Huntingdon Journal

              untinffdon   J ournal.
YOL. 47.
HUNTINGDON, PA., OCTOBER IG, 1872.
NO. 41.
The Huntingdoii Jonrnal.
J. R. DURBORROAV,       .       -       .1. A. NASII,
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Professional Cards.
BF. GEHRETT, M. D., ECLEC • TIC PHYCICIAN AND SURGEO-r, hav¬ ing returned from CiearlU-h! county and perma¬ nently located in Shirleysburg, offers his profes¬ sional services to the people of that place and sur¬ rounding country. apr.:)-IS72.
Tr\R. H. W. BUCHANAN,
DENTIST,
No. 22S Hill Street, July 3, "72.
HUNTINODON, PA.
DR. F. O. ALLEMAN can  be con¬ sulted at his office, at all  hours,  Mapleton, Pa. [march«.72.
D     CALDWELL, Attorney -at-Law, • No. IU, 3d street. Office formerly occupied by Messrs. Woods .t Williamson. [.~.pl2,'7I.
R. A. B. BRUMBAIIGH, offers his
professional services to the cammunity. Offiec, No. 523 Washington street, one door cast of tho Catholic Parsonage. [jan.4,'71.
EJ. GREENE, Dentist.    Office  re- •    moved to Leister'snewbuilding, HiUstreet I'-'itingdon. [jan.4,'71.
GL. ROBB, Dentist, ofSce in S. T. •    Brcwn's now building. No. 320,  /fill St., Huntingdon, Pa. [apl2,'71.
H   GLAZIER, Notary Public,  corner •    of Washington  and Smith  streets. Ilun- [ji    ' —'
idon. Pa.
i.l2'71.
HC.   JIADDEN,   Attorney-at-Law •    Office,  No. —, llill  street, Huntingdon, Pa. [ap.l0,'71-
FRANKLIN SCHOCK.'XtuTr^-
• at-Law, HUNTINCjDON, PA.
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J    SYLVANUS BLAIR, Attorncy-at- •    Law, lluntingdon. Pa.    Office, Hill  street, hreo doors west of Smith. [jan.4'71.
JR. PATTON, Druggist and Aputli- • ecary, opposite the Exchange Hotel, Ilun- ingdon. Pa. Prescriptions accurately cdnipoundcd. Pure Liquors for Medicinal purposes',    [nov.23,'70.
HALL MUSSER, Attorney-at-law,
I No. 319 Ilill St., Uuntingdon, Pa. [jan.4,'71.
JR. DURBORROW, Attomey-at- • Law, lluntingdon. Pa., will practice in the sever ll Courts of Huntingdon county. Particular attention given to the settlement of estates of dece¬ dent..
Office in he JonnSAL Bnilding.        [fcb.l,'71.
JW. MATTERN, Attorney-at-Law • and General Claim Agent, Uuntingdon, Pa., Soldiers' claims against the Government for back pay, bounty, widows' and invalid pensions attend¬ ed to with great care and promptness.
OEce on HiU street. [jan.4,'7!.
K ALLEN LOVELL, Attorney-at- ¦ • Law, Huntingdon, Pa. Special attention given to Collectio-vs of all kinds ; to the settle¬ ment of Estates, kc; and all other Legal Business prosocated witb fidelity aud dispatch.
rJ'.iS'- Office iu room lately occupied by 11. Milton Spccr, Esq. fjan.4,'71.
MILES ZENTMYER, Attorney-at- Law, Huntingdon, Pa., wiU attendpromptly tJ all legal business. Office in Cunningham's new Imilding. [jan.t,'71.
PM. & M. S.   LYTLE,   Attorneys- •    at-Law, Huutingdon, Pa., will attend  to all kinds of legal busindss entrusted to their care.
Office on the south side of Hill street, fourth door west of Smith. [jan.4,'71.
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A.   ORBISON,   Attorney-at-Luw,
Office, 321 HiU street. Huntingdou. Pa. [may31,'71.
JOIIS  SCOTT. S.  T.   BP.OWX. J.  M.  BAILEY
UCOTT,  BROWN  &   BAILEY,   At-
^^    torneys-at-Law, Huntingdon, Pn.    Pensions, and all claims of soldiers aud soldiers' heirs against the Government will be promptly prosecuted. Office on HiU street. [jan.4,'71.
TW. MYTON, Attorney-at-Law, Ilun- •    tingdon. Pa.    Oflice with J. Sewell Stewart, Esq. [jan.4,'71.
WILLIAM A. FLEMING, Attorney- at-Liw, Uuntingdon, Pa. Special attention given ta collections, and all other l!gal business attendod to with eare and promptness. Office, No. 229, Hill atreet. [apia,'71.
Hotels.
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ORRISON HOUSH
OPPOSITE   PENNSYLVANIA   R.  K. DEPOT
HUNTINGDON,    PA.
J. H. CLOVER, Prop. April 5, lS71-ly.
WASHINGTON HOTEL, S. S. EowDov, Prop'r. Corner of Pitt k Juliana Sts.,Bedford, Pa.   mayl.
EXCHANGE  HOTEL,   Huntingdon. Pa. JOHN S. MILLER, Proprietor.
J.inuary 4, 1871.
Miscellaneous.
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ARTOL, KENNEDY & CO.
[Lately Franklin Manufacturing Company.] Manufactures Flooring, Siding, Boors, t-a.-h, Shutters, Blinds, Moulding, Seroll Work, Counters, Shelving, Wood Turnings, Hubbs, Spoke?, Bent Work, Forks, Rakes, Broom?, Pick, and Hammer Handles, oil kindsofFurniture, Ac. OurMachinery thc very best qualityand giving our entire being ot nttention to the business weareable to nianufaeturc all of tho abuved named articles, as well as m others,»in the best style and always promptly. All orders addressed to
BARTOL, KENNEDY & CO.,
Huntingdon. Pa., will receive our  immediate  attention.    Price furnished when desired. Lumber taken in c.vcbangc   for ail kinds of work. Jan. .".1. 1871.
A.    UECK,   Fa.sliionable   IJarber
• an 1 Hairdresser, Hill street, opposite thc Franklin Iiousc. All kinds of Tonics and Pomades ke,)t onhand and for sale. [apl9,'71-Gm
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UNITED   STATES
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[Gk.nkral n.\tcre—No. 11 S.J
AX ACT to revise, consolidate, nnd amend thc statutes relating to the Post-Office Do- partment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Ike Unilcd Slules of America in Congress assembled, Tliat there shall be cs- tiiblisucd, nt tho scat of government of thc United States of America, a dcBarlmcut to be known as tho I'os'. Ofiicc Department.
Skc. 2. Tbat the principal officers of the Post-Office Department shall be one Postmas¬ ter Geueral and three Assistant Postmasters General, who sliall be appointed by the Presi¬ dent, by aud with tbe advice and'consent of the Seuaie, and who may be removed iu tbe same manner: and the term of office of tlie Postmaster General shall be I'or and during the term of the President by whom he is ap¬ pointed, aud for oue month thereafter unless sooner removed.
Sec. 3. Tbat the Postmaster General may appoint the following employees in the Post- Oflice Department : One cbief clerk for the Postmaster General and ouc for each of the .Assistant Postmasters General, one superin tendent of Post-Office building and disbursing clerk, one superintendent and one chief :lerk of the money-order system, one superintend¬ ent nnd onc chief clerk of foreign mails, one topographer for Post-Office Departmeut, one assistant attorney-general for the Post-Office Departmeut, one cbiel of division for the office of mail depredations, one cbief of division of dead-letters, one superintendent ofthe blank- agency, one assistant superintendent aad four assistants, fourteen clerks of class four, si.\ty- one clerks of class three, fifty clerks of class two, seventy-one clerks of class onc, fifty- seven f.malo clerks, onc messenger ior the Postmaster General und one for each of the Assistant Postmasters General, four assistant messengers, len watchmen, twenty five labor¬ ers, one engineer, ono assistant eagineer, onc carpenter, one assistant carpeuter, one fireman nnd blacksniith, two firemen, three female laborers, nnd sucb a number of temporary clerks, female clerks, folders, watchmen, and laborers as may be required.
