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 752 rms sm.-rut; rosui. s1~;1<v1cr;. cn. » Records =1tP<·St— Sue. 38-}:2. Every postmaster shall keep a record. i11 such form as ai..· ’ll“"”· _ Postnnastcr-General shall direct, of all postage-stamps, envelopes, postal lbid..s.71,p.293. books, blanks, and property received fron1 his predecessor,.or from the De artment or any of 1ts agents; of all receipts 111 money for postagos antl)box-rents, and of all other receipts on account of the postal S(‘I‘\'lC€, and of any other transactions which may be required by the Postniaster- General; and these records shall be preserved a11d delivered to his suc— cessor, and shall be at all times subject to examination by any special a ent of the De artment. Q¤¤ffo1‘l)’_ ¤<‘· gSr:c. 3813. Efdery postmaster shall render to the .POStlI12l.Si.€1'-(lt‘ll€]‘{1l, °°““t·" °f '“`°‘P**‘ under oath, and in such form as the latter shall prescribe, a quarterly - -- ~ account of all moneys received or charged by him or at his office, for Ibm-JS-72¤P·293· postage, rent of boxes or other receptacles for u1ail—matter, or by reason of keqping a branch oftiee,or for the delivery of mail—n1atter in any manner w 1atever. Q¤*”*°*`lI·`_‘*‘°‘ Sec. 384-L. The Postmaster—Geneml may require a sworn statement to fgllms mlm F" °m accompany each quarterly account of a posttuaster, to tl1c effect that such --—?——» account contains a true statement of the entire amount of postage, box- Ib‘d·»S·73*P·294· rents, charges, and moneys collected or received at his office durinig the quarter; that he has not knowingly delivered, or. permitted to he elivered, any n1ail—matter on which the ostagc was not at the time paid: that such account exhibits truly and) faithfully the entire recei1ts collecéed at his otliice. and which_ by due diliggnce., could have been colllectedz an that the credits he claims are `ust an right. Néglf-Wt te *00- Sec. 38-L5. \Vhenever any postrhaster negfects to render his accounts ‘lf"““"°““*’i PE`"' for one month after the time. and in the form and manner rescribed by dL.,..- .s.s law and the regulations of the ]'.)OStll1?lSt€\'-(l(‘\1(‘l'tl.l, he and his sureties Ibid-· F- 7*- shall forfei.t and pay double the amount of the gross receipts at such office during any previous or spbscpuent eqpal (peiiiod otf time;} apd if, at the time of tria, no account 1as 1een ren ere ,t ey s all be ia yle to a )€‘Il— alty of such Sllll] as thoi court and jury shall estin1ate to be equivsfh nt thereto, to be recovere in an action on the bond. Qgggfiigt te be Spc. 3§4G. Postnpfsters ihgll Ikeep safqly, withput lplanirpg, gsingi [,,__;_ ‘ __ Sl in in an unau 1or1zet an · or exc an in or o er un s, a e Ibid., s. T5. iihblic hionelyicollpcted py ghem, dr whiph HMI? ccgme into their possessiovh until it is o ere by the ostmaster- teneral to be transferred or pai out. Custodyot Goy- Sec. 3847. Any postmaster. having public money belonging to the §";';'3°'$ “‘°{:;£;} Government, at an office within a Cllllty where there are no designated mm S W deposytaries. `treasurers of nunts, or 'l`reasurer or assistant treasurers ot 0 \iar—]éF§—(_— the l mted ptates. may deposit the same, at hrs own risk and in his 27; Q. lppl  · ofhcial capacity, 111 Hl1_\’·ll1lU0lltll bank 111 the town, city, ·or`county where ’ ’ the said postmaster l'€SlCl0SZ but no authority or pernnssion is or shall be given for the demand or receipt by the postmaster, or any other person, of interest, directly or indirectly, on any deposit made as herein <lesc1‘lll€Cl; and €\'c1'y postmaster who makes any such deposit shall report quarterly to the Postmaster-General the name of the bank where suchddepcisits have `peen mpde, and also state the amount which may stan at t ie time to is cre it. _ F¤€<1¤€0* <l¢P0¤· Sec. 3848. The postmaster at \Vashington, and postmasters at cities “”f’f '“"°f‘“E‘· _ where there is an assistant treasurer, shall deposit the postal revenues 338 J ung, 1852, e. and all money acmping lat thirdothee, wiyh spch assistant tppasurer, as 5» ¤· 7 »"· 7» P· often as once a wee at east, an as muc 1 o tener as the ostmastcr- 29* General mav direct. R°H°"* °f ‘l°ll“` Sec. 3846. Every ostmaster shall arom tlv re ort to the 1’ostmaste1‘- ‘lll°2°lYs;e . _. General every dclinguency, negleet,1or mhlpracdfce of the contractors, Ibid-,s 77- their agents or carriers, which comes to his knowledge. Postmastem not Sec. 3850. No postmaster, assistant postmaster, or clerk employed in Ibid.,s. TS. carrying the mail. ` Postmasters not Sec. 3851. No postmaster shall act as agent for any lottery-oflice, o1· to be iottery under any colon of purchase, or otherwise, vend lottery-tickets; nor shall ”·2"’“*"· ______ he receive or send any lottery-scheme., circular, or ticket free of postnaé-
 * f_l{§f']f**’j*j§"'”·_ any post-office shall be a contractor or concerned in any contract fol'