The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-10-04

and settlement of the accounts
( any person shall knowinfiv ' swear or atfrm
ateeiy touching any expenditure on u.ajoiint
#. or c'stfa in favor of or agains, s,tid lie-
1artnents he shall. conviction thereof, Tor
syery steh orense. forItit and pay not exceed.
ng two Thousand dollars, and be imprisoned
1t haId labor not cxceesiing Ave wears, nc-
.ording Otilc npgravation OF the Offense.
SEC. 25. Tint Ii either the Postmaster Ger
sral or the person whose accounts have been
-ettled shall be dissatisfied with the settle
months. appeal TO the First Comptroller of
The Treasury, whose decision shall be final
SEC. 26. That the Secretary OF the Treasury
may appoint IN the Office of the Auditor for
the Post-oflse Department one chief clerk,
nine ;lerksof class fpur. forty. four clerks OF
class three, Rixty-four clerks OF class Two,
lhirty-seven clerks OF class one, one nesscii-
ger. one assistant messenger, and eleven In
SEC. a. That the annual salaries of the Ar-
titor for The Posi-0fiice Department, and |
the clerks. messen gers, and laborers in his Of
flee. shall be rs follows:
, Ofthe Auditor, three thousand dollars
OF the chief clerk, two thousand dollars.
OF the clerks Of class four, ono thousand |
eight hundred dollars each: and two hundred |
dollars additional to one of said clerks as dis |
bursting clerk;
ofthe clerks Of class three, one thousand I
six hundred dollars each;
OF the clerks of class two, one thousand |
four hupsirei dollars each;
OF thdelerks of class one, one thousand |
two hundred dolarsseaeh:
OF the messenger, eight hundred and forty
dollars;
OF the assistant messenger, seven hundred
dollars.
Of the lalsoPers. six hundred dollars each.
SEC. 2S. That whenever the Office of any
postmaster shall become vacant by ason OF
death, resignation, suspension, or by the ex-
piration Of the commission of postmaster or
his reiection by the Senate, or by the neglect
or refusal Of any person to take charge of
the post-office to which he is appointed, it
shall be the duty of the Postmaster General
or the President las the case may bel TO SUP
Ily such vacancy without delay, and 1t shall
be the duty of the Postmaster General
promptly to notify the Auditor of the change;
and every postmaster and his sureties shall
be responsible under their bond for the safe
keeping of the public property Of the post
Office, and the due performance of the duties
ion, or until a successor shall have been du-
ly appointed and qualified, and shall have
taken possession of the Office: Provided nev-
ertheless, That In cases where there shall be
a delay of sixty days in supplying such va
cancy, the surcties may terminate their
sponsibility by giving, notice, IN writing, to
the Postmaster General, sIch termination to
take effeet ten days afler sufficient time shall
have elapsed to receive reply from the Post
the Postmaster General inny. when the eNi-
gencies of the service require, place such Of
flee in charge of special agent until the
cancy can be regularly filled; and when such
special agent shall have taken charge of such
post Office, the liability of the sureies of the
postmaster shall cease.
the Postmaster General which may originate
claim, or in any manner affect the accounts
Of tine postal service, shall be certified to the
Auditor for the Post-Office Department
SEC. 30. That the Postmaster General may
establish blank agency for the Post-Office
Department, to be located ut Washington Dis
triot Of Columbia.
SEC 81. That the Postmaster General NAV
employ two special agents for the Pacific
coast and such number of other sIecial
agents as the. g 'od OF the service and the safe
r-s.fff ri, r1Nat. may
SEC. 81. That the salary of the special
agents of the Post-Ollice Department shall be
at the rate of not more than one thousand
six hundred dollars per annum: and they
shall be allowed for travelling and nclental
expenses, while actually employed in the
service, a sum not exceeding i've dollars a
day.
SEC. So. That whenever a special agent is
required to collect or disburse any public
money. he shall, before entering upon su.h
duty, give bond in sIIch sum and form, and
with sIich security, as the Postma ster Cen
eral may approve.
SEC. 81. That tho Postmaster General may
employ, when the service requires it, the
| Assistant Postmasters General and superin-
tendents in his Department as special agents
and he may allow them therefor not exceed
| ing the amount expended by them netes-
| sary travelling expenses while so employed.
SIC. 81. That the Postmaster General may
appoint two agents to superintend the rail
/ way postal service, who shall hc paid out OF
the appropriation for the transportation oil
| the niai1n at the rate of two thousand five
| hundred desiars per annum salary, with an
| allowance for travelling and Incidental expen.
| ses, while actively elnployed in the service
| of not more than five dollars day and the
| Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-OGicc
| Department shall charge to the appropriation
for mail tCansportation the salary and pei pei
/ diem of theWassistant superintendents of the
1 postal railway service; and to the appropria-
| lion for the free-delivery system, the salary
| and per diem of the special agent detailed for
/ that service; and the salary and per diem o
| the special agents employed in the money
order service shall be paid out of the pro
ceeds of that service.
