The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-12

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SEC So That the Postmaster General may
transfer money belonging to the postal service
between the Treasurer, assistant treasurer, and
designated depositaries, at his discretion and as
the safety of the public money and the conye.
nience of the service may require
SEC. 81. That all fines and penalties imposed
for any violation of any law relating to the Post
Office Department. or of any other law where
such violation affects the revenue or property OF
the Post Office Department. shall, when collect
ed or recovered, be paid into the treasury, tC
the credit of the United States, for the use OF
the Post Office Department, excepting however
such part thereof as may. by law belong to the
party informing or prosecuting for the same.
SIC. IS. That the Postmaster general may
dispose Of any quarterly returns of mails sent OF
received, preserving the aocounts-current and
all accompanying vouchers, and use such por
tions of the proceeds rs may be necessary to de
fray the cost OF separating and disposing oil
them, but the accounts shall be preserved entire
for at least two years.
SEC. 90. That the Postmaster Gene raj may
provide, by regulations, for the disposition Of
printed and maable matter which may remain
In any post-ofiice or in the Department. not call
ed for by the party addressed but if the pub.
Usher of any refused or uncalled- for news
paper or other periodical shall pay the
postage due thereon, such newspaper
or other periodical shall be excepted from inc
operation of this section,
SEC. go. That when any postmaster shall be
required to execute q new bond, all payments
bond, may If the Postmaster General or the
Auditor shall deem it just, be applied first to
discharge any balance which may be due from
ssid postmaster under his old bond.
SEC. 81. That the Postmaster General shall es
tablish post-oiiices at all such places post
roads established by law as he may deem expe-
dent. and he shall promptly certify such estab-
lishmentto the Auditor for the Post-Onice De-
partment.
Sgc. 62. That any person who shall, without
authority from the Postmaster General, set up
or profess to keep any office or place of business
bearing The sign, name, or title of posi- office,
shall forfeit and pay, for every such olrcnse, not
more than five hundred dollars
SEC. So. That postmasters of the fourth and
fifth class shall be appointed and may be re-
moved by the Postmaster General, and all others
shall be appointed and removed ny the Pres-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, and shall hold their Offices for four years
unless sooner removed or suspended according o
law, and all appointments and removals shall be
notified TO the Auditor for the Post-O1iice De-
partment. .|# ttt DID
SEC. GA. That every Postmaster shall reside
within the delivery of the office to which he is
appointed.
SIC. IS. That every postrnak ter before entering
upon the duties of his office shall give bond, with
good and approved security, and in such penalty
as the Postmaster General shall deem sufficient,
conditioned for the faithful discharge of all duties
and trusts imposed on him either by law or the
rules AID regulations Of the Department;
and where an office shall be designated as
a money-order office, The bond of the post
master shall contain an additional condition for
the faithful performance of all duties and obi
cations in connection with the money order,
business. On the death, resignation or removal
of a postmaster, his bond shall be delivered to
the Auditor for the Post Office department. The
bond of any married woman who may be APP
pointed postmaster shall be binding upon her
and her sureties, and she shall be liable for mis-
conduct in Office as il she were sole.
SEC. Sc. That when any OF the sureties of
postmaster shall notify.the Postmaster General
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ship, or when the Postmaster General deems II
new bond necessary, he shall require the post
master to execute such new bond, with security,
which, when accepted by the Postmaster GEN
eral, shall be as valid as the bond given upon
the original appointment of such postmaste r, and
the sureties in the prior bond shall be released
from responsibility for all acts or defaults of
such postmaster which may be done commit
ted subsequent TO the las day of the quarter in
which such new bond shall be executed and ac
cepted. ft v5f. 3
SEC. 81. That if on the settlement of the &C
count of any postmaster it shall appear that he
is indebted TO The United States and suit there
for shallno be instituted wthinithre years after
the close of such account, the sureties on his
bond shall not be liable for such Indebtedness.
SEC. g. That every postmaster shall keep an
office in which one or more persons shall be on
duty during such hours of each day as the Post
master General may direct, for the purpose of
delivering, making up, and forwarding
all mail matter received thereat gr4 u
SEC. 60. That all letters brought to any post
Office half an hour before the time for the depar-
ture of the mail shall be forwarded therein; but
at offices where, in the opinion of the Postmaster
General, more time for making up the mail is re.
CURED, he may prescribe accordingly, not ex-
ceeding one hour. ffo 4H- J.. l.ts .l
q SEc 10. That the Postmaster General shall fur
nish to the postmasters at the termination of
each route q schedule OF the time of arrival and
departure of the mail at their offices, respect
lively, to be posted in conspicuous place in the
office; and the Postmaster General shall also
give the postmaster notice of any change in the
arrival and departure that may be ordered; and
he shall cause to be kept and returned 10 the
at short and regular intervals, reg
isters showing the exact times of the arrivals
and departures OF the mail
SEC. n. That every postmaster shall keep u
record, in such form as the Postmaster General
shall direct, of all postage stamps and envelopes
and Of all postal books, blanks, and property
ceived from his predecessor, orfrom the Depart
ment or any offs agent S; and also of all receipts
in money for hostages and box rents, and of all
other receipts on account of the postal service,
and of any other transactions which may be re-
CURED by the Postmaster General; and these rec
ords shall be preserved and delivered to his sue
c ssor and shall be ata1l times subject to exami-
nation by any special agent of the Depa rtment.
Sec. ~ That each postmaster shall render 10
the Postmaster General. under oath, and III such
form as the latter shall prescribe, a quarterly
account of all moneys received or charged by
him at his office, for postage, rent of boxes
other rccoptacles for maii-matter, or by reason
Of keeping branch-office, or for the delivery of
mail tier in any manner whatever.
SEC. rs. That the Postmaster General may re.
quire 4 sworn statement to accompany each
quarterly account of a postmaster, TO the effect
that such account contains a true statement of
the entire amount ofpostage, box rents, charges
and moneys collected or received at his office
during the quarter; that he has not knowingly
delivered, or permitted to be delivered, any mail
matter which the postage was not at the
time paid that such account exhibits truly and
the entire receipts collected at his
office, and which, by due diligence could have
been collected; and that the edits he claims
are just and right And any false swearing
therein shah render him liable to the pains and
penalties of purjury.
to render his accounts, for one month after the
time, and in the form and manner prescribed by
law and the regulations of the Postmaster Gen
eral, such1posimaster and his sureties shall for
felt and pay double the amount of the gross re-
ceipts at said Office during any previous subse
quent equal period of time and if, at the time Of
trial, no account shall have been rendered they
sh all forfeit and pay such sum as the court and
jury shall estimate to be equivalent thereto, to
be recovered in an action of debt on the bond
SEC, rs. That postmasters shall Ike ep safely
without loaning, using, depo.itng in an nnau-
lhorized bank or exchanging for other funds, all
the public money collected by them, or which
may come into their possess on until il is ordered
by the Postmaster General TO be transferred or
paid out
SEC 70 That the postmaster at Washington
and postmasters at cities where there is an as
tant treasurer shall deposit the postal revenues
and Ill money accruing at their Office with such
assistant treasurer often as once q week at
least, and as much oftener us the Postmaster
General may direct.
SEC II. That postmasters shall promptly re-
port to the Postmaster General every dellu7
quency neglect, or malpractice of the contract
ors their agents, or carriers, Which may come to
their knowledge.
SEC That no DOStmasfar assistant llOst-