Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-14
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF The UNITED STATES,
Passed ~ the Second Session of the
Forty-Second Congress-.
IGEyzEAL SAIUzE-SS ,n8.l-cgnt,nn.d.

IGESzEAL NATURE-Eo ns.I-CoatinEsd.
AZ At - revise, Sonsolisst:' and amend the
&c n - a there shall besppoiated D. the Pres
senate, auditor Of the Treasury for the Post
ere p Tat the said Auditor shall receive all
accounts sTi-iuc il the P.st Oiice Department. OK
relative thereto, with the vouchers necessary to a
correct ilUstLe thereof, sni shall audit AMI
settle the same, ana rtiy the balances thereon t.
TIE Postmaster General. He shall keep AMI pre-
be shall clos, the accounts Of the Department
quarterly. and transmit 20 the Secretary OF the
lIeasEiy g'@r'rTlJ statements Of It's receipts aud
eNpeI diiuJ~s De shall report 20 the Postna5ter
~ Ie,iG,rsd 70 o. 50, the manner and
nt aud the vfCia forms papers to Be used
He sha foPaTt 70 the P0stmster IsTa an &
lIu4ueucie, u pO~tmssteTs in rendering their ac-
funds and other receipts st their offceJ lie shall
res -ter charge, and cCuntersign all warrants upon
PosimssteT &c: ersI. when wsirsnted by law Aud
he shall perform suoh other duties in relation to the
ia ned to L.a h the Secretary Of the Treasury and
make 70 sAid Secretary, or 20 the Postmaster Cen
them may require.
SIC. .. That the said Auditor shall superintepd
ali qualities and fOrfeitures imposed for any viola
ton 4 The postal laws, and take ali other meas
payment Z such debts and the recover Of such
Haities and tcrteituIes. de shall also superinten-
fenc the collection Of sl penalties and fOrfeitures
ATisinE uuo-r other statutes, where such penalties
aad are the Consequence OF unlawful acts
SEC "a. Tbst the said Auditor. or MAJOR II am
city, am IL lee 81 the peace, the Judge Of any
court % Tec,rl may administer Oaths OF All ana
tons IN reiaii,l the and setlenieat
Il the accounts committed 10 the Charge Of said n
ttOr. sud g any ,persOn shall KNOWN sly swear or
e. Of claim "a favor u OF against, aid Department
te shall, % conviction thereof, for every sucI
IoilsTs- a-j B. pIi.0ned at hard labor not excsei-
rs hve years, according 10 'he aggray alton OF the
sEo, q That Il either the Postmaster General or
e cl-salie-yd wiz the settie nent 81 said Auditor
- may. within tWelve mouths, appeal to the first
t'mpiI oi-F Il the Treasury whose decision snail
& o mai at. conclusive.
sic p TaaiII secretary Of the Treasury may
Department .Ee CHEF elelk, nine clerks 81 class
igu-, frty fuf cltrks Of class three, sixty four
one esss nEer che assistant messenger, aud eleven
So :. Tia, tl. animal salaries of the A,di,o,
tHr tie Pos'-trlce Department, and the clerks
e--eHz-T-. ard iatorers IN his Office, shall be az
gf,he AHtlyor, three Thousand dollars;
~ the ~. clerk, two thousand dollars;
81 tire t.s-E- ID class four, THOUSAND eigst
h1rd!.t de iiaIs esch and two qnired dollars add
neral 70 o1t Z ssi4 clerks a. disbursiug clerk;
" p. ff.Ebs g class three one thousand SIX hun
OF he e'5rks q class two, one thousazd four hus.
Of:hs clerks . class Que, one thousand two hun
Ufthe -.se Hgsr eight hundred and forty dollars.
he Sssi TAFT IA enger, seven hundr ~ dollars
SEC g That heEel II the Office Of any postmas-
Ter rtdA ieCoGlr vacant by re8 OF Dc atE resgua-
mission a, pJ-imAster or his rejection BY the Son
ate, IL the Neglect refusal of any person 70
take charge 81 the post office 10 which he l. sp-
BOiEtsd, II shall be the duty Of the Postn as,er
General the President Gas the case may be u
SUPPLY such vacancy without dslsy, and 10 shall be
the duty 81 he Postmaster General prem silly 10
iotll4 the Auditor 81 the change; and every post
asteI and bis sureties shall be ponsible under
ihs.I hotd Tor the safe keeSng Of the public pro:
lsrty ~ the Tost Ctce, Az the due per. Ornance Of
the duties thereof usder tke pirsion % the com
mission, Until a sncces3Or shall have bsen q uy
appointed and guali ned, and shall have taken pos
session q the GEoe: Prgrtdsd. HsrsTtAs.ess, That
- tASes where there shall be @ delay of sixty day.
nsnpplying such vacancy, the sureIies may terrni-
LATE tLsir responsibility by giving notice In yrit-
70 the Posiu as'er General, such term natioR 20
tAe erstt teE dGJs after sufficient time shall hsv e
sIseo 70 receive reply from the Postmaster Gen.
s.A; Az pvortdsd also, That the Postm as:er Gen
lpfr Hs5 When ths e1lgeneies Of the service re-
place sCeh ONCE IN charge Of q special agent
snsH tht vacancy Can be regularly flled: and when
- eisl agent 90 ali have taken charge OF such
ns.trr ne Inability Of the suTeties Of the post
80 That ali orders and regulations OF the
az in -, - eeDeral which may originate q claim
once Ds esfTined to the Auditor for the POST
bsh his; y, Ihst the Postmaster General may es.sb
70 be IoSai,d az Washin gton Di,r'c, . NJ
g. %; al the Postsaster General ma I'm So,
number Of other special sssn, E coast, aId sueh
serNlee a. nt s.ietS q the mail nav resrirs s0
the Post Oface apartment shaIs speeia AGENTS Of
rot more than ere Thousand six 49, a. shs rate OF
annum; ard they shall be allowed for uouIsrs per
service sun not exceeding i've en- In the
SIC. 90. Thst whenever = special agen, ~ -
. collect or disburse any public mOney h. .hn
srn and form, ard with such sec Grity, As tbs p
master General may approve.