The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-11

rate of two thousand five hundred dollars Per
aunum salary, with an allowance for travelling
and incidental expenses, while actively employed
in the service, of not more Than five dollars u
day; AID tho Auditor of the Treasury for the
Post-ofice Depf rtment shall cha sc 10 The APP
proprip ion for me mail transportation the sal
airy anc per diem OF the assistant supetinten-
der s OF the pc t1l ra',w?y service and to the
appropria ion for The iree-uel;vely sysyem, The
salaIv and per uiem or the special agent detailed
for t.,st sery ce; and he salary and per diem of
the special ,ents emplo 'eu ip the money order
service shall be paid out Of the proceeds Of that
service.
SEC. SO. That the Pos master General may es-
teblish resident mail agencies at the ports of
Panama end Aspinwall, New Granada,) Ha-
vana, (Cuba,) and ST. Thomas, and such other
Ioreign ports at which United STATES mail
steamers touch 10 laad aud receive mails as
may ia his jugemont promo the efficiency of
the foreign mail service; a I'd may pay the .euts
employed by HIM at srch ports out of the appro-
pIiatiod for anspotta OF the II all reason
able compensa ion for their services and The
necessary expen- ca lor ofice-feIt, cle.khire,
oce-tdtai.ure, End her ,cidentais, to be allow
nd him at eaci- of such agelciee.
- SEC. 81. ThoL the PostDa er General may
appoint an ageoti, charge of tie mall on board
OF each oftbe ma lis. eamers on the lootes be-
tween San Frsucisco, Japan AUG China, between
San Francisco and Hono'ulu (Hawaan Is onds)
andN ew York 10 RIO JaneG o, who shall be al
lowed, out OF The appropriation for Transports
tiol of the mil, al annual salary of two thou
sand dollars each.
sGo. IS. Thu The Postmaster Genei 81 may es-
tablish, in copaec ion With iae nal steamship
service % Jap ard Chine, a scne.ol postal
agency OF Shanghai, China. o.at Yokohama, ia
pan wi h such branch agencies OF any other
ports i'll Chira and Japon Us lie shall deem ncc-
essary for the prompt and efficient Management
o. the postal service in hose coprtiies, aud he
may pay the postal agervs employed thereat a
reasonable com pensaion for their services in
ADD Ii on 10 the nccess3 " expenses 5or Tels, fur
nituce, clerl1-hire. ana iacideltal expenses.
SRC. 80. ThpC the Postmaster General may
employ as many foue cgen as msy be neces-
So v Tor the prompt and safe t.apspoi tai, ou Of
the mail, who shal be pod out of the appropria-
tion for usportat,on of the mail etlbe rate of
not less ths a rine hUndred nos more, THAI one
bousapd two houdred dollars per aunum.
SEC. 20. That The Pos gnas1ec General may
appoint cle' ks for the pul pose OF esst ting and
distributing The mail in +: lwsy pos offices, who
ST all be paid out of The appropriation for rams
portat on of The mail, at he re of not moro
than one thousand four hundred dollars per an
mum to the head Gle Ks, nor more thsn one thou
sard two hundred dollars per an-um 10 the
other clerks.
SEC. Al. That the accounts OF the postal service
shall be Lept in such msn1er us 70 exhibit the
amount of rev,nres derived respectively from
"lette -postage;" shook, newspaper, aud
pamI bIet pos.3ge;" registered letters; -
''box-rents and branch Offices; " "posiaSe-
stamps and envelopes y "deod-leSters; " " flnes
business" and en- miscellaneous and the
amount Of expenditure fot each of the follow
Jog objects, namely; 1T ansportation OF the
mail; ; compeasa ION of po"tmasteis; -. COM
pensatioa of leCle.-cc ters - " co npensa ion OF
clerks TO pos -ofiices y "compe 1sf on of blauk-
agents and sss'stan;s;'' "mol dep, eda ons end
special ayenss;' posta5e-ssamps and enve.
!S dssGe emp g" MsS locks sas' and
keys aod "postma,' ing aud caocelhg slamps;'
''w.apping- paper'' ".wipe = e..e' -baIa lces:'
fereigl cou i.ries trent, lgbi and fun for post
offices - and ''s;aiole.y - a,d "gri cellane-
GUS"
SEC AZ. That rnclaimet money in dead-le.-
tiers for which no owner c. be found all
money ta-en from the mail by robbery, THEFT.
OF otherwise, which may come into the
hands of any pgent or employee of the
United States, OF eny other person whatever
of the pos al laws, except such part es may by
law bt long to the info.me or party prosecuting
| for The same; and oil money derived from the
| sale of waste paper or Ollie: puolc property Of
| the Post-Office Department, shall be deposited
in The treasury, II lder the d.,ecto1 of the Post
master General, as part OF the postal revenue
| And The Po>tmas.er General is he ely directed
to cause 10 be placed TO The credit of the Treas
| user of the United States for The service of the
| Post Office Department, the net proceeds of tht
money der business; end The -ecei pts of thu
| Post-Onice Department derived ON this source
during each qua Ter shall be entered by thu
Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-Ofice DE
pei tment, in the accounts of So d Department
4 urdef ihe head of = revenue from money Oh de
| bus aess."
| see 49, That oil hostages, box-re,ts, and othe
| receipts at post-ofices SHAH be accouated for a
pr t O. The postal Ievenuer; ard ~ pait The 60
which .be postmaster has neglected 20 collect, h
| seall be charged with End hello accountable TO
the same as if he had collected it,
| SEC. "A. That postm Isle may allow boy-hold
s who de1i e 10 do so 30 provide loct-boxes. o
drawers for their own use, at ie'rov = expense
which lock 0oxes o d. 2werc, upoa ohei. erection
in any post-olic- shall become tie pH ope ty c
the Uni ed Sfa,es End be subject 10 The direct
| AZ. oIoft ha a tyna -,
| and shall pay rental Mt least equal TO that c
other boxes in the same office, or, IL there be n
c,ner boxes such o.hce, of boxes in other office
of the same class, which rental shall be account
ed Tor as other box'en's.
S &c. 4J That aJy officer, Pgept, postmaster
cleri, or o her pc .soh en- )loyed il any branch
the postal sei' sc nav 1g temporary custody
any money taken e. ON dead lelters; any MT
ney derived ON Vhe sale OF we ste paper or othe
public p. opcity of the Pos. O.5ce Depar ,ment;o
any moaey de- wed from any other source whcl
by law is part of The postal revenues, who sha
/ W .ltully neglect to deposit The ssnle IN til
treasury OF the Ulitcd St9tes, or II some otht
depository authorized to receive the same, sha
be deemed gritty of en- bezzlement, and be sui
iect 70 o le not exceed lg double The sum so n
tained. or to imp .isonment not eXceG,ug thre
years, or both al The discretion of the cour
And any person entrusted by law with the sa
of postage samps or stamped envelopes, WI
shall refuse or neglect to account for the sam
or who shall pledge or hypothecate or uulsw. U
ly dispose OF them, for any purpose wnateve
snail De ueeu et gu 10y oi eiloeSZieWedt, GU
sha Il be snbject to he same penalty and punisl
ment as provided this section for embe
element OF none.
SEC. 46. That the money redui ed for the post
Sc, vice i'll each year she'll be sppiop lated
law out OF the revenues OF ihe service.
SEC. At. That payments of money out OF u
tres suiy on accornt Of the postal Sc vice shall
in pursuance of approp.'a, lions made by law,
wa 7ants of the Postmaster General, registers
and conters'gned by The Audito for Post Off
reporsment, and exp, essiug on their face the
preparation to which they should be charged.
ITO be Continued