The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-05-13
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AN ACT amend the laws relating to the Post Office De-
partment.

An ACT 10 amend the laws relating the Post Office De-
partment
Bet enacted bg the Senate and House Of Rerresentdfires
Of the United States Of AHeriod ia COr9ref assembled,
That the Postmaster General shall have power to appoint
and commission all postmasters whose salary OF com
pensaOn for the preceding fiscal year shall Al the time
u such appointment have been asceraeG to be less
tuau one tiuald lvtIs per year anu ~ Ai vaeI cast
the President shall appoint The person appointed posi-
shall reside within the delivery Of the Office 70
which he shall be appointed
Sec >. And be Il further endoted That the P0stmas
General all postmasters and special agents and all
persons employed in the General Post Otce in the
care custody conveyance Of the mail, hereafter sp
uOinted or employed, shall. previous 70 entering
upon the duties assigned to them The execution Of
their trusts and before they shall bc entitled 20 receive
any emOumsnts therefor addition to the oath Of Office
prescribed by the act o Jay two eighteen hundred and
sixty two respectively take and subscribe the following
oath or affirmation before some magistrate. ant cause
certificate thereof 20 be fled m the General Post orce
d" l. A b DO (or affirm. the may be- that
Will faithfully perform all the duties required OF me
and abstain from every thing forbidden by the laws m
relation to the establishment Of the post office and post
ro.ds within the United States and that will honestly
and truly account for and pay any moneys belong
ns the said United states which may come into my
posse ssion or CONTROL so help M God Every person
who shall b- IN any manner employed IN the care custo
dy conveyance or management Of tEs mail shall be sub
Ject t. all pains penalties and ureltures Tor violating
the nJunctOus negectng the duties required OF him
BY the laws relating to the establishment Of the post
office and post roads whether such persons shall have
taken the oath or affirmation above prescribed not
Sec B. and be II furtheT cnGctoi That no mail mat
ter shall be delivered by the postmaster until the post
post office shall be gned to the OF any person
I'll the therefor has been paid for At least quar-
ter for which the postmaster shall give receipt and
keep record thereof in his Office which record shall DC
| delivered 10 his successor.
Sec !. Ind be 1t further enGctod, That every post
master shall keep q record IN his Office OF all postage
stamps and envelopes and of al postal books blanks
property received from his predecessor IN cce OF
from the Post Office Department, or from any Of Its
agents and also OF all payments IN money for postages
and all payments Tor box rents and Il all other recept,
account OF any part of tue postal service ani q any
other transactions which shall be required by the Post
master 6eneral ami these records shall be preserves
and delivered to his successor n Office and shall be
at all times subject 10 examination Of any special agent
Of the department
Sec 5. And b Il further ea1ctei That whenever. b,
reason of the presence of military naval force nea
any postoce unusual aecrues theres the Post
master General Is hereby required 20 make special OF
der allowing proporonateiy reasonable compensation
10 the postmaster and for clerical service. during th
period Of such extraordinary business.
SEC 6 Ind b. L further enGced. That il shall be th
duty Of p0stmasters to render quarter yearly accoun
20 the Postmaster General under oath ~ such form
the latter shall prescribe Of an emOumsuts hl
them respectively received for boxes or pigeon holes
other receptacles FOR letters papers AMI by then
charged for TO Individuals for the delivery o. letter
OF papers at or from any place whatever, and Of a
emouments receipts and profits that have come 70 thei
hands by Of keeping branch post Offices and n
postmaster shall hereafter, sndsr any pretence What
ever have receive retain for himself IN The sggre
gate. more than the amount Of his salary. And ID
Postmaster General g further authorized to require,
form be prepared by him sworn statement 20 AZ
all p0s masters . TIE effect that sueh postmaster has
truly stated the entire Z postages
bOx-rents AMI all other charges and smoluments cosS
ted received by him A. his Office duriag ch quarter
AMI that he has not knowingly delivered permtte
- be delivered 60 any person any mail matter whic
the postage had cen paid a. the = delivery
that slch quarterly exhibits truly and faithful
the receipts OF his Office which have bees cOects
thereat ard the entire which could have been
due diligence collected thereat A. he verify believes
that the credits be claims just snd true he veT
believes and any false swearing therein shall render hn
liable - the pains and penalties Of perjury.
= Sec = Ind u Il f;sTrker endrted That the Posfna
ter General berSby authorized 70 regulate the peo
: during which 1hieivered letters shall remain ia AT
J. post Office aud the times such letters shall be
e 70 tie dead letter Office and o make regulations or the
return to the writer's from the dead letter Office whs
he satisfied they cannot be delivered u the parties
r dressed. He authorized 20 order the plhicsti-
= of the list u delivered letters a. any post Office
~ his discretion ~ writing. posted in public place
= places in any daily weekly newspaper regular
published within the post Office delivery having the a
Eest Circulation within such delivery and where dsi
paper = published within the post Office delivery So
list may be published in .ny daily n-wspsQer Of
c Joining delivery having the largest circulation within 9
r delivery Of the post oice publishing the list. but 10
' case shall compensation for such publication be allow
= At rate exceeding one cent for sach letter
advertised. and such publication shall be rel li7
'c except where the Postmaster General shall decide Il
dressed 70 parties foreign born may De Published
Journal Il the language most used hy the parties
dressed. i sueh - pubishei 10 the same. aijoi
Ing delivery.
Sec- ; And y Il fssyther enGct,d, That dead leits
containing valuable enclosures shall he registered r
department and when r lQpears that they neither
rs delivered 70 their address the writer's
a. thereof, far available shall be included With
receipts of the Post 0fce Depsrtu.t and tbs auoI
thereof shall he shown II the annual report ard al