Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-04-13
galIg guteBEl9en6er.
OFFICIAL,
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the T'hird Session of the Thirty
seventh CoHgress.
Az ACT to amend the laws relating to the Post Of
Ace Department. US
IPunL1c-No. bnl

lPUBLIC-So. 90
Az ACT to amend the laws relating to the Post Of
fee DEPARTMENT.
BE It enacted Iy the Senate aud HouBe Of Repre-.
BentatIVes OF ths United states of America In Con-
gTsSs assembled, that tbs Postmaster General shall
have power to app int and commission all pOgtmas-
mhSters whose SALARY compensation for the pre-
ceding fiscal year sAll the Iilue of such appoint
uenL nave been HsceEtaiutd less than thou
sand duliaEB per yea; and in ali theF cases the
President eli nppoinL. The person appointed post
master BhRlr within the delivery Of the office
To Whlcl he shall be appointed.
see. Z. and be II fuTther enActed5 That the Post
master General, ali posImasters, and special agents,
aud All per employed in the General Post Umce,
orr gu. care ust9dy, or conveyance Of the mall
hereafter appointed employ cd, eha, previous to
euteIinS upon the duIl,s assigned 10 Them, or the
execution Of theIr trusts aud before they shall be
emitted receive any emOlumenGs therefor, in adj
oitVn L1Ihe oath OF Ghce prescribed by the act Of
July gWUs ghLesn hHpdred ard sIxty.two, Tespec-
lively take aud subscribe Tho following oath Ht.
before soma magistrate, and cause u certih-
cafe lhsreOf tO be filed In Ihe General Pest UIcO:
l. a H. 90 swear (r afilIr as the case may bsl that
wit faithfully perform all the duties required of
me, and abstain Ttom every thing forbidden by the
Ia IN relation the establishment Of the postOt
nee aud posG roads within the United States; and
that Will honestly anu truly account for ard pay
over any moneys belonging TO the United States
VII eh moy come Into my possession or control; so
help NIB G3odD ESeEy psrsOn who Ehnll be In any
manner empl yed NJ the care, custody, CONVEYANCE
management Of The mail, sh al be SUBJECT TO all
palma penalties and fOTfrurts FIR Violating the tn-
Junctohs neg ceiling the duti required OF him By
the laws relating TO tho establishment OF the poso
nee and pUBt roads whether such persons shalt have
taken The on ia or affirmation above prescribed or
Sec g. And be it further enact ed, That no mail
matter shall be delivered by the postmaster until tho
postage due thereon shall hn . been paid aud no box
at any post office seal be a signed to the use OF
nnyDrfSon until tho rent therefor a been paid for
atIslst quarter, for which the posnaster shall
give Tect ipt, and keep record thereof in his OF
nee, which record thAu be delivered to his success
BoF.
postmaster shall keep record in his Office Of all
postage stamps aud envelopes, and of all pIstal
LokS, blanks, or property received from his prede-
cessor in cfics or from the Post Once Departm' Mt
from any Of its Ggen s, and also of all payments
ia money for pos D. IS. and all payments Tor box
rents, aud Of all other receipts account Of any
part postal service, and of any other trAnsae
whi h shall be required by the Postmaster
General, aud these records shall be preserved and
delivered his successor in Office, and shAl BIO
1t all tmea subj ct to examination of any special
agent Of the de partment:
Sec. s. And be lt further enacted, That whenever,
BY reas0n Of tue presence Of a military or naval
force nsar auy post Office unusual business accrues
thereat, the Postmaster General Is hereby required
10 make Special order allowing proportonatey re-
asou tie compensation to the postmaster, and for
clerical service during the period Of such extraor
se; g. Aud TO 1t further ennctod, That It shall be
the duty of pOstmasers to render a quarter-yearly
account 10 the Postmaster General, under oath. In
such the latter shall pFescribe of alt emO;u
ments sums by them, respectively received for
boxes pigeon holes, other receptacles for let
tiers papers, and by them charged for to ndiyId-
uRl or Tor tho delivery OF letters or pap<rS at or
from any place whatever; and of all EN- iIuments re-
ressOno keepiuH branch post Offices; and no post
MASTER sh IL here dttr, under any preIonce what
eve haNeOr receive or retain for himself in the ag-
greSnte more than the amount Of his salary. And
the Postmaster 4en0raIs further authorized to re-
quEes by a form to be prepared by him, sworn
Statemeht TO accompany or following the quarterly
account of any all postnRSterH to the effect that
such postmaster has in such account truly stated the
9ntlre amount OF postages box rents, and all other
charges and emouments collected or received by him
az hes Office curing such quarter; aud that he hasnot
knowingly delivered, or permitted to De delivered,
to any person any mail matter on which the postage
had lUt BEEN paII at the time of delivery; and that
such quarterly account exhibits truly and faithfully
Ihs sutIre rec ipts his office Whch have been coll
1Osted iheEGat and the enIire which could have
been by ne diligence collected thereat, ns he verify
believes, aud that the creciFhe claims are just and
true, me- verify believes; aud any false swearing
therein rh al render him liable to the pains and PEN
Sec. I. Aiil 6e 1t further enacted, That the Post
MASTER General 9 hereby authorized 70 re4uSte the
man In any LostOtlee, Iho timeA such lettorH
make regulations for Their return the writers from
me dead sgt or ONCE, when he u HatiSed they
NOT be delivered the parties addressed. Ho sta-
thor zed no to order tho publication of the Iisi
Of Letters at any post flee, in hts dis
erstOn, ny writing posted 10 public phase o. places
or ~ any daily or weekly newspaper regularly pub
lshed within tho post office delivery having te lar
Reet circulation within such delivery; and where nj
dn paper Ia published within the post Office deliV
cry; Sucn list may be published in any daily newspa
per Of nn adjoining delivery having the largest cir
Gu!Htlon within the delivery Of the post Office pub
ltShtng thel list; but case shall compensation
1or such publ alton be allowed u rate exceeding
ono cent LOr ehcn letter so advertiser and suC
publication sh all be required except where the Post
master General shall decide that the public interes
require. ii: Provided, That letters addressed par
TIES t1Teign torn may be Published in "a journal q
the Language most used by the parties addressed,
Sncn be publishslin the same. or adjoining d,
see. 8. And BIO 1t further enacted, That dead LEI
ters containing valuable enclosures shall be reg,
tered In the department.; and when It appears tina
they can neither be delivered to their address, no
to the writers, Il contents thereof SO farns ayAilf
70 shall be inclnd d with the receipts OF Ihs Pos
moe Department, and the amount thereof shall b
Le AhoWn ia the annual report, shall DO subjet
to Exclamation by either the Iarty addressed or b
the sender, for four years fcom registry thereo
careful :ec"unt Geing kept of the All othe
lSttUts deemed Il vNue or of Importance to the paI
~ addressed, or to the writer and which appear
cannot be returned to either destina ion, shall b
disposed OF rs the Postmaster General shall direct
LEO BIZ Continued