Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-02-21
oEEIuIAL.
,.ws OF THE UNITED sTATEs
"a !, ths second Session Of he F0rty-seoon6
ds5ea W ~ CoIgreas. y ,
fGENERAL NArURR-N0. ISL

Az mites relating 70 the Post once Department.
:, .noctsd by the Senate and Bouse Of RepTes atd.
h he Unessd States Of America IL Congress as-
ebed, That there shall oe sstaDtlshea' A. Lns seas
o. o.geV9rtnien to be known as the Post once Depart
mtni. rnat thu nrlneipal officers of the Post Of
shT. shTt..nartment shall be one Postmaster General
nee thlne Assistant Postmaster1 General, VINO shall
a. sspponted by the President, oy ana M WIN sne Aa-
Voe Voesd IN the mannerj aud the tel IN OF 0fiee
rnnU rtnn postmaster General shall be for and during
OF nrm w Of the President BY whom ne 10 appointed,
ue rane month thereafter, unless sooner renov-
ed, THAT that the Postmaster General may ap-
SEC; o. foiiowing employees in tho Post Once De-
pOlns mi One chief clerk for the Postmaster Gen-
and one for each OF the Assistant Postmasters
" 9ershh 9enshhursine clerk, superintend5nt and Que
A cstk OF the money order sysesm, one s1perin-
ient aud one cnleI Serk Oa lolen , mais 5l Ine
tvp ,%Tney general for the Post once department.
' rnii or division for the once Of mall depreda-
U1 ,a chief OF division OF dead-letters, one Bu-
ul1, ,1,,endent Of the ank-egency, one assistant
Pa,inisnd.nt and four assistants, fourteen clerks
ol class four sixty one elc6ns III Clsss 'arse, @ my
@ eur" ssyen Ieniale CLERKS, one messenger for the
I,!1aster General one one Tor each 81 the Assist
,nsnaater General four assistant mes ssenRers,
hu' " ,yoirhmeu, twenty-five laDOrefs, one engineer,
, "" sstAnt eDgneel, one carpenter, one assntaht
cst peuter aud nremsh aha Sionan'
W. Wv ,jerEs female clerks tOluers, Wachmen, and
isy'rera a,y as may be required.
laSn,. / Tnat the Euuual salaries OF the of1cors,
,srS. and others employed In the Post onlce De-
III mt snail be DO IOllOmsi -, .,-A. .A.... a.,
the Assistant Postmastcrs Generel, three thous-
al nye hundred dOnrS each;
Ot the superintendent VI the mVhey oiooi sJ 9tomi
rGs Ss saperintendet Of foreign mails three thsu-
saI n lnaoVrppher of the Post ONCE Department
,., iIousaud I'VE hundred dollars;
uf the assistant attorney general of the Post Onlce
p.naTlmrut, four thoHbahd dol ans
III lr cnief Of division for tlv olllce Oh mail de-
nt,.,atOns, twenty-five hundred dollars;
P, hp cl, ,ef Uf division 10. the Olce OF mail de-
r,.aint ions. tWenty -nve hund ed dollars;
Of tne chief division VI dead ietteLs, two thous-
and i've hundred doltrsi -, -. - ,.,,,
t,t the superintendent Of the Post ONCE building
and dsDurslng Ulllcer, Two thousand three hundred
M ., chief clerk TO the Postmaster General two
ut,sand Two Injured dollars;
III the chief eiks TO tho Assistant Postnasters
General tile CHIEF CLERK OF The supelintendentOt tile
nnney.UTier Ulce end Tie oniei clerk VI the super
Mtrni5nt Of tOrelgn mails, Two Thousand dollars
e' ni u ihe superintendent Of the bank-sgeusy one
tn,slud eight bundled dollars; Of the sssiAtant su-
rrrnlru,Iont cue LnUusand siX hundred dollars; VI
he iuur asslstants one thOusahd Two hundred dol
Of The clerks OF class four one thousand eight hum
of the ciu Is Ul cass threeone thousand six hun
drrl dulats each:
On le clerks OF class two, one thousand four hum
died dollars each;
OF thr clerss OF class one, one thousand two hun
o. tns female clerks, nine hundred dollpra each;
uf Inc messenger tU the Postmaster General, nine
Oi the messengers to the assistant Postmas-
tels General, eight hundred aud Iolty dollars
Inc assistant messengers watchmen, and lab
ortts, uignt hunUruu dollars each;
VI ine ngineer, one thousand six hnndred dol
Ul the assistant engineer, one Thousand dol
lars;
Gil-lWU uUlit rs;
ii INC assistant carpenter, one thousand dol
lais;
% the fireman and blacksmith, rine hundred dol
u The lremcn seven hundred and twenty dollars
each;
Ui ihe female laborers, four hundred and eighty
dollars each;
Sc o. Inst the Postmaster Genaral shall procure
aid cause 10 he kept seal for n1s Department,
Wmeu snail be BIliNa ID 10 All commissions Vi pOst.
