Pike, P. P.,

claim of, allowed by commissioners 757
Plummer, Zachariah,

claim of, allowed by commissioners . . 752
Plunkett, George,

may be appointed paymaster in the
navy

Plymouth, North Carolina,

47

custom-house property at, may be sold. 475

for the transmission of books, &c., ap-

696

Pneumatic Tube,

715

propriation for

1761

Poe, Wyatt,

claim of, allowed by commissioners

715

Pollard, Susan,

352

744

payments for carrying free matter here-
after to be made out of the annual ap-
propriation.

laws providing for specific permanent
appropriations for carrying free mail-
matter repealed

202

202

if contract for semi-monthly service be-
tween San Francisco and China, &c.,
is made with Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, the money payable under
it to be paid only while, &c. . . 202
this requirement to apply to any
party contracting for the mail
service between San Francisco
and China and Japan
.202
persons hereafter appointed officers, &c.,
in any executive department not to
act as counsel in cases pending in such
department, nor aid therein, within
two years after, &c. .

all laws permitting the transmission by
mail of any free matter repealed from
June 30, 1873 .

appropriation for increase of pay for
transportation of the mails on railroad

compensation for such transportation
may be hereafter readjusted by the
Postmaster-General

200

200, 557

routes

200, 557

clerks,

200, 558

200, 558

201

201, 558
San

steamship service between
Francisco, Japan, and China, 201, 558
the United States and Brazil, 202,
559

San Francisco and the Sandwich
Islands
202, 559
conditional further appropriations. 202, 559
deficiency appropriation for, for year
ending June 30, 1873
for postal cards
registry locks

€405

. 405
405

appropriations for expenses of the, 505, 506
to pay amounts due certain officers

in

registered package envelopes
salaries of postmasters

conditions of readjustment

pay per mile per annum.

companies now furnishing railway post-

202

559

558

558

658

558

office cars, and refusing to provide
them, to have no increase of pay 558
additional pay according to length of

cars

558

542

542

542

bond of any married woman, appointed
a postmaster, to be binding upon her
and her sureties
married woman, appointed postmaster,
liable for misconduct in office as if she
were sole

postal money-orders may be issued by
certain clerks in charge of branch
post-offices, &c.

chief clerks, and other clerks, super-
intendents and assistants, chiefs
of division, &c. .

284

201

postmaster and sureties on his official
bond liable for their conduct . . 201

names of certain, not to be disclosed, 286
all in any branch of the postal service
to be exempt from militia and
jury duty.

286

none to be interested in any mail
contract, nor act as agent for con-
tractor
266,287

.

not to receive fees or perquisites on

201

account of, &c.

287

what steamship to be accepted for

all to take oath or affirmation.

287

such service

201

form of, and before whom to be

285
seal for department, and how to be used, 285
bonds taken and contracts entered into
by, to be made to and with the United
States

287
suits under postal laws to be in name of
the United States, and to have priority, 323
to be in circuit or district courts
323
before local magistrates and courts 323
other provisions concerning. 323, 324
all orders, &c., on which, &c., and con-
tracts, &c., to have true dates affixed, 287
date of filing certain papers to be indorsed
thereon
. 287
special agents of, salaries and expenses. 289
bond of, if required to collect, &c.,
public money
289

to give copy of annual estimates to the
Secretary of the Treasury before, &c. 287
to send copy of postal conventions 'to
Secretary of State

287

suits to be brought to recover money
paid by the, by mistake or through
fraud.

may appoint special agents for Pacific
coast and elsewhere.

289

and bond when required to collect
public money

289

292

may employ his assistants and super-
intendents as special agents

289

allowance to them for travelling ex-

800

fines and penalties for violations of laws
of, when collected, to be paid into the
treasury, except, &c.
not to be liable for the loss of any regis-
tered mail matter.
special agents of, to search for, &c., let-
ters, &c., carried unlawfully. 312, 322
one-half of pecuniary penalties, &c., to
go to informers, the other half to the
United States, except, &c. . 292, 326
warrants of attachment against delin-
quent postmasters and their sureties, 325,

Postmaster-General,

to be paid out of what appropriation, 289
may establish resident mail agencies at
Panama, Aspinwall, Havana, St.
Thomas, &c.

. 289

pay for services and expenses
may appoint mail agent on each steamer
on routes between San Francisco, Ja-
pan, and China

289

289, 290
and Honolulu, Sandwich Islands 290
New York to Rio Janeiro
their salaries

.

.

285

285

285

285

285

may employ route agents

286

their pay.

rent, clerk-hire, furniture, and inci-
dental .

290

290

290

. 290

290

copy of each contract for carrying
the mail..

contracts for other purposes, &c.
clerks and persons employed in the
department

foreign postal business and agencies, 286
reports to be printed at public printing
office.

may appoint clerks in railway post-offices, 290
their pay and from what appropria-

tions

may make advances of necessary sums
to defray expenses of agents to inves-
tigate mail depredations, examine
post-offices, &c.

290

286

.

201

286

286

to give to Congress during first week of
session detailed statement of expendi-

to cause suits to be brought to recover

ture

286

to keep inventories of all public property
in his charge, except stationery and
fuel

286