Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1864-08-27
OFFICIAL.

LAWs oF rHN UNlrED STATEs.

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Congress.
PBLlc-No. l60
An ACT to establish salaries for postmast
crs and for other purposes
Be It enacted by the Senate and Houst
Of Representatives OF the United States o.
America in Congress assembled, That The
annual compensation Of postmasters ohaI
lie at a fixed salary, in lieu Of commissions
TO be divided into five classes, exclusive oI
The postmaster Of the city If New York
portmastcrs Of the first class shall receive
not more than four thousand dollars uol
less than three Thousand dollars; pOstmaS.
ters uI the second class shall receive leSs
than three thousand dollars and not less
than two thnnsand dolIars; postmaster5 Of
the third class shall receive less than tive
thousand dollars and not less than one
thousand dc lars; postmas,ers Of the fourth
ca~s shall receive less than one Thousand
dollars and not Iess than one hundred dollars;
postmastcrs Of the fifth class shall receive
less than one hundred dollars. The com.
pcusation Of the postmaster Of New York
shall be SIX thousand dollars per anuam,
to take elect ou the first day Of July,
eighteen bundled and siXly four; and The
compensation ui pos.nmvl4e oi tHr several
classes alofrld -HH uc enthusiastically
the Postmaster General nader the rule
hereinafter provided. WbHcyor the com.
peusallou If postm,tgrs Of GIo several ui-
fees, Except the Office Of New York 70,
the two consecutive years ucSt preceding
the first day d July, eighteen hundred and
slXlytour, shall have amounted to an ay.
erage annual sum not less than three thou,
sand dollars, such o0ces shall be assigned
10 the first class; whenever it shalI have
amounted to less Than three thousand dol.
lars. bul not less than two thousand dol
lars such Offices suai be- assigned to tho
second class; whenever 10 Shall hive amu-
united to less than two thousand dollars
but not less han orc thousand dollars, sur
offices shall be assigned TO the third ciass
Whenever it shall have amounted to less
tuuu one Thousand dollars, but not les,
than one hundred dollars surh Offices shall
be assigned to the lOnlth class; and when.
ever il shall have amounted to less than
une Hundred dollars, such, Offices shall BE-
as,igneI to the fifth class. 10 ollices oI
the first, second, and third classics, shall
be seycrdy assigned salaries, in even hun
drcd oI dollars, as nearly as practicable il
amount the same as but not exceeding the
average compensation OF the p0stmastcrs
thereof for the two years next preceding
and to Offices Of the fourth cass shall be
assigned severaly salaries in even tens Of
dollars, AS nearly practicab.cin in amount the
same as, hut not exceeding such ayerag,
compensation for the two years next pre-
cedug; and to offices Of the fifth class shal
he sever!y assigned salaries, in rvcd dol,
lars, as nearly as practicable in amount
the same as, bnt not exceeding, such aver,
age compensation for the two years noXf
preceding Whenever returns slowing tht
average of aunuaI compensation of p ST.
masters t.r the two years next preceding
the first day Of Juy, eighteen hundred iuc
sixIy-four, shall not have been received al
the Post Office Department at the time o
adjustment tie same may be estimated by
the Postmaster General for the purpose o.
adjusting the salaries Of postmusters here
III proyldcd for AMI it shall he the duty
Of the Auditor of the Treasury for the Pos
tlce Department 10 obtain from postmas
tcrs their quarterly accounts with the vo.
uchers necessary to a correct adjustment
thereof and to report to the Postmaster
General all failures of p.stmostcrs to rem
der such returns within proper period al,
ter the close Of each quarter
Sec. 9, And be it further enacted, That
the Postmaster General shall review once
in two years, and in special cases, upon sa
tiofactory representation, as much oftenel
as he may d EN- eXpcdicnt, and readjust
on the basis Of the preceding section, tn,
salary assigned by him to any Office; but
any change made in such salary shall moi
take effect until the first day Of the quartet
next following such order, and all order,
made assigning or changing salaries shal
be male in writing and recorded il
his journal, and notified to tue Auditor fol