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1 5"SKY AND COUNsKLOIt AT LAW.
r l'Mst OHiee. Itrovvnvilie. Neb. 13yl
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t ') iiiHullil tit the I .iiclit-li mid ;.-r-vci.se.
Oil.c, No. TO Main stret.uip
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rrOUKLYS AND ATWsslvOniJVT'ikV.
I., an .lie, Neb.
Thoinni fc llrnady,
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i -i .in. office over State Hank. Uronn-
II M VNAN. Attonioy and Cf.uiivi-lor
1 -v v i hruska City, Neb.
. M M I'll KliY. Attorneys nnd CoiinM.lort.
f iw-ue City. Pawnee County. Neb.
1 '.i ;. Attorney at Luvv nnd Lund Agent.
.a-e Count v, Nebraska.
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PHYSICIAN'S,
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HILL Vli.VY. M. .. Physician. Surgeon.
liitsjct:in. (.nulu.-iuil in ls5l. Lovn
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. Nt re ?It I'horsim lt'iick. special atteulioli
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I :IIH.I1T. Notary Pnblicanil Conveyancer,
Maui stre.t. .trmul Iloor. Itrownville.
t t.-r Hie l..iuta'lf and Aiiiwricim Tuii-
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'-. . V-ent. Will attend tprniniitly to all
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'r -made a peciallv. Hor-es boarded
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LAND AGENTS.
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'li.U Kstate and the Payment of Taxes
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V. IinJlllV. Ileal IWate Agent and
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- icenL Ollio- .11 District Court llooni.
upt attention to the sale of Ileal lis-
. meiitot Taxes throughout the Nemaha
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GRAIN' DEALERS.
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.plements. and storage. Forwarding
- on Merchant. Aspimvull. Neb.
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N.i. T2 Mam street, llrovvnville. Neb.
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1 Korviard.uHiid Oonimissiun Merch-
- H im strict. Urownville, Neb. Corn
' .vvs :ove-. Furniture, etc.. always on
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nitty Produce.
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ret. . ltrow nville. Neb.
Mending done
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ItHIOGE HOLDING.
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s Itridge. Thestrongot and best wooden
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HOTELS.
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i sireet. betu n Main and College, Good
J L'very s-table in coiinoctton with thl.
Gl'N S3IITII.
11 YDIKK'IC. Gun smith fc Lock Smith.
. it No. Hi. Main street, Urownville.
1 . .us nia.lrf to order, and repairing done
i -heap rates. 35-ly
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HLACICSMITHS.
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. . Ta t'liildren's Boots and Shoes, custom
J ; - a with neatness and dispatch. Repairing
' Vl"jrt notice.
SALOONS.
'I p' Hcnn.VUT .t CO.. Pace and Quiet Ba-
WttVi- 51 Main street, Urownville, Neb- l'Jia
, '-ttand Liquors fcept on hand.
omcia-Xi.
Laws of the United States
PASSED AT THE.
SECOND SESSION' OP THE FORTY
SECOND CONGRESS.
General Natuue No. 218. j
AN ACT to revise, consolidate,, and aracert
the .statutes relating to the Post-Office De
partment. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Jiepresentatives of the Uni
ted States of America in Congress As
sembled, That there shall beestahlish
ed, at the seat of government of the
United States of America, a Depart
ment to be known as. the Post-Olllce
Department.
Sec. 2. That the principal officers
of the Post-Office Department shall
be one Postmaster General and three
Assistant Postmasters General, who
shall be appointed by the President,
by and with the consent of the Sen
ate, and who may be removed in the
same manner; and the term of office
ol the Postmaster General shall bo
for and during the term of the Presi
dent by whom he is appointed, and
for one Uaonth thereafter, unless soon
er removed.
Sec. 3. That the Post-Master Gen
eral may appoint the following em
ployees in the Post-Office Depart
ment: One chief clerk for the Post
master General and one for each of
the Assistant Postmasters General,
one superintendent of Post-Ollice
building and disbursing clerk, one
superintendent and one chief clerk of
the money-order sj'stem, one super
intendent and one chief clerk of for
eign mails, one topographer for Post
OtHce Dejitirtment, one assistant attorney-general
for the Post-OUice De
partment, one chief of division for
the office of mail depredations, one
chief of division of dead-letters, one
superintendent of the blank-agency,
one assistaut superintendent and four
assistants, fourteen clerks of class
four, sixty-one clerks of class three,
fifty clerks of class two, seventy-one
clerks of class one, fifty-seven female
clerks, one messenger for the Post
master General and one for each of
the Assistant Postmasters General,
four assistant messengers, ten watch
men, twenty-five laborers, one engin
eer, one assistant engineer, one car
penter, one assistaut carpenter, one
fireman and blacknmitli, two firemen,
three female laborers, and such a
number of temporary clerks, female
clerks, folders, watchmen, and labor
er? as may be required.
Sec. 4. That the annual salaries of
the ollicers, clerks and others em
ployed in the Post-OUice Departmeut
shall be as follows:
Of the Postmaster General, eight
thousand dollars:
Of the Assistant Postmasters Gen
eral, three thousand five lain died dol
lars each ;
Of the superintendent-of the mon
ej'-order system, threerihonsand dol
lars: . . (. , .S..-U. ,. ut U.1
Of "the suherihtendGniiof -forfejgm
JL,..la- -f!VTaarrlirtl1icr7fftflT?lto?Stte ' !
oai, .....s. ,..uv...w.w,;u.o,; , .
