Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-02-24
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES


tiUes Of the Unesed States Of America IN Congress
seDbed That there shall he established, at the seat
OF government OF the United States OF America, q
Department to be known a. the Post once Depart
SEQ 49, That the salary Of the special agents OF
thelPOst0ce Department shall be at therate OF not
more than one thousand six hundred dollars per
annum; and they shall be allowed for travelling
| and incidental expenses, while actually employ
ed In the service, sum not exceeding i've dollars
/ q day.
ed 70 collect or disDurse any public money he snail
before entering upon such duty, give bond In such
sum and form, and with such security, the Port
master General may require.
SEo. "a. That the Postmaster General may EN-
ploy, when the service requires IL, the Assistant
Postmaster General and superintendents in his De-
partment as special agents. aud he may allow them
therefor not exceeding the amount expended by
them as necessary travelling expenses while 80 en-
$50. 90. That the Postmaster Genaral may appoint
two agents to superntend tbs railway pystal service
who snail be paid out OF the appropriation ior the
ana nve hundred per annum salary, with an allow
ance for travelling and incidental EXPENSES, while
actively employed In the service and not more than
lVe dollars day; and the Auditor OF the Treasury
for the Pest Oice Department shall charge 10 the
appropriation for mail transportation the salary and
per diem Of the assistant superintendens of the pes
tai railway service and TO the appropriation for the
free delivery SYSTEM the salary aud per diem OF the
special agent detailed for that seTvce and the sal
ary and per diem OF the special agent employed In
the money order service shall be paid out OF chepro
SEQ B8 That the Postmaster General may estab-
sh resident mail agentcies at the ports Of Panama
| and ABpinwall (New Granada, which United States
mail steamers touch load aud receive malls, as
may In his Judgment promote the efncieney OF the
| foreign mail service; and may pay the agents en-
ployed by him At such ports out OF the apprOpria-
ton for transportation OF the mail reasonable
pensatiOn for their services and the necessary ex
penses for Office rent clerk hire Ohce furniture, and
other ncidentals, To be allowed him at each OF sucn
sEo ~. That the Postmaster General. may ap-
point agent in charge OF the mail On board Of
eaen of the mall steamers on the routes between
San Francisco Japan and China betwe n San Fran
| cisco aHd Honolulu, (Hawailan lslandsl and New
| the appropriation for the transportation OF the
| mail, an annual salary OF two thousand dollars
| each.
| sEc. 8s That the Postmaster General, may estab-
lish, In connection with the mail steamship service
/ To Japan and China, general pOstai agency at
i Shanghai China, or al Yokohama japan with such
branch agencies at any other ports In China and
Japan as ne shall deem necessary for the prompt
and efficient management OF the postal service in
those Countries and he may pay the postal agents
/ employed theTeaJ reasOna 10 compensation for
their services In addition W Gne necessary eXpen-
ses for rent furnlture, CLERK lre ana Incidental ex-
penses.
plOy as many rOute-agents may be necessary for
the prompt and safe transportation OF tile mail who
shall be paid out OF the appropriation for transpor-
tatiOn OF the ai a. tue rate o. not less lnan nine
/ hundred nor more than one thousand two huAdred
dollars per annun.
point clerks for the purpose of asserting and dstr
Duting the mail In railway pOst-oces, who shall be
paid Of the appropriation for transportation OF
the mail, at the rate OF not more than on thousand
four hundred dollars per annum to the head clerks,
i nor more than one Thousand two hundred dollars
per Onnum to the other clerks.
