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 1 084 INDEX. Post-office Department, (continued.) Post-office Department, (continued.) new pond may be required it} &c. . 292, 293 postal S€l‘Vic€, money required for suretics on bond, when and how may be each year to be appropriated by law released. 289, 293 out of the revenues of the service. . 291 when freed from responsibility, 289, 293 payments on account of] how to be made, 291 vacancies in the Aoflice of] to be supplied and to what persons .. 291 without delay ... .. 288 accounts ot, how to be kept. 290 1f not filled in sixty days sureties I€tt€l‘-Carriers for free delivery of may terminate their resp0nsibil— mail matter, when and in what places ity, and how. . . . 289 to be appointed 296 to keep an office with one or more per- routes of, to be deemed post-routes. . 309 sons on duty at such hours, &c. . . . 293 salary ot", to be fixed by Postmasterto keep record of postage-stamps, &c., General ... 296 books, receipts, &c. ... 293 not to exceed, &c. .. 296 to be subject to examination and in San Francisco ... 296 delivered to successor 293 uniform dress to be worn by  296 to render quarterly accounts of moneys penalty for wearing, when not authorreceived or charged, &c  293, 294 ized . ... 296 penalty for neglect .. 294 to give bond with sureties . 296 how to keep public moneys, &c., collected expenses of, to be kept in separate acby . . .,. 294 counts ... 297 to deposit postal revenues . 294 no extra postage on letters delivered by, 297 to report delinquencies, &c., of contract- penalty for assaulting, when in uniform, 296 ors, mail-agents, or carriers . . . . 294 receiving boxes, for deposit of not to be contractors for carrying the mail-matter, may be established in mail  286, 287, 294 places where lettercarriers are emnor act as agents for lotteries, &c. . 294 ployed. . . 296 exempt from militia and jury duty. . 286 penalty for wilfully injuring or defacing, 296 compensation of .. . 294, 295 branch post-offices for the reat newly established ofdces. 294, 295 ceipt and delivery of mail matter and at distributing offices. 295 the sale of stamps and envelopes. . 296 to be readjusted once in two years, letters not to be sent to, for delivery, &c. ... 295 against the request of the parties to when box—rents are decreased by whom they are addressed. 296 extension of free delivery. . . 295 expenses of, to be kept in separate acfor unusual business .. 296 counts ... 296 not to retain more than salary and com- sale of postal moueyprders at 297 mission ... 295 l110Dé)'-0l‘d€I‘S, system of, &/c,, essalary oi may be deducted from receipts tablished at m0ney—order offices . . 297 of office ... 295 arrangements with foreign governments vouchers therefor, &c 295, 296 may be made for the exchange by at money·0rder offices, may, in case of postal orders of small sums of money, 297 absence, &c., authorize some clerk to expenses thereof ... 297 act in his place  297 postal moneyprders, rules for issupenalties for misconduct, &c., 299, 301, 302, ing .. 297, 298 305, 313, 318, 320, 322 in cities, where branch offices are in suits against  323, 324 operation . 297 warrants of attachment against the prop- penalty upon postmaster for issuing erty of delinquent . · 325, 326 without first receiving the money post-offices may be established on therefor ... 297 post roads at the discretion of the Post- not to be for over $50 ... 298 master-General  292 fees therefor  298 may be discontinued whenever, &c., 296, 309 blanks and forms for ... 298 penalty for professing to keep, without no order valid unless drawn thereon. . 298 authority .. 292 notice of, to postmaster, by mail. . . 298 to be kept open during such hours of not valid after one year .. 298 the day as, &c. . . . . 293 new orders in lieu of, &c. .. 298 schedule of times of arrival and depar- payee of, may indorse the same to third ture of the mails to be posted in con- person, who may receive the money spicuous place in. . . . 293 thereon, if, &c. 298 distributing or separating offices, certain more than one indorsement renders to be designated as ... 295 the order invalid. . . 4 . . 298 branch post—0H‘1ces 296 may be changed. 298 mails to, not ou any established route. 310 new fee to be paid .. 298 postal PGV9i1I16S, postmaster issuing, may repay the amount what to be accounted for as part: of. . 290 of, but not the fee ... 298 to be paid into the treasury. 292 duplicates, in place of those lost. . . 298 penalty for wilfully neglecting to de- payments and transfers to and from posit any money which is part of. . 291 moneyprder offices ... 299 at \Vashingt0n and in certain cities to be transfers by warrant to meet 299 deposited weekly ... 294 accounts of, may be required daily, &c. . 299 amount of postal receipts at each office, to be kept separately. . 299 how to He ascertained .. 295 money received for, to be deemed " monsuits, &c., in regard to 323, 325 ey-order funds "  299