‘ »<:· "__ A » l . _ ~ _ » ’§ ~—--\TITLE_5.—EXEOUQ’l¥’E DEPARTMEM 339. Rfsgiater of btégnteé and reports di$tn&b;1§ed.-5-A. register M of the statutes of the United States mid reports cffhe Supteme, I (.`€)HiYP shgllbe kept, under thegauthority 0Q the head ot ithe_ v
of Jqsgice, s110wi;1g -the`fquantity of each kwid `?i }*9c¢i¥ed byh him from the _Se(:refary of, the Intar§01·;Taud t C
Fshali ?be his duty to cajise to het »€Ilt€I`€h\iIL.§UC‘h f*egiste;‘,‘—and i ~E at the propgr time, $vhex1,·.vsih`e1?e,- and.t0 whom the Séme, Oli `2 auypaigt; of them, lmve been distributed and Qe1ivered,,a11d fo report the samé tq C0ugrelss‘in‘his annual fepqrt. (R. S. § r c u ¤p¢m· 8.-4···PQST` omvrcm Dm>ARmr1·:m*.“ ‘
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362. SCR}. j W j - , _ · [ f 363. _Assig¥ant P0stmast0rs»_Gcncra1, _ _ _·°- U ,,364. Solicitor for Post Oiiice ‘Departmc¤t.' _ » 365. Oat}: of of@ce. “T l _ · »j366. Purchasing-ésvnt. — 4 * fe _ . . — 367. No postal materiil or supplies manufactured by cquvict labor. q 368. District anq éentml omces fiat distribution of supplies. : ‘ 8 369.-Dutig<$ ot Pbstihastcr General. _` _. 4 4 . ‘ ` 370. Dctailof clerkstrcm P0§£&~1iS€l§ViQ9 to department. `( 371. Pmgerty id charge ot department. Q I I -31% Postal. o.;·rang¢me¤ts` with toréigucountries. 373; Same; publication, _ ‘ ` W 374. Blq¤$ agency. . » 375. Foreign dead; letters; _ q -» _; a 3'{B. Date of-_or·dq;·rs,,gntries, Contracts; ~ ’ ’ 'll 377. F9rm qt bonds and contracrs._ ° d 378, Orders and reg*i11ati¢ms`as_t0 accounts. _ — u 37.9. Warrant 6:1 quarterly statement of General Accounting Otlice. 1 Ywi). Reveuuegéand. collections. · “ _ — · t 38Lv Qcposits into Tmasury. } V I4 I .382. Signing wa¤·antp_•md» drafts., ( 383, Rcmitting hues, penalties, and forfeitures. , t 384; Sage; balances due United States for public moneys under laws N ~ {Vrclatiug- to Postal. Service. ‘ ; . ‘ - I 385. Discharge of Judgment debtors. ‘ I 388. Same ; subsequent execution. G 387. Reports <>t_I{ostmaster"Gcneru1._ V ‘ 388:¤S¤me·; estimates of revenues and expenditures. · · 383. Same-; mail transportation. A C » n _ ; ~ gl} » 390. _Same·; cost- ot mai! mnttertrnnkcd by departmeptssnnd independent p
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391. Samegpublicaticn in Omcial P0s_ta1`Gu}de. _ _ L ·f 392.* Adjustment and .sc_ttlema¤‘t or certnii; claims for damages tq - _ §€.l’89¤»0»1# prqpertj by Ifostmaster General. _ 4 » — _ U — Section E361. Es¢nblishme:;t.+—eThere ;shau be :1t‘ t1nq seat, ot government an executive d<~rpui‘tmeut =t0 be known as the(P0st U (mice Hepartment,‘an§_¤ P0stmaster Gc 1;c;§l, who shall be jha hegd ~thex·c0t,·1md who gs_hal1 »bc appointed by the Pres}`dent, by U And with thendvicé and consent of the Senate, and who may be removed in the same I1l$l1ll01f.§v8ll(] the term of tHe· P0stm:ister t
General shall be for and during the term of the ‘Pr¢sidéut by` F
_wh0m he.is appointed, ui1d`for·Qu& month thereafter, unless Q soomerv removcei. (R. S. § 388.) —_ · _ _ » Croés 1jete£·<>n.ce: Salary of Postmastgg _Geuer¤1, sec section 3 qt this 1 title-. » I Q , _ -‘ Y { 362. Seal.-—»’I‘hc` Postmaster Gcnéral shall keep the seul S »ml{>ptc·d` for hiis depmtmegxft, vsj1iich'sha_ll be affixed to all com- Y ,u1issiou+='<>f postmasters and otlxcgs, and used to authenticate K all trzmscripts, and ceapics ·w1;i ch may be required from his de- S l]if1I'vtlll(%D t: (R. S. § 39·’;'i. ). · Q s ( I 363. Assistant Postmgstcrs General.-——-Thc>t*cA shall be in the 4 Post (mice Department fo11r_A4$sisstax1t _ P0§tmustcrs Gcueriil; who slgall be appointed by fha Presixlent, hy and with the ad- ·vi<·e ngxql Léonseut of the Smmte, and who I1l0.$' be rcxxmvcel ink I- the- stznmv H1?-IHXIKPY. (R. S. § 389; Mar. 3, 1891, c. 841, § 1, 26 f $t:1t.49~1~1.) . · . _ " i 4 364, Solicitor for P0st 0Hice_Departmc¤t.———'1‘lxc~rc shall bc Vcznpluyul in the Post Oifice D0p: xrtmg»nt :1 Solicitor for the Post ’ I office Uepartment, who shallNberqplmrninted by the 1’0stm_z1star ¤ — (}c11c~m!.‘_ (Ji. S. § 390; July 16,1914,) c. 1-11, § 1, 38 Stat. 497.) 4 " d Cross reteréaicez Special asgistaut to Attorney Gcuwal to assist inV “ Dental cases :_ see section 298 of this title. - in
