Entomological Commission, members By and with the Advice and Consent of Copyists. Draughtsmen. Engineers. of. Examiners in Patent Office. Finance clerk. the Senate, for a Term of Four Years, unless sooner removed. The postmaster at New York City. Postmasters of the first, second, and third classes. The commissions of all postmasters appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, are made out and recorded in the Post-Office Department, must be under the seal of the Department, and countersigned by the Postmaster-General. BY THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL, Appointment clerk. Assistant Attorney-General for Post- Chief clerk to the Postmaster-General. Chief clerk to Superintendent of Foreign Mails. Clerks and other employés in post Chief clerk to Superintendent of Money-offices are appointed by the postmasters. Order System. Chief of Division of Dead Letters. Clerks-fourth, third, second, first classes: $1000 and $900 classes. Disbursing clerk and superintendent of the building. Engineers. Firemen. Fireman and blacksmith, fireman and steam-fitter. Laborers-male and female. LETTER-CARRIERS. Letter-carriers are appointed by the Postmaster-General, on the nomination and recommendation of the local postmaster. Nominees must be over twenty-one and under forty-five years of age, they must be intelligent, temperate, and physically fitted for the service, and must be able to read and write and understand the fundamental rules of arithmetic. Applications must state the name in full, age, previous occupation, etc. BY THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, For an Unlimited Term. Assistant to Assistant Attorneys-General in preparation of cases for the Court of Claims. Chief clerk of Department of Justice. ury. It is provided by law that new appointments of letter-carriers in cities having two or more classes, shall be made to the class having the minimum compensation, and promotion from lower grades shall be made to the higher grades to fill vacancies, after one or more years' service, on the certificate of the postmaster of efficiency and faithfulness during the preceding year. | classes, office Solicitor of the Treasury. Clerks classes. fourth, third, second, first Clerks fourth, third, second, first Copyists. In the Western District of North Car Law clerk, law clerk and examiner of olina, the circuit and district judges BY THE PRESIDENT, appoint three clerks, one of whom is clerk both of the Circuit and District courts of said Western District of North Carolina. In the Western District of Virginia, the circuit and district judges appoint four clerks, each of whom is clerk both of the Circuit and District Courts for said district. In the Western District of Wisconsin, the circuit and district judges appoint two clerks, each of whom is clerk both of the Circuit and District Courts of said district. Deputies of clerks of the District Courts are appointed by the courts, on the application of the clerk, and may be removed at the pleasure of the judges authorized to make the appointments. Clerks of the Circuit Courts are appointed by the courts, the circuit and district judges concurring; and in case of a disagreement between the judges, the appointment shall be made by the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court allotted to such Circuit Court, except in cases otherwise specially provided by law. Deputies of clerks to the Circuit Courts are appointed by the court, on application of the clerk, and may be removed at the pleasure of the judges authorized to make the appointments. The Supreme Court of the United States appoints a clerk, a marshal, a reporter, and deputies of the clerk. The Court of Claims appoints a clerk, an assistant clerk, a bailiff, a messenger, and the clerks may be removed for misconduct or incapacity, but the court shall report such removals to Congress, with the reasons therefor. The bailiff holds office four years, unless removed for cause. The court also appoints Commissioners. Each Circuit Court may appoint in By and with the Advice and Consent of it is held so many discreet persons as it different parts of the district for which the Senate, for a Term of Four Years. may deem necessary, who shall be called Chief Justice and Associate Justices" Commissioners of the Circuit Courts," of the Supreme Courts of the Territories. and shall exercise the powers which are District Attorneys of the United States. or may be expressly conferred by law Marshals of the United States Courts. upon Commissioners of the Circuit Courts. Attorneys of the United States in the Territories. Marshals of the United States in the Territories. Clerks of the District Courts are appointed by the judges thereof, except in cases otherwise provided by law. District Courts of the Territories may appoint Commissioners. Deputy marshals are appointed by the marshals, and are removable from office by the judge of the District Court, or by the Circuit Court for the district, at the pleasure of