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 686 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. RES. 62, 63. 1890. O¢'¤<>b€¤‘ L1890- [No. 62.] Joint resolution extending the "Act fixing the rate of interest to be "TU'; charged on arrearages of general and special taxes now due the District of Columbia, of paid within a time specified " to October thirty-first, eighteen hundred and mne y. I Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ¤iS¤¤‘i¤*¤fC0l¤¤1bi¤· States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of the act approved May sixth, eighteen hundred and ninety, being "An Reduced infcrqsvvu act fixing the rate of interest to be charged on arrearages of general °t§‘O”,§T?,’QS;,$i(?’§i;i;’})`}°d and special taxes now due the District of Columbia, if aid within a A*·*¢·P- 1*** time specified," be, and they are hereby, re-enacted and) extended to ' the thirty-first day of October, eighteen hundred and ninety. Approved, October 1, 1890. 0¢¢0b¢¤' L 189*% [N0. 63.] Joint resolution to allow the Postmaster—Genera1 to expend ten thou- "_"_—"’_ sand dollars to test at small towns and villages the system of the free-delivery service, and for other purposes. _ Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the seF,,§,F;,f*°”'°‘7·P°S‘“ United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Postmas- P¤·¤c¤ic==bi1i¤y cf. at ter-General be enabled to test at small towns and villages the prac- mwns m °° ticability and ex ense of extending the free-delivery system to offices of the third and) fourth class, and other offices not now embraced ` within the free delivery, said test to be made on petition of the patrons and in the discretion of the Postmaster-General, the sum of ten thousand dollars, which sum shall be taken from the amount appropriated for the free-deliver service for the hscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and shall be applied to the payment of carriers for one hour or two hours per day, as may be necessary for the convenience of the public and advantage of the postal service, said pay to be fixed by the Postmaster—General at rates per hour not exceeding the present maximum rates for pay of carriers. Approved, October 1, 1890.