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 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Srzss. II. Ch. 2513. 1907. 1205 GHAP. 2518.—An Act Making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office M¤1’¤h 2·1W'· Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtietb, nineteen hundred and eight, lH‘ R` 25483*] an for other purposes. [Public, No. 172.] Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of R esenzfatwhzes of tlee United States of America in Oongrese assembled, mt the following sums be, P¤ss¤1_ service upand they are hereby, appropriated for the service of the P0st—Office °“{£,T”§";f°50_ Department in conformity with the Act of July second, eighteen hundred and, thirty-six, as follows: _ OFFICE OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL. P¤¤¢m¤¤t¤r·Gc¤ern1. For advertising, five thousand dollars. Ad"°“i¤*¤8· Sammns or rosr-ormon msrnerons: For salaries of fifteen inspect- .,§°*"'°m°° ""’°°“" ors in charge of divisions, at three thousand dollars each; ten “*'i°* inspectors,.at two thousand four hundred dollars each; fifteen ins ctors, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each; liilseeen inspectors, at two thousand dollars each; ten inspectors, at one thousand eigbt hundred dollars each; one hundred and thirty inspectors, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; one hundred and ten inspectors, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; and seventy- two ins tors, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; in all, tive hundreclthd ninety-nine thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For per diem allowance of inspectors in the field while actually Perdim. traveling on oficial business away from their home, their official domicile, an their headquarters, at a rate to be iixed by the Postmaster- General, not to exceed four dollars per day, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That tho Postmaster-General may, in his $&*¢·¤¤· mW_ discretion, allow inspectors per diem while temporarily located at any ummm place on business away from their home, or their designated domicile, or a period not exceeding twenty consecutive days at any one place, and make rules and regulations governing the foregoing prov1sions relating to per diem: Ami provided further, That no per diem shall be ¤¤¤*· paid to inspectors receiving annual salaries of two thousand dollars or more. For com nsation to clerks and laborers at division head uarters, 9****- •>¤·‘-· M di- Eifteen, at dhce thousand six hundred dollars each; nine, at one tlhousand mm h°°dq`m"m' four hundred dollars each; twcnt seven, at one thousand two hun— dred dollars each; eight. at one tlxousand one hundred dollars each; thirteen, at one thousand dollars each; five at nine hundred dollars each; and two. at six hundred and sixt dollars each: in ull, ninety- six thousand six hundred and twenty dollars. For traveling expenses of inspectors without per diem allowance, W£Q;j*ll¤¤¤· ¤¤·‘·· ¤¤· inspectors in charge. and the chief post-office inspector, and expenses" incurred by inspectors not covered ry per diem a lowance, twenty-tive thousand dollars. For livery hire incurred by inspectors not covered by their per diem ¥·*V°*Y him allowance. including livery hire in connection with the installation and inspection of rural routes, sixty thousand dollars. For necessary miscellaneous expenses at division headquarters, six Mi*°°“°“°°“*· thousand dollars. For payment of rewards for the detection, arrest, and conviction of R“"'“"*“· °*°· post-oflice bur lars, robbers, and highway mail robbers. twenty thou— _ sand dollars: irovdded, That of the amount herein appropriated not giiiidiiiing mm-m. to exceed two thousand dollars may be expended, in the discretion of ¤¤¤»¢¤¤- the Postma.ster—Geneml, for the purpose of securing information concerning violations of the postal laws, and for services and information looking toward the apprehension of criminals. O _ _ _ I p To complete the wor of printing and blndm g the opinions of assistant A3g;;;Q}}Ee£;j;jf**“* attorneys-general for the Post-Oifice Department, ten thousand dollars, `