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BUCHANAN, DENTIST, • No. 22S Hill Street, HUNTINGDON, PA. July 3,'72. nit. F. 0. ALLEMAN can be con sulted at his office, at all hours, Mapleton, Pa. [march6.72. 1 - 1 CALDWELL, Attorney -at -Law, - 2 — , •No. 111, 3d street. Office formerly occupied by Messrs. Woods & Williamson. [apl2,'7l. DR. A. B. BRUMBAUGII, offers his professional services to the community. Office, No. 523 Washington street, one door east of the Catholic Parsonage. DanA,'7l. J. GREENE, Dentist. Office re movedd to Leister's newbuilding, Hill street Pr-itingdon. [jan.4,'7l. Ci L. ROBB, Dentist, office in S. T. ILA • Brcwn's new building, No. 520, Hill St., Huntingdon, Pa. [ap12,71. TT GLAZIER, Notary Public, corner • of Washington and Smith streets, Hun tingdon, Pa. [jan.l2'7l. T_T C. MADDEN, Attorney-at-Law • Office, No. —, Hill street, Huntingdon, Pa. [ap.19,11. FRANKLIN SCHOCK, Attorney v • at-Law, HUNTINGDON, PA. jane2B,'72-6m, JSYLVANUS BLAIR, Attorney-at • Law, Huntingdon, Pa. Office, Hill street, tree doors west of Smith. [jan.4ll. R. PATTON, Druggist and Apoth r-, • ccary, opposite the Exchange hotel, Jinn ingdon, Pa. Prescriptions accurately compounded. Pure Liquors for Medicinal purposes. [n0r.23,10. JHALL MUSSER, Attorney-aaaw, . No. 319 Hill st., Huntingdon, Pa. Linn.4,7l. B. DURBORROW, Attorney-at- J• Law, Huntingdon, Pa., will practice in the several Courts of Huntingdon county. Particular attention given to the settlement of estates of dece dents. Office in he JOURNAL Building. [feb.l,ll W. MATTERN, Attorney-at-Law t • and General Claim Agent, Huntingdon, Pa., Soldiers' claims against the Government for back pay, bounty, widows' and invalid pensions attend ed to with great cam and promptness. Office on 11111 street. Tr , ALLEN LOVELL, Attorney-at . • Law, Huntingdon, Pa. Special attention given to COLLECTIONS of all kinds; to the settle ment of Estates, lze.; and all other Legal Business prosecuted with fidelity and dispatch. Oa' Office in room lately occupied by R. Milton Speer, Esq. fjan.4,'7l. • MILES ZENTMYER, Attorney-at- Law, Huntingdon, Pa., will attend promptly to all legal business. Office in Cunningham's new building. fjan.4,'7l. PM. & M. S. LYTLE, Attorneys • at-Law, Huntingdon, Pa., will attend to all kinds of legal baeindss entrusted to their care. Office on the south side of Hill street, fourth door west of Smith. Dan.4,'7l. RA. ORBISON, Attorney-at-Law, . Office, 321 Bill street, lluntingdon, Pa. [may3l,7l. JOON SCOTT. S. T. BROWN. J. H. BAILEY QCOTT, BROWN & BAILEY, At. torneys-at-Law, Huntingdon, Pa. Pensions, and all claims of soldiers and soldiers' heirs against the Government will be promptly prosecuted. Office on Hill street. rian.4,7l. 111 W. MYTON, Attorney-at-Law, Hun -A- • tingdon, Pa. °thee with J. Sewell Stewart, En. [jan.4,7l. 'WILLIAM A. FLEMING, Attorney at-Law, Huntingdon, Pa. Special attention given to collections, and all other isgal business attended to with care and promptness. Office, No. 229, Hill street. [apl.ll,'7l. Hotels. yfoßnsoN HOUSE, OPPOSITE PENNSYLVANIA R. R. DEPOT HUNTINGDON, PA J. H. CLOVER, Prop. April 5, 1871-ly . WASHINGTON HOTEL, S. S. BOWDOV, Prop'r. Corner of Pitt do Juliana Sta.,Bedford, Pa. mayl. LXCHANGE HOTEL, Huntingdon, P. JOHN S. MILLER, Proprietor. J,nuary 4, 1871. Miscellaneous. /S. SALTO, I A. M... I J. außca. I Nam 'Emu BARTOL, KENNEDY & CO. [Lately Franklin Manufactating Company.] Manufactures Flooring, Siding, Doors, Sash, Shutters, Blinds, Moulding, Scroll Work, Counters, Shelving, Wood Turnings, Hubbs, Spokes, Bent Work, Forks, Rakes, Brooms, Pick, and Hammer Handles, all kinds of Furniture, &c. Our Machinery the very best quality and giving our entire being of attention to the business we are able to manufacture all of the aboved named articles, as well as many others,•in the best style and always promptly. All orders addressed to BARTOL, KENNEDY & CO., Huntingdon, Pa., will receive our immediate attention. Price list furnished when desired. . . Lumber taken in exchange for all kinds of work. Jan. 31. 1871. A. BECK, Fashionable Barber R• and Hairdresser, Hill street, opposite the Franklin House. All kinds of Tonics and Pomades kept onhand and for sale. [apl9,'7l-6m 4 untingdon Journal. [OFFICIAL.] LA IV S J. A. NASH, OF THE UNITED STATES PASSED AT TIIE FIRST SESSION OF THE FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. [GENERAL NATURE-NO. 118.] AN ACT to revise, consolidate, and amend the statutes relating to the Post-Office De- partmeoL Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be es tablisued, at the seat of government of the United States of America, a department to be known as the Post Office Department. Sec. 2. That the principal officers of the Post-Office Department shall be one Postmas ter General and three Assistant Postmasters General, who shall be appointed by the Presi dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who may be removed in the same manner; and the term of office of the Postmaster General shall be for and during the term of the President by whom he is ap pointed, and for one month thereafter unless sooner removed. SEC. 3. That the Postmaster General may appoint the following employees in the Post- Office Department : One chief clerk for the Postmaster General and one for each of the Assistant Postmasters General, one superin tendent of Post-Office building and disbursing. clerk, one superintendent and one chief clerk of the money-order system, one superintend cut and one chief clerk of foreign mails, one topographer for Post-Office Department, one assistant attorney-general for the Post-Office Department, one chief of division for the office of mail depredations, one chief of division of dead-letters, one superintendent of the blank agency, one assistant 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 oae, fifty seven f...male clerks, one messenger for the Postmaster General and one for each of the Assistant Postmasters General, four assistant messengers, ten watchmen, twenty five labor ers, one engineer, one assistant engineer, one carpenter, one assistant carpenter, one fireman and blacksmith, two firemen, three female laborers, and such a number of temporary clerks, female clerks, folders, watchmen, and laborers as may be required. sot 100 SEC. 4. Thai the animal salaries of the offi cers, clerks and others employed in the Post- Office Department shall be as follows: Of the Postmaster General, eight thousand dollars. Of the Assistant Postmasters General, three thousand five hundred dollars each. Of the superintendent of the money-order system, three thousand dollars. Of the superintendent of foreign mails, three thousand, dollars. Of the topographer of the Post-Office De partment, 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 office of mail depredations, twenty-five hundred dollars. . . . Of the chief of diclsion of dead-letters, two thousand five hundred dollars. Of the superintendent of Post-Office build ing and disbursing officer, two thousand three hundred dollars. Of the chief clerk to the Postmaster Gen eral, two thousand two hundred dollars. Of the chief clerks to the Assistant Postmas ters General, the chief clerk of the superin tendent of the money-order office, and the chief clerk of the superintendent of foreign mails, two thousand dollars each. Of the superintendent of the blank-agency, one thousand eight hundre3 dollars; of the assistant superintendent, one thousand six hundred dollars ; of the four assistants, one thousand two hundred dollars each. Of the clerks of class four, one thousand eight hundred dollars each. Of the clerks of class three, one thousand six hundred dollars each. _ -.