vertising; for fees of United States attorneys, marshals, and clerks of court in postal suits, &c.

664. All orders issued by the Postmaster - General through the contract office, originating new accounts or affecting old ones, are examined and verified in this division.

665. The accounts of failing bidders and contractors are stated in this division, for collection by suit or otherwise.

666. This division has also the passing and registering of all drafts, and the passing of all warrants for the payment of accounts; also the custody of the archives of the office.

VIII. THE MONEY-ORDER DIVISION.

667. This division is charged with the duty of receiv ing, examining, registering, adjusting, and settling all accounts pertaining to the money-order business. The law requires that the accounts of this business shall be kept separately from all other postal transactions, so as to show the number and amount of money orders issued at each office, the number and amount paid, the amount of fees received, and all the expenses of the money-order business.

The weekly money-order statements of postmasters are here carefully examined; the paid, repaid, and unissued orders are checked by reference to the money orders themselves, which are received in this division from the numer. ous paying offices, and assorted according to their particular office and their serial numbers. Quarterly statements are made of the accounts of the different money-order offices, showing the transactions each week in orders issued and paid.

668. In this division the money orders received from the numerous offices in immense numbers are critically

examined and checked off. This examination is required in order to detect and note errors. It involves a careful comparison of each order with the weekly statement of the proper postmaster, to see if the number, value, stamp of issuing office, and signature on each order correspond with the entry of such order in the statement, and that the date of payment is properly stamped upon each order; also the throwing out all orders requiring the stamp of issue, stamp of payment, all having incorrect signatures, more than one indorsement, signatures by mark unwitnessed, and kindred defects constituting irregularities, frauds, violation of or non-compliance with the law and regulations.

669. In this division also the numerous orders are assorted by States and Territories, by money-order offices, and by serial numbers. A register is kept of the remit tances and transfers made to postmasters.for the payment of money-order funds, and of the deposits made by postmasters in charge of money-order offices, and, in fact, all of the vast details necessary to a proper accountability for money-order funds intrusted to those officers, and for the fees received by them, devolve upon this division.

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vertising; for fees of United States attorneys, marshals, and clerks of court in postal suits, &c.

664. All orders issued by the Postmaster - General through the contract office, originating new accounts or affecting old ones, are examined and verified in this divis ion.

665. The accounts of failing bidders and contractors are stated in this division, for collection by suit or other wise.

666. This division has also the passing and registering of all drafts, and the passing of all warrants for the pay ment of accounts; also the custody of the archives of the office.

VIII. THE MONEY-ORDER DIVISION.

667. This division is charged with the duty of receiving, examining, registering, adjusting, and settling all ac counts pertaining to the money-order business. The law requires that the accounts of this business shall be kept separately from all other postal transactions, so as to show the number and amount of money orders issued at each office, the number and amount paid, the amount of fees received, and all the expenses of the money-order business.

The weekly money-order statements of postmasters are here carefully examined; the paid, repaid, and unissued orders are checked by reference to the money orders themselves, which are received in this division from the numerous paying offices, and assorted according to their particular office and their serial numbers. Quarterly statements are made of the accounts of the different money-order offices, showing the transactions each week in orders issued and paid.

668. In this division the money orders received from the numerous offices in immense numbers are critically

examined and checked off. This examination is required in order to detect and note errors. It involves a careful comparison of each order with the weekly statement of the proper postmaster, to see if the number, value, stamp of issuing office, and signature on each order correspond with the entry of such order in the statement, and that the date of payment is properly stamped upon each order; also the throwing out all orders requiring the stamp of issue, stamp of payment, all having incorrect signatures, more than one indorsement, signatures by mark unwitnessed, and kindred defects constituting irregularities, frauds, violation of or non-compliance with the law and regulations.

669. In this division also the numerous orders are assorted by States and Territories, by money-order offices, and by serial numbers. A register is kept of the remittances and transfers made to postmasters.for the payment of money-order funds, and of the deposits made by postmasters in charge of money-order offices, and, in fact, all of the vast details necessary to a proper accountability for money-order funds intrusted to those officers, and for the fees received by them, devolve upon this division.

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CHAPTER XVI.

THE REGISTER OF THE TREASURY.

670. The duties of this officer, as defined by law, are to keep all accounts of the receipts and expenditures of the public money, and of all debts to or from the United States.

671. To receive from the First Comptroller and Commissioner of Customs the accounts which shall have been finally adjusted, and to preserve such accounts, with their vouchers and certificates.

672. To record all warrants for the receipt or payment of moneys at the Treasury, and to certify the same thereon, except those drawn by the Postmaster-General, and those by the Secretary of the Treasury upon the requisitions of the Secretaries of War and of the Navy.

673. To transmit to the Secretary of the Treasury copies of the certificates of balances of accounts adjusted.

674. To furnish to the proper accounting officers copies of all warrants covering proceeds of Government property, where the same may be necessary in the settlement of accounts in their respective offices. (R. S., § 313.)

675. Upon a transcript from the books and proceedings of the Treasury Department showing a balance due the United States, in case of the delinquency of a revenue officer or other person accountable for public money, certified by the Register and authenticated by the seal of the Treasury Department, a court trying the cause is required to grant judgment and award execution. And the Regis. ter's certificate to copies of bonds, contracts, and other