The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-30
OFFICIAL.

ANS 0FIHE UNITED STATES PASSED
IL AT THE SECOND. SESSION OF THE
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IL AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE
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AN ACT to revise consolidate, and amend the
statutes relating to The Post-odlee Depart
ment. 'A "''' "tF15y' A
Be Ii eaqcteA by he Senate and House Of Repre-.
Setdttpes Of the United Slater Of inherited la Con
greSs assembled That there shall be established,
at the seat of government of the United States
of American, a DEPARTMENT to be known as the
Pest Office Department.
SEC 2. That the principal officers of the Post
Office Department shall be one Postmaste r Gen
eral and three Assistant Postmasters General,
who shall be appointed by the President by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate and
who may be removed in the same manner; and
the term of Office of the Postmaster General
shall be for and during the term Of the President
by whom he is appointed, and for one month
thereafter, unless sooner removed.
SEC,3 That the Postmaster General may APP
point the following employees in the Post ONCE
department. One chief clerk for the Postmaster
General and one for each of the Assistant POST
masters General, one superintendent of Post
Office building and disbursing clerk, one super
intendent and one chief clerk of the money
der system, one superintendent and one chief
clerk of foreign Mails, one topographer for Post
Office Department one assistant attorney gene
raj for the post-Office Department, one chief of
division for the office OF mail depredations. Que
chief of division of dead-letters, one superinten-
dent Of the blank agency, one assistant superin-
tendent and four assistants, fourteen clerks of
class four, siXty-one! clerks of class three,
fifty clerks of glass two, seyenty-onei clerks
of class enc, fifty-seven female clerks, one
messenger for the Postmaster General and
one for each of the Assistant Posi- masters
General, four assistant messengers, ten
watehmen, twenty-five laborers, one engineer,
one assistant engineer, one carpenter, one asss-
Tant carpenter, one fireman and blacksmith, two
french, three female laborers, and such a mum
Der of temporary clerks, female clerks, folders,
Watchmen and laborers as may be required.
SEC. 4 That the annual salaries of the OIL
GERS, clerks and others employed in the Post-Of
flee Department shall be as follows
OF the Pos tmaSter General eight thousand
collars
of the Assistant Postmasters General three
thousand five hundred dollars each r.r.
OF the superintendent of the money order sys-
TEN, three thousand dollars;
OF the sunesintendent of foreign mails, three
thonsand dollars; --
OF the topographer of the Post-OHce Depart
ment, two thousand five hundred dollars;
OF the assistant attorney general of the Post
Oihce department, four Thousand five hundred
dollars; l..r.Hsl l5 tal.E.- lf q
OF the chief of division for the office of mail
depredations, twenty-fiy hundred dollars; W
Ofthe chief of division of dead-letters two
thousand five hundred dollars !; 9.4I
OF the Superintendent of Post. Office building
and discussing officer, two thousand three hun
dred dollars;
OF the chief clerk to the Postmaster General.
two thousand two hundred dollars; .it RI .I'
OF the chief clerks to the Assistant Postmns-
tiers General, the chief clerk of the superinten-
dent of the moneyorder office, and the chief clerk
of the superintendent Of foreign mails, two thou
sand dollars each 30 ..-F H1-t- . a.sift
OF the superintendent OF The banls-agency, one
thousand eight hundred dollars of the assistant
superintendent one thousand SIX hundred dol
lars; OF the four ASSISTANTS, one thousand two
hundred dollars each .--
Of the clerks Of class four, one thousand eight
hundred dollars each
OF the clerks of class three, one thousand six
hundred dollars each;
OF the clerks of class two, one thousand four
hundred dollars each;
or the clerks of class one, one thousand two
hundred collars each
OF the female clerks, nine hundred dollars
each;
OF the messenger to the Postmaster General,
nine hundred dollars;