Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-25


may be assigned % him by the Secretary of the Treasury
require
collection Of all dcpt due the department. end ali penstie
and foeiturea imposed for any violation Of the postal
BY law, 70 enforce tho payment Of ,ueh dcp and the
recovery Of such pcnaes snd fofeiures He sha also
superiniend the collection Of al penalties and fcrieures
arising undor other statues where such penalties and
land fofctue' are the consequence Of unlawful affect
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sEC. a. That the said auditor or the mayor Of an,
Of record may administer oath, or sfma'ous in re,ation
TO the examination aud settlement II the accounts com.
mted to the charge Of said auditor and any person shan
knowingly swear arm falsely touching .nv eSpepSn.
res on account Of or claim In favor Of against said depart
mcn he shall conviction thereof for every ,ueh ocuse
forfeit and pay not exceeding tive thousand doar and be-
Imprisoned at hard labor not exceeding Eve years accord
Ing TO the aggravaiion Of the offonsc
SEC. %. That either the or Tho
aed with the roitlement Of aid auditor he may, within
twelve months appeal 10 the first conptroIer Of the
treasury whose deeiiOn shall be final and conoiusivo
SEC. 26 That the Secretary Of the Treasury may
apont In the office Of the auditor for the Pos-ofce
Department chief clerk nine clerks q class four forty.
four clerks Of class three, sixyou clerks Of class two
thryseyen clerks Of class one, mossenger one ssss
ant messenger and eleven laborcrs
~ That the annual ,aaries Of the auditor for the
fosoice Departnont and the clerks ncseengers and Ia.
borcrs In his Office, shall be as follows:
OF the auditor, three tho sand dolars
VI the chief clerk, two thousand dollara
OF the clerks Of class four housand eight hundred
dsla each and two hundred dollar. ADDITIONAL to one Of
Haid clerks M Disturbing clerk
dollars each,
the clerks of class two one hOussnd four hundred dol
lars EACH
fths clerks of class one thousand two hundred dol
OF the messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars,
OF the assistant messenger hundred dollars,
90 The hbolers six hundred dollars each.
SEQ IS. That whenever the office Of any postmaster
shall become vacant by Of DEATH resignation spon-
tion or by the expiration of the commission Of postmaster
person to take charge Of the pOstoec 10 which he
appointed shall be the duty Of the or
without delay and ha be the duty q he Postmaster
General promptly 70 notify the auditor Of the change and
every postmaster and his surees shall be responsible under
Their bond for the safe keeping public property the
po,oncc and the due performance Of the duties thereof
until the expiration Of the commission until
shall have hecn duly appointed and qualified and shall have
taken possession Of the Offices Provided, nevertheless That
IN cases where there sha he delay OF sixty days In sup
plying such vacancy the surees may terminate their
sPonhbty by giving notice, In writing, to tho Postmaster
Genera such termination to take effect ten dys after ui
neient time shall have elapsed 70 receive reply from the
Postmater Gencrs And provided Also That the Postmas
terGenoral when the cxgcnce Of the service require
place such office in charge Of special agent unt tho
cancy eau be regularly hed aud when such special agent
the suretes Of the postmsster hall cease
SEC 20. That all orders aud regulations OF the Postma
terGeneia which may originate claim, In any manner
affect the accounts Of the postal service hS he certified to
the auditor for the Post-Ofac1 Department
SEC 30. That the Postmastcr-General may eatabhh
blank agency for the Department TO be located
at Washington, District Of Columbia.
SEC 81. That the Postnd
special agents for the Pacific coast aud uch number Of 9TH
@ peoal agent as good Of the service and the safety Of
the mail may require.
SIC. 3D. That the salary Of the special agents Of the POST
Office Department shall be at the rate Of than
houaand sz hundred dollars per and they sha be
allowed for travelling and Incidental expenses while actu
ally employed in the service, not edng Eve dol
lars n day.
SEC. %. That whenever special sg-nt Is required to
collect disbue any public money, he shs before enter
ing such duty give bond in such and form and
with such security, as the PostmitcrGencra may approve
SEC 81 That the PostmAs may employ when
the service requires H. the assistant and
superintsndents in his department special and he
may allow them therefor exceeding the amount erpond
ed BY them ms necessary travelling exp while
poyed
SEC 81. Thst the PostmAter-Gcnera may appoint two
agents to uperutend the railway postal service who shan
be paid the appropriation or the tra on The
all the rate of two thousand Eve lunded dollar per
annum salary, with allowance COR travelling aud nciden-
tai expenses while actively employed in he rvee n not
more than 1--WE dollars day and tho auditor Of the trca
NY for the Posocc Department shall charge TO the appro-
the assistant uperintenden Of the postal rslway seryee
and to the appropriation for the fecievery system the
service I'd the salary and per diem Of special agents
employed IL the mon0yerder service shall lie paid out Of
the proceed Of that service
SEC &c. hat the Postm General may establlsh re.i
dent mail agencies 1T the ports Of Panama and Aspnwal
lNew Granadal HavanA tCuba) and Saint Thomas, and
such other foreign ports At which United staes mail steam
ers touch to land and receive mails may his Judgment
promote the efficiency Of the foreign mail service and NAV
pay the agent, employed by him 1T such potts ont Of The
appropriation 70 tran poation Of the ms reasonable
eompsnsaton io their services and the necessary expenses
;ils, 20 be allowed him at each Of such agencies
SEC. 81 That the Postmaste-G may sppoint an
agent in charge Of the mail board of each Of the mail
steamers the routes between San Frpucico Jap,n and
China between san Fralesco and Honolulu iiIiwaan s
and and New York Rio Janero who shan be allowed
out Of the appropriation for tran potation OF the mail m
annual salary Of two thousand dollars each ' ''
SEC. Us. That the PcstmaslerCeneral msy estabsh In
connection with the man steamship service 10 Japan and
China, general postal agency A. Shanghd China or Il
Yokohama Japan, with such branch agcncs a, any other
ports in China and Japan he deem necessary for Inc
prompt aud efficient management Of the postal service 10
those eonntcr ard he may pay the postal agents employed
hereat Reasonable compensation a their service In al
diton to the necessary cxpcnrcs for furniture clerk
hire, aud incidental expense
SEC. 49, That the Postmaster-Geuerll may employ A
many route agents may be Ary III PROMPT md
safe transportation Of the mail who shah raid out OF the
appropriation Tor transportation q the mail the rate Of
not less than nine hundred nor thsn thousand
two hundred dollars p annum,
SEC TO- That the os,msster-cner, m pppont clerk,
for the purpose Of sorting and distributing the NAH In rail-
way post-oicc who hall be paid Of the appropriation
Tor transportation OF the mail NJ the rate o. not than
one thousand four hu1drd doas per annnm 10 tho head
annum to the other clerks
SEC A. That the OF the postaI service shall
Kept In such manner rs TO exhibit the revenues
derived respectively ON letter postage; book neaspa-
per, and pamphle, posage "registercd tters, "box.
