The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-22
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed attic Third Session Of he Thirty
WFff seventh Congress-.
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AN ACT % amend the laws relating to the Post ONCE
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Az AT 10 amend the laws relating to the Post One
M Department Of
he u sHao 81 BY he Senate and House Qf Represe,la
fees 81 ne Tinted Safes Of Alaericd 90 CoHgress assem-
bed init tae postmaster General shall have power L
! appoint and commission all postmaEters whose sala
ry compensation for the preceding fiscal year shal
nj the time OF such appointment have been aacertaned
10 be lesa than thgusand dollars per year and 10
al other cases The Pres dent shall appoint. The per
\ SON appointed pCatuasler shall reside wilhiu The
delivery Of the otnoe TO which he shall be ap
SIC. 9. And Be q further enacted That the p5st
master General, All pOatmasters, and special agents
aud all persons employed 10 the General Post once,
or in the care, uslody, Or conveyance OF the mail
hereafter appointed employed, shah, previous 70
entering upon the duties assigned TO ihem or the ex
eouton OF their trusts and before they shall be enti
tied to receive any emouments therefor, m addition
to the oath OF cce present. ed By the act Of July two
| eighteen hundred AMI sixty-two respectively take
subscribe the following oath or affirmation before
some nagsr to, and cause rlllcate thereof 70 %
or AFFIRM that will faithfully perform all the duties
required Ofme, and abstain from everything forbid
den by the lava in relation TO Tue OF toe
post Office and post roads within the Upitcd States
and that Twill honestly aud truly account for and pay
| over any none belonging TO The said United States
| which may cone into my possession or conrolj so
help me God"' Every person who shall be in any
manner employed in the care, custody conveyance or
OF tho mail shall be subject TO all pains
Donatpf and fOrattufoa ln1unctlOnS
or negloctng hedutos required of him by the laws
relating to the establishment of the poet ollce and
post roads, whether such persons shall havo taken ths
Osth or affirmation above prescfibed or not
SEC 3. And be further enaoted, That no mail matter
shall be delivered by the postmaster until the postage
due thereon shall have been paid and 30 box at any
post Office shall be assigned 10 the Of any person
an, the rent therefor hes been paid f at lesst ono
quarter for which the postmastershall give recept
and keep a record thereof in his office, which record
shall be deliyeTe1 20 his Successor. p
grq A Ind ba Il
master shall keep record In HIS Office Of all postage
stamps aud envelopes, andof all postal books, blanks
or properly receive from his predecessor ia Office
from the Post Office Department, or from any OF its
agents and 10 Of all payments n money FOR postages
and ali payments for box rents, and Of AL other
ceipts on account OF any part Of the postal servica
and OF any other transactions whicn shalt be required
by the Postmaster General and these records shall be
preserved and deiserodoyer ohissuccessor In office,
and shail be ~ ell times subject 10 examination Of
any special agent Of the Department.. --s
$40. 8. Ind Dc Il further enacted That whenever,
by reas0n Of the presence Of military or naval force
near any post oce Unusual business acc ues thereat,
tho Postelastr General is hereby required to mako
special order allowing PROF oriionat,ly reasonable
compensation 70 The postmaster, aud Tor clerical
service during The period Of such exsrao binary bush
Sac 0. AndJe ajther eaacted, That il shall DO the
duty OF p0stmasters TO render quarter yearly ac-
count TO the Postmaster General under oan ia such
form as the latter shalt prescribe, Of all em0unous
or sums by themTospectivey received for boxes or
pigeon holes other receptaces for letters papers,
delivery Of letters or papers at or from any place
whatever aud of ~ enioilments receipts and profits
that have como 10 their hands by reasun Of keeping
branch post offices and no postmaster shall hereaf
ter under any pioteuce whatever, have receive
retain for himself Ia tho aggregate, more III an the
amount of his salary, And the Postmaster General Is
further authorized TO require by form to be pre-.
| pared by him, sworn statement TO accompany
following tho quarterly account o'any or sll pOstmas
tors 70 the effect that such postmaster has in such
truly stated the entire amount OF postages
blxrents and al other charges and einouinents co-
lected received by him AZ his Office turing such
quarter and that he has not knowingly delivered,
permitted 20 DO delivered 10 any person any mail
matter which the postage had not been paid at the
time OF delivery and that such quarterly account ex
hbs truly and faithfully the entire receipts Of HIS
olics which have. been collected thereat, as he
vefily believes aud any false sweariGR therein
shall render him liable 70 the pains aod penalties Of
perjury gsi 81 aoaa tfst-1 ~. .... T..