Sue. 4. Tbat the anuual s.ilaries of the offi¬ cers, clerks and others employed in the Post- Office Department shall be as follows:
Of tbe Postmaster General, eight thousand dollars.
Ofthe Assistant Postmasters General, three thousaud five hundred dollars each.
Of the superintendent ofthe money-order system, three thousand dollars.
Of tbe superintendent of foreign mails, three thousand dollars.
Of the topographer of tbe Post-Office De¬ partment, two thousand five hundred  dollars.
' f the assistant attorney-general of the Post Office Department, four thousand dollars.
Of the chief of division for the office of mail depredations, twenty-five hundred dollars.
Oftbe chief of division of dead-letters, two tbousand five bundred dollars.
Ofthe superintendent of Post-Office build¬ ing and disbursing officer, two tbousand three
mdred dollars.
Of tbe chief clerk to tbe Postmaster Gen¬ eral, two thousand two hundred dollars.
Of the chief clerks to the Assistaut Postmas¬ ters General, the chief clcrU of the superin¬ tendent of the money-order office, and the chiefclerk of tbe superintendent of foreign mails, two tbousand dollars each.
Ofthe superintendent of tbo blank-agency, one tbousand eight hundrei dollars; of the assistant superintendent, one thousand six bundred dollars ; of the four assistants, one tbousand two liuudred dollars each.
Oftbe clerks of class four, one thousand eight hundred dollars each.
Of tbe clerks of class three, one thousand six hundred dollars each.
Of the clerks of class two, one thousand four bundred dollars each.
Of the clerks of class onc, one tbousiind two hundred dollars each.
Of the female clerks, nine hundred dollars each..
Of tho messenger lo tbe Postmaster General, nine hundred dollars.
Of the messengers to the Assistant Post¬ masters Ganeral, eight bundred and forty dal¬ lars each.
Oftbe assistant messengers, watcbmen, and laborers, eight hundred dollars each
Of the engineer, one thousand six hundred dollars.
Ofthe assislant engineer, one tbouaand dol¬ lars.
Ofthe carpenter, one thousand two bundred and fifty-two dollais.
Of the assistant carpenter, one tbousand dollars.
t.f tbe fireman and blacksmith, nine huu¬ dred dollars.
Of the firemen, seven hundrod and twenty dollars each.
Of the female laborers, four hundred and eighty dollars each.
Sec. 5. That tbe Postmaster General sball procure aud cause to be kept a seal for his Department, whicii sball bo affixed to all com¬ missions of postmasters and others, and used to authenticate all transcripts and copies which may bo required from this Departmeut.
Sec. G. That tbe Postmaster General shall establish aud discontinue post-offices ; instruct all persons in the postal service with reference to their duties ; decide on the forms of all official papers ; prescribe the manner of keep¬ ing and stating accounts ; enforce the prompt rendition of returns relative to said accounts; control, according to law, and snbject to the settlcmeut of tbe Auditor, all expenses inci¬ dent to the service ofthe Department; super¬ intend the disposition of th« moneys of the Deparlment; direct the manner in which bal¬ ances sball be paid over: issue warrants to cover money iuto the treasury, and to pay out tbe same : nnd generally superintend the bus¬ iness ofthe Departmont, and execute all laws relative to the postal service.
Sec 7. That in case of tbe death, resigna¬ tion, or absence of the Postmaster General, all bis powers aud duties shall devolve, for tbe time being, on tbo First Assistant Post¬ master Geneial.
Sec. 8. That the Postmaster Geueral shall make the following reports to Congress at each annual session :
A report of all contracts for carrying the mail witbiu the preceding year, giving in each case tho uame ofthe contractor ; tbe date and duration of tbo contract; thc routes embraced therein, with the length of each ; the time of arrival and departure at the ends of each route; the mode oJ transportation; and the price to be paid, together with a copy of the recorded .abstracts of all proposals for carry¬ ing the mail, as provided by section two hun¬ dred and forty eight.
A report of all land and water mails estab¬ lished or ordered within the preceding year, other tban those let to contract at the annual letting, giving in each case tbe ronte or wMcr- course on which the mail is established; the name of tbe person employed to transport it; the mode of transportation: the price to be paid; aud tbe duration of thc order or con¬ tract.
A repo"t ofall allowances made to contrac¬ tors within the preceding year above tbe sums originally stipulated in tbeir respective con¬ tracts, and the reasons for the same, andof all orders made whereby additional expense is incurred on any route beyond the original contract price, giving in each case the route ; the namo of tbe contractor; the original ser¬ vice provided for by the contract; the original price; tbe additional service required; and the additional allowance therefor.
A report of all curtailments of expenses effected within thc preceding year, giving in each case the same particulars as in the pre¬ ceding report.
A report ofthe finances of tbe Department for the preceding year, showing the amount of balance due the Department at the beginning ofthe year; the amount of postage which ac¬ crued within the year; the amount of engage¬ ment and liabilities ; and the amount actually paid durin'j the year for carrying the mail, showing how mnch of said amouut was for carrying the mail in preceding years.
A report of tbe fines imposed on, and the deductions from thc pay of, contractors, made during the preceding year, stating the  name
of lhe contractor; the nature of the delin¬ quency ; the route on w hich it occurred ; when the fine was imposed ; and whether Ihe fiue or deduction has been remitted ; and for what reason.
A copy of each contiacl for carrying the m.Til bclwccn the United States and foreign countries, witb a statement of the amount of postage derived under the same, so far as the retnrns ofthe Department will enable it to be done.
A report showing all contracts which have been made by the Department, otber than for carrying the mail, giving the name of the con¬ tractor; the articic or thing contracted for; the place where the article was to be delivored or the thing performed; tbe amount paid therefor: andthe date and duration ofthe contract.
A report of the clerks and other persons em¬ ployed in tbe Department during the year, or any part thereof, giving the uames of the per¬ sons; the time tbey were actually employed, and the sum paid each ; whether they have been usefully employed ; whether the services ofany can be dispe.sed with without detri¬ ment to the public service ; and wliether thc removal ofany, aud the appointment of others in their t-tead, is required for thc better des¬ patch of business.
A report on the postal business aud agencies in foreign countries.
.\ud tiic Postmaster General shall cause all of snch reports to be printed at Ibe Public Printing Oiiicc, either together or scjieratcly, and in such numbers as in.ay be required by tho exigencies of the service or by the law.
Sec !). That tbe Postmaster Geueral shall submit to Congress at each anuual session a slatement of tbe amount expended during the preceding fiscal year, ond an estimate of the amount that will be required for tbe ensuing fiscal year, ii ider each of the following heads : 'Transportation of tho mails ;" "compensation of postmasters ;" "compensation of clerks i^ post-offices;" "compensation of letler-car- riors :' "compensation of blank agents and assLstanls;'' "mail depredations aud special .agents;" "posiage stamps and envelopes;" "ship, steamboat, and way letters ;" "dead I'.ttcrs;" "mail bags;" "mail locks, keys, and stamps;" "wrapping paper;" "olfice i^urni- ture;" "advertising:" "balances to foreigu countries;'' "reut, light, and fuel for post- offices ;" "statiouery;" and "miscellaneous," showing lhe sums paid under each head, aud the names of tbe persons to whom payments nre made out of the miscellaneous fund; but the names of persons employed in detecting depredations on the mail, and of other confi¬ dential ageuts, need not be disclosed.
Sec 10. That tbe Postmaster General sball lay before Congiess, dnring thc first week in each annual session, detailed statements of the expenditures made from lhe contingent fund ofhis department. He shall also make out and keep, iu proper books, full and com¬ plete inventories and accounts ofall thc prop¬ erty belonging to the United States iu the buildings, rooms, offices, and grounds occupied by him and under his charge, aud to add thereto from time to timo an account of sueh property as may be procured subsequently to the taking oftbe same, and also an account of the sale or disposal ofany such ptoperty, and to report the same to Cougress as aforesaid : Provided, That this section shall uot apply to the supplies of stationery and fuel which shall be accounted for as now provided by law.
Sec 11. That all persons employed in any branch of the postal service shall be exempt from militia duty, aud from serving on juries, or from auy penalty for neglect thereof.
