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 428 .SIXTY·FOURTH CONGRE%L Sess. I. Cn;. 261. 1916. ‘ and f lnandhg' --  sand transfer of mails   transit incl¤dn9•ni;1Sthdmseparation,t?lne1r{·d!d? -by— kages for connecting hnes; and such distribution of  maillsnc transit as may be necessary, uid for offices for the cmp oyees of tlnellailwag Mail Service engaged in such station work when requued byéthe ostmaster General, nn station- boxesmay n distributed if nt does not ,,}",’,§:‘,,*’,,“',,,,,“°‘,,i,;"* · » sanytrailrcad dgmpany cauryixng the mailsshall `fail or refuse to ' provide icarszor xgpartmeuntsin carsefor distribution purposes when required by the ostmaster General, or shall fanl or refuse to con- - » struct, fit up, mamtainhheat, light, ajedclesin auch; cars. monde sucleappliances for use in caseof accident rasmay be req e by the Postmaster General, it shall be- fined suchrcasenable sum as may, in · the {discretion of the Poetmhster§}cneival,·be,deemed proper; _ Q.?] "°°u°` The Postmaster General shall un all.cases¤decide`upen,what trams and in what manntaif thzlnpails shall be conveyed. — _Every ranlroag an  em ‘sln»allcan·y»on·any·train1tuplerntes,; n 'im Hm I w“i?npdu§s  mailaliflc matter, gi1t,·and supp lin Dum, °"'°°°°""tobe n.~ anysuc comanys `or refuse tzgrtlransport the mails, equipment, and supplies when required by the Postmaster General on any train or trams it operates, such company shall be fined such reasonable amount as may, in the dis- . cretnon of the Postmaster General, be deemed proper. °" The Postmaster General may make deductions from the ay of railroad. companies carrying the mails under the provisions of  section iorreductipu in service or·mir·¤;]|n:ency of service where, in his judgment, the importance of thef tnesnwithdrawn or reduced requires . it,_and impose fines ugnthem for delinquenciesx tHe may deduct the price of the value of e servnccm cases where nt ns not performed, and ‘ not exceeding three times nts value if the failure be occasioned by the Emma nm 5m_ fault of the   company, _ . ,,,,,,,d.,d,d_ Theglprovnsnons of this section shall applyto service opprated by mm M mms an ranlro companies  by railroad and partly by steam oats. _ {,.,1,,,,, m,,,,_ The provisions 0 tlnssectnon respecting the rates of compensation shall not apply to mails conveyed un er special arrangement in freight trams, for which rates not exceeding the usual and just freight rates mady be lpand, in accordance with the classifications and tariffs approve by the Interstate Commerce Commimion. s_§v*;g•?¤rjt;§5¤r;*¤d{¤*¤ ¤* ailroad companies carrying the mails shall submit, under oath, when and in suc form as may e unred b the Pxmtmaster General, evidence as to the performance of gzqrvice. y m ;=th:;z>;•6$g _ The Pos·tmasterGenera1 shall, from time to time, request informaensmm. tion_ from the_Interstate Commerce Commission as to the revenue received by railroad companies from express companies for services rendered nn the transportation of express matter, and ma, nn his discretion, arrange for the transportation of mail matter other than of the first class at rates not exceeding those so ascertained and reported to him, and it shall be the duty of the railroad companies téo caniy such manl matter at such rates fixed by the Postmaster cnera. F°¤**h, °,!°¤_¤¤*°¤* The Postmaster General is authorized, in his dis t' t t't' Eu nm, dh, mas the Interstate Commerce Commission for the detenniliiidiihlh 1; gepddtiil carload or less-than—carload n·ate for transportation of mail matter of the fourth class and periodicals, and may provide for and authorize such transportation, when practicable, at suc rates, and it shall be the duty of the railroad companies to provide and erform such service gs sucali rates and on the conditions prescribedp by the Postmaster ener. D"¥’•‘°** °‘ 'mfl The Postmaster General may, in his dis t' dis inguns` hb gil  ma L the several classes of mail matter and png-gdhnfor ltess frequeiggvdngii