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. Chief clerk to the Postmaster-General. Chief clerks to Assistant PostmastersGeneral. 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. SUPERINTENDENTS OF MAILS. Clerks in post-offices of the first and second classes to superintend the distribution of the mail, are appointed by the Postmaster-General on the nomination of the General Superintendent of the Railway Mail Service. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. BY THE PRESIDENT, By and with the Advice and Consent of Assistant Attorneys-General, of which there are three. Solicitor-General. Examiner of Claims in the Department of State. Solicitor of Internal Revenue. BY THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Chief clerk of Department of Justice. 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 classes. certificate of the postmaster of efficiency ury. Clerks Clerks fourth, third, second, first and faithfulness during the preceding year. | classes, office Solicitor of the Treasury. Copyists. In the Western District of North Car Law clerk, law clerk and examiner of olina, the circuit and district judges titles. Laborers. 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 it is held so many discreet persons as it different parts of the district for which may deem necessary, who shall be called "Commissioners of the Circuit Courts," and shall exercise the powers which are or may be expressly conferred by law upon Commissioners of the Circuit Courts. 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. THE PUBLIC PRINTER. The Public Printer must give bond for The following information respecting the requirement of bonds from disbursing officers of the Government, and the amounts thereof, is believed to embrace the faithful discharge of his duties in the all officers of whom bonds are required; penal sum of $100,000, with two sureties, and the amount is given specifically, or to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior. 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 DE- STATE DEPARTMENT. Bond. .$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 Each disbursing clerk shall give a bond permanent residents of the United States, to the United States for the faithful dis- as the Secretary of State shall approve, charge of the duties of his office accord-in a penal sum not less than $1000, and ing to law, in such amounts as shall be in no case less than the annual compendirected by the Secretary of the Treas-sation allowed to such officer, and not ury, and with sureties to the satisfaction more than $10,000, and in such form as 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 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. The Deputy Comptroller of the Currency likewise gives bond in the penalty of $50,000. DISBURSING CLERKS. Bond. 1 disbursing clerk, in the sum of.........$20,000 1 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. 10,000 of Register's office.. 10,000 of Sixth Auditor's office... 10,000 Alexandria, Virginia...... 20,000 Annapolis, Maryland... 5,000 Apalachicola, Florida....... 5,000 SUPERINTENDENTS OF CONSTRUC Aroostook (Houlton), Maine.. 10,000 75,000 Bond. Bangor, Maine...... 20,000 Albany, New York.......... .$10,000 Barnstable, Massachusetts.. 10,000 Atlanta, Georgia.............................. 10,000 Austin, Texas.... 5,000 Boston, Massachusetts...... 10,000 Beaufort, South Carolina............................. 10,000 Chicago, Illinois........ 20,000 Belfast, Maine... 5,000 Cincinnati, Ohio........ Covington, Kentucky. 10,000 Boston and Charlestown, Massachu- 100,000 Evansville, Indiana... Fall River, Massachusetts.. Grand Rapids, Michigan............ Harrisburg, Pennsylvania................................................ 15,000 Brunswick, Georgia....... 5,000 San Francisco, California.................. 5,000 Chicago, Illinois........... Little Egg Harbor (Tuckerton), New It is provided by law that every col- Fernandina, Florida...... 5,000 5,000 Frenchman's Bay (Ellsworth), Maine. 10,000 30,000 Bond. Genesee (Rochester), New York....................... 15,000 10,000 5,000 10,000 5,000 10,000 Huron (Port Huron), Michigan......... 30,000 10,000 25,000 |