rents and branch ofeea 'Potsge,t'mps and envelopes;
dead letters hnes and penaltlcs revenue from money
order business; and "mcelancous": aud the amount Of
expenditures for each Of the following oblec namely;
transportation Of the mnil'; c1mpensai1n Of posmss-
tes; computation q etter-clrrics"; compensltn Of
clerks for post-oices; compensation Of hnk-agen aud
asistint mail deIred,ons and special igcnts'; post.
age-sthmps and envelopes" ship ste imboaL and way let
ter "dead-ettcis"; "mail-bag; Email locks and keys,
ana postnMEng and 'ancelling s'amp-; 'tapping-pa-
per- twne"; "oiterbaances'f "olice frnliure aiyrr-
Using; "balnncs 90 foreign counios"; 'fen, Hight ana
fuel for potoces"; and 1T onery and n,celsneous"
SEC a. That unclaimed money Ia dead tier for which
no owner can be found I'll money taken from the mall Nv
robbery, Ia H. othcw, which may come into the hands
Of any sgent employee of United nte or INV cher
peron whatever all dnc' and pen,itcs imposed ~ any
violation Of the postal laws except sdch mart ~ NAV m I
belong to tho iuorncr arty proceeding Tor tbs sne
and al money derived from the aste paper or ether
public property Of the Post-ofc Department .h, he d.
Of
ter'eneal a. part Of the postal AM the Post
msste eneral hereby directed T., caue 10 ie as 10
the credit Of the TIC Of the United star, fr the SER
Vie OF the PoFtoicc Department the net procecs OF the
none order business aud the cccpts Of tbe posaico
Department derived from this source duing sch auaTeT
hall be entered by III auditor o III asury To- the Post
the head OF revenue from money ordg. bgHncs."
Al posoaiees hai he ceoupted "a, nr o W dteep
revenues; and any par reof which tho pos tmastr has
neglected to collect he ST. be charged with held ac
eogniabie Tor the same a. he had collected It.
SIC. 49, lhat postmA may allow box-l cdets who
desire to do 10 provide lockboxcs or drawers Tor thrr
own zee at theirow cNpcnc, which lockboxes drawers
upon their erection in any toce shall become the pro-
pery Of the United saea SID be feet 70 the direction
ana eoa To o. the Po'i,om DepTimen and shah pay
or there be other boxes in such Office OF boxes In 9TH
or oihces Of the same ea' which rental sha united
SEC. 49, That any officer, ogent postmsster clerk or
other person employed in any branch OF the postal service
having temporary custody Of any money taken from dead
leer any money derived from tho sale u wasepaprr or
other public property Of the posofce Departmduti n any
Of the postal evenueg who shall wilfay neglect 10 deposit
he came IN the treasury Of the United stGtes or Ia some
other depository authorized receive the siue shall be
deemed guilty Of smbczEement and be subject 10 Que
not exceeding ble the retained or 10 imprson
ment not exceeding tire years. both the discretion Of
the court An any inrused by law will the sale
OF postage stamp or stamped envelopes who shall refuse
neglect to &c cunt for tho same who ha pledge or by
potheeae unlawfuy dispose Of them for any purpose
whatever, shall be deemed guilty Of embezHlefnent and
shall be subject to the penalty and punishment "a arc
provided in this section for the embez1men Of money
SEC 49, That he money required Tor The posal service
In each year shall be appropriate by law out Of the reyen
l. Of tho service.
SIC a. That payments Of money out vf the troasry on
account Of the portal service shall In pursuance on
prations made by law, by Of the Postma terd n
era regered and eounteTsgned by the auditor Tor the
Posl-oes Department and expressing their face the
SEC. As. That all payments on account III Tie no raj ar
vice ha be made 70 persons to whom the shall GER
tuned to be due by the auditors but advances Of necessary
sums to defray expenses may be made by the POI
General 10 agents employed to Investigate mail depproda
ons examine post routes and Offices, and on other like