| SEC. al That the accounts OF the postal service
/ shall he kept in such q manner NJ tU exhibit the
amount OF revenues derived respectively frem let-
ter postage; BOOK, ne Hsp per, and pamphlet post
| age registered letters; box rents and branch Of
nCeS; postage stamps Gnd envelopes; dean letters
lines and penalties; revenue from money order bus
mess; ana miscellaneous; and the amount Of ex-
penultures for each of the following objects, name
/ iy: Transportation OF the MALL compensation OF
pOstmasterB: cOmpensaton 0f letter carrierB; cOm-
pensatiOn Of clerks for post ot1ceS; compensation
Of blank agents aud assistants; mail depredaJl0ns
and special agents; postage stamps ana envelopes;
ship, steamboat and way letters dead letters; mall
bags; mail locks and keys; and pOstmarking and
| canceling stamps; wrapping-paperi twinei letter
balances; Oillce furniture; advertising; balances
| In foreign countries; rent lgnt, and fue iOr the
post oiiices; and the station.ry; and miscellane-
l GUS
Il sKC a.. That unclaimed money In dead letters
for which no owner can De found; all money taken
from the mail by robbery, theft or otherwise, winch
/ may come into the hands OF any agena or employee
OF the I'm ted States, any other person Whatever
all nes and penalties Imposed for any violation OF
the postal laws, except such parts may by law be-
long W the ni0rmer or party prosecuting for Tn q
same; and all money derl ed from the sale o1 vast
paper OF other public property OF the Post once
Department. shall be deposited In the treasury, un
der the direction OF the Postmaster General, as pas
| oil the postal revenue. And the Postmaster Genero
Ii hereby directed 70 cause to he placed to the cre
dit OF reasury the United States FOR the ser
vice OF the Post Once Department the net pfocseds
/ OF the money order OuAnesB; ana tne TeCelpts Vi
he Post ONCE Departmt mt derived from this source
during each quarter shall be entered by the AudtOl
the Treasury for the Post once Departmentil the
| accounts OF said Department, under tile head o
| revenue from money order busness."
| sec 43. That all pOstagee, box rents and othel
receipts at post otiices snail be accounted for as
| part OF the postal revenues; and any part thereof
| which the postmaster has neglected to Collect ht
shall be charged with and held accountable for tht
| same as II he mad collected II.
| she. ~. That posLmasteis may allow boX-hOldert
who desire to do so 10 provide lock-boxes or draw
ers Tor theie own use, at their own expense, whc
lJck-DOxes or drawers, upon their erection Ia any
post Ufce shall become the property OF the United
states, and be subject to the direction and control
Of the Post once department, and shall pay rent
al ut least rqea TO that OF other boxes in the SAINT
ONCE, or, II there be no other boxes In such OF
| ice, Of boxes In other offices OF the same class
which rental shalt be accounted for as Other DoX
| rents
or other person employed in any branch OF the pos
tai service h,ving temporary custody OF any none!
derived from the sale OF waste paper or other pus
| property OF the Post once Department; or any mon
| ey derived from any other source which by laV
iH part Of the postal revenues, VINO shall Wllul.
reglect to deposit the same in the treasury OF th
United stat or in some other depository authorl
Zsd 70 receive the same, shall be deemed guilty 0
embczzement, and De subject to tne not exceed
| ing double the sum 80 retained, or TO Imprisonment
not exceeding three years, CT both, at the discre
lion OF the court. and any pers lntrusted by lav
with the sale Of postage stamps or stamg led envel
Opes, who shall refuse neglect to account for tn
same, who shall pledge or hypOhecRte or unla
FUZZY dispose OF theln' for any purpose Whatever %
\
I De subj ct " the same penalty and punishment
are provided In this section for tho emOeZzlemen
, OF money,
Sac. 40 Thst the money requifed fer the pOsto
service in each year shall be appropriated by law
> out of the revenues Of the service.
sEC Al. That payments OF money out OF the treas
ury account OF the postal service shall he In pul
r | suance OF appropriations made by law, by warrant
OF the Postmaster General, registered and c0untel
| signed by the auditor for the Post ONCE Depart
| ment and expressing on ltheir face the appropria
I | ton to which they should he charged
SEC. 4s That all payments on account OF the pos
| tai services shall be made To persons 10 whom IN
+ same shall be certlhedtO be due 10y the Audiori b
q | advances Of necessary sums to defraY expence
2 | may be made by the Postmaster General TO ugeut
. | employed to investigate mall depredatOns exam
ine post routes and ofices and on other Ike sci
vices, to be charged to them by the auditor, and
g be accounted for in the settlement OF their az
a counts.
SIC. 49, That the Postmaster General may trani
:, fer debts due 10 the Department from postmaster
a and others such contractors as ave given bond
with security, to re und any money that may com
, into their inds over and above the amount foun
u due them the settlement OF IN tr accOuntsi Dt
i such transfers shall only be IN satisfaction OF
l. gai demands for which appropriations nave pee
% made.
m SEC. so. That in all cases where money have bee
- paid out Of the funds OF the Pos ONCE Departmel
under the prelense that service has been perIOrHt
III therefore, when In fact, such service has not bee
r. sum which, according to law, might rightfuly nav
al been allowed therefore, and In all other eases Whe
money OF the department has been paid 10 any pc
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