Sec. 12. Tbat no persou employed in the post-office department shall become interested in any contract for carrying the mail, or act as agent, with or wiihout couipeusation, for any contractor or person ofl'ering to becoiue a contractor, in any business before the Depa.-t- ment; and any person so offending shall be immediately dismissed from office, and shall be liable to pay so much money as would have been realized from said contract, to be recov¬ ered in an actiou of debt, for tbe uso of thc post-office department.
Sec 13. That all bonds taken aud contracts entered iuto by the post-office department shall be made to and wilh the United States of America.
Sec 14. Tbat no person employed in tbe po.-tal service shall receive any fees or per¬ quisites on account of thc duties to bo per¬ formed by virtue of his appointment.
Sec 13. That before entering upon the du- tiC6, and before they shall receive any salary, the Postmaster General and all persous em ployed in the postal service, shall respectively take an.l subscribe, before some magistrate or other competent officer, the following ooth or affirmation : "I, A. B , do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I will faith¬ fully perform all duties required of me, and abstain from everything forbidden by the laws in relation to the establishment of post offices and post-roads within the United States; and that 1 will honestly and truly account for and pay over .any nioney belonging to the said United Stales which may come into my pos¬ session or control: So help me, God." Arid this oath or affirmation ra.ay be taken before any officer, civil or military, holding a com mission under the United States, and such officer is hereby authorized to administer and certify such oatb or affirmation.
Sec ig. Tbat every person employed in the postal service shall be subject to all the pains, penalties, and forfeitures for violation of tbe laws relating to snch service, whether be bas taken the oath oraffirmalion prescribed in the preceding section or nol.
.Sec 17. That telegrams between the several Deparlmeuts ol lhe novernracnt and their offi¬ cers and agents, in their transmission over the lines ofany conipany tu whicii bas been given the right of way, timber, or station lauds from public domain, shall have priority over all otber business, at such ratesas the Postmaster Ge:ier,al shall annually fix.
Sec 18. That evcry order, entry, or mem¬ orandum whatever, on whicii any action is to be based, allowance made, or mouey paid, and every contract, paper, or obligatiou made by or witb tbe Post Oflice Department, shall bave i.s trne date affixed to it; and every paper re¬ lating to contracts or allowances fil«d in the Department shall have tbe date when it was filed indorsed upon it.
Sec 19. That the Postmaster General shall furnish a copy of bis annu.al estimates to the Secretary of the Treasury prior to the first of Xovember in each year, whicii sball be report¬ ed to Congress by the latter in his regular printed estimates.
Sec 20. That the Postmaster General shall transmit a copy of each postal couvention con¬ cluded with foreigu governments to the Sec¬ retary of State, who shall furnish a copy of the same to the Congressional Printer, for publication ; and the printed proof sheets of all sucb conventions shall be revised at the Poit Office Department.
Sec 21. That there shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an Auditor of the Trea¬ sury for the Post Oflice Department.
Sec. 22. Tbat the said Auditor shall receive all accounts arising in tbe Postoffiee Depart ment, or relative thereto, with the vouchers necessary to a correct adjustment thereof, and shall audit and settle the s.ame, and certify the balances Ihereon to tbo Postmaster General, lie shall keep and preserve all accounts and vouchers afler settlement. Uc shall close the accounts of the Dcpanmcnt quarterly, and transmit to tbo Secretary of the Treasury quarterly statements of its receipts and expen¬ ditures. He shall report lo the Postmaster General, when required lo do so, thc manner and form of keeping and stating the accounts of tbe Deparlment, and thc official forms of paper to be used in connection with its receipts and expenditures. He shall report to the Postmaster General all delinquencies of post masters in rendering their accounts and re¬ turns, or in paying over money order funds and other receipts at their offices. Ue shall register, charge, and countersign all warrants npon the treasury for receipts and payments issued by the Postmaster General, when war. ranted by law. And be shall perform such other duties in relation to tbe financial con¬ cerns of the Department as may be assigned lo him hy the Secretary of the Treasury, and m.ake to said Secretary, or lo the Postmaster General, such reports respecting the same as either oftbem may require.
Sec. 23. That the s.^id Auditor shall super intend the collection of .all debts due the De¬ partment, and all penalties and forfeitures im¬ posed for nny violation of the postal laws, and take all such other measures as may be au¬ thorized by law to enforco the payment of such debts and the recovery of such penalties and forfeitures. He shall also superintend the collection of all penalties and forfeitures arising   under   ofher   statutes,   where   such
penalties and forfeitures are the consequence of nnlawful acts affecting the revenues or property of the post office department.
Sec. 21. That the said Auditor, or the may¬ or ofany city, any justice of the peace, or the judge ofany court of record, may administer oaths or aflirmations in rehation to the exam¬ ination and settlement of the accounts com mitted to the charge of said Auditor; and if any person shall knowingly swear or affirm falsely touching any openditure on accouut of, or claim in favor of or against, said De parlnieut, he slii-.'l, on conviction thereof, for every such ofl'cnsc, forfeit and pay not exceed ing two thousand dollars, and be imprisoned at hard labor not exceeding five years, accord¬ ing to the aggravation ofthe ofi'ense.
Sec 25. That if either the postmaster gen¬ eral or thc person whose acconnts have been settled shall be dissatisfied wilh the settle¬ ment of said Auditor, he may, within twelve months, appeal to the First Comptroller of the Treasury, wbose decision sball be final and conclusive.
Sec 2G. That the Secretory of the Treasury may appoint in the office of the Auditor for the Jiost office deparlment one chiefclerk, nine clerks of class four, forty four clerks of class three, sixty-four-clerks of class two, thirty seven clerks of class one, one messenger, one assistant messenger, and eleven laborers.
Sec 27. That the anuual salaries of the Au¬ ditor for the Post Office Department, and thc clerks, messeugers, and laborers in his office, shall be as follows:
Ofthe Auditor, three thousaud dollars. Oftbe chiefclerk, two tliousaud dollars. Ofthe clerks   of elass four, one thousand eiglit hundred dollars each; and two hundred dollars additional to one of said clerks as dis¬ bursing clerk.
Of tbe clerks of class three, one thousand six hundred dollars each
Lf the clerks of class two, ouo thousand four hundred dollars each.
Ofthe clerks of class one, one thousaud two hundred doiiars each.
Of the messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars.
Of the assistant messenger, seven bundred dollars.
Ofthe laborers, six hundred dollars each. Sec 28. That whenever the office ofa post¬ master shall become vacant by reason of deatli, resignation, suspension, or by the ex¬ piration of the commission of a postmaster or his rejection by the Senate, or by the neglect or refusal of any person to take charge of the post office to which be is appointed, it shall he the duty ofthe Postmaster General or tbe President (as the case may be) to supply such vacancy without delay, and it shall be the duty of tho postmaster general promptly to notify the Auditor of the change ; and every post, niaster and his sureties shall be responsible under their bond for the safe keeping of the public property of the post office, and the due performance of the duties thereof, until the c-tpiration of the commission, or nntil a sue cessor shall have been duly appointed aud qualified, and shall have taken possession of the oflice : I'rovided, neccrtheless, Thatin cases where there shall be a delay of sixty days in supplying sucb vacancy, the sureties may ter¬ minate tbeir responsibility by giving notice in writing, to the postmaster general, such ter¬ mination lo take effect ten days after sufficient time shall have elapsed to receive a reply from thc postmaster general: And provided also, That the postmaster general may, wbea the exigencies of the service require, place such office in charge of a speeial agent until the vacancy ean be regularly filled; and when such special agent shall have taken cbarge of such post office, tje liability of the sureties of the postmaster sball cease.
Sec 29. That all orders and regulations of the postmaster general which may originate a claim, or iu any manner affect the accounts of the postal service, shall be certified to tho Au¬ ditor for the post office department.
Sec. 30. That the postmaster general may establish a blank agency for the post office departmeut, to bo located at Washington, Dis¬ trict of Columbia.
Sec 31. That the Postmaster General raay employ two special agents for tho Pacific coast, nnd such number of other special agents as the good of theservicc and the safe¬ ty ofthe mail m.ay require.
Sec 32 That the salary ofthe special agents ofthe Post-Office Department shall be at the rate cf not more than onc thousand six hun¬ dred dollars per anuum ; and tbey shall bo allowed for Iraveling and incidental expenses, while actually employed in fhe service, a sum not exceeding five doiiars a day.