master General IS hereby authorized 70 regulate the
periods during which andelivered letters shall re.
main In any post office, and the times such letters
shall be returned % the dead letter Office and TO make
regulations for their return 10 the writer's on the
dead letter office, when lie Is satisfied they cannot be
i delivered 10 the parties addressed He s authorized
also 20 order the publication OF the list Of dey-
cred letters at any post Office, In his discretion by
writing, posted 10 any public place or places, OF in
| any daily or weekly newspaper regularly published
within tho post ONES delivery having the largest cir.
| cuaton within such delivery and where no daily
paper Is published within the post olice delivery,
such list may be published In any daily newspaper Of
an adioning delivery having the largest circulation
within the delivery Of the post Office Publishing Ithel
list; but IN case shall compensation for such pub
1 hoaton be allowed at rate exceeding one cent for
Il each letter adver sed and no such publication
shall be required except where the Postmaster Cone
raj shall decide that Tho public inieres. requires Il
born mag be published IN q journal Of the language
used by the parties addressed, II such be pub
lished an the same, or an adjoining delivery,
Sac s. And BE- u further eHacfcd, That dead letters
containing valuable enclosures shall BE- registered In
the department aud when u appears that they
neither BE- delivered TO their address nor % the
writer's the contents cor 80 far available, shall
be Included with the receipts OF the fos Office Depart
ment and M amount Thereon shall 30 shown Ia the
annual report, and shall be subject 10 reclamation BY
either the party addressed or BY the sender four
years from registry thereof, careful account bong
kept OF the same Al other letters deemed OF value
or Of importance to tho party addressed, OF TO the
writer, aud which u a. lears cannot DO returned 10
either inaton, shall DO disposed 81 as tho Post
master General shall direct. sa
SEQ. D. lad Be farther enacted fhst the POstnnas.
ter General may provide BY regulation ftr tho dspO
sitiOn, for the benout OF the Dep rtnent, OF printed
matter which romans ia any plst olncs, or In the
Drpar ment, not called Tor by the party addFe sed ;
but the postmaster shah notify the puSsher OF apv
newspaper or periodical OF the fact when any sub.
scribcr shal refuse 20 take thu same from the
once, or snail negoct 90 call Tor the for the pc
Rod Of QUE month, which nolioe may be sent Tree
nnder regulation 10 be pros ided BY the Postmaster
General,
action Of the Post Otnie department respecting
foreign dead letters shall be subj ct ~ conventional
supulatona " Oh the respective foreign administra
tons
Sac H. And 30 Il further saaoied That lster-oar.
rers shau be employed sach post Offices as the Post
master General shall direct for the delivery OF letters
Ia the places resp otyely where such post Offices are
/ established aud for ther strvioes they shall sevs.
rally receive salary, 10 be prescribed BY the Pest
master General, not exceeding eight hundred dollars
| per year Ir0Fded 1bat, on Satisfactory evideneo
OF their diligence hdelliy and experience a. latter.
carriers, the Postmaster General may Increase their
respective salaries rom tnio time 10 any suu mod
exceeding one thousand dollars, at offices where dine
moomeifom postages on thu local letters shall yied
sum more than sufficient 10 pay all oxpenses az Inc
elrref sysiom a. such Offices euch OF tho said carr
ers snal give bond, with suret.os 70 be approve by
the Postmaster GCprr. al for the saio custdy md AZ
him. -
$40. u. Aad BE- Il further enacted. That wbenevs,
/ the Postmaster Gene al shall have d rfosted the
earlier system In any postal district 30 a. nj XIX
] Judgment - justly MIN therein, he Is authorigad
/ % make delivery, within any pretcrlbed no.t.l
district, OF mail matter By letter cafriors AZ rf
ly 49, the ibtc convenience In such district shan "a
q1rc an shall make all proper regulations Tor nat
sac 10. Amd Be- q hrilss snaeied Ina, the Post
master General Is authorized, when "a his Judgment
the public interest OF e9nvenienoe may require h. 10
establish onoor more branch post onioes aud also
pillar boxes, or other receiving boxes Tor the SAFE
deposit VI matior tor "a mails ana toe delivery ana
10 case OF such 1sRbll hmaut Qi branch oHce, the
pers IA charge thereei shall be appointed, aud his
salary liked, 50 Ia The case Of and tho
Ike bonds required Pr0ridof, That the post officer
in charge Of the branch oncc may also be depository
lOf the sale Of stamps, 90 BE- delivered 20 him Tor THAI
purpose By ule postmaster OF that postal district n