Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01
Ne. 1913
An provide fer auditing the accounts Of the Post Office

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provide fer auditing the accounts Of the Post Office
Department
SECTION Congress Of the Confederate States Of America
do enact That it shall he the ty Of First Auditor the
Treasury all arising the Post Office De
parmen the eo audit and settle the same and
certify their the Postmaster General Provided That
settled he dssseed Herewith he within twelve
months pp to the Comptroller the Treasury decision
shall be nal conclusive The said auditor shall report to
the General when required the ocal orrs OF pa
peI u lie d by postmasers and other officers sni agents Of
the rsee AID payments and the
form keeping and stating its accounts He shall
keep all accounts with the vouchers after tie
ment He shall promptly report the Postmaster General all
deneuns OF postmaters in paying over the Il their
He shall clsse the accounts Of The Department quarterly
and transmit the Secretary of the Tressy quarterly sae
ments receipts aud expenditures He shall register
charge and counTsgn all warrants upon the or re
cep payments issued by the POn se General when war
by He shall such other duties in relation to
the financial c1Dcernso the department as snail be assumed
by the Secretary of the Treasury or the
and shall make to them respectively such reports as either oil
them require respecting the same he sha anu Ger
y quarterly the Postmaster eenral accounts OF the moneys
paid % the Ia e@en yes Oy Po
of the proceeds 81 their os 70 ads he expenses
the department. under Of hs he d Of the said expenses
sec fed appop TONS which the Postmaster Gen
shall issue warrants to the Treasurer OF The Confederate
St in the be carret to the credit and
on he books Auditor Of the Treasury Heshsl
superinend the collection Of all debts due to the department.
and penalties and fofCtures mpos On posa tiers for fail
inc to make returns or to pay the proceeds Of their offices,
and he shall aud legal proceedings and take all such
nent OF m oneys due to thedepa-tment
SIC Ana BIZ it further acted, Ta the said auditor shall
signed or conveyed the Confederate States in payment
Of debts created for the of the Confederate
States in payment Of debts dee them account Of tie
Pos office Department. and to sell and dispose OF lands
property assigned set of to the Confederate
States payment Of debts or being in them by mortgage
ether security for the payment of debts due to the said de
parm unde such rules and regulations may be prescribed
by tue Postmaster General.
SEC The Secretary of the Treasury shall appoint chic
clerk aid the First Auditor of the Tea u in auditing the &C
Of the POoce Department. who shall receive salary
Of two thousand dollars appoint ntn al
uiona clerks with saarzs of hanGae dollars e and
fourteen ether clerks with salaries Of one thousand dollars eac
aid the ndor of the Treasury in auditing the accounts
Pusoce Department And he shall appoint messen
ger for The Treasury Department shall allowed salary
Of five hundred dollars per annuru-
FEC Be it further enacted, That the said auditor Of the
Treasury allowed to send through the mail all cou
cations relating exclusively the postoce free
carge under tie rules regulations AID restrictions, and
subject to tie same penalties cbed with respect
to free charge by the heads Of bureaus OF the
Department And this act shall into effect from an
after its pas age 7
Approved May l6, 1851 - y27.lawW