Of the topographer of the Post-Office
Department, two thousand five
hundred dollars ;
Of the assistant attorney general of
the Post-Office Department, four
thousand dollars,
Of the chief of division for the of
fice of mail depredations, twenty-five
hundred dollars.
Of the chief of division of dead-letters,
two thousand live hundred dol
lars ;
Of the superintendent of the Post
Qllice building and disbursing officer,
two thousand three hundred dollars;
Of the chief clerk of the Postmas
ter General, two thousand two hun
dred dollars ;
Of the chief clerks of the Assist
ant Postmasters General, the chief
elerk of the superintendent of the
money-order office, and the chief
clerk of the superintendent of for
eign mails, two thousand dollarseach;
Of the superintendent of the blank
agency, one thousand eight hundred
dollars; of the assistant superintend
ent, one thousand six hundred dol
lars; of the four assistants, one thou
sand two hundred dollars each ;
Of the clerks of class four, one
thousand eight hundred dollars each;
Ot the clerks of class three, one
thousand six hundred dollars eaoh ;
Ol the clerks of class two, one thou
sand four hundred dollars each;
Of the clerks of class one, one thou
eand two hundred dollars each ;
Of the female clerks, nine hundred
dollars each ;
Of the messenger to the Postmaster
General, nine hundred dollars;
Of the messengers to the Assistant
Postmasters General, eight hundred
and forty dollars each ;
Of the assistant messengers, watch
men, and laborers, eight hundred
dollars each ;
Of the engineer, one thousand six
hundred dollars ;
Of the assistant engineer, one thou
sand dollars ;
Of the carpenter, one thousand two
hundred and fifty-two dollars ;
Of the assistant carpenter, one
thousand dollars;
Of the fireman and blacksmith,
nine hundred dollars;
Of the firemen, seven hundrod and
twenty dollars each;
Of The female laborers, four hun
dred and eighty dollars each ;
Si:c 5. That the Postmaster Gener
al shall procure and cause to he kept
a seal for his Department, which
shall be affixed to all commissions of
postmasters and others, and used to
authenticate all transcripts and cop
ies which may be required from his
department.
:Sec. G. That the Postmaster Gen
eral shall establish and 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 man
ner of keeping and stating accounts;
enforce the prompt rendition of re-
turns relative to said accounts ; con-
trol. according to law, and subiect to
the settlement of the Auditor, all ex
penses incident to the service of the
Department; superintend the dispo
sition of the moneys of the Depart
ment ; direct the manner in which
balances shall be paid over; isue
warrants to cover money into the
treasury, and to pay out the same;
and generally superintend the busi
ness of the department, and execute
all laws relative to the postal service
Sec. 7. That in case of the death,
resignation, or absence of the Post
master General, all his power? and
duties shall devolve, for the time be
ing, on the First Assistant Postmas
ter General.
Sec. 8. That the Postmaster Gener
al shall make the following reports to
Congress at each annual session :
A report of all contracts for carry
ing the mail made within the preced
ing j'ear, giving in each case the name
of the oon tractor; the date and dura
tion of the contract; the routes em-
braced therein, with the length of
each ; the time of arrival and depart
ure at the ends of each route; the
mode of transportation ; and the price
to be paid, together with a copy of
the recorded abstracts of all propos
als for carrying the mail, as provided
by section two hundred and forty
eight. A report of all land and water mails
established or ordered within the pre
ceding year, other than those let to
contract at the annual letting, giving
in each case the route or water-course
on which the mail is established ; the
name of the person employed to
transport it ; the mode of transporta
tion ; the price to be paid ; and the
duration of the order or contract.
A report of all allowances made to
contractors within the preceding year
above the sume originally stipulated
in their respective contrasts, and the
reasons lor me same, and ol all or
ders made whereby additional ex
pense is Incurred on any route beyond
the original contract-price, giving in
case the route ; the name of the con
tractor; the original service provided
for by the contract; the original price;
the additional service required; and
the additional allowance therefor.
A roport of all ourtailments of ex
penses effected within the preceding
year, giving in each case the same
particulars as in the preceding report.
A report of the finances of the De
partment for the preceding year,
showing the amount of balance due
the Department at the beginning of
the year; the amount of postage
winch accrued within the year; the
amount of engagement and liabilities;
and the amount actually paid during
the year for carrying the mail, show
ing how much of said amount was
for carrying the mail in preceding
years.
A report of the fines imposed on,
and the deductions from the pay of,
contractors, made during the preced
ing year, stating the name of the con
tractor; the nature of the delinquen
cy; the route on which it occurred;
when the fine was imposed ; and
whether the fine or deduction has
been remitted ; and for what reason.
A copy of each contract for carry
ing the mail between the United
States and foreign countries, with a
statement of the amount of postage
derived under the same, so far as the
returns of the Department will ena
ble it to be done.
A report showing all contracts
which have been made by the Depart
meut, other than for carrying the
mail, giving the name of the con
tractor; the article or thing contract
ed for; the place where the article
was to be delivered or the thing per
formed ; the amount paid therofor;
and the date and duration of the con
tract. A report of the clerks and other
persons employed in the Department
during the year, or any part thereof,
giving the names of the persons; the
time they were? actually employed,
and the sum pajd each'; whether-they
'lfaveheen usefullyem ployed ;'.wheth
eTItlV3,8ervices"6f aDycambe--dispensed
with without detriment "to the
public service ; and whether the re
moval of any, and the appointment
of others in "their stead, is required for
the better despatch of business.