- Of the clerks of class two, one thousand four hundred dollars each. Of the clerks of class one, one thousand 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 Post masters General, eight hundred and forty dol lars each. . . Of the assistant messengers, watchmen, and laborers, eight hundred dollars each. Of the engineer, one thousand six hundred dollars. _ _ Of the assistant engineer, one thousand dol lars. Of the carpenter, one thousand two hundred and fifty-two dollars. Of the assistant carpenter, one thousand dollars. the fireman and blacksmith, nine hun dred dollars. _ Of the firemen, seven hundred and twenty dollars each. _ Of the female laborers, four hundred and eighty dollars each. Sac. 5. That the Postmaster. General shall procure and cause to be kept a seal for his Department, which shall be affixed to all com missions of postmasters and others, and used to authenticate all transcripts and copies which may be required from this Department. SEC. 6. That the Postmaster General 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 manner of keep ing and stating accounts ; enforce the prompt rendition of returns relative to said accounts; control, according to law, and subject to the settlement of the Auditor, all expenses inci dent to the service of the Department; super intend the disposition of the moneys of the Department; direct the manner in which bal ances shall be paid over: issue warrants to cover money into the treasury, and to pay out the same : and generally superintend the bus iness of the Department, and execute all laws relative to the postal service. SEC. 7. That in case of the death, resigna tion, or absence of the Postmaster General, all his powers and duties shall devolve, for the time being, on the First Assistant Post, master General. SEC. 8. That the Postmaster General shall make the following reports to Congress at each annual session A report of all contracts for carrying the mail within the preceding year, giving in each case the name of the contractor; the date and duration of the contract ; the routes embraced therein, with the length of each; the time of arrival and departure at the ends of each route; the mode of transportation ; and the trice 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 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 transportation; the price to be paid; and the duration of the order or con tract. A report of all allowances made to contrac tors within the preceding year above the sums originally stipulated in their respective con tracts, and the reasons for the same, andof ail orders made whereby additional expense is incurred on any route beyond the original contract price, giving in each case the route ; the name of the contractor; the original ser vice provided for by the contract; the original price; the additional service required; and the additional allowance therefor. A report of all curtailments of expenses effected within the preceding year, giving in each case the same particulars as in the pre ceding report. A report of the finances of the Department for the preceding year, showing the amount of balance due the Department at the beginning of the year; the amount of postage which ac crued within the year; the amount of engage ment and liabilities ; and the amount actually paid during the year for carrying the mail, showing 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 preceding year, stating the name of the contractor; the nature of the delin quency ; 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 carrying 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 enable it to ba done. A report showing all contracts which have been made by the Department, other than for carrying the snail, giving the name of the con tractor; the article or thing contracted for; the place where the article was to be delivered or the thing performed; the amount paid therefor; and the date and duration of the contract. A report of the clerks and other persons em ployed in the Department during the year, or any part thereof; giving the names of the per sons; the time they were actually employed, and the sum paid each; whether they have been usefully employed; whether the services of any can be dispez.sed with without detri ment to the public service; and whether the removal of any, and the appointment of others in their stead, is required for the better des patch of business. A report on thepostal business and agencies in foreign countries. And the Postmaster General shall cause all of such reports to be printed at the Public Printing Office, either together or seperately, and in such numbers as may be required by the exigencies of the service or by the law. See. 0. That the Postmaster General shall submit to Congress at each annual session a statement of the amount expended during the preceding fiscal year, and an estimate of the amount that will be required for the ensuing fiscal year, eider each of the following heads : 'Transportation of the mails ;'"'compensation of postmasters;" "compensation of clerks is post-offices;" "compensation of letter-car riers ;" "compensation of blank agents and assistants;" "mail depredations and special agents ;" "postage stamps furl envelopes;" "ship, steamboat, and way letters ;" "dead Mters ;" "mail bags ;" "mail locks, keys, and stamps;" "wrapping paper ;" "office furni ture;""advertising;" "balances to foreign countries;" "rent, light, and fuel for post offices ;" "stationery ; and "miscellaneous," showing the sums paid under each head, and the names of the persons to whom payments are made out of the miscellaneous fund; but the names of persona employed in detecting depredations on the mail, and of other confi dential agents, need not be disclosed. Sec. 10. That the Postmaster General shall lay before Congress, during the first week in each annual session, detailed statements of the expenditures made from the contingent fund of his department. He shall also make out and keep, in proper books, full and com • plete inventories and accounts of all the prop erty belonging to the United States in the buildings, rooms, offices, and grounds occupied by him and under his charge, and to add thereto from time to time an account of such property as may be procured subsequently to the taking of the same, and also an account of the sale or disposal any such property, and to report the same to Congress as aforesaid : Provided, That this section 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 iu 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-office department shall become interested in any contract for carrying the mail, or act as agent, with or without compensation, fur any contractor or person offering to become 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 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 America. . . Sec. 14. That no person employed in the postal service shall receive any fees or per quisites on account of the duties to be per formed by virtue of his appointment. Sec. 15. That before entering upon the du ties, and before they shall receive any salary, the Postmaster General and all persons em ployed in the postal service, shall respectively take and subscribe, before some magistrate or other competent officer, the following oath or affirmation "I, A. 8., 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 I will honestly and truly account for and pay over any money belonging to the said United States which may come into my pos session or control: So help me, God." Add this oath or affirmation may 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 oath or affirmation. Sec. 16. That every person employed in the postal service shall be subject to all the pains, penalties, and forfeitures Ibr violation of the laws relating to such service, whether he has taken the oath or affirmation prescribed in the preceding section or not. SEC. 17. That telegrams between the several Departments of the government and their offi cers and agents, in their transmission over the lines of any company to which has been given the right of way, timber, or station lands from public domain, shall have priority over all other business, at such