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 336 THIRTY-—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 197. 1864• What omces to shall be assigned to the first class; whenever it shall have amounted to mf°d as 2** less than three thousand dollars, but not less than two thousand dollars,- ’ such offices shall be assigned to the second class ; whenever it shall have amounted to less than two thousand dollars, but not less than one thousand 3d mss? dollars, such offices shall be assigned to the third class ; whenever it shall have amounted to less than one thousand dollars, but not less than one 4U1d35S; hundred dollars, such offices shall be assigned to the fourth class; and whenever it shall have amounted to less than one hundred dollars, such 5*** mss- offices shall be assigned to the fifth class. To offices of the tirst, second, S¤l¤1‘l¢¤ of and third classes shall be severally assigned salaries, in even hundreds s°v°r°1°l”S°s‘ of dollars, as nearly as practicable in amount the same as, but not exceeding, the average compensation of the postmasters thereof for the two years next preceding; and to offices of the fourth class shall be assigned severally salaries, in even tens of dollars, as nearly as practicable in amount the same as, but not exceeding; such average compensation for the two years next preceding; and to offices of the fifth class shall be severally assigned salaries, in even dollars, as nearly as practicable in amount the same as, but not exceeding, such average compensation for the two Estimates of years next preceding. Wherever- returns showing the average of annual °“““"‘ °m°"‘ compensation of postmasters for the two years next `preceding the first day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, shall not have been received at the Post-Omce Department at the time of adjustment, the same may be estimated by the Postmaster-General for the purpose of adjusting the salaries of postmasters herein provided for. And it shall be the duty of the auditor of the treasury for the Post-Office Department, to obtain from postmnsters their quarterly accounts with the vouchers necessary to a correct adjustment thereof; and to report to the Postmaster-General all failures of postmasters to render such returns within a proper period after the close of each quarter. Sec. 2. And be 1'tfurther enacted, That the Postmaster-General shall Salaries to be review once in two years, and in special cases, upon satisfactory represen-
 * °"d·l“°*°d "“'Y tation, as much oftener as he may deem expedient, and readjust, on the

wo years. . . . . . basis of the preceding section, the salary assigned by him to any office; but any change made in such salary shall not take effect until the first day of the quarter next following such order, and all orders made assigning or . changing salaries shall be made in writing and recorded in his journal, and notified to the auditor for the Post-Oilice Department. gm,-ie, when Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That salaries of the first, second, M Wks ¢9`;*<=l¤· and third classes shall be adjusted to take effect on the drst day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and of the fourth and fifth classes at the same time, or at the commencement of a quarter as early as practicable thereafter. _ 5aI¤ri¤¤ M Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That, at offices which have not been fx; };‘;_°t‘ff;°‘b` established for two years prior to the first day of July, eighteen hundred years. and sixty-four, the salary may be adjusted upon a satisfactory return by the postmaster of the receipts, expenditures, and business of his office: Pr<>vi¤0· Provided, That fifty per eentum of the gross revenue of such office shall be, in all cases, the largest amount allowed to such postmasters for their salaries, respectively, except in cases where it shall be a separating or distributing office, as provided for in the sixth section of this act. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That at the post-<>ce of New York Allowance for and offices of the first and second classes, the Postmaster-General shall ‘£_°°"°“t*°l°’k°* allow to the postmaster a just and reasonable sum for the necessary cost, in whole or in part, of rent, fuel, lights, and clerks, to be adjusted upon a satisfactory exhibit of the facts. And at offices of the third, fourth, and 1865,ch.89,§B. iidh classes, such expenses shall be paid by the postmaster, except as in P°“¤ P‘ 505* the sixth section provided; it being intended that such allowances shall be made in accordance with existing usages. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Postmaster-General may