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l 365; Oath 1 of 0&ce.—Befo?e‘ entering uponthe duties, and peforethey ,shall`receive any salary, the Postmastexf General, c md all persons employed in the postal service, shall_res;>ectix·el;,-. iake ami—subscribc_before_ some magistrate or other competent s lfficer guthpriseld toeadminister oaths by the laws of the Igpllitiiel n States, ‘o.1·_0fQ any State or Territory, ethe following pam 4,;- - lfi"1rn1ation:_ 4 a c L if .— " c
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nay be,)_ that I will faithfully perfordall the duties·requirod lf me and abstain from everything forbidden by the laws in ·elation to the establishment ot post offices and post roads vitzhin the United States; and thati~1 will honemly eandiuuxyl ... lccouiitjtor. and pay over any money belonging to the said _ I Suited Statesewhich may come into mypossession or control; and I also further swear (0m'$af§rm») that I wil? support the Qonstitution of the United Stétesyso helps me God." up I ‘· This oath not aihrmation mai be taken before any oflicer zivil or military Aclding a commission under the United" States. md, such officer is authorized jtoh administer and certify suchl mum-. amnuimon- (R- 8.9,55 391. Mar. 5.`1874.*c. 46, L8 Stat.’_19.) 6 ’ . e ·*' —: T " .; A c
Purchasing •gent.——'1‘here shall —ap~pointed, SSt— by the
- resident,’\>y and with the advice and consent of the Senate,.
{ purchasing agentiorrthe Post Department, who shall told office mrdfour years unle@;$o0ner removed by. the Presilent, andvewhosshall give bond to the- United States in such sum. c ls ·the_Postmaster General may determine, and report direct. o .the' Postmaster General: and who shall, under such "regu- _. ations, not inconsistent with existing law, as the Postmaster leneral shall prescribe, incl subjects to his direction sandaeonrol, have supervision ot p the purchase ot ~al1's¤pplic* for the ’ostal Service. * " ° . e it 3 ~ The purchasing agent, in making purchases for) supplies necssary for the PostpOmce Demrtment, shall advertise, as pre-i ldcd by law, aae~ and- awaidéeontracts for such supplies to the owest responsible bidder lnipursuance ct existing law. The »urchasing, nent shall havecrecordctli in shook to bekept for but purpose a true and `taithtulgabstract ptall bids made for . ·i> urnlshlng supplies to the Post Délmrtnaent, giving the, laxncuot therparty bidding. the terms of the offer, tlncsnni-to >e__puld,. and he shall keep on me and preserve all such bids until the enduot the contract term to which- they relate. Each adder shallhave the right to be present, either in person or e i »yp attorney,j_ when the bids are opened, and shall have the ·» · ight toiexamine and inspect. all bidsf All purcbams, adverlsements, and contracts for supplies for the Post _O§ice De-. »nrtment'sha,ll.l»e' `made by the purchasing agent in the name »t the Post"1.nastcr‘ Generallsubject to his approval, and in purhaslng such supplies preference shall be given im_·m·uc1es of lonnestic productionandllmamffacture, conditions of price and lualityi being equal, `There shall be separate proposals and eparate contracts for each class of material furnished; ’ These ecords shall be open at all times for` the inspection of Con— ross, and for the inspection ofthose {who may be interested in uch contracts made, orto be made, to furnish supplies to the ?ost: Omce Department. e (Apr; 28, 1904, c. 1759.. S 3. 33 3****- __P .~
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367. No postal material or supplies manufactured by canict lahor.—¥—No contract shall be entered into_ by the. [lust Qtlwe Jcrmrtmentl for purchase ot. material or supplies to he mzmuaxctured by convict labor. (Apr. 28. 1904.‘c.e1'i59, 5 1, 33 Slat. § 3638. District and central o§ces for distributionof supplies.- ._ n order toproxnofe economy in .the’“distrihutiou of>supp_1icr<. ncl in auditing and accounting, the .?OSlZll1E.l.St(‘l‘ (General may tcsigluate districts and central (mines in such; districts ’t.hrou;:h which supplies shall be dlstr_ibutetl‘ and accounts audited, but ln no case. shall theepostmastcr at the central station be glvcn