Sec 33. That whenever a special agent is required lo collect or disburse any public money, he shall, before cniering upon any such duty, give bond in such sum or form, and with sncb security, as the Postmaster General may approve.
Sec 34. That the Postmaster General may employ, when the service reqnires it, the As sistant Postmasters General and superintend¬ ents in his Departmeut as special agents ; and he may allow them therefor not exceeding the amouut expended by thera as necessary travel¬ ing expneses while so employed.
Sec 33. That the Postm.aster General may appoint two agents to superintend tbe railway postal service, who shall be paid out of the approprialion for the transportation of thc mail, at the rale of two thousand five hundred dollars per annum salary, with an allowance for traveling and incidental exponses, wbile actively employed in the service, of not more than five dollars a day ; and the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-Office Department shall charge to the appropriation for mail transportation thc salary and per diem ofthe assistant superintendents of the postal rail w.ay service; and to the appropriation forthe free delivery system, the salary and per diem ofthe special agent detailed for that service ; and the salary and pcr diem of the special agents employed in the money order serviae shall be paid out of the proceeds of that service.
Sec. 3G. That tho Postmaster General may establish resident mail agencies at the ports of Panama and Aspinwall, (New Granada.) Havana, (Cuba.) and Saint Thomas, and sucb other foreign ports at which United States mail steamers touch to land and receive mails, as may in his judgment promote the efficien cieucy of the foreign mail service ; and may pay the agents employed by him at such ports out of the appropriation for transportation of the mail a reasonable compensation for their services and the necessary expenses for office rent, clerk hire, oflice furniture, and other in¬ cidentals, to be allowed hira at each of sucb agencies.
Sec 37. That thc postmaster General may appoint an agent iu charge of the mail on board of each of the mail steamers on the routes between San Francisco, Japan, and China, between San Francisco aad Honolulu, (Ilawaiiau Islands,) and New York to llio Jan- erio,. who shall be allowed, out of the appro¬ priation for transportation of the mail, an aiinual salary of two thousand dollars each.
Sec 38. That the postmaster General may establish, in connection with the mail steam¬ ship service to Japan and China, a general postal agency at Shanghai, China, or at Yokohama, Japan, with such brauch agencies at any other ports in China and J.apan as be sball deem necessary for thc prompt and effi¬ cient manageraent of the postal service in those countries, and he may pay the postal agents employed thereat a reasonahle compen¬ satiou for their services, in addition lo the necessary expenses for rent, furniture, clerk hire, and incideut.al expenses.
Sec 30. That the postmaster General may employ as many routeageuts as may be ncc essary for thc prompt and safe transportation of the mail, who shall be paid out of the ap¬ propriation for transportation of the mail, at the rate of not less than nine bundred uor more than ouc thousand two hundred collars per annum.
Sec 40. That tbe postmaster General may appoint clerks for the purpose of assorting and distributig the mail iu railway post-offices, who sball be paid out of the appropriation for transportation of the mail, at the rale of not more than oue thousand four hundred dollars per annum to the head clerks, nor more than onc tbousand two bundred dollars pcr annum to the other clerks.
Sec 41. That the accounts of the postal service shall be kept in such a manner as to exhibit the araouut of revenues derived re¬ spectively from "letter-postage;" "book, newspaper, and pamphlet postage ;" "regis tered letters ;" "box-rents and branch offices ;" postage stamps and envelops;" "dead letters;" "fines and penalties ;" "revenue from money order business ;" aud "miscellaneous ;" and the amount of expenditures for each oftbe following objects, namely : "Transportation of the mail;" "compensation of postmasters ;"
"compensation of letter carriers ;" "compen sation of clerks for post offices ;" " compen¬ sation of blauk agents and assistants ;" "mail depredations and special ageuts ;" "posi age stamps and envelopes ;" "ship, steamboat, and way letters;" "dead letters;., "mail bags;" "mail locks and keys ;" and "postmarking and canceling stamps:" "wrapping paper ;" "twine ;" "letter balances ;" "office furniture ;' "advertising;" "balances lo foreign coun¬ tries ;" "rent, light, and fuel for post oflices ;" and "stationary,'' and "miscellaneous."
Sec 42. Tbat unclaimed money iu dead letters for which no owner can be found ; all money taken from thc mail by robbery, theft, or otherwise, which may come into tlie hands ofany agent or employee ofthe United States, or auy other person whatever; all fines and penalties imposed for any violation of the postal laws, except sucb part as may by law belong to tbe intornier or party prosecuting for the same ; and all nioney derived from the sale of waste p.aper or other public property of tbe Post oflice Department, shall be depos¬ ited in the treasury, under the direction of the Postmaster General, as part of the postal revenue. And the postmaster General is hereby directed to cause to be placed to the credit ofthe Treasurer of the United States for the service of the postoffiee department, the net proceeds of the money order business; and the receipts ofthe post oflice Dep.artment derived from this source during each quarter shall be entered by the Auditor and Treasury for the post office Department, in the account's of said Department, underihe head of "rev¬ enue from money-order business."
Sec. 43. Thatall postages, box rents, and otber receipts at post-offices shall be account ed for as a part of tbe jiostal revenues ; and any part thereof which the postmaster has neglected lo collect he sball be charged wilh and held .accountable for the same as if be bad collected   it.
Sec 44. That postmasters m.iy allow box holders who desire to do so lo provide lock boxes or drawers for their own use, at their own expense, whicii lock-boxes or drawers, upon their erection in any post office, shall become the properly of the United States, and be subject to the direction and control of the postoffiee tieparlnieni, nnd shall pay a rental at least equal to that of other boxes in the same office, or, if there be no other boxes in such ofiice, of boxes of other ofiices oftho same class, whicii rental sball be accounted for as other box rents.
Sec 43. Than any ofuccr, ageut, postmast er, clerk, or other person employed in any branch of the postal service having temporary custody ofany money taken from dead letters ; any money derived from tbe sale of waste p.aper or other pnblic property of the post- office deparlment; or any inoney derived'from any olher source which by law is part of the postal revenues, who shall wilfully neglect to deposit the same in the treasury of tbe United Stales, or in some other depositary authorized lo receive the same, shall be decraed guilty of embezzlement, and he subject to a fine not exceeding double lhe sum so retained, or to imprisonmeut not exceeding three ycur.^, or both, at the discretion of the court. And any person intrusted bylaw wilb the sale of post¬ age stamps or stamped envelopes, who sball refuse or neglect to account for the same, or who shall pledge or hypothecate or unlawfully dispose of lhem, for any purpose whatever, shall he deemed guilty of embezzlement, and shall be subject to the same penalty and pun¬ ishment as are provided in this sectiou f'or the eQibezzlement of nioney.
Sec 4G. That the money required for tbe postal service in each year sball be appropri¬ ated by law out ofthe revenuesof thc service.
Sec. 47. That payments of money ont of the treasury on account ofthe postal service shall be in pursuance of appropriatious made by law, hy warrants of the postmaster general, registered and countersigned by the Auditor for the post office departracut, and expressing on their face tho appropriation to whicii they shonld be charged.
Sbc. 48. Thnt all payments ou account of the postal service shall be made lo persons to whom the same shall be certified lo be due by the Auditor ; bnt advances of necessary sums to defray expenses raay be made by the post¬ master general to agents employed to investi¬ gate mail depredations, examine post routes and offices, and on other like services, to be charged to them by the Auditor, and to be ac¬ counted for inthe settlement of tbeir accounts.
Sec 4D. That the postmaster general may transfer debts due to the Department from postmasters and others to sach contractors as havo given bonds, witb security, to refund any nioney that may come into thoir hands over and above the amount found due them on the settlement of their accounts; but such V/ns- fers shall only be in sitisfaction of legal de mands for which niiproprialions have bcon made.
Sec 50. That in all cases where money has been paid out of tho funds of the post office department under the pretense that service has been performed therefor, whea, in fact, such service has not been performed, or as ad¬ ditional allowance for increased service actu¬ ally rendered, when the additional allowance exceeds the sum which, according to law, might rightfully have been allowed therefor, and in all other cases where money oftbe De¬ partment has been paid to any person iu con¬ sequence of fraudulent representations, or by the mistake, collusion, or misconduct of any officer or other employee in the postal service, the pastmaster geueral shall causo suit to be brought to recover such wrong or fraudulent p.ayment of excess, with interest thereon.
