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 FORTY—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 335. 1872. 295 time temporarily fixed at more than the salary of an office of the fifth c ass. Sec. 82. That the salaries of postmasters shall be re-adjusted by the S¤l¤ri¢¤ of Postmaster-General once in two years, and in special cases as much oftener fgjdmfggfotsx as he may deem expedient; and when the quarterly returns of any post- in twb years, master of the third, fourth, or filth class show that the salary allowed is &°·F twenty per centum less than it would be on the basis of commission, the Postmaster-General shall re—adjust the same. Sec. 83. That in re·adjusting the salary of a postmaster, the amount amount, how thereof shall be ascertained by adding, to the whole amount of box—rents, *°.b° ”°°" commissions on the other postal revenues of the office at the following www rates : On the first one hundred 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 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 the Amount of ,,0,. postal receipts of each office, the Postmaster—General shall require post- Ul ¤*¤QiP¤¤, iww masters to state, under oath, at such times and for such periods as he may °S°m&m°d' deem necessary in each ease, the amount of stamps cancelled, the amount of box-rents received, the amount of unpaid postages collected, and the amount of postage on printed and other mailable matter : Provided, how— When boxever, That whenever, by reason of the extension of free delivery of letters, "gw *3*% d°‘ to the box-rents of any post·oflice are decreased, the Postmaster-General may 3,,:52; {,,3:,3;;;:: allow, out of the receipts of such office, a sum sufficient to maintain the ¤ry· salary thereof at the amount at which it had been fixed before the decrease in box-rents. Sec. 84. That the Postmaster-General shall make all orders assigning gram smb. or changing the salaries of postmasters in writing, and record them in his lishing salaries journal, and notify the change to the auditor; and any change made in °° b° m wnmgl such salaries shall not take effect until the first day of the quarter next following such order: Provided, That in cases of an extraordinary increase or auditor to bg decrease in the business of any post-ohice, the Postmaster-General may ad- ¤¤*ifi<>d: just the salary of the postmaster at such post~ofiice, to take effect from the when so (pkg first day of the quarter or period the returns for which form the basis of re- ¤6'°¤*· adjustment. Sec. 85. That no postmaster shall, under any pretence whatever, have, Postmasters receive, or retain for himself, in the aggregate, more than the amount of his ;’n°jr:°t;?:’;*m sallapy and his commission on the money-order business as hereinafter pro- md wmmmiog V1 e . Sno, 86. That the Postmaster—General may designate offices at the inter- Dismbutmg section of mail-routes as distributing or separating offices ; and where any offices; such office is of the third, fourth, or fifth class, he may make a reasonable Wg2g;?;;? *° allowance to the postmaster for the necessary cost of clerical services arising from such duties. Sec. 87. That the Postmaster—General may allow to the postmaster at Postmaster-s or New York city, and to the postmasters at offices of the first and second jsgisyjlgd °$;’;_k classes, out of the surplus revenues of their respective offices, that is to to beggllowed say, the excess of box-rents and commissions over and above the salary f<>r`re¤¤,¤1¢rks, assigned to the office, a reasonable sum for the necessary cost of rent, fuel, &°‘ lights, furniture, stationery, 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. Src. 88. That the salary of a postmaster, and such other expenses of the Salary Oy pm. postal service authorized by law as may be incurred by him, and for which wfiagisghgigg got; appropriations have been- made, may be deducted out of the receipts of receipts 0,-cmu, his office, under the direction of the Postmaster-General. Src. 89. That vouchers for all deductions made by a postmaster out of dXg;}gh°’S {°*` ds .. . . 1 n to be the receipts of his office, on account of the expenses of the postal service, sur,,,,,,,,,,, ,0 shall be submitted for examination and settlement to the auditor for the auditor.