The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-20

DECEMBER 20, 1866.

ment, or from any of its agents, and also of all
payments in money for postages, and all payments
for boX-rents, and of all other receipts account
OF any part OF the postal service, and of any
other transactions which shall be required by the
PostmaSter-General,a and these records shall be
preserved and delivered over to his successor in
office, and shall be at all times subject to exami-
nation of any special agent of the department.
Sec. 0. And be ii further enacted That when
| ever, by reason of the presence of military or
naval force near any post-ofice, unusual business
accrues thereat, the PostmasterG General is hereby
required 10 make a special order allowing pro-
portlonately reasonable compensation to the post
MASTER and for clerical service during the period
| OF such extraordinary business.
Sec. b. And be it further enacted, That it shall
| be the duty of postmasters to renaer quarter
yearly account to the Postmaster General, under
oath, in such form as the latter shall prescaibe,
| OF all emoluments sums by them respectively
| received for boxes or pigeon-holes, or other re-
! ceptacles for letters papers, and by them
charged for to individuals; or for the delivery of
letters or papers at or from any place whatever;
and of cmoluments, receipts, and profits that
have come to their hands by reason of keeping
branch post-ofices; and no postmaster shall here
Alter under any pretence whatever, have or re-
ceve or retain for himself in the aggregate, more
than the amount of his salary. And the Postmas-
terGeneral is further authorized to require, by a
form to be prepared by him, a sworn statement
| to accompany or following the quarterly account
OF any or all postmasters to the effect that such
postmaster has IN such account truly stated the
entire amount of postages, box-rents, and all
| other charges and emOluments collected or re-
and that no T has % n,t i ,nI;i Oi w 5 a 55Id So 4 @ ~ W.
mitted To he deIivorad 70 5ny nnrSnn nu w Ippo;l
| matter on which the postage had not been paid at
connt eyhibits trniy and faithf,IIn +6a antis @ 20
ceipts of his office which have been collected
| thcreat, and the entire which could have
veriIv Ha1ie,.es. Ia tbo+ th i+ I a. H. @ @ @
just and true, as he verify believes; and any false
swearing therein shall render him liable to the
pains and penalties of perjury.
Sec. z. And be it further enacted, That the
late the neriods during which nndelivered Letters
shall remaiD in anv Hnost1offica and The t;mas
snch lettars shan Itys ,petnrd - 4ho dad I4t
otice and 70 maIe reuIatinn fr4hoi 4 %
th ana TO maze rsuia54ns 1of tner return to
nt;s "a - t ny I ,,;1 oto' no n. 10
oJJa5 5'S M - etIu i ~ y 'no pli les tI
,ubi;ot; - th 20 ,;t f @ si;, iSo " oiuea Ine
9i INC iiet VI inon-us!lVerGu lelteis aI
;, IL us uisG1ealon, oy WIi!iig,
pr eei rr vi vi Ih any
~ 80 t "a " III pii - u ~ PuDiisou Will
H. IN pith; i Ia 1 my tI la sesL
M hi;ta So te;S su ~ "iee es ~ 9tly pa
pei, p1o I;i @ Gu tne oevery'
SUCH list may oe .puoiisneu III any daliy heWspa-
Pcls 1i an auloinihS ueiISeIy naving the largest
c%iIeGion % WIN Witnll tne dellvery OF the PosL-o1flce
rentis lIneI iis. pGe u no easG snaii com 20
pensatlon Ior 'such puDncatlon be allowed at
Iale eAceeulng one cent lot eacn leIIer SO adVer-
lleeu anu Ilo suGa puoIicaIIon sHali De required
except Where the efostmasterGeneral shall decide
Ti. Iial tnt pupic lnlSest requires It: froVldeo
IL Ii;ia u; R"lteS e % ioTegn oorh may
ue pIDiiHneu i th III Journal VI tne Giost
~ - -
ca IN tne same or an ADJOINING delivery
aec. 0. Ana oe IL lurtner enacteo, IhaG oead
IetteIs con!siliInS ia Nilutole enclosures snail De
leSistetsu tn iI Lne department ana When IL ap-
pSrts pSS .t uicS can meioler . pe ueteleu 10 taeir
az So @ " So 1 . InS e2nIents :.
eo ii as saai pC iHcluueu Win tne re-
celPts vi Ine Iost-UInce Depaftmenb anu the
@ ,ounI .nSlGol snali pe SHOWN III tne annual re-
Porl auo siaiI NC SUBJECT 10 reclamation Dy elther
the party addressed or py the sender, 1or 1our
years from registry thereof, caretui amount be-
ing Kept OF the same XII other letters deemed
OF Eaiue or OF Importance 10 the party addressed
OF 10 tue writer ana Whlcn IL appears cannot DC
II. I ~ e!ler uestlh'tlloh, sni pe olsposeu
vi as 'i1e Us @ shall oiIecF
Sc .. Auu pe IL lurlher enacteo, 1naC tne
lfostihasier-ocneriI may ProVlde py regulatlon
lor the 9sPosulon, LOT the peneht OF tne depart
M Mlneut, Si Prtnteu matter Wnlch remains IN any
Post- -olHce, vi ~ sle DepaItncht, noI caHeo ioT
Nv .ne parry auuesseG puI tue postmaster shaii
no'llS the PuonSner oI any newspaper OF perlool-
ci oi the lact when any SUBSCRIBER snail reiuse 10
take tne same from the ONCE, or snall neglect 10
cal! Ior the same Tor the period OF one month,
whch notlce may be sent tree under regulation
10 De pr0Vlaed py the Postmaster-G
sec. Io; ana pe u iurther enacted, mat the ac-
tlo Vi inc Iosl-OnIce department. respecting
iolci7n ueau letlers snaii pe supJecI 70 conVen-
tIohal sIipuiaIohs Win tne respective 1orelgn ad-
MINIS lstrauon.
ST.. ST. - Ill a1 a. pe IL enaeIed, Inas ieIter
th Pn+"lte SI h.1I ~ Siat f tI JaI; Do
erv of latterS in tha nIonnS asneotioI M ,bnro
, vi e.'eis III lno plaees lesPectNSy Wnete