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


placed by equivalent transfers from the
postal revenues.
SEC. 1l8. That the Postmaster General
NAV transfer to the postmaster at any
money order Office, by warrant on the treas
ury, countersigued by the Auditor for the
P0stcffice Department, and payable out Of
the postal revenues, such sum as may be re-
quired over and above the current revenues
al his otdcetO pay the money orders drawn
upon him.
SEC. Ilg That the Postmaster General
shall reOdire each postmaster at a money
order Office to render to the Postofice De,
partmgnt weekly, semi weekly, or daily ac-
counts Of all money orders issued and paid;
of aB fees received for issuing them: Of ali
transfers and payments made from money
o; der f1nds, and of all money received to
be- used for tho payment OF money orders
or on account of money order business.
SEC. 100 That the Auditor for the Post
office Department shall keep the accounts
Of the money order business separately and
ia such manner az to show the number and
amount Of money orders issued at each of
fee, the number and amount paid, the
Srnta--S-CI fees received, and all the ex-
r .,U..ecs of the money order business.
SEC. l2l. That all money received for the
sale of money orders, including all fees
thereon, all money transferred from the
postal revenues to the money order funds
III money tId4lSltILSu VI paul lIOLl bLlC
money order funds to the service Of the
Postofiee Department and all money
order funds transferred from one
postmaster to another, shall be
deemed aud taken to be money order funds
and money in the treasury OF the United
States. Aud it shall be the duty of the as
kistaDt treasurer of the United States te
open, at the request of the Postmaster Gen
eral, an account of "m0ney order funds" de-
posted by pOstmasters to the credit of the
Postmaster General, and of drafts against
the amount so deposited, drawn by him and
countersigned by the Auditor.
SEC l22. That any postmaster, assistant
. clerk or other person employed III or con-
aected with the business or operations Of
any money order office who shall convert to
his own use, in any way whatever, or loan,
or deposit in any bank, or exchange for
other funds, any portion of the money or
der funds, shall be deemed guilty of embcz-
Element; and any such person, as well as
every other person advising or partici-
pating therein, shall, on conviction thereof,
Tor every such offense, be imprisoned for
not less than six months nor more than ten
years. and be fined in sum equal to the
amount embezzled and any failure to pay
over or produce any money order funds in
trusted to such person shall be taken to be
prima facie evidence Of embezzlement; and
upon the trial of any indictment against
any person for such embeZZlement, it
shall he prima facie evidence of
a balance against him to produce
transcript from the money order account
books of the Auditor for the Postoffice De-
partmeut. But nothing herein contained
shall be construed to prohibit any post
master deposlting, under the direction of
the Postmaster General, ina national bank
designated by the Secretary of the Treasury
for that purpose, to his own credit as post
master, any money order or other funds in
IL,
drafts or other evidences of debt through
such bank, or through United States dis
bursting officers, or otherwise, when instruct
ed or required to do SO by the Postmaster
General, Tor the purpose Of renting sur
plus money order funds from one postothce |
to another to be used in payment of money
orders. That disbursing officers Of the |
United States shall be required to issue, |
under regulations to be prescribed by the |
Secretary Of the Treasury, duplicates OF |
lost checks drawn by them in favor of any |
postmaster on account OF money order or |
other public funds received by them from
some other postmaster.
SEC. 1873 That postmasters al money or |
der offices may be allowed, as compensation !
for issuing and paying money orders, not |
exceeding One-third of the whole amount of |
fees collected on orders issued, and one /
fourth Of one per centum on the gross |
amount Of orders paid at their respective |
Offices provided such compensation, to- |
gether with the postmaster's salary, shall |
not exceed four thousand dollars per an
mum, except i'll the case of the postmaster |
at flew York city as hereinbefore provided. |
SEC 1914 That the Postmaster General |
may pay out of the proceeds of the money |
order business the cost of stationery and
such incidental expenses as are necessary
for the transaction of that business.
SEC. 1875. That the Postmaster General |
may employ such an additional number OF |
clerks at money order. Offices as may be nee
essary for conducting the operations of |
the money order system, who shall be paid |
out Of the proceeds of the money order
business.
SIC. 1876. That for the greater security of |
valuable mail matter, the Postmaster Gen
eral may establish uniform system Of re-
gistratiQn
SEC. IN. That mail matter shall be re-
gistered only on the application of the
party posting the same, and the fee there
for shall not exceed twenty cents in addi-
ton to the regular postage, to be, in all
eases, prepaid; and all such fees shall
be accounted for in such manner as the
Postmaster General shall direct; pro-
vided, that letters upon the official
business of the Postofiee Department which
require registering shall be registered free
of charge, and pass through the mails tree
of charge.
SEC. rs That receipt shall be taken
upon the delivery of any registered mail
matter, showing to whom and when the
same was delivered, which shall lie re-
TUNED to the sender, and be received in the
courts as prima facie evidence OF such de-
livery.
SEC. 1879 That the Postofice Department,
or it's revenue, shall not be liable for the
loss Of any registered mail matter.
SEC 1870. That mailable matter shall be
divided into three class: first, letters; sec
ond, regular printed matter; third, miscel-
ianeous matterI
Sac l3l That mailable matter of the first
class shall embrace all correspondence,
wholly or partly IN writing, except book
manuscripts and corrected proof sheets
passing between authors and publishers.
SEC. 1872 That mailable matter of the
second class shall embrace all matter ex-
in print, aud regularly issued at
stated periods from known office Of pub
LEGATION, without addition by writing, mark,
or sign.
SEC. 1873 That mailable matter Of the
third class shall embrace all pamphlets, oc-
easional publications, transient news
papers, magazines, handbills, posters, IN
sealed circulars, prospectuses, books, book
proof sheets, corrected proof
sheets, maps, prints, engravings, blanks,
flexible patterns, samples of merchandise
not exceeding twelve ounces in weight
sample cards, photographic paper, letter
envelopes, postal envelopes and wrappers,
cards, plain and ornamental paper, photo
graphic representations of different types;
seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions, and all
other matter which may be declared mall
q h1e nv Law and All nthnr articles not above |