'1`nu: x1.v1.—'1`HE POSTAL SERV1CE.—Ch. 1. 753 For any violation of this section the off n s `a . a · 1` . . ". . Of fifty dollars. 6 der hall be 11 ble to q pen lt) I ud , e .0 Sec. 3852. The compensation of postnmsters shall be s. fixed annual Salaries nf pm- Sulnry, for rating which they shall be divided into five classes, exclusive "‘“"°""- of the postmaster at New York city. whose salary shall be six thousand ilbid. s su `_ dollars per annum. The salary of postmusters of the first class shall 23·7¤’¤€i i3?, v- not be more than four thousand dollars nor less than three thousand *56· ‘°· 11, "· m-!'- dollars; of the second class, less than three thousand dollars, but not 23% ;; N-- . less than two thousand dollars: of the third class. less than two thou- 179- iiié/’7`éblg sand dollars, but not less than one thousand dollars; of the fourth class. Y'- iii 1*- éo-i i i less than one thousand dollars, but not less than two hundred d0llm·s· of the fifth class, less than two hundred dollars; and the salaries of the first. second, and third classes shall be in even hundreds of c1ollars· of the fourth class. in even tens of dollars; and of the fifth class, in ei·en dollars. Size. 3853. At all newly established oihees. the Postmaster-General $¤l¤r‘i•=·F ut new may temporarily iix the salary until the returns of such office shall enable "m"°*'· him to properly adjust the same. but the compensation shall in no ease ’ ’ Q be thus t,emp0rar1ly fixed at more than the salary of an office of the fifth {S3? ‘;"Qf’ 38;;} "‘ class. 294i i i I l' pi 23 June, 1874, c. 456, s. 11, 1-. 18, p. 233, Sec. 385+. The salaries of postmasters shall he re—a.djusted by the Rewljustingsal- P()Stlll8.St€I`·(iOH€l`&l once in two years, and in special cases as much ?Fi°€;,,. uftener as he may deem ex edient: and when the`quarterly returns of 8 June, 1872, c. any postmaster of the thirmii, fourth, or fifth class show that the salurv §?5· S- mr "· UW P· allowed is twenty per centum less than it would be on the basis of com- "igg Mm, 1874 mission. the P0st1nust01‘-Geiicml shall 1*0-adjust the 521110. 456, 11,,1,-, 18,, 1:; 233.—P0st1nnaster's ('see. 12 C`. Cls., 226. Sec. 3855. In l‘Q-I(ljl1.Stll1g the salary of :1. postmaster, the H.IllO\l1lt,_ Bgasis of re-mL thereof shall be ascertained by adding. to the whole amount of box-rents, J““"'g commissions on the other postal revenues of the office at the following 8 June, 1875; rates: On the lirst one hundred dollars or less, sixtv per centum; on all 335. F- 93, v. 17, p. over one hundred dollars, and not over four hundred dollars, fifty pm- 293, J 18, centum; on all over four hundred dollars. and not over two thousand _15g' ,,_i§'Q°’,,_ fg'; four hundred dollars, forty pcr centum; on all over two thousand four assi’ ' hundred dollars, fifteen per eentum. And in order to ascertain the amount of the postal receipts of each office, the Postnmster-General shull require postnmsters to state. under 0ath,ut such times and for such periods ns he may deem necessary in each ease. the amount of stamps cnm·<-led, the amount of box-rents received. the amount of unpaid postuges collected. and the amount of postage on printed and other mailnhle matter. Whenever, by reason of the extension of free delivery of letters, the box-rents of any post-oflice are decreased. the Postnmster- General anew ullow, out of the receipts of sue-h office, a sum sufficient to maintain the salary thereof at the amount ut which it had been fixed before the decrease in b0x—rents. Sec. 3856. ’l`he P<>stma1st01·-Generul shall make ull orders assigning or Orders clmnginz changing the salaries of Yustnnusbers in writing. and record them in his §*jlf}f*°*j __ journal, and notify the C l1lDg’0 to the Slxth Alldltof; and any Change as June, 1872, (·_ made in such salaries shall not take effect until the first dew of the quar— 335. S. 84, v. 17, p. ter next following such order. But in cases of an extraordinary [ema.s(·] Ju"! 1874 '_ [increase] or decrease in the business of any post-office, the Postmaster- 45,;, ,,_ u,’,._ 18:1,: General may ndjust. the salary of the postmaster at such post-office, to 233_ take effect from the iirst day of the quarter or period the returns for 13 Feb-, 1875, <·. which form the busis of rwudjustment. §9* Y 18* T" 3m" Postmastcefs Case, 12 (’. ('ls., 226. Sue. 3857. No ostnnnster shull, under may pretense whatever, lmve, Limit of P¤}‘¤¥ receive. or retain {Eur himself, in the aggregate. 1l'|01`0ih8·¥l the ¤lllQl1¤t of [’TfT°‘°t$r{'_ his salurv and his commission on the money-order business as hereinafter 33; Jug; 18;% ,._ . .· , s. v. , . pl O` mod. 294. 12 July, 1876, c. 179, us. 5, 7, 8, 12, 1·. ,19, p.
