Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-02-25
OFFICIAL.
Law 8 OF THE UNETED STATES
Fassed at tks ssOosa ssssfoa Of ths Fsrst-seeo'

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tGRHERkL NkTURE-No. 11el 70
AN ACT to revise. consolidate. and amend the
stssuies relating % the Pest ONCE Department.
Be Il enacted bv fhs Senate and House OF RspFessss-
pas Of tas Usssssd States Of Aersoa IN C0ngress es
seBbied That there Hhst be eaahiiahed et the seat
| OF government OF the United 5tateA Oh AmSLies.
| Department to be known as the Post Once Dspsrt
4s sSc IS. Thas p6strhasters Of me fourth and tih
class sh All be appointed and be removed by the
Postmaster General, and all others shall be hppoint
ed Rud may be remsved by the President, oy and
hoid ther ofices ior ionf years uness sooner re-
moved suspended according 10 laWs and All np-
| pointmcnts and removals small be notified TO the
auasoF for Tie Rost once Department.
SEc. sl Thzt every pdatnsassr shaI reside With
in the delivery Of The ohiOs . which he Il appoihe
sns, %, That every postmaster, bsfors entering
upoH the anEIea Of his once, shall give bands Wlt
good and approved security sns IN ssCa leaalsL =
nltoned for the faithful discharge OF all duties and
trusts impo ed on him either by law o. the Falef
ofEios snnii be desisuassd moaeye order once.
tue bond Of the poslaasteF shall contain an addl-
tons condition ier ne isishla Rsfios,ma%hcs nc o. si
zioya Of postmaster. his nond shaIi bs delivered
bond Of say marfie1 uom N VINO may Dc zppolntsd
postmaster eha be binding upon hsF and her sure
ties, and Hhe aha be liable for misconduct IN emcf
ssa. '' ee That Ehea any of the sursses Of post
master ANAL notfy the Pozfma star Genesal Of Their
d-EAfE kE2=E
| me Postmaster General desms new bond necesss
~ he snAt require the postmaster % execute such
the PcstSsstsr General ANAL be Is valid Is iSs bond
given upon the original appointment Of such post
master and Inc suresiss IN ne prior bond shall %
Of auch postmaster which may be dens or commit
ted eubssquent to the last day of the quarter In
which such Hsw bond shall be executed and seespt-
$50. 81. That If on the settlement Of the account
q any + !. aha eppsss that es II = insssts
instituted within three years after the close OF such
account the sureties on his bond shall not be liable
$40 IS. Tnateyerv postmaster shall keep an once
in whiclton OF ore persons shall be on duty dur
ing sncn hours of each dsy e. the rostmaslsF Goa
ering, making up, and forwarding all natl matter
received thereet.
$50 o. Tnat ali letters broughtts any post once
half an hour before the time fer the departure Of
the all shall DO forwarded therein but t ofices
whore, III the opinion OF the Postmaster aeneral,
more time for making up the mail ts required,
he mag prescribe accordingly, net exceeding one
hour. - sis sifsT =. :. .+...5s5y :. -
nis 90 the postmasters 81 the formulation OF each
route schedule OF the time of arrival and depart
ure Of tho mall 90 their oiace, respectively 20 he
posted Ia Conspicuous plaee In the once; and the
Postmaster General shall also give the postmaster
notice OF any change in lhe arrival and departure
That may be ordered; and he shall cause to be
kept ana returned 70 the Department, &C short and
regular intervals, registers, showing the exact
times OF the arrivals snd departures OF the mail
$50 II. Ehat every postmaster shall keep record
in such form the Postmaster General aial direct,
Of ali postage stamps and envelopes and Of all pos
predeosssor. or from ths Department or any Of IL
agents; and also OF al receipts os money for post
ages and sox.rents and q ali other receipfs on 40
actions which may be required BY the Postmaster
General; and theee records shall De preserved and
delivered TO his sicosasor; and shall be at ell tmoe
subject % examination By any special agent Of the
Sc. M Thst each postusaster sail render to the
puafs f1udss in auf.h fnFfn
the latter shall prescroe. quarsery account 81
ali moneys received charged BY him or Ut hia Of
foF mail matter, or By reason Of Keeping "a branch
once OF for tue delivery OF mail matter IN any man
sso. 7s That the Postmaster General may re-
quite q sworn statement TO accompany each quar-
Jerly OF postmaster, 10 the effect tnat such
| account contains q true statement Of the enaiFe
| amount OPP stage. box-rents charges, and moneys
collected received At his 0c5 during the quarter
thes ne has not knowlngiy aelivered. Or permitted
Age was not as the time paid; that such aceount
exhikiss truly and faithfully the entire receipts col
lectea at his ONCE ana whch,Dy due diligence. .vould
have been collected and that the credits be Claims
are lust and right. And aby false swearing thereia
sha render hiin liable 70 the Pshs and penalties ei
Sc. IL That II any postmaster shall neglect to
render his accounts. for one month afteE the tie,
and In the form and manner prescribed by law and
the regulations Of the Postmaster General such
postmaster and his Bureties shall forfeit and pay
dsuole the emount OF the oss receipts q SAID ess
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time; ssd q a ne time Of .i Nc 49, s@sS9pa5 @ & shsi sas
sa as the court and Jury shall estimate TO be equity.
