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 Trrmc xLv1.-THE POSTAL SERVICE.-—Ch. 14. 781 the direction of the Postmaster-General, as part of the stal revenue. And the Postmaster-General shall cause to be placed to the) credit of the Treasurer of the United States, for the service of the Post-Oliice Department, the net proceeds of the money-order business; and the receipts of the Post-Oiiice Department derived from this source during each quarter shall be entere by the Sixth Auditor in the accounts of such Department, under the head of " revenue from money—order bus1ness." Sec. 4051. All postages, box-rents, and other receipts at post—ofiices, Postalrevenueto shall be accounte for as part of the postal revenues; and each post- l>€¤°<'<>¤¤¥€d {OP- master shall be charged with and held accountable for any part of the Hd3Q3i- same accruing at his office, which he has neglected to collect, the same as if he had collected it. Sec. 4052. Postmasters may allow box-holders who desire to do so to 30;;-},014.,;-.; mgy provide lock—boxes or drawers for their own use, at their own expense, pgovide lockwhich lock-boxes or drawers, upon their erection in any post-ofiice, shall xw become the pro rty of the United States, and be subjectto the direction Ibid., n, 44. and control of the Post-Ofiice Department, and shall pay a rental at least equal to that of other boxes in the same office, or, if there be no other boxes in such office, of boxes in other offices of the same class, which rental shall be accounted for as other box-rents. Sec. 4053. Any officer, agent, postmaste1·, clerk, or other person em- Neglect to deployed in any branch of the postal service having temporary custody of p<>¤it wml wvé- any money taken from dead letters; any money derived from the sale “““· __ of waste paper or other public property of the Post-Oiiice Depart- Ibid.,s. 45, p. 291. ment; or any money derived from any other source which by law is part of the stal revenues, who shall willfully neglect to deposit the same in the 'Iliieasury of the United States, or in some other depository authorized to receive the same, shall be deemed uilty of embezzlement, and be punishable by a. fine of not more than douile the sum so retained, or by imprisonment for not more than three years, or both. And any person intrusted by law with the sale of postage-stamps or stamped envelopes, who shall refuse or neglect to account for the same, or w 0 shall pledge or hypothecate or unlawfully dispose of them, for any purpose whatever, shall be deemed guilty of embezzlement, and shall be punishable by the like fine and imprisonment as are provided in this section for the embezzlement of money. Sec. 4054. The money required for the postal service in each year shall be Revenues to be appropriated by law out of the revenues of the service. [Su SS 8641-8644-] ¤PP!`0PY'lat?d fw postal service. Ibid., s. 46. Sec. 4055. All payments on account of the postal service shall be made Payments, how to persons to whom the same shall be certified to be due by the Sixth made; advances- Auditor; but advances of necessary sums to defra Y expenses may be ”}§§_;f.]§_ made by the Postmaster-General to agents employed, to investigate mail depredations, examine post routes and offices, and on other like services, to be charged to them by the Auditor, and to be accounted for in the settlement of their accounts. [Soc S $674-] Sec. 4056. The Postmaster-General may transfer debts due to the mmnsgerogdebm Department from postmasters and others to such contractors as have tocontractors. iven bonds, with securitv, to refund any money that may come into their "i§? hands over and above the amount found due them on the settlement of ` their accounts; but such transfers shall only be in satisfaction of legal demands for which appropriations have been made. Sec. 4057. In all cases where money has been paid out of the funds of Suits to recover the Post-Oiiice Department under the pretense that service has been W¤”°¤8f¤l°¤`l¤`¤¤d· performed therefor, when, in fact, such service has not been performed, °£ or as additional allowance for increased service actuallv rendered, when Ibid-, S. 50- the additional allowance exceeds the sum which, according to law, might rightfully have been allowed therefor, and in all other cases where mone 0 the Department has been paid to any person in consequence of fraud}; ulent representations, or by the mistake, collusion, or misconduct of any ofiicer or other employe 1D the postal service, the Postmaster-General