Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-09-10
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OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at The First Session Of the 1ttr'
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of Representatives of the United States
of America, In Congress assembled, That
the annual compensation of postmasters
shall be at fixed salary, In lieu of COM
missions, to be divided into FIVE classes,
exclusive of the postmaster of the city OF
New York. Postmasters of the first class
shall receive not more than four thousand
dollars nor less than three thousand dol,
lars; postmasters of the second class snail
receive less than three thousand dollars
and not less than two thousand dollars
postmastefs of the third class shall receive
less than two thousand dollars and not
less than one thousand dollars; Postmasi
tiers of the fourth class shall receive less
than one thousand dollars and not less
than one hundred dollars; postmasters OF
the ffth class shalI receive less than one
hundred dollars. The compensation OF
the postmaster of New York shall be six
thousand dollars per annum, to take eff
feet on the first day of July, eighteen
hundred and sixty -four; and the compen-
sation of postmasters of the several class
es aforesaid shall be established by the
Postmaster Generalnnder the rules here
matter provided. Whenever the com
pensation of postmasters ofthe several of
fees, (exceptth Office of New York for
the two consecutive years next preceding
the first day of July, eighteen hundred
and sixty-four, shall have amounted to
an average annual sum of not less than
three thousand dollars; such Offices shall
be assigned to the first class; whenever it
shall have amounted to less than three
thousand dollars, but not less than two
thousand dollars, such offices shall be as
signed to the second class; whenever 1t
shall have am ounted to less than two thous-
and dollars, but not less than one thous-
and dollars, such offices shall be assigned
to the third class; whenever it shall have
amounted to less than one thousand dol
lars, but not less than one hundred dol.
lars, such offices shall be assigned to the,
fourth class; and whenever it shall have
amounted to less than one hundred dol
lars, such Offices shall be assigned to the
fifth class. To offices of the first, second,
and third classes. shall be severally as
signed salaries, in even hundreds of dol
lars, as nearly as practicable in amount
the same as but not exceeding the aver
age compensation of the postmasters there
of for the two years next preceding; and
TO Offices of the fourth class shall be as
signed severally salaries, In even tens of
dollars, as nearly as practicable in amount
the same az, but not exceeding, such av-
erage compensation for the two years next
preceding; and to Offices of the fifth class
shall be severally assigned salaries, in
even dollars, as nearly as practicable in
amount the same as, but not exceeding
such average compensation for the two
years next preceding. Wherever returns
showing the average of annual compensa-
ton of postmasters for the two years next
preceding the first of July, eighteen hundred
and sixty four. shall have been received
at the Post Office Department at the time
of adjustment, the same may be estima-
ted by the Postmaster General for. the
purpose of adjusting the salaries of post
masters herein provided for. And it shall
be the duty of the Auditor of the Treasu-
ry for the Post Office Department to OBJ |
tain from Postmasters their quarterly &C |
counts with the vouchers necessary to a
correct adjustment thereof, and to report |
to the Postmaster General all failures of
postmasters to render such returns with |
in proper period after the close OF each
quarter.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the Postmaster General shall review once
in two years, and in special cases, upon
satisfactory representation, asmuch often.
er as he may deem expedient, and read
Just, on the oasis of the preceding section,
the salary assigned by him to any Offices
but any change made in such salary shall
not take effect until the first day of the
quarter next following such order, and
all orders made assigning or changing
salaries shall be made in writing and re-
corded in his journal, and notified to the
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
salaries of the first, second, and third
classes shall be adjusted to take effect on
the first day of July, eighteen hundred
and sixty.four, and of the fourth and fifth
classes at the same time, or at the com
mencement of any quarter as early as
practicable thereafter. 'sE
SEQ. A. And be it further enacted, That
all offices which have not been establish
ed for two years prior to the first day of
July, eighteen hundred and sixty-four,
the salary may be adjusted upon a salts.
factory return by the postmaster of the
receipts, expenditures, and business of
his Office: Provided, That fifty per centum
of the gross revenue of such office shall
be, in all cases, the largest amount. al
lowed to such postmasters for their sala-
ries, respectively, except in cases where it
: shall be a separating or distributing Office,
as provided for in the sixth section OF
this act. r.Ts-.s ~. Il.
SEC, 8. And be it further enacted, That
at the post Office of New York and offices
of the first and second classes, the Post
master General shall allow to the post
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necessary cost, in whole or In part, of
rent, fuel, lights, and clerks. to be adjust
ed upon n satisfactory exhibit of the facts.
And at offices of the third, fourth and fifth
classes, such expenses shall be paid by
8 the postmaster, except as in the sixth sec
ton provided; it being intended that such
allowances shall be made in accordance
with existing usages.
SIC. 6. And be ii further enacted, That
the Postmaster General may designate
certain convenient Offices, at the intersec-
ton of mail routes, as distributing of
fees, and certain others as separating of: