Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-24

agent, or employee Of tie Post Office Departm mt,
auditor for ssid in pepar@eSt e and Sy him d.ai
lowed in whole or in part, unless it shall Be ed
h at the time Of trial. in possession Of vouchers
Sehted Y r 6na sIbbns to the said Audit claim
for such credit by some unavoidable accident.
PSs, ofsee Pspsrtment interest thereon shall be
rec"v er1d from the time Of the default until payment
a. fe !ate r thai pei the Of any suit for
money due the Pest, Office DEPARTMENT, the United
be even him By the DEPARTMENT IF Justice, aud i'm:
msas st mis- bss 81 es 81 any court
shsl! forward % the Department Of Justice state
in the same, during ouch term, accom- panied by q
certificate OF .he clerk, showing the parties to and
Incarnation as the Department OF Justice may re-
quire And the said attorney shall direct speedy
United States shall 10 whom the sam i directed
skal, make returns Il the proceedings thereon to
the Department Of Justice a. such times as it may
SEC. $40. That when proceedings at law for money
the said Department OF Jrstice may direct the nsti
tTct circuii urt, TO sside fraudulent CON
Veysnoes OF trusts, attach debts due the defend
ers Of equity 70 have satisfaction OF any Judgment
against such defendant
master, eentractor or other officer, sgent, or en-
may be brought, the Auditor for said Department
shall foIw ard to ths Department OF nsice certified
copies OF ali papers in his Office tending to sustain
SIC. 3I2 That copies of the quarterly returns Of
es6Hn hs 81 he huor for ne Ps
ONCE Department, and transcripts from the money
the Auditor unier the seal of his Office, shall be
admitted eYi8erCe in the courts of the United
SIC SI3 That in al suits for the recovery Of bal
auces due frsn postmsstert, copy; du,y certified
psrtnent, OF the statement OF any postmaster spe
cs agent or other reTsnn smIayef - the Post
he has mailed letter to such delinquent postmaster
or at his last usual place Of abode that sufficient
time has elapsed for said letter to have reached its
that payment Of such balance has not been received
within the time designated in his instructions, shall
United States, or other courts, that a demand has
been made upon the delinquent postmaster; bit
sdGstd and settled .sd demand has BEEN made
for the balance appearing to be due, and after ward
be necessary to make a further demand for the new
SIC. sii. That the Postmaster General may dis
charge from imprisonment any person confined 10
ail on any iudgment 10 s.i case; Obtained In be,
the defendant has no property Of ANY description;
but such release shall no. bar suaeseaSent eSesp.
SEC SIS That in all cases where a Judgment shall
have been obtained for a debt damages due the
Post Office Department, and 1t shah satisfactorily
3. Collected By
Of law the Auditor for the said Department may,
srai, eo@pr.nise such judgment and accept in sat.
isfaction less than the full amount thereof
ure or d.aby or sssd sbS i
sum Of money BY way OF damages or otherwise,
postsi stfTes, the Gensrai may
scribe such general rules and modes Of proceeding
Of the Auditor for the Post Once Department. in
Auditor shall certify him that the Interests of the
| Department probably REQUIRE the exercise OF the
power conferred by this and the preceding sect
and upon the fsct being ascertained: said Auditor
may, with the written consent Of the Postmaster
forfeiture remove such disability, or Compromises,
release: OF dischsrge such claim Tor such sum Of
Auditor shall deem Jest and eXpedent
and Se9 for n .w
IN relation 70 the postal service shall DO Tor the use
same aud the other for the use q the Uatei states
except where other disposition thereof Is specially
FEC. 3is. That in all cases where debts are due
from deaultng or delinquent pOstmasters, cOntrsc-
! Post Offco DeraTtmeLt, a warrant q attas6ment
| may issue against al real and personal property
| officer, agent, or employee, and his sUrstes, or
either Of them, in the following cases:
his tuTeties, or either Of them IS a 'Te5ident OF
The district where tnch officer agent or employee
iSr the d y erndP mt 5e5ps out Of the
avoiding the service Of civil process.
Second. When such officer, agent, or employee,
away, OF is abOut to convey away, his properly, or
any part thereof has remov &C. or is about 10 re-
move, the same, any part thereof, from the dis.
trict wherein II is situated, with intent to defrsud
| the United States
And when any such property has been removed,
certified copies of the warrant may be sent TO the
marshal Of the district into which the has been
removed under which certified copies he may seize
said property aud convey IL to some convenient
point within the Jurisdiction 81 the court from whch
the warrant originally issued. Aud alias warrants
may be issued in such cases upon due application,
and the validity OF the warrant first issued shall
continue until the return-dsy thereof,
ITO BE CONTiNJED.I