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FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 246. 1868. 197 money by means of postal orders, the maximum amount of which shall not exceed that fixed by law for domestic money orders, at such rates of exchange and under such rules and regulations as he may deem expedient; and that the expense incurred in establishing and conducting such system . '{.l;°tmll“’°.zt° of exchange may be paid out of the proceeds of the money-order business. lydggyzgsrgl S20. 16. And be it fl4rther enacted, That the proviso in section three §*g¤i¤$¢ d<>*?¤¤l¢· of the act approved March three, eighteen hundred and twenLy·five, {’;s§?:2if;éo entitled "An act to reduce into one the several acts establishing and regu— his Swedes. lating the Post-Office Department," be, and the same is hereby, repealed: *$26> 9** 6% 9 3· Provided That nothin h · 'n ntained sh ll ·e e l fth `si n (;l`1Y`p`103' , g exe1 co a. 1 p a any 0 e provx 0 s {mW5C_ of the act approved July eleven, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, entitled 1862,_ph. 1§9- "An act; in relation to the Post-Oilice Depm·m1ent." V°l‘ X“‘ p' °3°• Sec. 17. And be it f2u·t}zer enacted, That if on the final settlement of Surelzies no be the account of any postmaster it shall appear that such postmaster is in- di$°*}*“€°d if dcbted to the United States, and suit shall not be instituted within three g:(;;§h2°:,mlin years afrer the close of such account, then, and in that case, the sureties on &c. y the bond of such postmaster shall not be liable to the United States. SEO. 18. And be it further enacted, That copies of the quarterly _ C<>*fl6¤<l ¤<>1>· returns ofp0st1nz1sters, and of any papers pertaining to the accounts in the gdoggggllgllg oillee of the auditor of the treasury for the Post-Oillce Department, cer- be evidence in Lified by him under his seal of 0{Hce, shall be admitted as evidence in the ?"i"‘l‘}“l °‘”?°$ . . . . . . m United bmtcs courts of the United States IH criminal prosecutions, IH the same manner combs_ as the same are now admitted in civil cases, as provided in section fifteen 1836, ch. 270, of' an act entitled "An act to change the organization of the Post-Office NQ), V 8 _ . . p. 3. Department, and to provide more edectually for the settlement of the accounts there0f,” approved July second, eighteen hundred and thirty-six. Sec. 19. And be it `fll/`[/I6}` enacted, That in all suits for the recovery In suits to re- 0F balances due from postmasters, a copy, duly certified under the seal of g?l;°;rg'$*‘“O;i‘j the auditor of the treasury for the Post·OfHce Department, of the state- masters, ohm; go ment of any postmaster, special agent, or other person employed by the be S¤m<>_i<¢¤¤¤Vi· Postmaster-General or the said auditor for that purpose, that he has 3i32nd3Qé mailed a letter to such delinquent postmaster a1:_the posbofllce where the posumascer. indebtedness accrued, or at his lust and usual place of abode, and that a sufhcient time has elapsed in the ordinary course of mail to have reached its destination, and has not received payment of such balance within the time designated in his instructions, shall be received as sufficient evidence in the courts of the United States or other courts that 2. demand has been made on such delinquent postmaster: Provided, nevertheless, That when the account of an late postmaster has been once adjusted and settled, and F¤fFb¤¤' d6- a demand made for the balance appearing to be due, and afterwa1‘ds ;;2;°]§£;s°§s;` allowances shall be made or credits entered on the account, it shall not. be ’ ’ necessary to make a further demand for the new balance found to be due. Sec. 20. And be it fura!/zer enacted, That the P0stmastcr·General is U¤i)f<>Fm<l">$¤ hereby authorized to prescribe a uniform dress to be wom by the lettc1·-car- ;°;il5)c£{§;?étt0r_ riers at the several Free delivery offices, and that any person not connected c¤u·rie¤·s. f with this brnnch of the servme vyho shall wear the un1t"orm that may he m;S;":;2YlC;’s8r_ prescribed m accordance herewnbh, shall be deemed guilty of 21 mxs- C,,,.,.m,.s’ M_ demeanor and being convicted thereof, shall, for every such offence, be wvqwipg the fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than ‘m‘p‘“’”‘ six months, or both, in the discretion of the court before which such con vietion shall be had. APPROVED, July 27, 1868.