Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-28
No. I2s
An &C. to provide for auditing the the Post oc
Department.

An provide for auditing the sccouls Of the Office
Department.
SECTION The Congress Of the Confederate States Of America
do That shall be the dIty OF the First Auditor of the
Treasury to receive all accounts arising in the Post office De
parment thereto to audit snd settle the same md
certify their balances to the Postmaster General Provided That
either the Postn General any person whose
shall he settled lc dissatisfied Herewith he may within twelve
months Ppea the Comptroller OF the Tras whose decision
shall be final and cOLc The said auditor shall report
the Postmaster General when requirei the official iorn Of pa
pe to lie uted y postnasters and other officers AM agents CT
the department concerned its recDs AID payments and the
and form Of keeping and stating its lie shall
keep and all accounts with the vouchers after tie
ment He SHALL Ompty report to the PostmasterG sneral all
denqunuies OF pOSmaster in paying the II their
Offices He shall csse the Of The Department quartz.
and transmit TO the Secretary oil the TTeasry quarterly sae
meOts Of its rec pts aud expenditures lie shall register
charge and coun!sgn all warrants the treasury for
cept and payments ssled by the PoG er General when war
lie shall perform such other duties in relation
the financial Of the department shall be assigned
MN by e secretary OF the treasury OF Je
and shall make them respectively, such reports either OF
them may require respecting the same. ne sa s4te and GER
y quarterly TO the accounts Of the Moneys
paid pursuant the appropriations, in each year, by posat
of the proceeds Of their Offices os ards the expenses
the department. unde en- OF u he DIS OF the said expenses
specified in the appOp tons which the Postmaster Gen
saa the Treasurer of the Confederate
Sites in order that the same may be carried to the cred and
debit OF the appropriation for tn service C the Posoce De
psTnn he books Of the Auditor Of the Treasury Hesas
suPerGend the collection Of all debts due to the Department.
and penalties aud forsures imposed pOstma for fail
and he shall and proceedings take all such
authorized By law to enforce the proper pay
ment Of moneys due to the department
SEC. further .cted, said auditor shall
have charge Of all lands and other property which shall be
OF debts and Of all u IS created for the of the Conerate
States in payment Of debts thsm account os the
osohce department and to sell and dispose Of lands
or oer property assigned set of to the Confederate
States in payment Of debts being in them by
or ether security for the Of debts due to the sad de
parmn unde such rules and regulations be prescribed
by the Postmaster General.
SEC The Secretary Of the Treasury shall appoint chief
clerk - aid the First Autor Of the au1itng
counts Of the Postooe Depa tment who shI salary
OF Two thousand dollars and shall appoint fifteen ad
cuona clerks with salaries Of twelve hunuaed dollars
fourteen other clerk, with salaries EACH
to aid the rst HdtOr OF tie Treasury auditing the
OF the 0s9ice Department and he shall appoint
for the Treasury Depar men who allowed salary
Of Eve hundrei dollars per
kEC. f. Be it further enacted THAI the said the
Treasury shall lie allowed to Eeld through the commune
cations relating exclusively TO the postoce business of
sc under tie rules, regulations aud restrictions
subject 20 tee penalties respect
Transmission free Of charge the heads the
Postoce Department And this act shall into eject
after iGs pas age.
Approved May l6, 1861. jys7 IaT4g