Sec 51. That when the poslmastcr general is satisfied tbat uioney or property stolen from the mail, or the proceeds thereof, has henn re¬ ceived at the Department, ho may, upon satis factory evidence as to the owner, deliver the same to him.
Sec 52. That tbe Auditor for the post of fice department shall state and certify quar¬ terly to tho postmaster general on account of the money paid by postmasters out of the re¬ ceipts of their offices, and pursuant lo appro¬ priations, on account of the expenses of the postal service, designating the beads uuder which sucb payments were made.
Sec 33. That upon the certified quarterly statement by the Auditor for the post office department of thc payments by postmasters on account oftlie postal service, tho postmas¬ ter genoral shall issue his warrant lo the treas urer to carry the amount to the credit of the postal revenues and to the debit of the proper appropriations upon the books of thb Auditor.
Sec 54. That the postal revenues, and .all debts due the post office department, shall, when collected, be paid into the Ireasury of the Uniied St.ates, under the direction of thc postmaster general; and tke treasurer, assist¬ ant treasurer, or designated depositary receiv ing such payment shall give the depositor du plicate receipts therefor.
Sec 55. Thatall deposits ou accouut of the post.al service shall be brought into thc treas¬ ury by warrants of tho postmaster genoral, countersigned by thc Auditor; and uo credit sball be allowed for nny deposit until such warrant has bceu issued.
Sec 5G. That tho postmaster general raay transfer raor.ev belonging to the postal service between the Treasurer, assistant treasurer, and dcsign.ated depositaries, at bis discretion, and as the safety of the publio raoney and the convenience ofthe service may require.
Sec. 57. That all fines and penalties imposed for any violation of any law relating to the post olficc department, 'or of any other law where such violation afl'ects the revenne or property of the post office department, shall, when collected or recovered, be paid into the treasury, to the credit of the United States, for the use of the post office dcpartnieut, ex cepting, however, such part thereof as may, by law, belong to the party informing or pro¬ secuting for the same.
Sec 58. That the postraaster general may dispose of any quarterly retnrns of mails sent or received, preserving thc accounts-current and all accompanying vouchers, and use such portions of the proceeds ns raay be necessary to defray tbe cost of separating and disposing of thera ; but the accounts shall be preserved entire for at loast two years.
Sec. 59. That the Postmaster General may provide, by regulations, for the disposition of printed and mailable matter which may re¬ main in anv pos'-office, or in the department, not callod 'for by the party addressed ; but if the publisher of any refused or uncalled-for newspaper or other periodical shall pay thc postage due thereon, such newspaper or other periodical shall be excepted from tho operation of this section.
Sec CO. That when any postmaster sball be required to execute a new bond, all payraents made by him after the execution of such new bond mav, if fhe Postmaster General or the auditor shall deem it just, be applied Crst  to
discharge any balance which raay be due from said postmaster uuder his old bond.
Sec Cl. That the Postmaster General shall establish post-offices at all such places on post-roads established by law as he may deem expedient, and he shall promptly certify such establishment to the auditor for the post-office department.
Sec C2. That any person who shall, with¬ out authority from the postiuasler General, set up or profess to keep any office or place of business bearing the sign, name or title of post-o*'fice, shall forfeit and pay, for every snch ofi'ense, not more thnn five hundred dol¬ lars.
Sec C3. That postmasters ofthe rourtli and fifth class shall be appoiuted and may be re¬ moved by the postmaster General, and all others shall be appointed and may be removed by the President, by and with tbe advice and consent of the Senate, and shall hold their offices for four years unlesss sooner removed or suspended aeeordingto law, and all appoint¬ ments and removals shall be notified to the Auditor for tho Post-office Deiiartment.
.Skc lil. That every poslmastcr shall reside within the delivery ofthe office to which he is ap¬ pointed.
.Stc 6J. That every postmaster, before entering upon lhe duties ofhis olfice, shall give bond, with good autl approved security, and in such penalty as thc Postmaster General shall deem sufficient, conditioned for the faithful discharge of all duties and trusts imposed on him either by law or the rules and regulations tti the Department ; and where an oliice shall be designated as a money- order oUice, thc bond of the postmaster shall con¬ tain an additional condition for thc faithful per¬ formance ofall duties and obligations in connec¬ tion with tho money order business. On thc death, resignation, or removal of a postmaster, his bond shall Ijc delivered to the Auditorforthe Post-Office Deparlment. The bond of any married wouian who mny bo appointed postmaster shall be binding upon her and Uer sureties, and shall be liable for misdonduct in offico as if she were sole.
Sec. CO. Tbat when any of the sureties ofa postmas'tcr shall notify tbe Postmaster fieneral of their desire to be released from their suretyship, or when tbe Postmaster lieneral deems a new bond necessary, he shall require the postmaster to exe¬ cute sucii new bond, with security, which, whun accejited by tho Postmaster General, sball be as valid as the bond given upon tbo original appoint¬ ment of sueh postmaster, andthe sureties inthe prior bund shall bo released from responsibility for all acts or defaults of such postmaster which may bo done or committed subsequent to   tho last
ivbieh such
¦ bond shail
ent of the aecount that ho is ind»bt- iherefor shall not after the close of
day of the quarter
be executed and accepted.
Sec. C7. That if ou tho settl of unv postmaster it shall appi ed to'lhe United States, and si bo instituted withia three yeai such account, tbe sureties on bi.s bond shall not be liable for sneh indebtedness.
SEf. OS. That evcry postuia.'^ter eball keep an offiec in which ouc or more persous sball be on duty during such hours of each day as tho Post¬ master General moy direct, lor tbe purpoTe of re¬ ceiving, delivering, making up, and forwarding all mail matter received thereat.
Sec. O'.l. Tbat all letters brought to ony post offiee half an hour before the time forthe departure ofthe mail shall be forwarded therein ; but at offices where, in thc opinion of the Postmaster General, moro time for making up the mail is re¬ quired, he may prescribe accordingly, not exceed¬ ing one hour.
Sec. 70. That thc Postmaster General shall fur¬ nish to tbe postmasters at the termination of each roule a schedule ofthe timo of arrival and depar¬ ture of the mail at their ofiices, respcctivery, to be po.sled in a conspicuous place in the office ; and thei'uslmastcr General shall also give the post¬ master notice of any change in tbe arrival and de¬ parture tbat may ordered ; and he shall eause to be kept and returned to tho Department, at short and regular intervals, registers, showing the exact times of thc arrivals and departures   of  the mail.
Sec. 71. That every postmaster shall keep a record, iu such form as tbo Postmaster General shall direct, of all postage itamps and envelopes and of all postal books, blanks, and property re¬ ceived from his predecessor, or from the Depart¬ ment or any of its agents ; and also of all receipts in money for postages and box rents, and of all other receipts on account ofthe postal service, and of any other transactions which may required by th3 Postmaster General ; and theso records sbaU'bc preserved and delivered to bis successor, and shall bo at all times subject to examinatiou by auy special agsnt of the Department.
Sec. 72. That each postmaster shall render to tbe Postmaster General, under oath, and in such form as the latter shall prescribe, a quarterly ac¬ count of all money received or charged by him or at his office, for postage, rent of boxes or other re¬ ceptacles for mail mattor, or hy reason of keeping a branch offioe, or for the delivery of mail matter in auy manner whatever.
Sec. 73. That the Postmaster General may 're¬ quire a sworn statement to accompany each quar¬ terly account of a poslmastcr, to the efl'ect that such account contains a true statement of the en¬ tire amount of postage, box rents, charges, and moneys collected or received at his office during the quarter ; that he has not buowingly delivered, or permitted to bo delivered, any mail matter on which the postage was not at thc time paid ; that such account exhibits truly and faithfully thc en¬ tire receipts collected at his office, and whieh, by due diligence, could have been collected ; and that tbe credits he claims aro Just and right. Asdauy false swearing therein shall render him liable to the pains and penalties of perjury.