rates as the Postmaster General shall annually fix. Sec. 18. That every order, entry, or mem orandum whatever, on which any action is to be based, allowance made, or money paid, and every contract, paper, or obligation made by or with the Post Office Department, shall have i.s true date affixed to it; and every paper re lating to contracts or allowances filed in the Department shall have the date when it was filed indorsed upon it. SEC. 19. That the Postmaster General shall furnish a copy of his annual estimates to the Secretary of the Treasury prior to the first of November in each year, which shall 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 convention con cluded with foreign 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 such conventions shall be revised at the Post 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 Office Department. SEC. 22. That the said Auditor shall receive all accounts arising in the Postoffice Depart went, or relative thereto, with the vouchers necessary to a correct adjustment thereof, and shall audit and settle the same, and certify the balances thereon to the Postmaster General. He shall keep and preserve all accounts and vouchers after settlement. He shall close the accounts of the Department quarterly, and transmit to the Secretary of the Treasury quarterly statements of its receipts and expen ditures. He shall report to the Postmaster General, when required to do so, the manner and form of keeping and stating the accounts of the Department, and the 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. He shall register, charge, and countersign all warrants upon the treasury for receipts and payments issued by the Postmaster General, when war ranted by law. And he shall perform such other duties in relation to the financial con cerns of the Department as may be assigned to him by the Secretary of the Treasury, and make to said Secretary, or to the Postmaster General, such reports respecting the same as either of them may require. SEC. 23. That the slid Auditor shall super intend the collection of all debts due the De partment, and all penalties and forfeitures im posed for any violation of the postal laws, and take all such other measures as may be au thorized by law to enforce 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 other statutes, where such HUNTINGDON, PA., OCTOBER 16, 1872 penalties and forfeitures are the consequence of unlawful acts affecting the revenues or property of the post office department. _ . - Sec. 24. That thesaid Auditor, or the may or of any city, any justice of the peace, or the judge of any court of record, may administer oaths or affirmations in relation to the exam ination and settlement of the accounts corn mitted to the charge of said Auditor; and if any person shall knowingly swear or affirm falsely touzhing any expenditure on account of, or claim in fitvor of or against, said De partment, he sling, on conviction thereof, for every such offense, forfeit and pay not exceed ing two thousand dollars, and be imprisoned at bard labor not exceeding five years, accord ing to the aggravation of the offense. SEC. 25. That if either the postmaster gen eral or the person whose accounts have been settled shall be dissatisfied with the settle ment of said Auditor, he may, within twelve months, appeal to the First Comptroller of the Treasury, whose decision shall be final and conclusive. SEC. 26. That the Secretary of the Treasury may appoint in the office of the Auditor for the post office department 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. Sac. 27. That rhe'annual salaries of the In ditor for the Post Office Department, and the clerks, messengers, and laborers in his office, shall be as follows: Of the Auditor, three thousand dollars. Of the chief clerk, two thousand dollars. Of the clerks of class four, one thousand eight hundred dollars each; and two hundred dollars additional to one of said clerks as dis bursing clerk. Of the clerks of class three, one thousand six hundred dollars each I f the clerks of class two, one thousand four hundred dollars each. Of the clerks of class one, one thousand two hundred dollars each. Of the messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars. Of the assistant messenger, seven hundred dollars. Of the laborers, six hundred dollars each. Sec. 28. That whenever the office of a post muter shall become vacant by reason of death, 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 he is appointed, it shall be the duty of the Postmaster General or the President (as the case may be) to supply such vacancy without delay, and it shall be the duty of the postmaster general promptly to notify the Auditor of the change; and every post master 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 expiration of the commission, or until a sue cessor shall have been duly appointed and qualified, and shall have taken possession of the office : Provided, nevertheless, That in cases where there shall be a delay of sixty days in supplying such vacancy, the sureties may ter minate their responsibility by giving notice in writing, to the postmaster general, such ter mination to take effect ten days after sufficient time shall have elapsed to receive a reply from the postmaster general : And provided also, That the postmaster general may, when the exigencies of the service require, place such office in charge of a special agent until the vacancy can be regularly filled; and when such special agent shall have taken charge of such post office, tie liability of the sureties of the postmaster shall cease. SEc. 29. That all orders and regulations of the postmaster general which may originate a claim, or in any manner affect the accounts of the postal service, shall be certified to the Au ditor for the post office department. Sec. 30. That the postmaster general may establish a blank agency for the post office department, to be located at Washington, Dis trict of Columbia. SEC. 31. That the Postmaster General may employ two special agents for the Pacific coast, and such number of other special agents as the good of the service and the safe ty of the mail may require. SEC. 32 That the salary of the special agents of the Post-Office Department shall be at the rate cf not more than one thousand six hun dred dollars per annum; and they shall be allowed for traveling and incidental expenses, while actually employed in the service, a sum not exceeding five dollars a day. See. 33. That whenever a special agent is required to collect or disburse any public money, he shall, before entering upon any such duty, give bond in such sum or form, and with such security, as the Postmaster General may approve. Sec. 34. That the Postmaster General may employ, when the service requires it, the As sistant Postmasters General and superintend ents in his Department as special agents; and he may allow them therefor not exceeding the amount expended by them as necessary travel ing expneses while so employed. SEC. 35. That the Postmaster General may appoint two agents to superintend the railway postal service, who shall be paid out of the appropriation for the transportation of the mail, at the rate of two thousand five hundred dollars 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 Auditor of the Treasury for the Post• Office Department shall charge to the appropriation for mail transportation the salary and per diem of the assistant superintendents of the postal rail way service; and to the appropriation for the free delivery system, the salary and per diem of the special agent detailed for that service ; and the salary and per diem of the special agents employed in the money order service shall be paid out of the proceeds of that service. _ _ SEC. 36. That the Postmaster General may establish resident mail agencies at the ports of Panama and Aspinwall, (New Granada,) Havana, (Cuba,) and Saint Thomas, and suck other foreign ports at which United States mail steamers touch to land and receive mails, as may in his judgment promote the efficien cietwy,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, office furniture, and other in cidentals, to be' allowed him at each of such agencies. SEC. 37. That the postmaster General may appoint an agent in charge of the mail on board of each of the mail steamers on the routes between San Francisco, Japan, and China, between San Francisco and Honolulu, (Hawaiian Islands,) and New York to Rio Jan erio, .who shall be allowed, out of the appro priation for transportation of the mail, an annual salary of two thousand dollars each. Sxc. 