Smyrna times., 1873-01-15

IIR", .ed nj the second Session of the Forty us
second Congress. q,
IGExERAL xAruRE-No nsl 5,
An Act revise Rs es statutes relating
GContinued q
report all curtsmsns OF effected within the
preceding giving in each case the particulars as in
Of the finances Of the DDar.msnt for the preceding
a the beginning of the year, the amount eli postage which
s,Ses and amsunt actually paid during year
por Of the fines posed on the deductions
S. % he the nature Of ahe denuency
which occurred when the hne was impo ed
rSied states q the
sSr smGS"Dr DeoaTt%%nt viii enable It to BE- done
Dreartmrni than mail giving
the @ he article % Sr hi1s c%@Hied m & @ %r n ,ne
rmed he amo1t paid the eio and the date aud duration
ATepott the clerk other persons employed the De
D@ Dam Of the persons the time they we're %et9sy employed
and ne sum pa" tb aen f ey @ @ a1S he Se dsusHed with
without detrneg TO the public service aud whether the re-
raorirsd fnr the better dpsoatch oI In siness
Geport business agencies in foreign
to sF % s u5o SSGfF ha s all St Sse
separately and In such numbers as may be required by the
SEC That the Postmaster General sha! submit to Con
each annual session statement of the amount
pended the preceding fiscal and e.timate the
each o. The following head Transportation Of the mails
p0soHcrs compensation Of letter-carrprs .c"mpensa
ton Of blank agents aud asslstants mail sno
sissmha and way letters; dead letters; mailbag :;
furniture "aizertising:" balances foreign countries
mesneous. showing paid under each head. and
tie msrelau fund but the names
oyed detecting depredaons he mall and OF other con-
Ssc. That the POSTMASTER General slal lay before Cen;
during the first week in each annual session detailed
M Of the made from & Ie and t
books H and eonpet and aGi"uS!i s S
nrs rooms Ocss and grounds occupied him aud under
his SnSrSe sGS 70 @ sSG 1eTg b @ s 20 I 10 the taxing
1 the % aSS d 10 e 81 set to 's
% and 6 e Sb & be os for
SIC H. That all persons poyed in any branch
sSc IT, That no " prrs%p employed IL the Posoce Depart
shall beeme Interested in contract or carrying the
Offering to become contractor 10 any
shall Immediately dismissed office. and shall be liable
contact to be rseoversd in an action the
SEC 3 That ali bonds taken aud contracts
the Post Oce Department shall be made to and with h'
SEE person employed postal service sasl
performed BY virtue Of bis appointment.
sas5f ~ and a. E
ana subscribe before some magsate Or other
oerr one 4""nE in % %s'n " % @ , vii "a isit6fy Der
form Al! the duties required me- and abstain from
and pos'roads within the United states: and that
the f%a SAID sF pay
%san pT may @e taken before any officer
holding mission under the United States and sIch Once
hereby authorized to administer and certify sueh oatn
Ssc IT, That every Uerson employed postal servic
shall subject to all the pains prnaes and ortsituEe' h
taken the saith Affirmation preccrbed IN the preceding e
sEc IL. That teeRram. between the several Departments
the sov-nmsnt ana tnr "nerss am h5 ss heen
right OF way timber or station lands from the pun
rates as the Postmaster General shall annually 6x.