A report of the postal business and
agenoles in foreign countries.
And the Postmaster General shall
cause all of such reports to be printed
at the Public Printing Office, either
together or separately, and in such
numbers as may be required by the
exigencies of the service or by law.
Sec. 9. That the Postmaster Gener
al shall submit to Congress at each
annual session a statement of the
amount expended during the preced
ing fiscal year, and an estimate of the
amount that will be required for the
ensuing fiscal year, under each of the
following heads : "Transportation of
the mails;" "compensation of post
masters;" "compensation of clerks
in post-offioes ;" "compensation of
letter carriers;" "compensation of
blank agents and assistants;" "mail
depredations and special agents;"
'postage-stamps and envelopes;"
"ship, steamboat, and way letters;"
"dead-letters;" "mail-bairs:" "mail-
locks, keys and stamps;" "wrapping
paper;" "office furniture;" "adver
tising;" "balances to foreign coun
tries ;" "rent, light and fuel for post
offices;" "stationery;" and "miscel
laneous," showing the sums paid un
der each head, and the names of the
persons to whom payments are made
out of the miscellaneous fund : but
the names of persons employed in de
tecting depredations on the mail, and
of other confidential agents, need not
be disclosed.
Sec. 10. That the Postmaster Gen
eral shall lay before Congress, during
the first week in each annual session,
detailed statements of the expendi
tures made from the contingent fund
of his Department. He shall also
make our and keep, in proper books,
full and complete inventories and ac
counts of all the property belonging
to the United States in the buildings,
rooms, offices, and grounds occupied
by him and under his charge, and to
auu thereto from time to time an ac
count of such propertv as may be pro
cured subsequently to the taking of
the same, and also an account of the
sale or disposal of any such property,
ami to report tne same to Congress as
aforesaid : J'rovidcd, That this sec
tion shall not 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,
and from serving on juries, or from
any penalty for neglect thereof.
Sec. 12. That no person employed
in the Post Department shall become
interested in any contract for carry
ing the mail, or act as agent, with or
without compensation, for any con
tractor, or person offering to become
a contractor, in any uusiness ueiore
fUe Department; and any person so
oHending shall be immediately dis
missed from office, and shall be liable
to pay so much monej' as would have
been realized from said contraot, to bo
recovered in an action of debt for the
use of the Post-Office Department.
Sec. 13. That all bonds taken and
contracts entered into by the Post-
Office Department shall be made to
and with the United States of Amer
ica. Sec 14. That no person employed
in the postal service shall receive an'
fees or perquisites on account of the
duties to be performed by virtue of
his appointment.
SEC. 15. 'That before entering upon
the duties, and before they shall re
ceive any salary, the Postmaster Gen
eral and all persons employed in the
postal service, shall respectively take
and subscribe, before some magistrate
or other competent officer, the follow
ing oath or affirmation : "I, A. B., do
solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case
may be,) that I will faithfully per
form all the duties required of me,
and abstain from everything forbid
den by the laws in relation to the es
tablishment of post-offices and post
roads within the United States ; and
that I will honestly and truly account
for and pay over any money belong
ing to the said United States which
may come into my possession or con
trol; So help me, God." And this
oath 05 affirmation may bo taken be
fore any officer, civil or military ,
holding a commission under the Uni
ted States, and such officer is hereby
authorized to administer and certify
such oath or affirmation.
Sec. 16. That every person employ
ed in the postal service shall be sub
ject to all the pains, penalties, and
forfeitures for violation of the laws
relating to such service, whether he
has taken the oath or affirmation pre
scribed in the preceding section or
not.
Sec. 17. Thai telegrams between
the several Departments of the gov
ernment and theirofficersaud agents,
and in their transmission over the
liues of any company to which has
been given the right of way, timber,
or station lands from the public do
main, shall have priority over all oth
er business, at such rates the Post
master General shall annually fix.
Sec. 18. That every order, entry,
or memorandum whatever, on which
any action is to be based, allowance
made, or money paid, and every con
tract, paper, or obligation made by
or with the Post-Office Department,
shall have its true date affixed to it ;
and every paper relating to contracts
or allowances filed in the Department
shall have the date when it was tiled
indorsed upon it.
Sec. 19. That the Postmaster Gen
eral shall furnish a copy of his annu
al estimates to the Secretary of the
Treasury prior to the first of .Novem
ber in each year, which shall be re
ported to Congress by the latter in his
regular printed estimates.
Sec. 20. That the rostmaster Gen
eral shall transmit a copy of each pos
tal convention concluded with foreign
governments to the Secretary of State,
who shall furnish a copy of the same
to the Congressional Printer, for pub
lication ; and the printed proof-sheets
of all such conventions shall be revis
ed at the Post-Office Department.
Sec. 21. That there shall be ap
pointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent ot the senate,
an Auditor of the Treasury for the
Post Office Department.