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 branch agencies at any other ports in China and Japan as he shall deem necessary for the prompt and effi cient management of the postal service in those countries, and he may pay the postal agents employed thereat a reasonable compen sation for their services, in addition to the necessary expenses for rent, furniture, clerk hire, and incidental expenses. Sec. 39. That the postmaster General may employ as many routeagents as may be nee essary 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 thousand two hundred collars per annum. Sec. 40. That the postmaster General may appoint clerks for the purpose of assorting and distributig the mail in railway post-offices, who shall be paid out of the appropriation for transportation of the mail, at the rate of not more than one thousand four hundred_ dollars per annum to the head clerks, nor more than one thousand two hundred ollars per 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 amount of revenues derived re spectively from "letter-postage ; " "book, newspaper, and pamphlet postage ;" "Tees tared letters ;" "box-rents and branch offices ;" postage stamps and envelops ;" "dead letters ;" "fines and penalties ;" "revenue from money order business;" and "miscellaneous ;" and the amount of expenditures for each of the following objects, namely ; "Transportation of the mail ;" "compensation of postmasters ;" "compensation of letter carriers ;" "compen sation of clerks for post offices ;" " compen sation of blank agents and assistants ;" "mail depredations and special agents ; " "postage 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 to foreign coun tries ;" "rent, light, and fuel for post offices ;" and "stationary," and "miscellaneous." SEC. 42. That unclaimed money in dead letters for 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, except such 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 public property of the Post office 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 of the Treasurer of the United States for the service of the postoffice department, the net proceeds of the money order business; and the receipts of the post office Department derived from this source during each quarter shall be entered by the Auditor and Treasury for the post office Department, in the accounts of said Department, under the head of "rev enue from money-order business." SEc. 43. That all postages, box rents, and other receipts at post-offices shall be account ed for as a part of the postal revenues ; and any part thereof which the postmaster has neglected to collect he shall be charged with and held accountable for the same as if he had collected it. SEC. 44. That postmasters may allow .box holders who desire to do 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 the postoffice department, and 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 office, of boxes of other offices of the same class, which rental shall be accounted for as other box rents. Szo. 4a. Than any officer, agent, postmast. er, clerk, or other person employed in any branch of the postal service having temporary custody of any 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 wilfully neglect to deposit the same in the treasury of the United States, or in some other depositary authorized to receive the same, shall be deemed guilty of embezzlement, and be subject to a fine not exceeding double the sum so retained, or to imprisonment not exceeding three years, or both, at the discretion of the court. And any person intrusted by law with the sale of post age stamps 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 penalty and pun ishment as are provided in this section for the embezzlement of money. Sec. 46. That the money required for the postal service in each year shall be appropri ated by law out of the revenues of the service. SEC. 47. That payments of money out of the treasury on account of the postal service shall be in pursuance of appropriations made by law, by warrants of the postmaster general, registered and countersigned by the Auditor for the post office department, and expressing on their face the appropriation to which they should be charged. Sac: 48. That all payments on account of the postal service shall be made to persons to whom the same shall be certified to be due by the Auditor; but advances of necessary sums to defray expenses may 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 in the settlement of their accounts. Sec. 40. That the postmaster general may transfer debts due to the Department from postmasters and others to 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 Looms fern shall only be in satisfaction of legal de mands for which appropriations have been made. See. 50. That in all cases where mosey 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 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 of the De partment has-been paid to any person in con sequence of fraudulent representations, or by the mistake, collusion, or misconduct of any officer or other employee in the postal service, the pastmaster general shall cause suit to be brought to recover such wrong or fraudulent payment of 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 re ceived at the Department, he may, upon satis factory evidence as to the owner, deliver the same to him. SEC. 52. That the Auditor for the post of fice department shall state and certify quar terly to the postmaster general on account of the money paid by postmasters out of the re ceipts of their offices, and pursuant to appro priations, on account of the expenses of the postal service, designating the heads under 'which such payments were made. Sec. 53. That upon the certified quarterly statement by the Auditor for the post office department of the payments by postmasters on account of the postal service, the postmas ter general shall issue his warrant to the tress. urer to carry the amount to the credit of the postal revenues and 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 department, shall, when collected, be paid into the treasury of the United States, under the direction of the postmaster general; and tie treasurer, assist ant treasurer, or designated depositary reeeiv ing such payment shall give the depositor du plicate receipts therefor. Sze. 55. That all deposits on account of the postal service shall be brought into the trees- Lry by warrants of the postmaster general, countersigned by the Auditor; and no credit shall be allowed for any deposit until such warrant has been issued. Sze. 56. That the postmaster general may transfer money belonging to the postal service between the Treasurer, assistant treasurer, and designated depositaries, at his discretion, and as the safety of the public money and the convenience of the service may require. Sze. 57. That all fines and penalties imposed for any violation of any law relating to the post office department, or of any other law where such violation affects the revenue 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 department, ex. cepting, however, such part thereof as may, by law, belong to the party informing or pro secuting for the same. Sze. 58. That the postmaster general may dispose of any quarterly returns of mails sent or received, preserving the accounts-current and all accompanying vouchers, and use such portions of the proceeds as may be necessary to defray the cost of separating and disposing of them ; but the accounts shall be preserved entire for at least two years. Sac. 59. That the Postmaster General may 'provide, by regulations, for the disposition of printed and mailable matter which may re main in any post-office, or in the department, not called for by the party addressed' . ' but if the publisher of any refused or uncalled-for newspaper or other periodical shall pay the postage doe thereon, 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 after the execution of such new bond may, if the Postmaster General or the auditor shall deem it just, be applied first to discharge any balance which may be due from said postmaster under his old bond. SEC. 61. 