The Portland daily press., 1873-01-17

shall be Immediately dismissed from office, and shall
be liable to pay SO much money as would have boen
reazea from saa contract to be recovered in an ac
ton OF debt, for the use of the PostOflce Depart
ment.
Sec. 49, That all bonds taken and contracts enter
ed into by the Post Office Department shall be made
to and with the United States of America.
SEC. H. That no person employed in tho postal
service shall receive any fees or perqnstes
" the dnt1es to be performed by virtue of his ap-
pointment.
SEC. 10. That before entering upon the duties, and
before they sla receive any salary the Postmaster
General and all persons employed in the postal
vice, shall respectively take and subscribe, before
some magis rate other competent officer the fol-
lowing oath or Affirmation: 81, A. B., do solemply
swear Tor affirm as the may bel that will faith
fully perform all the duties revuired Of me, and abb
stain from everything forbidden by the laws in rela-
tion to the establishment of post-ofces and post
roads within the United States; and that will hon,
estly and truly account for and pay over any money
belonging to he said United States ate which may come
And this oath affirmation may be taken before any
eicer civil or military, holding commission undel
the United States and such officer Is hereby author
lied to administer and certify such oath afrma-
| ton.
Sec 16. That every person employed in the postal
service shall be subject to all the pains, penalties
and orfitures for violation of the laws relating tC
such service whether he has taken the oath of af
frmation prescribed in the preceding section or not
SEC. II Toat kilograms between the several De-
partments OF the government and their officers anG
agents. IN their transmission over the lint of an,
company ~ to which has been given the right of way
I
have priority over all other business at such as thu
! Postmaster General shall annually fix.
| SEC. Is. That every order, entry, or mem ran
| dun whatever on which any action is to be based
| allowance made II money raid, and every contract
paper, or litigation made by with the Post-Ofic,
Department, shall have its true date affixed to it
an every paper relating to contracts allowances
filed IN the Department shall have the date when i
| was filed indorsed upon it.
| SEC. 10. That the Postmaster General shall fur
nish copy VI his annual estimates to the Secretar,
| of the Treasury prior to the first OF November ii
each year which shall be reported to Congress by th
| latter in his regular printed estimates.
SEC. 20. That the Postmaster General shall trans
nit copy of each postal convention concluded will
foreign governments to the Secretary of State whit
shall furnish copy Of the to the Congre siona
Printer for publications. and the printed proof sheet
Of all such conventions shall be revised at the Post
| Cffice Department.
SEC. 81. That there shall be appointed by the Pres
/ ident, by and with the advice and consent of th,
Senate, in Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Oc,
| Department.
| SEC. %. That the sail Auditor shall receive al
accounts arising in the Post-0fice Department Oh
relative thereto with the vouchers necessary to !
correct adjustment thereof and shall audit and set
tie the same, and certify the balances thereon Il III,
Postmaster General. He shall keep and preserve al
| accounts and vouchers after settlement. He sbai
close the accounts of the Department quarterly and