either. BONDS OF DISBURSING AGENTS. or The following information respecting the requirement of bonds from disbursing officers of the Government, and the amounts thereof, is believed to embrace all officers of whom bonds are required: and the amount is given specifically, in classes, except in certain cases where the number of officers is so large, and the different amounts so varied, that it would be impracticable to do so, such as postmasters, consuls, etc. In these cases, however, sufficient is stated to show the general practice. APPLICABLE TO THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS. Each disbursing clerk shall give a bond to the United States for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office according to law, in such amounts as shall be directed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and with sureties to the satisfaction of the Solicitor of the Treasury; and shall from time to time renew, strengthen, and increase his official bond as the Secretary of the Treasury may direct. [See under the head of each Department for the amount required in each case.] Whenever it becomes necessary for the head of any Department or officer to employ special agents other than officers of the army or navy, who may be charged with the disbursement of public moneys, such agents are required, before entering on duty, to give bond in such form and with such security as the head of the Department or office employing them may approve. SENATE. The Secretary of the Senate gives bond in the sum of $20,000. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Clerk of the House of Representatives in the sum of $20,000. THE PUBLIC PRINTER. The Public Printer must give bond for the faithful discharge of his duties in the penal sum of $100,000, with two sureties, to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior. STATE DEPARTMENT. Bond. Disbursing clerk of...........................$20,000 Every consul-general, consul, and commercial agent, before he receives his commission or enters upon the duties of his office, must give bond to the United States, with such sureties, who must be permanent residents of the United States, as the Secretary of State shall approve, in a penal sum not less than $1000, and in no case less than the annual compensation allowed to such officer, and not more than $10,000, and in such form as the President prescribes, conditioned for the true and faithful accounting for, paying over, and delivering up of all fees, moneys, goods, effects, books, records, papers, and other property which may come into his hands, etc. Every viceconsul must also give bond, in a penal sum not less than $2000 nor more than $10,000, conditioned for the true and faithful discharge of the duties of his office according to law, and for accounting for all money and property which may come into his possession. The bonds to be deposited with the Secretary of the Treasury. The amount of bond required of consuls is double the amount of their salary respectively. Of vice-consuls and commercial agents, $2000 each. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. The Comptroller of the Currency must give bond to the United States in the penalty of $100,000, with not less than two responsible sureties, to be approved of the duties thereof according to law, by the Secretary of the Treasury, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office. which bonds must be approved by the Commissioner of Customs and filed in his office. The amounts of penalties on these bonds are prescribed by statute, subject to be regulated (increased or decreased) by the President, and are as follows: COLLECTORS. 66 66 10,000 District and Port. of Register's office.. 10,000 Alaska (Sitka).. Bond. $10,000 of Sixth Auditor's Albemarle (Edenton), North Carolina. 10,000 Alexandria, Virginia..... 20,000 Annapolis, Maryland.... 5,000 Apalachicola, Florida..... 5,000 SUPERINTENDENTS OF CONSTRUC Aroostook (Houlton), Maine........ 10,000 Memphis, Tennessee......................... 5,000 Castine, Maine....... Nashville, Tennessee......................... 5,000 Champlain (Plattsburgh), New York... 10,000 Brazos (Brownsville), Texas....... 30,000 5,000 5,000 Bristol and Warren, Rhode Island..... 15,000 Brunswick, Georgia........ 10,000 5,000 10,000 Buffalo Creek (Buffalo), New York..... 25,000 5,000 25,000 10,000 25,000 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... 10,000 Charleston, South Carolina.... 50,000 St. Louis, Missouri...... San Francisco, California...... 5,000 Chicago, Illinois....... 200,000 Topeka, Kansas..... 5,000 Corpus Christi, Texas... 30,000 Trenton, New Jersey. 10,000 Cuyahoga (Cleveland), Ohio......... 20,000 Washington, District of Columbia....... 5,000 10,000 Delaware (Wilmington), Delaware..... Duluth, Minnesota. 25,000 Dunkirk, New York.... 20,000 Frenchman's Bay (Ellsworth), Maine. Great Egg Harbor (Somers' Point), Huron (Port Huron), Michigan......... Machias, Maine...... Eastern (Crisfield), Maryland.......... 10,000 |