Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-13
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statutes reieLlnS TO inc 1OSG Onlco Depart
ment
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See. 50. That the salaries of postmasters
shall be read listed by the Postmaster Cen
eral once in two years, and in special
cases as much oftener as he may deem ex-
pedient; and when the quarterly returns
of any postmaster of the third, fourth, or
fifth class show that the salary allowed is
twenty per centum less than it would be
on the basis of commission, the Postmaster
ter General shall re-adiust the 8 me.
Sec. SO. That in readjusting the salary of
a postmaster, the amount thereof shall be
ascertained by adding, to the whole
amount of boX-rents, commissions Oh the
other postal revenues of the office at the
following rates On the first one hundred
over one hundred dollars and not over
four hundred dollars, fifty per centum on
all over four hundred dollars, and not
over two thousand four hundred dollars
forty per centum on all over two thou
sand four hundred dollars, fifty per CEN
tum. And in order to ascertain the
the amount of the postal receipts of each
office, the Postmaster General shall re-
quire postmasters to state, under oath, at
such times and for such periods as he may
deem necessary in each case, the amount
of stamps cancelled, the amount of box
rents received, the amount of unpaid post
ages collected, the amount of postage on
printed and other maIlable matter: Pro
Vided hoaUeUer, That whenever, by reason
of the extension of free deliv-
cry of letters, the boX-rents of any post
office are decreased, the Postmaster Gen
eral may allow out of the receipts of such
office a sum sufficient to maintain the SAL
airy thereof at the amount at wnich it had
been fixed before the decrease in box
rents.
Sec. 81. That the Postmaster General
shall make all orders assigning or chang
ing the salaries of postmasters in writing,
and record them in his journal, and mott
change made in such salaries ashall not
take effect until the first day of the quar-
ter next following such order: Provided,
That in cases of an extraordinary increase
or decrease in the business of any post
office, the Postmaster General may adjust
the salary of the postmaster at such post
Office, to take effect from the first day of
the quarter or period the returns for which
form the basis of a REIMBURSEMENT.
Sec. IS. That no postmaster shall, under
any pretense whatever, have, receive. or
retain for himself, in the aggregate. more
than the amount of his salary and his
commission on the money-order business
as hereinafter provided.
sec. Sc. That the Postmaster General
may designate offices at the intersection of
mail-routes as distributing or separating
offices, and where any such such office is
of the the third, fourth, or fifth class, he
may make a reasonable allowance to the
postmaster for the necessary cost of cler-
ical services arising from such duties.
e, Sec. 81. That the Postmaster General
m a low To hnr cfo Of
city, and to the pos lasters at offices of
the first and second classes, out of the sur
plus revenues of their respective offices,
that is to say, the excess of box-rents and
commissions over and above the salary as
signed to the office. a re sOnable sum for
the necessary cost Of rent, fuel, lights, fur
niture, stationery, printing, clerks, and
necessary incidentals, to be adjusted on a
satisfactory exhibit of the facts, and no
such allowance shall be made except upon
the order of the Postmaster General.
p Sec. SO. That the salary of postmaster,
and such other expenses of the postal ser
vice authorized by law as may be incurr-
ed by him, and for which appropriations
have been made, may be deducted out of
the receipts of his office, under the direc-
ton of the Postmaster General
Sec. So. That vouchers for all deductions
made by postmaster of the receipts of
his office, on account of the expenses of
the postal service, shall be submitted for
examination and settlement to the Audi
ter for the PostO Department, and no
such deduction shall be valid unless found
to be in conformity with law.
Sec. 60. That whenever, by reason of the
presence of a military or naval force near
any post-office, or from any other cause,
unusual business accrueS thereat, the Post
master General shall make a special order
allowing reasonable compensation for cler-
ical service, and proportionate increase
of salary to the postmaster during the
time of such extraordinary business.
@ Sec. 81. That the Postmaster General