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. 62. That any person who shall, with out authority from the postmaster General, set up or profess to keep any office or place of business bearing the sign, name or title of post-office, shall forfeit and pay, for every such offense, not more than five hundred dol lars. Sec. 63. That postmasters of the fourth and fifth class shall be appointed 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 the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall hold their offices for four years unlesss sooner removed or suspended according to law, and all appoint ments and removals shall be notified to the Auditor for the Post-office Department. Sec. 64. That every postmaster shall reside within the delivery of the office to which he is ap pointed. Sac. G. That every postmaster, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall give bond, with good and approved security, and in such penalty 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 shall con tain an additional condition for the faithful per formance of all duties and obligations in connec tion with the money order business. On the death, resignation, or removal of a postmaster, his bond shall be delivered to the Auditor for the Post-Office Department. The bond of any married woman who may be appointed postmaster shall be binding upon her and her sureties, and shall be liable for misdonduct in office as if she were sole. Sec. 66. That when any of the sureties of a postmaster shall notify the Postmaster General of their desire to be released from their suretyship, or when the Postmaster General deems a new bond necessary, he shall require the postmaster to exe cute such new bond, with security, which, when accepted by the Postmaster General, shall be as valid as the bond given upon the original appoint ment of such postmaster, and the sureties in the prior bond shall be released from responsibility for all acts or defaults of such postmaster which may be done or committed subsequent to the last day of the quarter in which such new bond shall be executed and accepted. SEC. 67. That if on the settlement of the account of any postmaster it shall appear that ho is indebt ed to the United States, and suit:therefor shall not be instituted within three years after the close of such account, the sureties on his bond shall not be liable for such indebtedness. _ Sec. GS. That every postmaster shall keep an office in which one or more persons shall be on duty during such hours comets day as the Post master General may direct, for the purpose of re ceiving, delivering, making up, and forwarding all mail matter received thereat. Sec. O. That all letters brought to any post office half an hour before the time forth° departure of the mail shall be forwarded therein ; but at offices where, in the opinion of the Postmaster General, more time for making up the mail is re quired, he may prescribe accordingly, not exceed ing one hour. SEC. 70. That the Postmaster General shall fur nish to the postmasters at the termination of each route a schedule of the time of arrival and depar ture of the mail at their officer, respectively, to be posted in a conspicuous place in the office ; and the•Posimaster General shall also give the post master notice of any change in the arrival and de parture that may ordered • and he shall cause to be kept and returned to the Department, at short and regular intervals, registers, showing the exact times of the arrivals and departures of the mail. SEC. 71. That every postmaster shall keep a record, in such form as the Postmaster General shall direct, of all postage stamps 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 ou account of the postal service, and of any other transactions which may required by the Postmaster General ; and theso reeerds shalrbe preserved and delivered to his successor, and shall be at 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 stick 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 matter, or by reason of keeping a branch office, or fur thedelivery of mail matter in any manner whatever. Sec. 73. That the Postmaster General may 're quire a sworn statement to accompany each quar terly account of a postmaster, to the effect 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 knowingly delivered, or permitted to be delivered, any mail matter on which the postage was not at the time paid ; that such account exhibits truly and faithfully the en tire receipts collected at his office, and which, by due diligence, could have been collected ; and that the credits he claims are just and right. Asd any false swearing therein shall render him liable to the pains and penalties of perjury. Sec. 74. That if any postmaster shall neglect to render his accounts, for ono month after the time, and in the form and manner prescribed by law and the regulations of the Postmaster General, such postmaster and his sureties shall forfeit and pay double the amount of the gross receipts at said of fice duringany previousor subsequent equal period of time ; and if, at the time of trial, no account shall have been rendered, they shall forfeit and pay such sum as the court and jury shall estimate to be equivalent thereto, to be recovered in an ac tion of debt on the bond. . . Sze. 7a. That t ostmasters shall keep safely, without loaning, using, depositing in an unauthor ized bank, or exchanging for other funds, all the public money collected by them, or which may some into their possession, until it is ordered by the Postmaster General to be transferred or paid out. Sec. 76. That the postmaster at Washington and postmasters at cities where there is an assistant treasurer shall deposit the postal revenues and all money 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 di rect. SEC. 77. That postmasters shall promptly re port to the Postmaster _General every delinquency, nezlect, or malpractice of the contractors, their agents, or carriers, which may come to their knowledge. Sze. 78. That no postmaster, assistant postmas ter, or clerk employed in any post office shall be a contractor or concerned in any contract for car rying the mail. Sec. 79. That no postmaster shall act as agent for any lottery office, or under any color or pur chase, or otherwise, vend lottery tickets ; nor shall he receive or send any lottery scheme, circu lar or ti:ket free of postage ; and for any viola tion of the provisions of this section the person offending shall forfeit and pay fifty dollars. Sec. 80. That the compensation of postmasters shall be a fixed annual salary, to be divided into five classes, exclusive of the postmaster at Now York city, whose salary shall ho six thousand dollars per annum. The salary of the first class shall not be more than four thousand dollars nor less than three thousand dollars ; of the second class, less than three thousand 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 thousand dollars, but nut less than two hundred dollars ; of the fifth class, less than two hundred dollars ; and the salaries of the first, second, and