Sec. 22. That thesaid Auditor shall
receive all accounts arising in the Post
Office Department, or relative thereto
with the vouchers necessary to a cor
reot adjustment thereof, ami shall au
dit and settle the same, and certify
the balances thereon to the Postmast
er General. He shall keep and pre
serve all accounts and vouchers after
settlement. He shall close the ac
counts of the Department quarterly,
and transmit to the Secretary of the
Treasury quarterly ttnteiueutof its
receipts- and expenditures. Jie shall
reporttb. the Postmaster jQeneral, when.
tequireiPto 'do so, thd inanner and
form of keening aud stating the ac-'
counts of the Department, and the
official forms of paper to be used in
connection with its receipts and ex
penditures. Pie shall report to the
Postmaster General all delinquincies
of Postmasters in rendering their ac
counts ami returns, or in paying over
money-order funds and other receipts
at their offices. He shall register,
oharge, and countersign all warrants
upon the treasury for receipts and
payments issued by the Postmaster
Ge'neral, when warranted by law.
And lie shall perform such other du
ties in relation to the financial con
cerns of the Department as may bo
assigned to him by the Secretary of
the Treasury, and make to said Sec
retary, or to the Postmaster General,
such reports respecting the same as
either of them may require.
Sec. 23. That the said Auditor shall
superintend the collection of all debts
due the Department, and all penal
ties and forfeitures imposed for any
violation of the postal laws, and take
all such other measures as may be au
thorized by law to enforce the pay
ment of such debts and the recovery
of such penalties and forfeitures. He
shall also superintend the collection
of all penalties and forfeitures arising
under other statutes, where such pen
alties and forfeitures are the conse
quences of unlawful acts affecting the
revenues or property of the Post-Office
Department.
Sec. 24. That the said Auditor, or
mayor of any city, any justice of the
peace, or the judge of any court of re
cord, may administer oaths or affir
mations in relation to the examina
tion and settlement of the accounts
committed to the charge of said Au
ditor; and if any person shall know
ingly swear or affirm falsely touching
any expenditure on account of, or
claim in favor of or against, said De
partment, he Bhall, on conviction
thereof, for every such offense, forfeit
and pay not exceeding two thousand
dollars, and bo imprisoned at hard la
bor not exceeding five years, accord
ing to the aggravation of the offense,
Sec. 25. That if either the Postmas
ter General or the person whose ac
counts have been settled shall be dis
satisfied with the settlement of said
Auditor, he may, within twelve
months, appeal to the First Comptrol
ler of the Treasury, whoso decision
shall be final aud conclusive.
Sec. 26. That the Secsetary of the
Treasury may appoint in the office of
the Auditor for the Post-Office De
partment one chief clerk, 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 Auditor for the Post-Office De
partmeut, and the clerks, messengers,
aud laborers in his office, shall be as
follows :
Of the Auditor, three thousaud dol
lars ;
Of the chief olerk, two thousand dol
lars ;
Of the clerks of class four, one thou
sand eight hundred dollars each ; and
two hundred dollars additional to one
of said clerks as disbursing clerk :
Of the clerks of class three, one
thousand six hundred dollars each ;
Of the clerks of clas- two, one thou
sand four hundred dollars each ;
Of the clerks of class one, one thou
sand two hundred dollars each ;
Of the messenger, eight hundred
and forty dollars ;
Ui the assistant
hundred dollars ;
Of the laborers,
messenger, seven
six hundred dol-
Iars each.
Sec. 28. That whenever the office
of any postmaster shall become va
cant by reason of death, resignation,
suspension, or by the expiration 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
he is appointed, it si all be the duty
of the Toacniaster General or the
President as the cass may be) tosup
ply such a icancy without delay, and
it shall be he duty of the Postmaster
General k . iptly.to notify the Aud
itor of the c ange.; nd every post
master an da sureties shall be re
sponsible i ider their bond for the
safe-keepi j 0f tla public property of
tne post-oi i e, and the due perform
ance of th uties thereof, until the
expiration ttieTcom mission, or un
til a suceej ir shall have been dulv-
appointed
nd qualified, and shall
possession of the office :
vertheless. That in cases
have takei
Provided,
where them jhall be a delay of sixty
daysinsur lying such vacancy, the
sureties mt
sibility by
to the Posti
iuation to 1
terminate their respon
ding not ce, in writing,
ister General, such term
ite '"t ten davs after
sufficient ti le shafL"have elapsed to
receive ute iv rom me rostmaster
General :
nd provided, tdso, That
:pr General may, when
'3 of the service require,
lice in ch irge of a spec
il the v icancy can be
the Postma
theexigenc
place such
nil agent in
regularly h, ed; and when such spe
cial agent s, all have t iken charge of
such post-oi 1ce, the liability of the
sureties of I ,e postimuiter shall cease.
Sec. 29. 'X bat all orders and regula
tions of the l'oBtmaster General which
may origins, e a claim, or in any man
ner affect tl j accounts of the postal
service, shal be certified to the Aud
itor for the ist Office Department.
Skc. 30. 'I.iatthe Postmaster Gen
eral may est tblteh a blank agency for
the Post-Otfbe Department, to be lo
cated at "Washington, District of Col
umbia. Sec. 31. Tiict the Ppstmaster Gen
eral may employ two special agents
for the Pacific coast, and such num
ber of other special agents as the good
of the service and the safety of the
mail require,
Sbc. 32 That the salary of the spe
cial agents of the Post-DHice Depait
ment shall be at the rate of not more
than one thousaud six hundred dol
lars per annum ; and thy shall be al
lowed for travelingaud incidental ex
ponses, while actually emplo3'ed in
the service, a sum, not esceediug five
dollars a day.
Skc. 33. 'IT at whenever a special
agent is required to collect or disburse
any public ironey, he shall, before
entering upon suoh duty, give bond
in such sum and farmland with such
security as the Postmaster General
may approve. ,.
