Trrmr rx.—P()ST·OFF1CE DEPARTMENT. 67 Sm. 397. The Postmaster-General shall make out and keep, in proper Property in books, full and complete inventories and accounts of all the roperty mg °,l *2** D°‘ belonging to the United States in the buildings, rooms, ofiiries. and *‘L_FL_._ grounds occupied by him and under his charge; and shall add thereto, _ § ·T¤¤¤· 1872. ¤- from time to time, an account of such property as may he procured sub- ‘.§38°6· “· 1°· "· I'- P· seqnently to the taking of the same, and also an account of the sale or· “ ` disposal of any such property. and to re rt the same to Congress dur·ing the first week of each annual session. gilt this section shall not apply to the supplies of stationery and fuel. Sm. 398. For the purpose of making better postal arrangements with Postal arrangeforeign countries, or to counteract their adverse measures aiiectin our ¤¤<·>¤¤¤§¤’i¤h fomsn posta intercourse with them, the Postmaster-General, by and widr the °°‘”‘°"°“· _ advice and consent of the President, may negotiateand conclude postal 8 June, 1872, c. treaties or conventions, and may reduce or increase the ratesof postage on 335r ¤· 167, V- 17.p- mail-matter conveyed between the United States and foreign countries. 304* Sec. 399. The Postmaster-General shall tra nsmita copy of each stal Publiunticrr or convention concluded with foreign governments to the Secretary of Slate, who shall furnish a copy of the same to the Congressional Printer for 3£ Jug? 18;,% °· ppblication; and the printed proof-sheets of all such conventions shall 287f 7M,,,};, fg7g revised at the Post-Oiiice Department. rm s rw.: c. 246, p. 106. ’ Sec. 400. The Postmaster-General may establish a blank-agency for Brmkagency .; the Post-Otiice Department, to be located at Washington, District of Wrwhingwn. Columbia. 88 QI1G, g%72,c.g83g, . ,V. , . . Sm. 401. The action of the Post—OtIice Department respecting foreign Fof¤i1¤¤d¤gd-l¤t- dead-letters shall be subject to conventional stipulations with the respect- *°”· ive foreign administrations. S8{:y¤.1§;2.¢-3%: . ,V. , . Sec. 402. Every order. entry, or memorandum whatever, on which any Dare or (Fare", action is to be based, allowance made, or money paid, and every contract, entries, contracts, per, or obli tion made by or with the Post- {lice Department, shall Eve its true Em aiiixed to it; and ever paper relating to contracts or 33E J“’;g· {BE- °· allowances tiled in the Department shallyhave the date when it was filed 2873 S' "' ’ p' indorsed upon it. Sm. 403. All bonds taken and contracts entered into b · the Post- Form <>f bonds Office Department shall be made to and with the United States of md °°“*"*“*"· Al1181‘i(2. 8 June, 1872, c. 335, s. 13, v. 17, p.-287. Postmaster-General r. Early, 12 Wh., 149. D0xv.Postmuster·- General, 1 Pet., 318. Sec. 404. The Postmaster-General shall deliver to the Sixth Auditor-, O09i8S of ¤9¤· within sixty days after the making of any contract for carrying the mail, :;‘;{"’ f" °‘""`Y'“g a duplicate copy thereof. —-A-·4.-._. • 8 June, 1872, c. 335, s. 262, v. 17, p. 315. Sec. 405. All orders and regulations of the Postmaster-General which I 9¤"d¤¤¤¤<? M811- may originate a claim, or in any manner affect the accounts of the postal ,:;‘;‘,:_“H“t'“g“°' service, shall be certified to the Sixth Auditor. ———--re.-.-— 8 June, 1872, c. 335, B x, v. 17, pi)289. $130..406. U n the certified quarterly statement by the Sixth Auditor ¤*'*'¤¤*° °**· of the paymeriss by postmastcrs on account of the lpostal service, the ;]f;“£`;{·;,€Q°;":k‘;Y Postmaster-General s all issue his warrant to the reasurer to carry ,,,,,,,,,0; Audgwt the amount to the credit of the mul revenues and to the debit of the proper appropriations upon the ks of the Auditor. s. 53, v. 17, p. 292. Sec. 407i The stal revenues and all debts due the Post-Omce De- Postal reyenucs r·tment shall, whdn collected, be p id into the Treasury of the United gd °*;?g°9*:)¤°u§: States, under the direction of the Postrnaster-General; and the Treas- Tm::,,,!,_'“ urer, assistant treasurer, or designated depositax receiving such pay· 8J,,,,,,_m72,,,_335_ ment, shall give the deposrtor duplicate receipts_ erefor. s. 54, v. 17, p. 292. Srzc. 408. All de its on account of the postal service shall be brought Degosirs, bow into the Treasury hyswarrants of the Postmaster-General, countersigned broug t into the by the Auditor; and no credit shall be allowed for any deposit until such warrant has been issued. ._6g:’$[17,if‘2,,2j
