspection Office.
TO this office is ass gned the duty OF see.
ing that all postmasters at the beginning and
ends of routes, and such others rs may DC,
directed by the Postmaster General, keep
return registers of the arrival and depar-
ture OF the mails, according to law; Of cx-
aiming said registers, no:ing all dclinquen-
cies of contractors, and preparing them for
the action ofthe Postmaster General; receI-
wing and preparing for decision all special
complaints against contractors; OF seeing
! that all pos:masters render their quarterly
accounts according to law and the instruc.
tons Of the Department. promptly reporting
all delinqucnts to the Appointment office,
and doing all other things which may be
necessary to secure a faithful and exact per-
tormance of their contract service On the
part of contractors, and the prompt rcndi.
ton Of postmas:ers' quarterly accounts.
This office is under the supcrintendence Of
Daniel Coleman, Esq; Third Assistant
Postmaster General, to whom all mail regis
tc,s, all letters complaining of or reporting
contractors, and all quarterly accounts of
pOStnlaStcrS, SnOulu DC uifccteu.
Postmaster General.
, In addition to the general superintend-
ence of these Offices, the Postmaster Gene
raj reserves to himself the special superin-
tendencc of the business connected with mail
depredations the payment by postmasters
ofthe balance due from them the bank
accounts Of the Department; the opening OF
dead letters and the disposition ofvaluables
found in them, and every other matter hav.
ING relation 10 the administration of the De.
partinent not committed to his three assis-
| tantS.
AHletters relative to losses by the mail,
or mail depredations; all letters from post.
masters enclosing certificates Of dcpos!te; all.
letters Of banks having reference to their ac-
counts, and all other letters in relation TO
any matter or thing appcrtaining TO the De.
partmcnt, which is not assigned by law 10
the Auditor, or by regulation to one OF the
Assistants, should be addressed to the Post
master General.
Auditor's Office.
The late law established the office of"Au-
diior o. the Treasury, for the Post Office De-
partment." To this office, the law ASST gns
the duy ofscttling all accounts of the Post
Office Departments, whether ofpostmasters
contractors, or others.
| Charles X. Gardner, ESQ, is the Audi
tor, and all accounts against or with the Post
Office Department (other than postrnas'er's
quarterly accounts, all letters in relation to
accounts, all letters inclosing the receipts Of
contractors, all letters returning drafts on
postmastcrs, and all other letters making
claims, or explanatory OF accounts, should
be addressed to him.
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