Sec. 34. That the Postmaster Gen
eral may employ, uw1iph, the service
requires it, tl!eAs3istaut Postmasters
General and uherihteudents in his
Department asT'special agents; and
he may allow them ':herelbr not ex
ceeding the unourt expended by
them as neces&ary traveling expenses
while s0 cm pic yed.
fsEC. 3o. 'J hit tlii Postmaster Gen
-j. a ii. i. iw a uaiiiumci veil-
f appoint t o agents to super
thu rsiivtiy postal service,
oral may
intend
who shall be pajd fiut.toi" tbg, apprcr-
pi union iir i ne wajinjwrtuiiuu uiauc
mail, at the ratxfifjTjtwo thousaud five
hundred dollais per annum salary,
with an allowance for traveling and
incidental expenses, while actively
employed in the service, "of not more
than five dollars a day ; and the Aud
itor of the Treasury Ibr the Post-Office
Department shall charge to the
appropriation for mail transportation
the salary and per diem of the assist
ant superintendents of the pasta! rail
way service ; and to the appropria
tion tor the free delivery system, the
salary and per diem of the special
agent d tailed for thlit service; and
the salary and per diem of the special
agents em pioyed in the money order
service. shall be paid out oi the pro
ceeds of that service.
Si:c. .";. That the Postmaster Gen
eial may establish resident mail agen
cies at the ports of Panama and As
pinwall, (New Granada,) Havana,
(Cuba,) and St. Thomas, and such
other foreign ports at which United
States mail steamers touch to land
and receive mails, as may in his
judgment promote the efficiency of
the foreign mail service; and may
pay the agents employed by him at
such ports out of the appropriation
for the transportation of the mail a
reasonable compensation for their
services and the necessary expenses
for office-rent, clerk-hire, office-furniture,
and other incidentals, to be al
lowed him at each of such agencies.
Sl-.C. 37. That the Postmaster Gen
eral may appoint an agent in charge
of the mail on board of each of the
mail-steamers on the routes between
San Francisco, Japan, ami China, be
tween San Francisco and ronol:!u,
(Hawaiian Islands,) ami New York
to Rio Janeiro, who shall be allowed,
out of the appropriation for transpor
tation of the mail, an annual salary
of two thousand dollars each.
Sec 3S. That the Postmaster Gen
eral may establish, in connection with
the ma il steamship service to Japan
and China, a general postal agency at
Shanghai, China, or at Yokohama,
Japan, with such branch agencies at
auy other ports in China and Japan
as he shall deem necessary to the
prompt and efficient management of
the postal service in those countries,
and he may pay the postal agents em
ployed tliereat a reasonable compen
sation for their services, in addition to
the necessary expenses for rent, furn
iture, clerk-hire, and incidental ex
penses. Sec 39. That the Postmaster Gen
eral may employ as many route
agents as may be necessary for the
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
hundred nor more than one thous
and two hundred dollars per annum.
Skc. 40. That the Postmaster Gen
eral may appoint clerks for the pur
pose of assoiting aud distributing the
mail :n rail-way po-t-offices, who
shall be paid out of the appropria
tion lor tiie transportation ot the
mail, at the rate of not more than one
thousand four hundred dollars perau
num to the head clerks, nor more
than one thousand two hundred dol
lars per an n tun to the other clerks.
Sec 41. That the accounts of the
postal service shall be kept iu such a
manner as to exhibit the amount ot"
revenues derived n pectively from
'letter-postage;" "book, newspaper,
and pamphlet postage;" "registered
letters;" "box-rent.- and branch offi
ces; "postage-stamps and envelopes;"
"dead-letters;" "fines and penalties;"
"revenue from money-order busi
ness;" and "miscellaneous;" and
the amount of expenses for each of
the following objects, namely :
"Transportation of the mail;"
"compensation of postmasters;"
"compensation of letter-carriers ;"
"compensation of clerks for post-of
fices :" "compensation forblank-ag'ts
nnrl assUrum'" "infill ilenredationa
and special agents;" "posUge stamps
and envelopes;" "ship, steamboat,
an(i way letters; "dead-letjors ;"
"mail bags;" "mail locks and keys;"
and "postmarking and canceling
stamps;" "wrapping-paper;' 'twine;'
"letter-balances ;" "office furniture ;"
"advertising;" "balances to foreign
countries ;" "rent, light, and fuel for
post-offices;" and "stationery," and
"miscellaneous."
Sec 42. That unclaimed money in
oeau-ietters tor which no owner can
be found ; all money taken from the
mail by robbery, theft, or otherwise,
which may come into the hands of
any agent or employee of the United
States, or any other person whatever;
all fines and penalties imposed for
any violation of the postal laws, ex
cept sueh part as may by law belong
to the informer or party prosecuting
for the same ; and all money derived
from the sale of waste paper or other
publio property of the Post-Office De
partment, shall bo deposited in the
treasury, under the direction of the
Postmaster General, Jia pars of the
postal revenue. And the Postmaster
General is hereby directed to cause to
be placed to the credit of the Treas
urer of the United States for the serv
ice of the Post-Office Department,
the net proceeds of the money-order
business; and tb.9 receipts of the
Post-Office Department derived from
this source during each quarter shall
be entered by the Auditor of the
Treasury for the Post-Office Depart
ment, in the accounts of said Depart
ment, under the head of "revenue
from money-order business."