SEE 36. That the Postmaster General may
establish resident mail agencies at the
| ports of Panama and Aspinwall, New Gra
| ilada,l Havana, tCuba,l and Saint Thomas
and such other foreign ports at which United
| States mail steamers touch to land and re
ceive mails. as may in his Judgment promote
| the efficiency OF the foreign mail service; ane
| may pay the agents employed by him at stlcf
ports out of the appropriation for transporta
ton OF the mail a reasonable compensatioi OF
for their services and the necessary eNpen
ses for offce-rent, clerk-hire, Office furniture
| aud other incidentals, to be allowed him a
| each of such agencies.
SEC. 81. That the Postmaster General may
| appoint an agent in charge of the mail OF
board of each of the mail steamers on thu
| routes between San Francisco, Japan, anC
| China between San Francisco and Honolulu
| tHawaiian 1slands,l and New York to Ri
Janeiro, who shall be allowed out of the ap
preparation for transportation of the mail, al
| annual salary of two thousand dollars each
SEC. 3S. That the Postmaster General ma!
establish, in connection Win the mail steam
ship service to Japan and China, genera
postal agency at Shanghai. China, or a
Yokohama, Japan, with such branch agen
eies at any other ports in China and Japan a
he shall deem necessary for the prompt AM
efficient management OF the postal service il
those countries and he may pay the posta
agents employed thereat . reasonable com
pcnsation Tor their services, III addition t.
the necessarA expenses for rent, furn6urC
clerk-hire, and Incidental expenses.
| SEC 80. That the Postmaster General ma
! employ as many route-agents as may he nee
essarv for the prompt and safe transports
tion of the mail, who shall pc paid out OF IN
at the rate of not less than nine hundred no
more than one thousand two hundred dollar
SEC. 10. That the Postmaster General ma,
| appoint clerks Tor the purpose of assortin
and distributing the mail in railway post
! Offices, who shall be paid out OF the appropria
! ton for TRANSPORTATION of the mail, at tn
rate of not more than one thousand four hun
dred dollars per annum to the head clerks
! nor more than one thousand two hundre
{ dollars pcr annunl to the other clerks.
SEC. Al. That the accounts of the posta
service shall be kept in such manner as {
exhibit the amount oi revenues derived res
: pectireiy from t'letter-postage :, '.book, new
paper, and pamphlet postage" )" registere
letters - ''box-rentS and nrangh 1lnees
ters - Esfines and penalties:'s ''revenue froi
noney-order business; - ana"misce llaneous;
and tia amount of expenditures for each
l tion of the Inail:'' Compensation of pos
+ masters" :" compensation of letter-carr
/ and assistants - g mail depreciation
! and special agents = postage-stampsa and e!
dead letters ;Hs1mail-bags;'' ''nlaif locks an
: keys = and "postmarking. and cnneelin
ter-bp sea. noes ofce-fiIrniture > s'aiverti
4 ing - t'balances to foreign countries - ''ren
light, and fuel for post-otiices; )" and 'statiol
z | erv ;; and miscellaneous.
l SIC 10. That unclaimed money in deat
le tars for which no owner can be found; y
c money taken from the mail by robbery, thei
3 or otherwise, which may come lnto tiig nm,
e States or any other person whatever; a
u fines and penalties imposed Tor any Violate
: hv law belong to the informer or party pros
r cutting Tor the same; and all money derive
I from the sale of waste paper or other publ
property of the Post-Ofhce Department. shl
n be denosited in the treasury. under the {
/ re.;tion of the Postmaster General, as n pa
s of the postal revenue: And the Postmas st!
L placed to the credit of the Treasurer of Il
o limited States for the service OF the Pos
|, Office Department, the net proceeds OF Il
e mtney-ortler business; and tho receipts
II the Post-OfIice Department Mt derived from tf
l. source during each quarter shall be enter
q q by the Auditor ol inc Ifeasnry Ior the ro' %
Denar;ment, under the head of ''revcn
IL from monev-order business
e SEE Az That all postages, DoX-rcnts. al
st other receipts at post-ofces shall be accour
E. ed fnr 1s mart of the postal revenues; al
II any part thereof which the postmaster h
. Neglected to collec he shall be charged wi
II ana helI accountable for the same II
le A''sS SEC. IL That the postmastcrs may allo
~ box holders who desire to do so TO proYi
,r lo.k-bexes or drawers, upon their erection
Of any r,ost-of flee, shall become the property
le the United states, and be subject to the dire
fion and control OF the Post-Ofiice Depa
" ment and shall pay & rental at least equal
n that Of other boxes in the same office, Or,
nf he la x4-1Ni