49 TITLE `5;~·—·5XECUTIVE DHPARITMEN T emtlmrity te j1bel·ieh_eHices, to ichzmge oiheers or employeeslut ot ,,;eiices 'inctlud_ed in Such district. (Mar, 3, 19H;\e. 163, 5 1, hz
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M 369. Duties, of Pcstmaster,General.—It shall be the duty of he i‘estmaster .General·: , t ,. `
}I‘;¤·§§. Tosestablish end diseentinue post offices; , tr
’ ;<{·{·e§xd. T0 instruct all perso_n,s_ in the I?0sta1,,Serviee `with ref- ‘ tc e1·§m·<2 tc théif dutiee. t - . ’ _ W Third. T0 decide mrethe forms ofehll otiicial papers. rf ` ru,u;·th,. To prescribe the ma¤uer=·0f keeping and stating ae-» {ments, r _ _, . L _ . ., · - -_ _ _ . Fifth. T0 enforce the pmrhpt rendition of regqrns relative ee S `:x<‘<‘¤\ll1¥S. h - Q} · y ..»‘ l _ - Sixth,'1`0 control, accordinghto hw, and subject tdthe set- ii
- ·1mm·m of the General
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—"‘”m the service of the depexitment. - ‘ t -1 ‘`‘— ·_ ._ · 8 Seventh. T0“supe:inte11d_ethe dispesnle of the moneys of the. if d<·p2lI`{Bl€Ht. -» t t _, r h · » _ t _` ;__ C e Eighth. T0 directjhe manner in which balances shall he paid t 8 ¤ver»; issue warrduts te corer money inte the1£l‘reusur$r; ang}- U to jiigy out the $·ame.e· __ _ - it i , . xinth. To superhxtenclttgerxerally thebusinees of—.the depart- ‘ V " ment and execdte aill`1uws_ reIa4tii·e_t0 the P0st11ICService., `_·(R.e d s, § 396;_Ju’ne 10,`1‘921,`e. 18, $304-,—42_Stat”. 24.) ’ j [ t p 370. Detiil of clerks from Pestal Service t0=departme1it,?y+1t; 0 shall net jli1wful··‘t0 detail clerks or otherfempleyees. Paid U irexnrgeixeral uppmpriatibnie ferthe postal service, fremlauy, S
hr:1m·h of said pcstixliservice, whether located at the seat, off, U
geverrimeizt orelsewhere, tot a‘u·y`of the otiices or bureaus; of the V0 1*4»st»()Hice Depqrtment at Washington. (Mar. 15, 1898, c. 68,- I § 9,434) Stat. 317.), e U _ , , ‘ 8 _ 37.1; Property in charge raf .`departmeut.—-The Postmaster `2 (;¤;·neml shall make out and keepfiu proper boeks. full andj c0m— E plete inventories and acceuntsjof all the property beleugiugvto. .- . mehlfnnitede States hn the buildings, rooms, officxpnnd grounds hi ¢¤·4·upied by him and under his charge; and shall Add thereto, * fx·an1i time to time, an account of such property, as méy be pre-, _' cured subsequently to thetaking ot thetsauxe, andrnisn an §1C·· 1 count ei the sale ordispoml of any sueh property, hud to erépdrt { the same te Congress during, the iirst week ot each annual ses- ` sinh. But this,sectiqn_ shall net apply··t0 the supplies of sta·. "1 tiwuery and fuel. (R. S. 5 3‘J7.)_ ·_ - T Z ,372. Postal arrangements with foreign countries.--—-For the A] qmrpuse of makihgkbetter postal, arrangements with foreign', ' m1mt*ries_, ere to counteract théit adverse measures affecting our ‘ ywtal iuttercmnxise with them, the Pqstmaeter General, by and I with the advice umlegusent of the President, may` negotiate j .spm1,(·0uclude’ postaltreaties or conventions, and may reduce OI" increase the rategjof poetage on mall matter conveyed betweexr the United. States and foreign countries, (R. S, 5 398.), e 373. Same; publicaticu.-The Postmaster General shall trm1<s· mit a copy et each postal eeuventicitx.concluded with foreign
- <»ver11n1ents’ to the Secretary ot State, who shall furnish a
·_ <···m* of the same to the Pxiblic Printer for publication: and the - printed proof sheets of all suehlcoriventions shall be revised nt the Poet Oihee Department. (R, S. 5 390.) " e . ' 3745 Blank agen¢y.·—i§I‘11e Pustnms_ter General may eet§1;li.»:11 a Mzmk nge;1ey‘fc•rttl1e Post Uiiice Departmezet, to be located at \\'ashi_ngt0n, District 5;nf Columhia. '(R. S. 5400.) [ { · 375. Foreign dead letters.-The action of the Post Office Dep:u·-tment respecting foreign dead letters shall be subject to convemienal stipulations with the respective foreign &dIDii’1i8U‘£1- 1;-24+113. Y (`R. S, § A4t¥1..»)_ ‘ _ _ `· , e 376. pate of erders, entries, c0ntrects.-Eve¤ry order, entry, er mem0mudum‘whatever, en which any action te tche based, fliluwance made, or money paid, and every contract, pupetf, Ot $8‘.2;70°———‘.26—---4 e t -