Sec. 43. That all postages, box
rents, and other receipts at post-offices
shall be accounted for as part of
the postal revenues; and any part
thereof which the postmaster has
neglected to collect, he shall be charg
ed with and held accountable lor the
same as if he had collected it.
Sec. 44. That postmasters ma' al
low box-holders who desire to da so.
to provide lock-boxes or drawers for
their own use, at their own expense,
which lock-boxes or drawers, upon
their erection in any post-office, shall
become the property of the United
States, and be subject to the direction
and control of tlie Post-othce Depart-
ment, and shall pay a rental at least
equal 10 una or oiuer ooxes, in me
same office, or, if there be no other
boxes in such office, of boxes in other
offices of the same class, which rent'
ai shall be accounted for as other box
rents. Sec. 45. That any officert agent,
postmaster, clerk, or other person
employed in any branch of the postal
service having temporary onstody of
auy money taken from dead-letters ;
any money derived from the sale of
waste paper or other public property
of the Post-Office Department; or any
money derived from any other source
which by law is part of the postal
revenues, who shall willfully neglect
to deposit the same in the treasury of
the United States, or in some other
depository authorized to receive the
same, shall be deemed guilty of em
bezzlement, and be subject to a fine
not exceedingdoubie, the sum so le-
itaiiicd, or to'Imprisoument not ex
ceeding three years, or both, nt the
discretion of the court. And anyper
sotviutrusted by law with the sale of
pOstage-atnnips or stamped envelopes
who shall refuse or neglect to account
for the same, or who shall pledge or
hypothecate or unlawfully dispose of
them, for any purpose whatever, shall
be deemed guilty of embezzlement,
and shall be subject to the same pen
alty and punishment as are provided
in this section for the embezzlement
of money.
Sec. 46. That the money required
for the postal service in eacu year
shall be appropriated by law out of
the revenues of tlw- service.
Sec. 47. That payments of money
out of the treasury on accouut of the
postal service shall be in pursuance of
appropriations made by law, by war
rants of the Postmaster General, reg
istered and countersigned by the Aud
itor for the Post-Ollice Department,
and expressing on their taco the ap
pronriation to which they
should bo 1
charged.
Sec. 4S. That all payments on ac
count of the postal service shall be
made to person- to whom the same
shall be certified to be due by the
Auditor ; but advances of necessary
sums to defray expenses imry be made
by the Postmaster General to agents
employed to investigate mail depre
dations, examine post routes and of
fices, and on other like services, to be
charged to them by the Auditor, and
to be accounted for in the settlement
of their accounts.
Sec. 49. That the Postmaster Gen
eral may transfer debts due to the De
partment from postmasters and other-
lo such contractors as have given
bonds, with security, to refund any
money that may come into their
hands over and above the amount
found due them on the settlement of
their accounts; but such transfers
shall only be. in satisfaction of legal
demands for whioh appropriations
have been made.
Sec. 50. That in all cases where
money has been paid out of the funds
of the Post Office Department under
the pretense that service has been
performed therefor, when, in fact,
such service has not been performed,
or as additional allowance for increas
ed service actually 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 of
the Department has been paid to any
person in consequence of fraudulent
representations, or by the mistake,
collusion, or misconduct of any offi
cer or other employee in the postal
service, the Postmaster General shall
cautesuitto be brought to recover
such wrong or fraudulent payment or
excess, with interest thereon.
Sec. 51. That when the Postmaster
General is satisfied that money or
property stolen from the mail, or the
proceeds thereof, has been received at
the Department, he may, upon satis
factory evidence as to the owner, de
liver the same to him.
Sec. 52. That the Auditor for the
Post-Office Department bhall state
and certify quarterly to the Postmas
ter General on account of the money
paid by postmasters out of the re
ceipts of their offices, and pursuant
to appropriations, on account of the
expenses of the postal service, desig
nating the heads under which such
payments were made.
Sec. 53. That upon tuo cenmeu
quarterly statement by the Auditor
for the Post-Office Department of the
pavments by postmasters on account
of 'the postal service, the Postmaster
Genoral shall issue his warrant to the
Traasurer to carry the amount to the
credit of the postal revenues ad to
the debit of the proper appropriations
upon the books of the Auditor.
Sec. 54. That the postal revenues,
and all debts due the Post-Office De
partment, shall, when collected, be
paid into the treasury of the United
States under the direction of the
Dnlmn iQ.lnnDrnl. ami til 0 TrPflSMr-
"
er, assistant treasurer, or designated
depositary receiving such payment
shall give the depositor duplicate re
ceipts therefor.
Sec. 55. That all deposits on. ac
count of the postal service shall be
brought into the treasury by warrants
of the Postmaster General, counter
signed by the Auditor; and no credit
shall be allowed for any deposit until
such warrant has been issued.
Sec. 56. That the Postmaster Gen
eral may transfer money belonging to
the postal service between the Treas
urer, assistant treasurer, and designa
ted depositaries, at his discretion, and
as the safety of the public money and
the convenience of the service may
require.
Sec. 57. Thatall fines and penalties
imposed for any violation of any law
relating to the Post-Office Depart
ment, or of any other law where such
violation effects the revenue or prop
erty of the Post-Office Department,
shall, when collected or recovered, be
paid into the treasury, to the credit of
the United States, tor the use of the
Post-Office Department, excepting,
however, such part thereof as may,
by law, belong to the party informing
or prosecuting for the same.
