The Washington union., 1857-06-12

receives keeps mansys
August ls6 and The drawn by the
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by the sixth Auditor and recorded BY te Register He also holds
oul the upon their checks.
hsiAs oene-Fney Bigger Register and twenty nine clerks
the returns and makes ous de o statement q and
aon Of The United States and eove from the frsi Cmirolsr
them, and Is charged by law with their safe keeJang
aors ooeFranos sireeer, ESQ., Solicitor, and S clerks.
m ayllAg osoe Dpa,snet Uni
Ted attorneys marsals clerks relating
United States showing the and conduol of such
sa % se n 3 ~ u ns $s ana % sr & p asa E s Sae &
due e Pos os Ddaa and has power 70 sch and dispose Of
the same for the bencht ID the United States.
Light oass Howel Cobb Secretary a. the Treasury
eciO president; Com W. shubrk United States navy
man Gen Toen United states army Capt A IiampAreys,
Prct Joseph Henry secretary q Smithsonian lnstiute Capt
kins, navy Frankhn
States secretaries and ave clerks This board drec the build
contracts for supplies ofai sr.
Uned States eeaa sg oGes Professor A n BacAe, IL D.,
perncndei and superintendent q weights aud measures
Capt L smith Typographical engineers assistant In charge Of
A. W Russell chief clerk
C. b. Snow, in charge az archives.
tades
Assistant Hlgard, in charge computing division
Assistant l. Pourtales, Charge of tidal division.
Lieut. TdbaI United STATES in charge Of drawing d
Lieut. saxtOn, United States army, charge engraving dii
sion.
samuel Helm, disbursng agent
George Maihiot electrutyEel
Joseph saxton assistant superintendent d weights and
orncE DEPARTMENT.
Hon Aaron v Brown Postmaster General Tbs direction and
Of the Post ohoe Department by the cons
and may
disuled anoas seveTal sareas - aos TIe annn,mt or
Zee charge the First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract
Once in charge q the Third Assistant Postmaster General and
the Inspection Once in charge Of the cdefcierk,
General and nineteen clerks To ts once are assigned all qeeo
which reinie The establishment and disonnnanoe Offices
and route and local agents also the giving q instructions % post
by this bureau which charged pro
ying blanks aud stationery for the Of the department and with
postaers assigned
q the mail steamship lines ana o the foreign and
ernatioIal postal arrangements
Cnsyad 0o-wIan Dundas, esq,
ter General and twenty clerks To TINS ofoe assigned the bui
ness arranging the mail service q the United States and placing the
under CONTRACT embrang all correspondence and proceedings
parines and arrivals on all the routes the course q The mail between
the different sections the country the points mail distribution and
United States prepares proJsals
eyes the bids and takes charge Of the ANIMAL and occasional mail bet
on r tr establishment alteration Of mail and the
appointment Of mail messengers should be sent TO this ohce Al
claims should for transportation
contract the recognition d said SERVICES first to be obtained through
the Auditors ooe From this Office nil The ends
arrangements prescribed
respective routes reports weekly TO the Auditor all contracts
uted and all orders affecting accounts for mail transportation
mail ing giving statement q each bid Also OF the contracts
made originated, tho cuaents ordered
additional aioNance granted within the
Third
eral and clerks To this oce assigned
management department
NOT deyoved BY law uOa The Auditor embracing accounts with the
drae depotaries d department,
and other persons the
the Offices under orders depoc their hal
points the superintendent
their quarterly posiages
of The dead letter Office Of the issuing postage and
envelopes for the Of postage and q the
herewith.
To the Third Assistant General all poasiers should
direct their Of postage those draft Offices their
letters reporting quarterly The proceeds Of their Offices and those
deoing Offices their certificates 81 deTc him should hlo
be directed the weekly and monthly 81 the dea m the
department well as all applications and receipts for stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
I4ysaion OEcsJohn oakfrd esq chief clerk and
clerks To this assigned the duty recring examining
registers the arrivals and DEPARTURES the mails certificates of the
Of Of mail failures Of noting the de-
Dquen f and preparing thereon for the action
OF the Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail registers and
and keys doing all other things which
faithful and performance Of all mail
depreciation, of violation law by private
presses Illegal postage
the supervision this Office, and should be reported
All respecting money, letters mail depreda
other violations mail locks and should be d
rected Chief Clerk Post Office Department.
All o the arrivals and departures q the mails certificates
the service Of Of mail failures applications
registers reports a failures all complaints
imperfect should be directed
spection 0noe, Post Once Department"
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