third classes shall be in even hundreds of dollars ; of the fourth class, in even tens of dollars ; and of the fifth class, in even dollars. Sec. 81. That at all newly established offices, the Postmaster General may temporarily frx the salary until the returns of such office shall enable him to properly adjust the same, but the compen sation shall in no case he thus temporarily fixed at more than the salary of an office of the fifth class. Sze. 82. That the salaries of postmasters shall be re-adjusted by the Postmaster General once in two years, and in special cases as much oftener as he may deem expedient; and when the quarterly returns of any postmaster of the third, fourth, or fifth class show that the salary allowed is twenty per centu • less than it would be on the basis of commission, the Postmaster General shall readjust the same. SEC. 83. That in readjusting the salary of a postmaster, the amount thereof shall be ascertain ed by adding, to the whole amount of box rents, commissions on the other postal revenues of the office at the following 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; on all over four hundred dollars and not over two thousand dollars four hundred dollars ' forty per centum; on all over two thousand four hundred dollars, fifteen per centum. And in order to ascertain the amount of postal re ceipts of each office. the Postmaster General shall require postmasters to state, under oath, at such times and for such periods as he may deem neces sary in each ease, the amount of stamps canceled, 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, the box rents of any postoffiee are decreased, the Postmaster General may allow, out of the receipts of such office, a sum sufficient to maintain tile salary there of at the amount at which it had been fixed before the decrease in box rents. SEC. 84. That tho Postmaster General shall make all orders assigning or changing the salaries of postmasters in writing, and record them in his journal, and notify the change to the Auditor; and any change made in such salaries shall not take effect until the first day of the quarter next follow ing such order: Provided, That in cases of an ex traordinary increase or decrease in the business of any postoffice, the Postmaster General may adjust the salary of the postmaster at such postoffice, to take effect from the first day of the quarter or period the returns for which form the basis of re adjustment. SEC. 65. That no postmaster shall, under any pretense whatever, have, tcceive, or retain for himself, in the aggregate, more than the amount of his salary and his' commission on the money order business as hereinafter provided. SEC. 56. That the Postmaster General may des ignate offices at the intersection of mail routes as distributing or separating offices; and where any such office is of the third, fourth, or fifth class, he may make a reasonable allowance to the postmas ter for the necessary cost of clerical services arising from such duties. SEC. 87. That the Postmaster General may al low to the postmaster at New York city, and to the postmasters at offices of the first and second classes, out of the surplus revenues of. their res pective offices, that is to say, the excess of box rents and commissions over and above the salary assigned to the office, a reasonable sum for the necessary cost of rent, fuel, lights, furniture, sta tionery, printing, clerks, and necessary incidentals to be adjusted on a satisfactory exhibit of the facts, and no such allowance shall be made except upon the order of the Postmaster General. Sec. 88. That the salary of a postmaster, and such other expenses of the postal service author. ized by law as may be incurred by him, and for which appropriations bare been made, may ba de ducted out of the receipts of his office, under the direction of the Postmaster General. Sec. 80. That vouchers for all deductions made by a postmaster out of the receipts of his office, on account of the expenses of the postal service. shall be submitted for examination and settlement to the Auditor for the Postoffice Department, and no such deduction shall be valid aisles, found to be in conformity with law. SEC. SO. That whenever, by reason of the pres ence of a military or naval torte near any post office, or front any other cause, unusual business accrues thereat, the Postmaster General shall make a trpeoial order allowing reasonable compen sation for clerical service, and a proportionate in crease of salary to the postmaster during the time of such extraordinary business. Sec. 91. That the - Postmaster General may dis continue any postoffice where the safety and secur ity of the postal service and revenues are endan gered from any cause whatever, or where the effi cieney of the service shall require such discontin uance to the Auditor for the Poetoffice Depart ment. Sec. 92. That letter carriers shall he employed for the free delivery of mail matter, as frequently as the public convenience may require, at every place containing a population of fifty thousand within the delivery of its postoffice, and at such other places as the Postmaster General may direct. Sec. 93. That the salary of letter carriers shall be fixed by the Postmaster General, and shall not exceed eight hundred dollars per annum ; but on satisfactory evidence of diligence, fidelity, and ex perience, he may increase their salary to any sum not exceeding one thousand dollars per annum and in San Francisco, California, he may pay such additional salaries to carriers as will secure the services of competent persons. Sec. 94. That the Postmaster General may pre scribe a uniform dress to he worn by letter carri ers, and any person not connected with the letter carrier branch of the postal service wh. shall wear the uniform may be deemed guilty of a mis demeanor, and, on conviction thereof, for every such offense shall be fined not more than ono hun dred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, at the discretion of the court. Sze. 95. That the Postmaster General may es tablish, in places where letter carriers are employ ed, and also in other places where, in his judg ment, the public convenience requires it, receiving boxes, for the deposit of mail matter, and shall cause the matter deposited therein to be collected as often as public convenience may require. Sec. 96. That any person who shall willfully and maliciously injure, tear down or destroy, any letter box ' pillar box, or other receptacle establish ed by the Postmaster General for the safe deposit of matter for the mail or for delivery, or who shall willfully and maliciously assault any letter carrier, when in uniform, while engaged on his route in the discharge of his duty as a letter carrier, and any person who shall willfully aid or assist there in, shall, on conviction thereof, for every such offense, forfeit and pay not less than one hundred nor more than ono thousand dollars, or be impris oned notices than one or more the three years, ac cording to the circumstances and aggravation of toe offense. Svc. 97. That each letter carrier shall give bonds, with sureties, to be approved by the Post master General, for the safe custody and delivery of all mail matter, and the faithful account and payment of all money received by him. Sec. 98. That the Postmaster General, when the public convenience requires it, may establish within any post office delivery one or more branch offices, for the receipt and delivery of mail matter and the sale of stamps and envelopes ; and be shall prescribe the rules and regulations for the government thereof. But no letter shall be sent for delivery to any branch office contrary to the request of the party to whom it is addressed. Sec. 99. That the rate of postage on newspa pers, excepting weeklies, periodicals not exceeding two ounces in weight, and circulars when tht same aredeposited in a letter carrier office for de livery by the office or