Sec. 5S. That the Postmaster Gen
eral may dispose of any quarterly re
turns of mails sent or received, pre
serving the accounts-current and all
accompanying vouchers.and use such
portions of the proceeds as may be
necessary to defray the cost of separa
ting and disposing of them,; but the
accounts aha.ll be preserved entire fox
at least two years.
Sec. 59. That the Postmaster Gen
eral may provide, by regulations, for
the disposition of printed and maila
ble matter M Inch may remain ill any
post-office, or in the Department, not
called for by the party addiessed ; but
if the publisher of any refused or uncalled-for
newspaper or other periodi
cal shall pay tho postage duo thureon,
such newspaper or other periodical
shall be excepted from the operation
of this section.
Sec. 60. That when any postmaster
shall be required to execute a new
bond, all payments made by him af-
ter the execution of such new bond
may, if the Postmaster General or the
Auditor shall deem it just, be applied
first to disoharge any balauce which
may be due from said postmaster un
der his old bond.
Sec. 61. That the Postmaster Gen
eral 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. 62. That any person who shall,
without authority from the Post
master General, set up or profess to
keep any office or plaoe of business
bearing the sign, name, or title of
post-office, shall forfeit and pay, for
every such offense, not more than five
hundred dollars.
Sec. 63. That postmasters of the
fourth and filth cla3sahall be appoint
ed and may be removed by "the Postr
master General, and'all otber3 shall
be appointed and may be-removed by
the President, by and with the advice
aniLconeeuLof the,. Senate, aud -shall
hold their offices for four"years unless
sooner removed or suspended accord
ing to law, and all appointments and
removals shall be notified to the Au
ditor for the Post-Office Department.
Sec. 64. That every postmaster
shall reside within the delivery of the
office to which he is appointed.
Sec. 65. That every postmaster, be
fore entering upon the duties of his
office, shall give bond, with good and
approved security, and iu such pen
alty as the 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 of the
Department; and where an office
shall be designated as a money-order
office, the bond of the postmaster
.-hail contain an additional condition
1 r the faithful performance of all du
ties and obligations in connection
with the money-order business. On
the death, resignation, or removal of
a postmaster, his bond shall, be de
livered to the Auditor for the Post
Office Department. The bond of any
married woman who may be appoint
ed postmaster shall be binding upon
her and her sureties, and she shall be
liable for misconduct in office as if she
were sole.
Skc. G6. That when any of the su
reties of a postmaster shall notify the
Postmaster General of their desire to
be released from their surety-ship, or
when the Postmaster General deems a
new bond necessary, he shall require
the postmaster to txecute such new
bond, with security, which, when ac
cepted by the Postmaster General,
shall be as valid as the bond given
upon the original appointment- of
such postmaster, and the sureties in
the prior bond shall be released from
responsibility tor an acts or ueiauus
of suoh postmaster winch may ne
done or committed subsequent to the
last dav of the quarter in which such
new bond shall bo executed and ac
cepted. Sec. 67. That if on the settlement
of the account of any postmaster it
shall appear that he is indebted to the
United States, and suit therefor shall
nor. b instituted within throe years
niter the close of such account, the
sureties on his bond shall not be lia
ble for such indebtedness.
Sec. 68. That every postmaster shall
keep an office in which one or more
persons shall be on duty during such
hours of each day as the Postmaster
General mav direct, for the purpose of
receiving, d'oliverimr, making up, and
forwarding all mail-matter received
thereat.
Sec. 69. That all letters brought to
any post-office half an bxvjr before the
time for the departure of the mail
shall be forwarded therein ; but at of
fices where, in the opinion of the
Postmaster General, more time for
making up the mail is required, he
may prescribe accordingly, not ex
ceeding one hour.
Sec 70. That tne rosimasier wen-
eral shall lurnisn to me iHteit
-. - ..... . . .
the termination oi eacn ouieasu.cu -
ule of the time of arrival and depart
ure of the mail at their offices, re
spectively, to he posted in a conspicu
ous place in their office; and the
Postmaster General shall al-o give the
postmaster notioe of any change in
the arrival and departure that may be
ordered; and he shall cause to be
kept and returned to the Department,
at short and regular intervals, regis
ters, showing the exact times of the
arrival? and departures of the mails.
Sec. 71. That every postmaster shall
I lUaiilllU'kV J
l;pPn n. record, in such form as the
Postmaster General shall dlreot, of all
f Anmna o,i onvoinnoa and nf
all postal books, blanks, and property
received from his predecessor, or from
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nnutnrr-3
other receipts on account of the postal
the Department or auy of Its agents; , ai may aujusi trie smury u. tup yy.
and also of all receipt in iponey for! master at Such pot-offipq, to take et-
aiii hnw-rents. and or all i reel irom tne nrst uj me ,,..... ,yf
service, and of any other transactions
which may be required, by the Post
maater General; aad; th?a? ijecosdsk
shall be preserved and delivered to.
his successor, and shall beat all times,
subject to examination by any special
agent of the Department.
Sec. 72. That each postmaster shall
render to the Postmaster: General,
under oath, and in such form, as the.
latter shall prescribe, a quarterly ac-.
count of all moneys received orcharg-.
ed by him at his office, for postage,
rent of boxes or other receptacles for-mail-matter,
or by reason of keeping
a branch-office, or for the delivery of
u-aH.-tftiatt,er, in any manner whatever.