o. e Il am sas an fIsi S5 BE- f 5. or
S a 6sce 6@part@t6 6sii have true date
IN Department shall have The date when il ndors
That the Postmas!sr General shalt ,a,ni.h copy
SSnsrs.s by the latter 10 MS regular printed espate
each postal esnsentian s eoneuded With foresn
ss OF 5Sie who shall gEmIS cop5 @ bs hs & a
EOosheets all such conventions shall be revised at
TSss there shall be appointed BY the Rrf,SsSt
the Treasury lor the Po.tofhee Department =. ,..on
arising the Post-Ocer Department relative there
5 % M, as ,"gfssTs @5 1 % TO c"1ref S % h basn
thereon to the Postmaster General He shall keep a. anh
ese the Department quarterly. and trans
Te.S: s6G Sa lie sRa i.p@r to the
1 s ['gSsS S to SG % G S
I ~ 2s9e % r. , s qee eoors no to b Postmastsr
all delinQuencies Of Dosmasers in rendering their nscov
their ofhees lie shall register charge and 60
nsni' sae The GepeE" when ~ wHTTsGse
n
hr hnHncr "f The DsOarimen as may 6e asa asH
% % 10 ne s sscTa :" pe ab reports
Ts 1r I o. s sfR Rn9iso Ifs ba :pperrtend the
sn Of all debit due the Department, And all penalties % @%n
Al as by law to emf
And ostur.s H4 shall also sIp-ntrnd the collection
sS'ues aud forte turrs arising und-r other statute ~ &
a affecting the property Of the Post-Omse
q That the said Auditor the mayor Of any city
N%fier aaSs Or afr@sons in relation the examn'
,.ld Audior: and il any person shall knowingly swe'
Hs1or Of Or sTams. s9 6epsTtTpsn, he snail
s % to, TeEy such oaepse os s@s % pa bap abo
Isseding five years according to the AS%f@'A"n I" u
Is That either the PG.tmsasr I, ..d Or ths s RI
accounts have been settled snail oe Ise No
ss sment Of said auditor he Ta, within tw hpse % Ssc
S iS S O. ts .. %ss aHs&
sIs eek. nine clerks Of four forty tour clerks o.
Ss one assistant messenger and e
a. That the Of the Auditor 3 lOT the the
R oass sha b "a sqS 6 ins CLERKS
~ " the the Auditor, three Thousand dollars:
~ ~ NE chief clerk, two thousand dollars; -. ,a.
clerks Of class four one thousand elGht !, n1u p
ass:ssi it:I@rsi"s S elssPe; elsspSis' u0"A''
~ the clerks three thousand six hundred
0 the clerks two thousand four hundred
O the clerks of class oue one thousand two hundred
&s sIsh. hundred and sory rs SG,,.;
aPSsr. SS., sa hundred doll dollars 81 each a s
S ss%s'sS rsssS% 81 t@s SS'ss
Sldn, or by the expiration Of the commission ~
% s or bis rejection by the Senate. or bT the nsxset
any person TO take charge Of the posl-omSs '.
apPninted Il shaft he the duty OF the Posi- master
President as the NAV bel to supply uen ,e
hout delay, ami T. shalt be the duty nt the
IA prnmpilY To ofy the Auditor OF the change sla
stnast"r and his sureiies snail he re@ponShie
or the sae-keeping Of the public property ~ W W
AUD the due OF the dulles thee ~
s aay apponted and qualified. and shall have tsken
n W the Office: Provided, nevertheless hat ~ eaes ~
snail be delay Of sixty days In supplying sucn M M
Hnfeslea terminate their re~pOnsib NY oY ks
lake s%ns % e. to the p3s%assT Gs9eTS me hs snSh have
receive reply from the Postmaster General: hnd ~
That the Postmaster (ieneral may. when the exlk
tne service require. place such Office 10 charge ol
en Until the be regularly hed ann ess
agent shall have taken charge OF suen pHst-o"
's ot the suretes Of the postmaster shall eeaie.
nSsc o. That all order and regula' OF the fosu
neiai which originate a claim in ant
aceonnts Of the service. shall be certineu
II Asnltor Tor the POst-OHee Department. ,., =
So ss That the Postma, General mar estahsn :
seaey iar the POst-0hce Department to be located al
II 'AsIon. District sf COlunnhla + +'F
49, IL That the Postmaster General may emplaa
AGENTS Tor the Pacific coast and such M mbsr oi
agents the eod VI the service and the saisU