its carriers, shall be uniform at one cent each ; but periodicals weighing more than two ounces shall be subject to a postage of two cents each, and these rates shall be prepaid by stamps. Sec. lOU. That no extra postage or carriers fees shall be charged or collected upon any mail mat ter collected or delivered by carriers. Sec. 101. That all expenses of letter carriers, branch offices, and receiving boxes, or incident thereto, shall he kept and reported in a seprate ac count, and shall be shown in comparison with the proceeds from postage on local mail matter at each office, and the Postmaster General shall be guided in the expenditures for this branch of the service by the income derived therefrom. Sec. 102. That to promote publie convenience. and to insure greater security in the transfer 01 money through the mail, the Postmaster General may establish, under such rules and regulations as he may deem expedient, a uniform money order system, at all suitable post offices, which shall he designated as "money order offices." Sec. 103. That the Postmaster General may conclude arrangements with the post departments of foreign governments, with which postal conven tions have been or may be concluded, for the ex change, by means of postal orders, of small sum: of money, not exceeding fifty dollars in amount, at such rates of exchange, and compensation to postmasters, and under such rules and regulation: as ho may deem expedient ; and the expenses 01 establishing and conducting such system of ex change may be paid out uf the proceeds of the money order basin( se. Sec. 104. That the postmasters at a money or der office shall issue, in such manner and form as the Postmaster General may prescibe, en order Tot a specified sum of money, payable by the post master at any other money order office which the person applying therefor may select ; but no mo ney order shall be delivered until the amoun thereof and the proper fee therefor, have been de posited with the postmaster issuing it: Provided. That the postmaster of every city where branch post offices or stations are established and in oper ation, subject to his supervision. is hereby author ized, under the direction of the Postmaster Gener al, to issue, or to cause to be issued, by any of his assistants or clerks in charge of branch post office , orstations, postal money orders payable at hi: own or at any other money order office, or at any branch post office or station of his own, or of any other money order office, as the remitters thereof may direct ; and that the postmaster and his sure tics shall in every case be held accountable upon his official bond for all moneys received by him at his designated assistants or clerks in charge of stations from the issue of money orders under the provisions-of this act, and fur all moneys which way come into his or their hands, or be placed in his or their custody by reason of the transaction by them of money order business. And all the provisions of law now in force respecting the issue and the payment of money orders, and the dispo sal of money order funds in the custody of post masters, shall apply to all money orders isssuen under the authority given by this act, and to al, moneys received from the issue thereof. See. 105. That any postmaster who shall issue a money order without having previously received the money theref r shall he deemed guilty of a mis demeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be find not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dol lars. Sec. 106. That in case of the sickness or una voidable absence from his office of the postmastei of any money order post office, he may, with the ap proval of the Postmaster General, authorize the chief clerk, or some other clerk employed therein to act in his place, ar.d to discharge all the dutiet required by law of such postmaster : Provided. That the official bond given by the princinal of the office shall be held cover and apply to the acts oi the person appointed to act in his place in such cases: And provided further, That such actin& officer shall, for the time being, be subject to al. the liabilities and penalties prescribed by law for the official misconduct in like cases of the postmas ter for whom be shall act. Sec. 107. That no money ordershall be issued - for more than fifty dollars, and the foes therefor shalt be, for orders not exceeding ten dollars, five cents exceeding ten and not twenty dollars, ten cents ; exceeding twenty and not exceeding thirty dol- NO. 41. larf, fifteen cents; exceeding thirty and not ex ceeding forty dollars, twenty cents ; exceeding forty dollars, twenty fire cents. Sec. 108. That the Postmaster General shall supply money order offices with blank forms of ap plication for money orders, which each applicant shall fill up with his name, the name and address of the party to whom the order is to be paid, the amount, and the date of application; and all such applications shall be preserved by the post master receiving them for such time as the Post master General may prescribe. Sec. 109. That the Postmaster shall furnish money order offices with printed or engraved forms for money orders, and noordershall be valid unless it be drawn upon such form. Sec. 110. That the postmaster issuing a money order shall scud a notice thereof by mail, without delay, to the postmaster on whom it is drawn. Sec. 111. That no money order shall be valid and payable unless presented to the postmaster on whom it is drawn within ono year after its date; but the Postmaster General, on the applithition of the remitter or payee of any such order, may cause a new order to be issued in lieu thereof. Sec. 112. That the payee of a money order may by his written indorsement thereon, direct it to be paid to any other person, and the postmaster on whom it is drawn shall pay the .me to the person thus designated, provided he shall furnish such proof as the Postmaster General may prescribe that the endorsement is genuine, and that the he is the rerson empowered to receive payment; but more than one indorsement shall render an order invalid and not payable, and the holder, to obtain pay ment, shall be required to apply in writing to the Postmaster General for a new order in lieu thereof, returning the original order, and making such proof of the genuiness of the endorsements as the Postmaster General may require. Sec. 113. That taller a money order has been issued, if the purchaser desires to have it modified or changed, the postmaster who issued the order shall take it back and issue another in lien of it, for which a new fee shall be exacted. See. 114. That the pc stmaster issuing; a money order shall repay the amount of it upon the appli cation of the person who obtained it, and the re turn of the order, but the fee paid for it shall not be returned. See. lb. That whenever a money order has been lost, the Postmaster General, upon the appli cation of the remitter or payee of such order, may cause a duplicate thereof to be issued, without charge, providing the party losing the original shall furnish a certificate from the postmaster by whom it was payable that it bad not been, and would not thereafter be, paid, and a similar cer tificate from the postmaster by whom it was issued that it had not been, and would not thereafter be, repaid. oee. 116. That any person who shall, with in tent to defraud, falsely make, forge, counterfeit, or engrave, or print, or cause, or procure to be 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 be a money order issued by the Postoffice Depart ment, or any of its postmasters or agents, or any material signature or indorsement thereon; any person who shall falsely alter, or cause or procure 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 attempt to pass, utter, or publish, as true, any such false, forged, counterfeit, or altered money order, knowing the same, or any signature or indorsement thereon, to be