New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-01

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more than four thousand dollars nor less
than three thousand dollars; of the second
class, less than three thousand dollars, but
not less than two thousand dollars; of the
third class, less than two thousand dollars,
but not less than one thousand dollars;
of the fourth class, less than one thou
sand dollars, but not less than two hun
bred dollars; of the fifth class, less than
two hundred dollars; and the salaries
of the first, second, and third classes,
shall be in even hundreds of dollars: OF the
1 fourth class, in even tens of dollars, and of
the fifth class, in even dollars
SEC. 81. That at all newly esta blished of,
fees, the Postmaster General may tempo
rarily fix the salary until the returns of
such oficesshall enable him to properly adj
lust the same, but the compensation shall
in no case be thus temporarily fixed at more
than the salary of an office OF the fifth
class.
SEC. 80. That the salaries of postmasters
shall be readiusted by the Postmaster Gen
eral once in two years, and in special cases
as much oftener as he may deem expedient;
and when the quarterly returns OF any post
master of the third, fourth or NTH class
show that the salary allowed is twenty per
centum less than it would pc on the oasis
of commission, the Postmaster General shall
readIust the same.
SEC. So That in readjusting the salary of
a postmaster, the amount thereof shall be
! ascertaIned by adding to the whole amount
| of box rents, commissions on the other
postal revenues of the office at the follow
ing rates: On the first one hundred dollars
or less, sixty per eentum; on all over one
| hundred dollars, and not over four hundred
dollars fifty per centun; on all over four
| hundred dollars and not over two thousand
! four hundred dollars, forty per centum; on
all over two thousand four hundred dol
lars, fifteen per centum. And IN order to
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| ascertain the amount OF the postal receipts
/ at each office, the Postmaster General snail
require p0stmasters to state, under oath,
at such times and for such periods as he
| NAV deem necessary in each case, the
amount of stamps Cancelled, the amount of
| bOx-rents received, the amount OF unpaid
! hostages collected, and the amount OF post
1 age on printed and other maIlabie matter;
| provided, however, that whenever, by rea-
1 son of the extension of free delivery of let
| tiers, the box-rents of any pOstOtfce are de-
| creased, the Postmaster General may allow,
| out of the receipts of such office, a sum sutfi
cient to maintain the salary thereof at the
amount at which it had been fixed before
| the decrease in boX-renta
SEC. a. That the Postmaster General
! shall make all orders assigning or changing
| the salaries of postmasters in writing, and
| record them in his journal, and notify the
| change to the Auditor; and any change
made in such salaries shall not take effect
| until the first day of the quarter next fol
| lowing such order; provided that III cases
of an extraordinary increase or decrease in,
| the business of any postOtfice, the Postmas-
ter General may adjust the salary of the
postmaster at such postoffice. to take effect
from the first day of the quarter or period the
returns for which form the basis OF re adj
justment.
SEC. IS. That no postmaster shall, under
any pretense whatever, have, receive or
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than the amount of his salary and his COM
mission on the money-Order business as
her, natter provided.
SEC. That the Postmaster General
may designate Offices at the intersection of
mail routes as distributing or separating
offices; and where any such ottltSe Is OF Ghe
third, fourth, or fifth class, he may make
reasonable allowance to the postmaster FOR
the necessary cost of clerical services arts
ing from such duties.
SECsS7 That the Postmaster General may
allow to the postmaster at New York city, |
and to the postmasters at offices OF the first
and second classes, out OF the surplus rev
enues of their respective offices, that is to
say, the excess Of box rents and commits
sions over and above the salary assigned
to the office, reasonable sum for the
necessary cost Of rent, fuel, lights, furniture
stationery, printing, clerks, and neces-
sary' incidentals, to be adjusted on a
satisfactory exhibit of the facts, and no
such allowance shall be made except upon
the order of the Postmaster General.
SEC. So. That the salary of postmaster,
and such other expenses of the postal ser
vice authorized by law as may be incurred
by him, and for which appropriations have
been made, may be deducted out of the re
ceipts of his office, under the direction Of
the Postmaster General.
SEC. 80. That vouchers for all deductions
made by postmaster out Of the receipts of
bis office, on account of the expenses of the
postal service, shah be submitted for ex-
animation and settlement to the Auditor for
the Postottice Department, and no such de-
duction shall be valid unless found to be in
conformity with law
SEC. 80. That whenever, by reason of the
presence of a military or naval force near
any p0stothCe, or from any>Other cause, un-
usual business accrues thereat, the Post
master General shall make special order
allowing reasonable compensation for cler-
ical service, and a propOrtionate increase
of salary to the postmaster during the time
of such extraordinary business.
Sec. 81. That the Postmaster General
may discontinue any pOstoffice where the
safety and security of the postal service
and revenues are endangered from any
cause whatever, or where the efficiency of
the service shall require such discontinue
ance, and he shall. promptly certify such
Office Department.
SEC. 90. That letter carriers shall be en-
ployed for the free delivery of Matchmaker,
as frequently as the public convenience
may require, at every place containing a
of fifty thousand within the de-
livery of its pOstoffice, and at such 9th
places as the Postmaster General may dI-
rect
SEC SO. That the salary of letter carriers
shall be txed'by the Postmaster General
and shall not exceed eight hundred dollars
per annum; but on satisfactory evidence of
fidelity and experience, he may
increase their salary to- any sum not exceed
ing one thousand dollars per annum and in
San Francisco, California he may pay such
additional salaries to carriers as will Sc r.
cure the services of competent persons.
SEC. "a. That the Postmaster General
may prescribe uniform dress to be worn
by letter carriers, and any person not
with the letter carrier branch Of ,
the postal service who shall wear the uni
form which may be prescribed shall be
deemed guilty OF misdemeanOr, and, on
conviction thereof, for every such offense,
shall be fined not more than one hundred
dollars, or imprisoned not more than six
months, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
Sec. %. That the Postmaster General
nay establish, in places where letter car
'iers are employed, and also in other
places where, in his judgment, the public I
requires it, receiving boxes for +
he deposit Of mail matter, and shall cause !
he matter deposited therein to be collected t
Us often as public convenience may require I
SEC. &c. That any person who shall will. +