Sec. 74. That if any postmaster shall neglect to render bis accounts, lor ono mouth after the time, and in tbe form and manner prescribed by lawand the regulations of thc Postmaster General, such postmaster and bis sureties shall forfeit and {i.ay double the amount of tbe gross receipts at said of¬ fico duringany previous or subsequent equal period oftime; and if, at tho timo of trial, no account shall have been rendered, they shall forfeit ond pay such sum as the court and jury shall estimate to bo equivalent thereto, to be recovered in an ac¬ tion of debt on thc bond.
Sec. 73. That \ ostmasters shall keep safely, without loaning, using, depositing in an unauthor- izod bank, or exchanging for other funds, all the public money collected by lhem, or ivhich may eome into tbeir possession, unlil it is ordered by tbe Postmaster General to bo transferred or paid out.
Sec. 70. Tbat tbe postmaster at Washington and postmasters at cities where there is an assistant treasurer shall deposit tbe postal revenues and all money accruing at their office with such assistant treasurer as often ns onco a week at least, and as much oftener as tho Postmaster Genernl may di¬ rect.
Sec. 77. Tbat postmasters sball promptly re¬ port to the Postmaster General every delinquency, uc'jleet, or malpractice of the contractors, their agents, or carriers, whieh may come to their knowledge.
Sec. 7.S. That no poslmastcr, assistnnt postmas¬ ter, or elerk employed in aay post offico shall be a contract!
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ntrnct for i
' the mail.
Sec. 7U. 'I'hat no postmaster shall aet as agent for any lottery office, or under any color or pur¬ chase, or otherwise, vend lottery tickets; nor rhnll he reccivo or send any lottery scheme, circu¬ lar or ti.'ket free of postage : and for any viola¬ tion oftbe provisions of this sectiou the persou offending shall forfeit and pay fifly dollars.
Sec 8U. That the compensation of postmasters shall be a ll.xed annual salary, to be divided into five classes, exclusive of the postmanter at Xew York city, whose salary shall ho six thousand dollars per aimum. Tbe salary ol the first class shall not be more tban four thousand dollars nor less tban three thousand dollars : of the second class, less than three thousand dollars, but not less than two thousand dollars; ofihe tbird class, less than two thousand dollars, but not less than one thousand dollars ; of tbe fourth class, less than one thousand dollars, but not less than two humlred dollars ; of the lifth class, less than two hundred d.jlUrs ; and tho Siilaries of the lirst, second, and third classes shall be in even hundreds of dollars ; of tho fourth class, in even tons of dollars ; and of the fifth elass, in even dollars.
Sec. iil. Tl>at at all nowly established olBcos, tbe Postmoster Genernl may temporarily ITx the salary unlil the returns of such office shall enable hitn to properly adjust tho same, but the compen¬ sation shall in no case be tbus temporarily li.ved at more than the salary   of  an   office of tbo fifth
i shall
Sec. 82. That the salaries of postmn; be re-adJusted by tho Postmaster General once in two years, and in special cases as much oftener as he may deem expedient; and when tbe quarterly returns of any jiostmaster ofthe third, fourth, or Ijfth class fhow that tho salary allowed is twenty pcr centu • less thau it would bo on the basis of commission, thc Postmaster General shall readjust thc same.
Sec. S3. That in readjusting the salary of a postmaster, the amount thereof shall be nscertaiu- ed by adding, to tho whole amount of box rents, commissions on the other postal revcnuei of the office at tho following rates : On lhe first ono hun¬ dred dollars or less, si.\ty per centum; on all over one hundred dollars, and not over four hundred dollars, fifty per centum; on all over four hundred dullars and not over two thousand dollars four hundred dollars, forty per centum ; on all overtwo thousand four hundred dollars, fifteen per centum. And in order to ascertain the amount of jiostal re¬ ceipts ofeach office, tho Postmaster General shall require iiostinasters lo state, under oath, at such times and for such periods as he may deem neces¬ sary in eaeh case, the amount of stamps eaneeled. the amount of box rents received, the amount of unpaid postages eollected, and the amount of pos¬ tage on printed and other mailable matter : Pro¬ vided, however. That whenever, by reason of the extension of free delivery of letters, tbe box retils of any postoffiee aro decreased, the Postmaster GoDorftl may allow,   out   oftho   receipts of such
offico, a sum sufficient to maintain the salary there¬ of at the amount at which it had been fixed before Ihe decrease in box rents.
Sec 81. That tho Postmaster General sball make all orders assigning or changing the salaries of postmasters in writing, and record Ibem in bis Journal, and notifv tho change to tbe Auditor: and any change made" in such salaries shall not take eircct until the first day ofthe qunrter next follow¬ ing sueh order: Provided, That in cases of an ex¬ traordinary increase or decrease in the business of any postoflice, the Postmaster Oeneral mny adjust the salary oftho postmaster at sueh postoffiee, to take ctrcet from the first dav of Ihe quarter or period thc returns for which firm the basis of re¬ adjustment.
Sec. S.i. That no postmaster shall, under any pretense whatever, have, feceive, or retain for himself, in tbe aggregate, more than the amount uf bis salary nnd his' eoramission on tbe money order business as hereinafter provided.
Sec f-0. Tbat the Postmaster Genernl may des¬ ignate offices at the intersection of luail routes as distributing or separating offices; and where any such office is ofthe third, fourth, or fifth elass, he may mnke a reasonablo allowance to the postmas¬ ter I'or tbe necessary cost of clerical services arising from sueh duties.
Sec 87. That the Postmaster General mav al¬ low to tbe postmaster at N'ew York citv, aud to Ibe postmasters at offices of thc first an'd second classes, out of the surplus levcnucs of.their res- pectivo offices, that is fo sny, the excess of box- rents and commissions over and above thc salary assigned to thc office, a reasonable sum for th'e necosary cost of rent, fuel, lights, furniture, stn tionery, printing, clerks, and necessary incidcntal.s to be adjusted on a satiafactory exhibit of tb- fact.?, nnd no snch allowance shall be made exeej.t upon the order of the Postmaster General.
Sec 88. Thatthe salary ofa postmaster, nnd such other expenses of thc postal service author¬ ized by law as may be incurred by him, nnd for which appropriations have been made, may ba de¬ ducted out of thc receipts of his offiee, under thc direction ofthe Postmaster General.
Sec 80. That voucaers for all deductions made by a postmaster out of the receipts of bis office, on account ofthe expen.scs ofthe postal lervice. shall be submitted for examination and settlement to tho Auditor for the Postoffiee Department, nnd no such deduction shnll bo vnlid unless found to be in conlormily with law.
Sec un. That whenever, by reason of the pres¬ ence of a military or navnl force near any post office, or from any other cause, unusual business accrues thereat, the Postmaster General shall mako a special order allowing reasonable compen¬ sation for clerical service, and a proportionnlc in¬ crease of salary to the postmnstcr during the time of sueh extraordinary business.
Sec ui. Thnt thc Postmaster General mny dis- conlinuc any postoffiee where tho safety nnd secur¬ ity of tho postal service and revenues are endan¬ gered from any causo whatever, or whero the effi eicncy of thc service shall require such di.=eontin- uanco to Iho Auditor for thc Postoffiee Depart¬ ment.
Sec 92. That letter carriers siiM be emploved for thc free delivery of mail matter, aa frequently as the public convenience may require, at everv placo containing a population of fifty thousand within tho delivery of its postoffiee, and at such other places as the Postmaster General may direct. Sec U3. That the salary of letter carriers shall be fi.ved hy thc Postmasler General, and shnll not exceed eight hundred dollars pcr annuui; but on satisfnctory evidence of diligence, fidelity, and ex¬ perience, he may increase their salary to any sum not exceeding one thousand dollara per anuum : and in San Francisco, California, be mnv pav such addilional salaries to carriers as will 'secure the serviees of competent persons.
Sec Ot. Thnt the Postmaster General may pre¬ scribe n uniform dress to he worn by letter carri ers, and any person not connected with the letter carrier branch of Ihe postal service wb- sball wear the uniform may be deemed guilty of a mis- dcmcannr, and, on conviction thereof, for evcry h offense shall be lined not moro Ihan ono bun¬ dred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or holh, nt the discretion of tbe court.
Sec 95. That thc Postmaster General may es¬ tablish, in places where letter carriers are employ¬ ed, and also in olher places where, in his Judg¬ ment, thc puhlic eonveuienco requires it, receiving boxes, fur the deposit of mail matter, nnd shall cau.se the uiatlcr deposited therein to be collected as often aa public convenience may require.
