Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-15
IPuBLio-No. 100 !
Ak ACT 20 establish salaries for postmastsrs and
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Az ACT 20 establish salaries for postmastsrs and
for other purposes.
ne Il sRacfed BY a. Senate aAd HoHse Of Reprssen-
fires gf me Uatsd States 81 America IN 0oHgress
asssabied, That the annual compensation Of post
masters shall se at Fixed salary, in lieu Of CON
missions, 70 be DIV del into Ave classes, exclusive
Of the postmaster Of the city Of New York. Post
nastcrs Of the first class shall receive not more
than iour thousand nor less than three thousand
daliars rostmasters Of tho second class shall
csiye less than three thousand dollars and less
than two Thousand dollars postmasters Of the
tn I'D class shall receive less than two thousand
dollars and not less than enc thousand dollars
pa masters ct the fourth class shall receive less
than cue thousand dol grs aud net less than one
hundred dollars; postmssters Of the hftk class
shall receive less than one hundred dollars. The
CO peas alton If the pos tmaster o. New York sha
be s.x thousand dollars per aanum, u take effect
on the hrst day Of Jul eighteen hundred ana
sixty-four; aud the compensation Of postmsstars
Of the feveral classes aforesaid shall be established
by the Postmaster General under the rules here
matter provided. Whenever the compensation Of
tbs several Offices except the fice Of New iork)
E T the two cons scutive years next preceding the
hrst day Of July, eighteen hundred and sixty
shall have anio med 20 an ave age annual sum
uet i-@s thsn shros thau-an dollars such Offices
shat bc assigned to the first class; whenever Il
SHALL We Amounted to less than three ihousasd
d liars, but net less tan 'wo thousand dollars.
such oliicss shait e sned 10 the clsss
VII ao'cr IL shall have amounted TO less than two
thousand dollars but { less tnan one thousand
q Tara sGeh ofhc-s shall bs assigned to
amounted u he's than uae thou aud dollars,
OUT Tut not less than one hundred dvll RS, such
eu'l's ha be assign q : the tn class and
whenever 10 shall ave amounted to less than ne
huudr dollars, such oifc.s shall he a<sirned 20
me uuh class t. ofiic of the II. 81 = cond
amt IN ID classes ,hsll b, Ssverally assigned sala
n 5, in q. hundrcd. Il dollars as neAriy as
prartic III iu amount the same a. but mo- I'D
tug tie vcragc comp ,u.ation Of the postmsst-rs
thef-'i Tor Two Yea next preceding; aud If or
cea 81 Cd urth class shalt lie asst ned sever,fiv
I q rIva
tic1hie In amount the Same as but not q e edirs
such aversg, couspens, ton for Years nsxf mrs.
oediug; atd 10 offices Of the hfth class shsli b.
seVeraiiy assigned salaries, in even dollars =.
nearly as pract caale IN am uut the same as but
not exceeding, such average compensation tor the
two years next preceding. when YER returns
showing the average Of annual compensation Fl
postmasters for the two years next preceding the
inst day Of July, eighteen hundred and sixty
four, shah not haVs l.esn received st the Post
Office Department at the time OF adj ustment, the
same may he estimated by the Postmaster General
for the purpose OF adjusting he salaries Of post
masters herein provided for. Aud IL shalt be the
duty Of the Auditor Of the TT, ssury fsr the Post
Office Department to obtain from pnstmsstsrs
their quarterly accounts with the vouchers ueces.
ssry to = correct adjustment thereof and % report
TO the Postmaster General all failures of postmas
ters 10 render such returns within proper period
after the close Of each quarter.
SEC :. AID be u further enacted, That the Post
mater Gcs eral shall review in two years, and
~ se,iAl cases, upon satisfactory representation,
= naush oitener a. he may deem sJpedlent, and
I sheN9Hs'' on the basis Of the preceding sectioE
/ me salary assigned BY him TO any once: bat any
..sS nlSde IN scch salary shall not take effect
sr-b ,lS nrSs day Of thu quarter next following
ehAeging salaries shall be made in Uritj1r and r.
corded IN las Journal, and po.i6a5 - ,Ile sS-s,s
1 OF the Post oifce Department 70 'he AUDITOR
See ) lad Be st Further rrae,.,i IT,.
OF the first, second and third cssS Ia, s.Nrss
lasted TO tsse eject ON the first dav Of InIx
egStesp hundred aud sixty and Of the fo1-th
AMI hfth classes 1t he same time er a. -. ul1n
nsneeaeut Of = quarter as early as practicshi.
Sec. 4 Aad b q further enacted That At oss...
which havs not been estabIi shed Tor ~ ,.o
I prior 20 the first day OF July, eighteen huns~sS
ami sixty -four, the salary may be adjusted anon =
satisfactory return by the postmaster of the re-
esipts, expenditures ana business of his go
Proraded, That hfty per oentGm Of the gross rrve-
nue. Of such office shall be, in all cases The largest
amount allowed TO such pestnastsrs for their sal
aries, respectively except in cases whers il shall