masters ana Others, and used TO autllentlcate all
transcripts aud copies which may be required lrOln
,Ec g. IhaL the Postmaster General shall estab-
hsl ana discontinue post offices; instruct all per-
IN the postal svTVlCe wtn rserenGe w thelr du-
uus duscrlUe On tile tSrlns OF ali 0llcial papers;
ptgacnDe the manner Oi keeplug and stating ac-
cpuns ENFORCE the prompt reIdltIUn Of returns rel
A.nu " said agcounts; cJllJlO, according " law,
and subject 10 Tie Hettlelleut VI tnu AUDITOR AL
eAcsgs lncident 10 tile seryi.e Of the Department;
superlnend the disposition vi the moneys Of Tile
Department; direct the Inauner III which BALANCES
sAal be palu over; Issue WARRANTS - cover money
htu tile treasury, aud W pay Out Tie saine nd gen
eIaIy Auperinlenu The busnuss OI Lne Depart-
Mtnt, und execute ali laws relative " the postal
s1lVlGt.
,oAC. l. That ln case Of the death, resignation, OF
shsenee Vi tue Postmaster Geheia, all mis- pO~es
a dduLies shall deyUve, fOr LHe being, On the
Fist Asslslant Postmaster General.
oEU. s. IhAt Illo Postmaster eneral snail make
lht lun0wlng repOits " Congress at each annual
hrssiUn:
a report OF all contracts for carrying the mails
edsu le name Uf Tue COntiaCtue IllU date aud uura
uOn ul tie CUnlracL; the routes embraced therein
VAN The length vi each; the Time Ot Tue arrival ana
utpartuie at Tie ends OF each route; the mude Ul
uduspOitatiOn; and LIe price 10 De paid, together
NRh dtUpJ Vi Tie recorded abstracts vi ali pfOpU
sas lO uaIlyilg tho mail as proVlaed ny section I've
huuiluu anu IOTty eight
report Of all lauG aud water mails established
u uldvfed within the prtc ding yei T, other tnat
tUao let " Contract at the annual etJng giving II
eaCn case the route OF water course On winch Tit
nialA Established the name OF the person employ
e' " liuiispOrt IL; tile mode VI transportation; lit
contract.
a lepOrt of ell allowances made TO contractor
Nl.hh Tie preceding year above tine Sums Orlgsnal
stipulated IN their respective contracts and Lle rea
na lOi tlie s4he, ana al OIdeIs lhaue Whersoy au
ulUhal eAptlse Is ihGuGred Un ANY route beyont
Vac efiglnal contrAct-prue giving IN each c: sc III
iol'e; Tue name VI tile GonHcO orr tue original scr
wee provided IUr by the cuntraCt the original price
the aldlllUh seIViCe required; and tile auulLlUha
AnOWalCe therefor.
a report Of ali the curtailmenis of expenses Of
IcV1eu within the preceedlug yearI giving Ia sue
ease TIE saline PARTICULARS as IN the preceding ie
port
report OF the nnances OF the Department for til
pIvtrulng yer, showing the amount Of balance du
Ne De- ItlnemG ~ the Deglnnlng Of the year. th
amount Ol postage which aJ-rued within the 5ehl
lAv amount vi engagement and liabilities; anu III
hIlOuAt actually pad duIiHg the year for carry
lhg Inc mails, ana the showing how mncn OF BAL
AMOUNT was for carrying tile mail the preceuln
years,
y report Of the fines imposed on, and the dedut
uula iIJnl the pay OF contractors, mAde during IN
Ali Ina
tlc nature OF Lne uellnquenCy. the route On WnlC
occurred; when tue hue was imposed ana Whe'l
u the nue. Or deduction has been renltcdi ana IL
hhdt IUAsUn,
cops Of each contract for carrying the mail b'
Mrtn tile United States ami foreign countries VIII
hslHlemunU of size amount OF postage derived uni,
lht saline, 80 isr as the returns VI The Departlnel
viii ehaDle 1t To be done.
tpOlt showing all contracts which have bee
lladt ny the Department, other than lOr carrylH
lllu lnHll, giving tne name vi the the cOntIHctO
he Article or tnlng contracted fOri the place whel
he Atcie was to We delivered or the thing perform
en- the amount paid tDerefUr; and the date anu al
talon Of Ihe Contract.
report Of The clerks and other persons employt
~ tlt department during tine year, or any pa
uleeJt giving the na mes VI the persons; the I'LL
W We're actually employed, and the sum paid eau
hbcther they have be Il usefuly employed Wnelll
tAr seIViceA U. any can be dispensed with Witho
utslllnent to the public lvlee aud whether U
iVInOVal OF Auy, and the appointment OF Otners
buhlness,
.. q reporl on the postal business and sgencies
iOtlku COuntIius,
mi the Postmaster General shall cause all
slch reports TO be printed AZ the Public Print
Ohrci either together or ,AyparaJely, and IN bu
nav ma rRnh "a