Sec. UG. That any person who shall willfullv and maliciously injure, tear down or destroy, nny letter box, pillar box, or other receptacle establish¬ ed by tho Postmaster General for the safe deposit of matter for the mail or for delivery, or who shall willfully nnd mnliciouslv nasault any letter carrier, when in uniform, while engaged on his route in the discharge of hia duty os a letter carrier, anu any person who shall willfully aid or assist Ibere¬ in, shall, on conviction thereof, for every sueb ofi'ense, forfeit and pay not less thau one hundred nor more than ono thou.'and dollars, or be impris¬ oned notless than one or more tbe three years, ac¬ cording to the circumstances and aggravation of tne offense.
Sec U7. That eaeh letter carrier shall give bonds, with sureties, to be approved bv tho Post¬ master General, for the safe custodv an'd deliverv ofall mail mntter, and the faithfiil account an'd payment of all money reeeived by him.
Sec us. That the Postmaster General, when thc public convcnicnco requires it, may establish within any post offico delivery onc or more branch offices, for the receipt and delivery of mail mattei and thc sole of stamps and envelopes ; and h. shall i>re!icribe thc rules and regulations for thi government thereof. But no letter shall bo senI tor delivery to any branch offiee contrary to tht request ofthe party to whom it is addres.sed.
Sec uu. That the rate of postago on newspa pers, excepting wenklies, periodicals not exceeding two ounces in weight, and circulars wben Ihi same arc deposited in a letter carrier office for de¬ livery by the office or its carriers, shall be uniform at ono cent coch ; but periodicals weighing mon than two ounces shall be subject to n postage ol two centa each, nnd these rates sball be prepaid by stamps.
See. IOO. That oo extra postage or carriers fees shall be eharged or collected upon any muil mat¬ ter cullected or delivered by carriers.
Sec. 101. That nil expenses of letter carriers, branch offices, nnd receiving boxea, or iucidenl thereto, shall bo kejit and reported in a seprate ne¬ eount, nnd shall be shown in comparison witb th> proceeds from postago on local mail mutter al each office, and thc Postmaster Genernl shall b. guided in tho expenditures for thia branch of tht service by the income derived therefrum.
Sec. 102. That to promote publie convenience, and to insure greater security in tho transfer ol money through tho mail, the Postmaster General may establish, under such rules and regulations as he may deem expedient, a uniform moucy ordei .system, at all suitable post offices, which shall bi designated as "money order offices."
.Sec. 103. That the Postmaster General may conclude arrangements with the post dcportmentt of foreign governments, with which postal conven¬ tions havo been or may be concluded, for tho ex¬ change, by means of postal orders, of small sum.- of money, not exceeding fifty dollars in omount, at such rates of exchange, and compensation t< postmasters, aud under such rules and regulation.- us he mny deem expedient : and the expenses oi establishing and conducting such svstem of ex change may be paid out of the proceeds of the money order busiuifi.-'.
See. 104. That tho postmasters at a money or der olSco shall issue, m sueh manner and form as thc Poslmastcr General may prescibe, nn order foi a specified sum of money, payable by tho post¬ mnstcr nt any other money order office which thi person applying therefor may select : but no mo¬ ney order shall be delivered untii tbe amoun thereof and tho proper fee therefor, have been de posited with tho postmaster issuing it: Provided. That the postmasler of every eity where branch post officea or stations arc established and in oper atioo, subject to his supervision, ia hereby author ized, under tho direction of Ihe Postmoster Gener¬ al, to issue, or to eause to be issued, by any of bis ussistanls or clerks in eharge of brauch post office> orstations, postal muney ordera payable at hi.- owu or at any other money order office, or at any branch jiust offico or station of his own, or of any other money order offioe, aa tho remitters thereol mny direct ; nud tbat the postmaster and his sure ties shall in every case be held accountable upon his official bond for all moneys rcceivod by bim oi bis designated assistants ur clerks in charge ol stations from the issue of monoy orders under thi provisionsof this act, and for all monevs which miy come into his ur their bands, or be placed iu his or their custody by reason of the transaction by them of mi.ney order businesa. And all the provisions of law now in force respecting tho issue and the payment of muney orders, and the dispo¬ sal of money order funds in tho custody of |>ost masters, shnll apply to all money orders issauet: under the authority given by Ibis act, and tu al. muuoys received from thc issue thereof.
Sec. 105. That any postmaster whu shall issue a inoney order wilhuut having previously received tbo money thcref r shall be deemedguilty uf a mis¬ demeanor, and, on couviction thereof, ahall be fiud not less than fii'ty nur more than fire hundred dol-
Sec. IUG. That in caso of tho sickness or una¬ voidable absence frum his offioe of tho postm«ste. of any money order post uffice, he may, with Ihcap proval of Ihc Postmaster General, authorize tbi chief clerk, or somo other elerk employed therein to act in bis place, at.d to discharge all tbe dutie^ required by law of sucb postmnster : Provided. Tbat thc official bond given by tho princinal of thi office sball be beld cover and npply lo the acts oi Ihc person appointed to net in bis placo in such cases : And jirovidcd further. That such actint oflieer shnll, for the time being, bo subject to al tbo liabilities and penalties prescribed bv l»w for tbo uffieial misconduct in like cases of thepustmns- tcr fur whom ho shall act.
Sec. 107. That no money ordershallbo issaed for more Ihun fiftv dollars, and tho fees therefor shal! be, fur orders'not exceedingten dollars, five centa : exceeding tcn and not twenly dollnrs, ten cents : exceeding twenty  and   not exceeding thirty dol
larf, fifteen cents; exceeding thirty and notex¬ ceeding furty dollars, twenty cents; exceeding forty dollara, twenty five cents.
Sec. lOS. That the Pestmastcr General shall supply muncy order offices witb blank forms uf ap¬ plicutiou for money orders, whieh each applicant sball nil up witb bis name, tbo name nnd addrtss of thc jiarly to whom tbe order is lo be paid, the amount, and the date uf applicatiun; and ali such applications shall be preserved by the pust- niaster receiving them fiir sueh time aa the Post¬ master General may prescribe.
Sec. 100. That the Postmaster sholl fumish money unler offices with printed or engraved s for muney orders, and noordersball be vnlid
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Sec. nil.   Thatthipostn onler shall seud a notice thereof by mnil,  witbout delay, lu thc postmnster on whom itis drawn.
Sec. 111. That no money order ahnll be valid and pnj-uble unless presented to the postmaster on whom it is drawn witbin ono year after its date: but thc Postmnster Geuenil, on the applidation of the remitter or payee of any sueh order, may cause a new order lo be issued in lieu thereof.
See. 112. Tbat the ].ayee ofa mouey order may by hia written indorsement thereon, direct it to be paid to any other person, and thc postmaster on whom it is drawn shall pay the same to the person thus designated, prorided be ."bull furnish sueh proof as the Postmaster General may prescribe that thc endorsement ia genuine, and that the he ia the .-crson empowered lo receive p.-iymcnt; but more than one indorsement shall render an order invalid and not payable, and the holder, to obtain pay¬ ment, sball be required to apply in writing tu tho Postmaster General for a new order in lieu tbereof, returning Ihe original order, and making such proof of the gcnuiness of the endorsements as tbe Postmaster General may require.
Sec. 11.".. That ai'ter a money order hua been issued, if the purchaser desires to have it modified or changed, the postmnster who issued the order shall take it back and issue another in lieu of it, for which a new fee shall be exacted.
See. 111. That the pcatmaster issuing a money order shall repay tbe amount ofit upon"the appli¬ cation of the person wbo obtained it, and the re¬ turn of the order, but thc fee paid fur it shall not be returned.
Sec. 115. That whenever a money order haa been loat, the Postmaster General, upon the appli- cation uf the remitter or payee of such order, may cause a duplicate thereof lo be issued, without eharge, providing the party losing the original sball furnish a certificate f'rom the postmaster by whom it was payable that it bad not been, an'd would not thereafter be, paid, and a similar ccr¬ tilicate from tbe postmnster by whom it was issued 'hnt it hadnot been, and would not thereafter be, repaid.
