Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-11
CONTINUED.


"a. CONTINUED.
Sec. As. That all payments on account of
the postal service shall be made to persons
towhom the same shall be certified to be
due by the Auditor but advances of nec-
essary sums to Jdefray expenses may be
made by the Postmaster General to agents
employed toipyestigate mail depredations,
examine post-rOutes and offices, and on
other like services to be charged to them
by the Auditor, and to be accounted for
in thesettlement Of their accounts. a.
Secs 49, That the Postmaster General
may transfer,debts due to the Department
from pestmasters. and others to such con-
tractors as have given bonds, with securi-
ty, to refund any money that may come
into their hands over and above the
amount found due them Oh the settlement
of their accounts; but, such transfer shall
onIytbe ia satisfaction of legal demand i
for which appropriations have been made.
Sec. so. That i'm in all cases where mon
iey has been paid Out Of the funds Of the
Post-Office Department under the pre-
tense that service has been performed
therefor when, in fact such service has
not BEEN performed, or as additional al
lowance for increased service actually rem
dered, when the additional allowance eX-
ceeds the sum which, according to law,
might rightfully have been allowed the =
for and in all other cases where money o.
the Department has been paid to any. per-
son in consequence of fraudulent repre-
sensations, or by the mistake, collision, in
the postal service, the Postmaster General
shall cause suit to be brought to recover
such wrong or fraudulent payment or eX-
cess, with interest thereon.
Sec. 81. That when the Postmaster Gem
eral is satisfied that money or property
- al l,b IL,
thereof has been received at the Depart
ment, he may, upon satisfactory evidence
as to the owner, deliver the same to him.
Sec. 50. That the Auditor for the Post
Office Department shall state and certify
quarterly to the Postmaster General on &C
count of the money paid by postmasters
out of the receipts of their offices, and
pursuant tdnppropriations, on account of
the expenses Of the postal service, desig-
mating the heads under which such pay
nents were made.
Sec. IS. That upon the certified quar-
terlyy. statement by the Auditor, for the
Post-Off1ce Department. of the payments
by the Postmaster General shall issue his
warrant to the Treasurer to carry the
amount to the credit of the postal reve-
nues and to the debt of the proper appro-
priations upon the books of the Auditor
Sec. ga sThatthe; possalrcvenues, and all
debts due the Post-Of1ice Department.
shall, when collected, be paid into the
treasury of the United States, under the
direction of the Postmaster General; and
the Treasury, assistant treasurer, or desig-
mated depository receiving such payment
shall give the depositor duplicate receipts
therefor.
Sec. 90. That all deposits on account Of
the postal service shall be brought into the
treasury by warrants of the Postmaster
General, countersigned by the Auditor;
and no credit shall be allowed for any de-
post until such warrant has been issued.
Sec Sc. That the Postmaster General
may transfer money belonging to the pos
tai service between the Treasurer assis-
tant treasurer, and designated deposito-
ries, at his discretion, and as the safety of
the public money and the convenience of
the service may require.
Sec. 81. That all fines and penalties i'm
posed for any violation Of any law relat-
ing to the Post Office Department, or of
any law relating to the P0st-O Office De-
partment, or of any other law where sucL
where such violation affects the revenue
or property of the Post-Office Department,
shall, when collected or recovered be paid
into the treasury, to the credit Of the
United States, for the Post-Office Depart
,ment, excepting, however, such part there
fofsas may, by law, belong to the party be-
long to the party informing or prosecuting
ior the same. ..i...s,.....l -
Sec. IS. That the Postmaster General
may dispose Of any quarterly returns OF
mails senter TeceivedI preserving the &C
counts-current and all accompanying
ENnnchersj land use such portions of the pro-
ceeds as may be necessary to defray the
cost of separatilgand disposing of them
but the accounts shall be. preserved entire
for at least two years. i i, i,.i.s..5 ~
Sec SO. That the Postmaster General
may provide. by regulations, for the dis.
position of printed and mailable matter