Aent thereto 10 be recovered In an ac1on Oh aep'
$50. IS That postmasters shall Keep safely. With,
out lOaninK, using depositing IN an unauthorized
| bank, or exchanging for ether funds al the pub
Ho money collected ey them or which may come
into their posseason, and until IL il ordered bj
the Postmaster General to be transferred or pale
SEC. 10. That the postmaster at Washington ant
postmasters at cities where there is an as5stap
treasurer shall deposit the postal revenues ant
al money accruing at their once with such aaeiat
ant treasurer a. OFT IN week AZ least, ant
as inncD oftener as the Postmaster General may 81
$50. n. That pestmasters shall promptly repor
10 the Pos master General every delinqnency, neg
lecT, or malpractice Of the contractors, and thei
agents, or carriers, which may come 70 their knowl
$50. IS. That no po ,tmaster, assistant postmas
ter. or clerk employed ~ any post once snail oe
sEo. 70 That no postmaster shah act as agent 70
any lottery ONCE, or under any color Of pur lhase
ot6erwse vend lottery tickets; nor shall he receiv
send any lottery scheme, OIL cular0r ticket free
postage; and Ter any violation OF the provisions
this section the person Offending shall forfeit. an
IS $50. 20. That the compensation of postmaster
shall be 1ed annual salary, TO be divided into nv
cIasses; exclusive ~ tine postmaater At New Yor
city. whose salary shall be six thousand dollars pc
4 annum Tue saIarY OF the nrst casH shall be nc
more than four thousand dollars nor less than tnre
thousand dollars; OF the second class leaA tina
three Thousand dollars but not less than two thor
sand doars Of the third class, less than two thos
sand dollars but not less than one thousand dollars
Of the fourth class, less than oae Ihensand dollar
but not less than TWO hundred dollars; Of the ft
class, less than two hundred collars; and the sal
FieB Of the nrst second, and third Glasses shall be
D even hundreds OF dollars; OF the fourth class,
even tens ofdoiars; and Of the nfth clann In eve
SEC 81. That at alIuewiy established onices, Il
8 Postmaster General may temporarily ix the aalal
% until the returns OF ouch ONCE shall enable him
4 properly adjust the same, but tue compensate
| hhRli In no case be thus temporarily liked at mo-
!, than the salary OF an once OF the NTH casa.
" BKC 81. Thai the aalafes OF p0stmasters shan
re-aajusted BY the Postmaster General once In tv
years and In special cases as much o tener as
II may deem expedlent; and when the qlarterly I
turns of any postmaster OF the third fourth. or f
class show that the salary allowed 10 twenty per
tum less than it would be on the basis OF comml
sion, the Postmaster General shall re-adJust q
-. same.
- postmaster the amount thereof shall be ascertain
a by adding. 70 the whole amount OF box RENTS col
y missibns on the 9th postal revenues OF the ON
at the following rates. On the firgt one hundred d
lars or leas, sixty per cenumi on all over one hl
N dreu dollars, and not over four hundred dolla
nfty per centuIn; on all over. four hundred dolla
| and not over two Thousand four huadred dolla
nfreen per centuIn And in order to ASCERTAIN I
amount OF postal receipts Of each once the Po
master General shall require postmaAters to sta
under oath, at such times and for such periods
= hs may deem necessary in each case, the emount
a stamps Cancelled, the amount Of box rents receivi
y the amount Of unpaid postages collected, and
amount OF postage on printed and other mailal
"a matter; PT0Uded, hoIceDer, That whenever, by rt
W son of the extension OF ree delivery OF letters.
In boxrents of any post office are decreased, the Po
Ia master General may allow, out Of the receipts