OIC. 110. That any person who shall, with in¬ tent to defraud, falsely make, forge, counterfeit, or engrave, or print, or cause, or proeure to bo falsely made, forged, counterfeited, engraved, or printed, or willingly aid or assist in falsely mak¬ ing, forging, counterfeiting, engraving, or print¬ ing, any order in limitation of or purporting to bo a nioney onler issued by the Postoffiee Depart¬ ment, ur any of its postmasters or agents, or nny mnterinl signature or indorsement thereon; any person who shall falsely alter, or cause or procuro to be altered, or willingiy aid or assist in falsely altering any such money order: any person who shall, with intent to defraud, pass, utter, or pub¬ lish, or ntlempt to pass, niter, or publish, as true, any such false, forged, counterfeit, or altered money order, knowing the same, or nny signature or indorsement thereon, to be false, forged, coun¬ terfeited, or altered, every person shall be deemed guilty offelonv, and, on' conviction thereof, sball be imprisoned at bard labor for not less than two nor more than five years, and be fined not exceed¬ ing fivo thousand dollars.
Sec. 117. That all payments ond transfers to and from money order •ffices shall be nnder tho direction of the Postmaster General. He moy transfer muney order funds from one postmaster to another, nnd from thc postal revenue to tho money ordorfunds; and he may transfer money urder funds to crtditora of Ibe Department, to bu replaced by equivalent transfers from tbe postal revenues.
Sec. lis. That the Postmaster General may transfer to the postmaster at any money order of¬ lice, by warrant on the treasury, countersigned by the Auditor for the Postoffiee Department, and payable out of the revenues, such sum as may be required over and above the current revenues at 'ii.s offico to pay tho money orders drawn upon him.
tec. 119. That the Postmaster General shall re- quire each postmaster ot a money order offiee to render to the Postoffiee Department woekly, semi- weekly, or dailv accounts of all money orders is¬ sued and paid; of oil fees received fur issuing them; of all transfers and payments made from money orders on account of money order business.
Sec. 120. Thatthe Auditor for the Postoffiee Department shall keep the aceounts of money or¬ der business separatelv-, and in such manner as to show the numher and amount of money orders is¬ sued at each office, tho number and amount paid, the amount of fees reeeived, and all the expenses of the money order business.
.Sec. 121. That all money received for the sale uf money onlers, including all fees thereon, all money transferred from the postal revenues to the money order funds, all money transferred or paid from the raoney order funds to the service of the Postoffiee Department, and oil money order funds transferred from one postmaster to another, sball be deemed and taken '.o be money order funds and inoney in the treasury ofthe United States, ind it shall be the duty of the assistant treasurer of tho United States to open nt Ihc request oftho Postmnster General, an account of "raoney order i'unds" deposited by postmasters to the credit of rbe Postmaster General, and of drafts ngniust tho imount so deposited, drawn hy him and counter¬ signed bv the .Auditor.
Sco. 122. That ony postmaster, assistant, clerk, nr otber person employed in or connected with tho business or operatioi s uf any money order offico who shall convert to his own use, in any way what¬ ever, or loan, or deposite in any bank, cr exchange i'or other funds, any portion of the muney urder .unds, shall be deemed guilty of embezzlement : iind any such person advising or participating 'herein, shall on convielion thereof, forany suih uffcni-c, be imprisoned fur not less than six montha nor more thon ten years, and he fined in a sum equal to the amount embezzled: ami any failure to pay over or produce nny money order funds in- crusted to person shall be taken to the priraa-facie jvidcncc of cmbezzlcmpnt; and upon the trial of indictment ngainst any person for such embezzlc- oicnt, it shall be prima facie evidence ofa balance iguinst im to produce a transcript from thc money order account booksof the Auditorforthe Postoffiee Depurtment. But nolhing herein contained thall )e construed to prohibit any postmaster depositing under the direction of thc Postmaster General, ia a latiunal bunk designated by the Secretary of the fren'^ury fur thot purpose, to his own credit na .lostmnstcr, any muncy order or other funds in hi* ihnrgc, nor prevent his negocinting drafts or other .vidcnccs of debt through such bank, or through United Slates disbursing officers orothcrwise. when nstructcd or required to do so by the Postmasler General, for thepurposeof remittingsurplus money urder funds from one postoffiee to another, to be used in payment of money orders. That disbursing jfficers of the Uni ed States sball be required to issue, under regulations to be prescribed by Ihe Secretary ofthe Treasury, duplicates of lust cheeks Irawn by them in favor uf aoy jiostmaster on ac¬ count of money orderor other public funds received ly them f romsomc oihcr postmaster.
Sec. 123. Tlwt poslninstcn a'money offlces may be al¬ lowed, as comp.nsation for issaing and paying money or- Jors, not exceeding ouc-third of thc wliole amount of eea collectsd on orders issued, anil onc-foarth of one per ^¦entmn on the gri'es amrmnt of orders paid Ht their re<- iieetive offices, provided such compensation. to)terbflr with he postmaster's salary, sliall not e.\ce«d four thousand lillarspernnmim, except in th» case oi the postmaster at New York cily, as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. l-l. That Ibe l>ostmaster General may pay out of the proceeds of the money order biwineas lhe co.t ol »l.v tionery and sucb iucidenlai expenses as are necessary fur tho tninsaction of that business.
Sec. 125. Tbnt the rostniaster General may cmployauch au adtlitional number of clerks at money iirtler oflic«s ss may be necessary for condncling the operations of the moucy order system, who shall he paid cut ot the pro¬ ceeds of Ihe money order business.
Sec, 126. Thot for the greater security of vnlnaMe m.ail matter, the Postmaster General nmy estitblish a nuiform system of registration.
Sec. 127. '1 hat mail malter shill be registered only "" lhe application of tbe party posting   tbe '   '* *
fee tlierefor shnll not exceed twenty cents Iho regular postage, to be, in all coses, ¦tucb leea shall be accounted for in snch manner asim.. Pi«tma«ter General shnll direct: Provided, That letters upon ths official business of tho Postofflce Pepartment which reijuire registering shall be registered free ofcharge, ami pa.sa through the mnils free of charge.
Sec. l-.S. Thai a receipt sball bo takcnupon theJelivery of any registered mail matter, showing to whi.m nnd when tfae same was delirereil, which shall be returned lo the gander, and be received in tbe courts as prima facie evi¬ dence of sucb iletiveiy.
icc. 129. That the Postefflce Department, or it. revenne, shall not l« lialilo for tho losaol nuy|regielere<l mail matter
!•«¦ l:». That mailable niulliT sball be Jirjiied into threo class: lirst. letlers; second, regularprinted mailer; thinl, miscellaneuus matter.
Sec 131. Tlint mailable matter of the flrst class shall i-mliraco all correspondence, wh"Ily or partially in wri¬ ting, except book manuscripts and corrected proof sheets p.Wing between authors and publishers.
See 132 Tbnt mailable matter of tbe second class shall embrace all mntter exclusive y in print, and regularly i.isited at stated iieriods from a known ofBceofpublicaliou, without addition by writing, mark, or sign.
Sec. laa. That niaiiabie mattei of the third class shall embrace all paniphlets, occasional publieatiuns, transient newspai>ers, mngazinCH, hnud-bil!a, postere, unsealed cir¬ culars, prospectnees, buoks, book-!nauuscriptj«,prvo;-i'heet8, correcled proof-sbtets, maps, prints, engravings, blaiika, flexible patterns, samples of nierrbandise not exceeding twelve ounces in weight, sample cnids, plain nnd oriin- mentnl paper, phutographic representations of ilitferent tvpps, seeils, cuttings, Imlbs, roots, scions, nnd all oiherar- ticles not above Ihe weight prescribed by law otiierwise injure the contentu of the mail bag or the peiwn of any one engageil in the postal service. All l!(|uids. poison^ class, explosive materials, and obscene books shall be ex¬ cluded from Ihe mails. All matter of the third class, ex¬ cepting boeks and olher printed matter, book-manascripls, preol-sbeetSj anl corrected proof-sheets, shall nol eicMd ces in weight.and all niatter of Ihe third class ;iectlo«innilnation and lu rales of P"»l",g» »r brovid d. Samrles of metals, ores, aud min- i^mms sdall not exceed twelve cnncM (Continiled oa fourth page.)
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