false, forged, coun terfeited, or altered, every person shall be deemed guilty of felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than two nor more than five years, and be fined not exceed ing five thousand dollars. See. 117. That all payments and transfers to and from money order • fees shall be under the direction of the Postmaster General. Ile may transfer money order funds from one postmaster to another, and from the postal revenue to the money orderfunds; and ho may transfer money order funds to creditors of the Department, to be replaced by equivalent transfers from the postal revenues. See. 118. That the Postmaster General may transfer to the postmaster at any money order of fice, by warrant on the treasury, countersigned by the Auditor for the Postoffice Department, and payable out of the revenues, such sum as may be required over and above the current revenues at his office to pay the money orders drawn upon him. 1-Tee. 119. That the Postmaster General shall re quire each postmaster at a money order office to render to the Postoffice Department weekly, semi weekly, or daily accounts of all money orders is sued and paid; of all fees received for issuing them; of all transfers and payments made from money orders on account of money order business. Wc:l2o. That the Auditor for the Postoffice Department shall keep the accounts of money or der business separately, and in such manner as to show the number and amount of money orders is sued at each office, tho number and amount paid, the amount of fees received, and all the expenses of the money order business. _ . Sec. 121. That all money received for the sale of money orders, including all fees thereon, all money transferred from the postal revenues to the money order funds, all money transferred or paid from the money order funds to the service of the Postoffice Department, and all money order funds transferred from one postmaster to another, shall be deemed and taken to be money order funds and money in the treasury of the United Stater, and it shall he the duty of the assistant treasurer of the United States to open at the request of the Postmaster General, an account of "money order i'unds" deposited by postmasters to the credit of the Postmaster General, and of drafts against the amount so deposited, drawn by him and counter signed by the Auditor. See. 122. That any postmaster, assistant, clerk, or other person employed in or connected with the business or operatioi sof any money order office who shall convert to his own use, in any way what ever or loaner deposite in any bank, or exchange fur Other , funds, any portion of the money order funds, shall be deemed guilty of embezzlement ; and any such person advising or participating therein, shall on conviction thereof, for any sat h offense, be imprisoned for not less than six months nor more than ten years, and be fined in it sum equal to the amount embezzled; and any failure to pay over or produce any money order funds in trusted to person shall be taken to the prima-facie evidence of embezzlement; and upon the trial of indictment against any person for such embezzle ment, it shall be prima facie evidence of a balance against im to produce a transcript from the money order account books of the Auditor for the Postoffice Department. But nothing herein contained shall 'ac construed to prohibit any postmaster depositing ander the direction of the Postmaster General, in a rational bank designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for that purpose, to his own credit as costmaster, any money order or other funds in his charge, nor prevent his negociating drafts or other evidences of debt through sack bank, or through United States disbursing officers orotherwiee, when *nstructed or required to do so by the Postmaster General, for the purpose of remitting surplus money order funds from one postoffice to another,' to be used in payment of money orders. That disbursing Jfficers of the Uni ed States shall be required to issue, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, duplicates of lost checks brawn by them in favor of any postmaster on ac count of money order or other public funds received •,y them from 601.110 other postmaster. Sec. tm. That postmasters at money offices may be al lowed, as compensation for issuing and paying money or ders, not exceeding oue-third of the whole amount of eel collected on orders issued. and one-fourth of one per centum on the gross amount of orders paid at their res pective offices, provided such compensation together with :he postwaster'e salary, shall not exceed fear thousand ]fare per annum, except in the case of the postmaster at New York city, as bereinbefore provided. Sec. 121. That the Postmaster General may pay out of the proceeds of the money order Japanese the coin of sta tionery and each incidental expenses as are necessary fur the tmnsaction of that business. Sec. 125. That the Postmaster General may employ such as additional number of clerks at money order offices a, may be necessary for conducting the operations of the money order system, who eball be paid cut of the pro ceeds of the money order business. Sec, 126. That for the greater security of valuable mail matter, the Postmaster General may establish a uniform system of regietmtion. Sec. 127. 'I hat mail matter shall be registered only on the application of the party posting the same. and tho fee therefor shall not exceed twenty cents in addition to the regular postage, to be, in all eases, prepaid and all such fees shall be accounted fur in such manner as the. Postmaster General shall direct : Provided, That letters spots the official business of the Postoffice Department which require registering shall he registered free of charge, and pass through the wells free of charge. Sec. 115. That a receipt shall be taken epem the delivery of any registered mail warier. showing to whom and when the same was delivered, which shall be returned to the sender, and be received in the courts as prima facie evi dence of such delivery. Sec. 129. That the Postoffice Department, or ire revenue, shall not be liable ffir the lasso, auygregietered mail matter roc. 130. That mailable matter shall be divided into three class: first, letters; second, regularprinted matter; third, niiscellaneutte matter. Sec. 131. That mailable matter of the first class shall embrace all correspondence, wholly or partially in wri ting, except book maanecripts and corrected proof sheets passing, between authors and publishers. See. 132 That mailable matter of the second cities shall embrace all matter exchusive.y is print, and regularly issued at stated periods from a known °Motor publication without addition by writing, mark. or sign. Sec. 133. That mailable matter of the third class shall embrace all pamphlets, occasional publications, transient newspapers, magazines, hand-bille, postern untested cir culars, protpectines, books, book-mautiscripts,preot-cheats, corrected proof-sheets, maps, prints, engravings, blinks, flexible patterns, samples of merchandise not exceeding twelve ounces in weight, sample aids, plain end orna mental paper, photographic representations of different types, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, mime. and all other ar ticles not above the weight prescribed by law otherwise injure the contents of the mail bag or the person of say one engaged in the postal service. All lignide. poisons. glass, explosive meterlale, and obscene books shall be ex cluded from the tnails. All matter of the third class, ex cepting books and other printed matter, book-manueeripta, picot-sheete, and corrected proof-sheets, shall not exceed twelve ounces in weight, and all matter of the third clue 'bail 4chitgazulnation and to rates of postage ps he jrcraild d. Samples of metals. orse and min °retest s aataii net exceed twelve caeca ZCpp lined on fourth page.)
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