Sec. 73. That the Postmaster Gen-,
eral may require a sworn statement to.
accompay each quarterly account of a,
postmaster, to the efFect that such ac
couut contains a true statement of the.
entire amount of postage, box-rerifjS.
charges, and moneys collected otjrfi-.
ceived at his office during the quartern
that he has not knowingly deliVBreaj
or permitted to be delivered, any msil
matter on which the postage waanpfj
at b,e tine paid; ; that su'h account
exhibits truly and faithfu 'y the en-v
tire receipts collected at his ffice, ajp,
which, by due diligence, . jld have,
been collected ; and that tde credits
he claims are just aud ruht. Ainu
any falso swearing therein "ajijdllrag-'.
der him Uable to the pains antV'pfav'
alties of perjury.
Sec. 74. That if any postnu.ste$
shall neglect to render hij account
for one month after the time, an,d; (ti,
the form nnd wauiier proaetelbod bv
law aud the regulations of lbs. Post-.
master General, such postaiastqt ami
his sureties shall forfeif and, pay
double the amount of th gross xe-v
ceipts at said office during any provl- f
ons or subsequent equal period of
time; and if, at the time oS UiU no.
account shall have beet rendered
they shall forfeit and pay such sum aa
the court and jury shall estimato to Ijq
equivalent thereto, to be recovered, i.rA
an action of debt on the bond. l
Sec 75. That postmasters shall kqeQR
safely, without loaning, using, depos
iting In an unauthorised bank, ox ex-,
changing for other funds, all the pub-,
lie money collected by them, or
which may come into their posaession
until it is ordered by the Postniastr.
General to be transferred or paid out.
Sec. 76. That tho postmaster at
Washington aud postmasters at cities,
where there is an assistant treasurer
shall deposit the postal revenues and
all inoue' accruing at their office,
with such assistant treasurer as often,
as once a week at least, and as much
oftener as the Postmaster General
may direct.
Sec. 77. That postmasters ah.aU
promptly report to the Postmaster
General every delinquency, neglect,
or malpractice of the contractors,
their agents, or carriers, which ruay-
conie to their knowledge.
Sec. 78. That no postmaster, assists
ant postmaster, or clerk employed u
any post-office ahall bo a contractor or
concerned in any contract for carry-
ing the mail.
Sec. 79. That no postmaster shall
act as agent for any lottery-ollloe, or
under any color of purchase, or oth
erwi&eVy vend lottery-tickets ; nor
shall lie receive or send any lottery
scheme, circular, or ticket Iree of pos-
tage ; and for any violation of the
provisions of this section the person
offending shall forfeit aud pay fifty
dollars.
Sec. SO. That the compensation of
postmasters shall be a fixed annual
salary, to be divided into five classes,
exclusive of the postmaster at Ifew
York city, whose salary shall bo Bix
thousand dollars per annum. Tho
salary of the first class shall bo not
more than four thousand dollars nor
less than throe thousand dollars; of
the second class, less than three thou
sand dollars, but not less than two
thousand dollars ; of the third class,
less than two thousand dollars, but
not less than one thousand dollars; of
the fourth class, less than one thou
sand dollar-, but not less two hundred
dollars ; of the fifth class, less than
two hundred dollars; aud tho salaries,
of the first, second, and third classes
shall be in even hundreds of dollars;
of the fourth class, in even teua oC
dollars; and of the fifth class, in oven
dollars.
Sec. SI. That at all newly establish
ed offices, the Postmaster General
may temporarily fix the salary until
the returns of such office shall enable
him to properly adjust the same, bat
the compensation shall in no case bo
thus temporarily fixed at more than
the salary of an office of the fifth
olass.
See. 82. That the salaries of post
mastors shall be re-adjusted by tho
Postmaster General once in two years,
and in special eases as much oftener
as he may deem expedient ; and when
the quarterly returns of any post
master of the third, fourth, or fifth
class show that the salary allowed is
twenty per centum less than it would
be on the basis of commission, tho
Postmaster General shall re-adjust tho
same.
Sec. 33. That In re-adjusting tho
salary of a postmaster, the amount
thereof shall be ascertained by ad
ding, to the whole amount of box
rents, commissions on the other pos
tal revenues of tho office at the fol
lowing rates: On the first one hun
dred dollars or less, sixty per centum;
on all over one hundred dollars, and
not over four hundred dollars, fifty
per centum ; en all over four hundred
dollars and not over two thousand
four hundred dodars, forty per cent
um ; on all over two thousand four
hundred dollars, fifteen per centum.
And in order to ascertain the amount
of the postal receipts of eaoh office,
the Postmaster General shall require
postmasters to state, under oath, at
suoh times and for such periods a3 ho
may deem necessary in each case, tho
amount of stamps canceled, the
amount of box-rents received, the
amount of unpaid postages collected.
and the amount of postage on printer!
and other mailable matter: Provided,
however, That whenever, by reason of
i LllUCAl'
the extension of free delivery of let-
, box-rent- of any post-office
, , . Pos. ' .- r;eneral
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may allow, out of the receipts of sugfc
office, a sum sufficient to maintain
the salary thereof at the unmount at
which it had beeu fixed before tha
decrease in box-rents.
Sec. S4. That the Postmaster. Gen
eral shall make. al orders assigning
or changing the salaries o,f postmas
ters in vnting, and, record" them in
his journal, and notify the change to
tha Auditor; and any change made
in such salaries shall noi iukl- eiieui
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until tne nrst any or me quuriei iml
i following such order: ProvMcd,
1 That in ease of an extraordinary in-
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crease or decrease in the business of
any post-office, the Postmaster Gener:
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