'S, OFFICERS, AND EMl’LO‘YEES §383, vligation made by or with the P0st*»0'fHce`Departme11t, shall, we its true detecat§xed__ te it; and every paper refatiug _·t0. mtracts `0r a1l6,wai1ees._ti¥ed,_, in»the department shall have the 1te Lwheneb it__was`fiTei1eind0rszed uéeu it] `(RQSQ § 402.); » 377. Fernie of bonds and ¢entrscts.#-——Al1 bonds taken and een- F ·acts_entered°¤int0 by the Pcstbmee Department shall»be.~made » endwjth the eU,1i1itedmStates of America.’ (By S. § 403.) e , t37§. Orders and regulations as tosacceunts,-—-All orders and " egulatiphs qt the Postmaster General {which",-may originate a aim, efi1i.» auyemauuer affect ethesacccunts of the Pbstal Serv} ie, shall be certified 't0Q-the General Accounting Giiice. (R. S. 405; tJuue10, 1921, 0.*18, $:304, 42 Stat.24;) _ t 379. ‘ Warrant one quarterly statement of °Gen¢ral Account-· rg O$cc.¢-Up0u· .the‘»certifIed quarterly statement by the Gen·» ral `Aecountiug »»OfHce u er the paiments by postmasters on ccouuhof the Postal Seryice, , - Postmaster _GeneraI shall ssue hisgsvurrasut tosthe Treas er; tocarry the amouut to the redit"0f the postal trevexiues nds to the debit lei the proper pproprlatious supeut theeboéks *0 , the Bureau étlecouuts in he_{·P0st OEce gopsrtment, _(B." S. {406; June lik 1921, c. 18,
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$330; Reienucs and celleci;ions.—Th,e postal revenues and all lebts due ,u¤e·1>¢>s:t0meea Department shall, fhen collected, be éaidsinto the Treasury et the United States eaiféerl the direction ule, ·f the Postmaster Geuerahand ·the_Treasui*er, Amstaut Treas- { 1rer,»U··0r designated depository receivin; such myment shall five the depositor e ayrluplicate receipt therefor, to be retained , »y him` in his office as a~ voucher, and shall forward the V. mtglnnl to the Bureau of Accounts in Post 0Ece Departnent, to be placed to the crwit ct, the depcsiter in,. u¤dit_of his ncceuntssby the General Accouritiugs Office. (R. S. § 407,; Jam.
- .2, 1894, c, 17, 28 Statg»%; June `10, 1921, c. 18,1,304, 42
§tat._s24.)e` j e I - ,- , _ ‘ · 38,1. Deposits into Treasury.-TA1! depesitaneu account of the ?0stal Service shall be `breughtiute the Treasury by warrants., >t ·th,e } Postmaster General, couutersigaed by the Comptroller Geueraleef the United States; aud uc? credit shallsbe allowed for uuy deposit until such warrant has been " (R. S. 5 408; Juue 1,0, 1.921,1:. 18, §t 304, 42 Stat. 24.) . ` , 382. Signing warrnntsahd drafts.-——The Postmaster General may from time to time designate auytofficer inéthe Pest Oaice Department aud, employees in fthe (mee of the Third Assistant Postmaster General to gsign warrants, c<§lleetfou and transfer drafts t in his stead, and such warrants and drafts when so signed shall be ’of_ the same validityias if signed by the Pestmaster General. (Mar, 3, 1903, c. 1009, § 6. 32 Stat.1176; Mar. 2, 1907,, c. 2513, 34-· Stat. 1206.) _~— · ‘ a u ; t 383. Remittiug hues, penalties, and ferféitures.-·-—~—l,u‘ altcases ef etluc, penalty, forfeiture, or`disabi1ity,` or alleged liability `fur, any sum of money by way of damages or otherwise, under any provision of law »iu relation sto the ofii¢;·ers,` employees, operations, or business of the Postal Service, the Postmaster General may prescribe such geueralrules aud, modes of pmceedhng as shall appear to be expedient, for the gevermueut ot the Bureau of Accounts in the Post 0Qce Departgneut, in asc·ertaining the fact iu; ea~ case in which tiie Comptroller of the Bureau of Accuuuts hell certify -m‘him that-the interests of the department pr6beb* require the exercise of his pexers over ii-11es_,‘g»en1alt1es, forfeitu Ys audsliubilities; and umm- the fact bei11g'—ascertaiued, the `euerar Accounting Oéiéeé `may, with - the written- cdusent 0 the·Pestmaster General, mitigate er remit such 6 .. peaal y, er forfeiture, remove such d_isahiliiy,` or c·cu~up; se, release,§0r discharge such c1aime.·fer such sum .015 mcmey and damages, and on such terms as the Comptrolh·r of the Bureau of Accouuts in the Post Office Departnneut shall deem just audexpeclieut. _(R. S. § 409; June 10, 1921, c. 18, _ § ,306,42 Stat. 24.) "‘
