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 1190 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 69. 1919. official business in connection with the postal service of Alaska, and for the traveling expenses of four clerks performing stenographic and clerical assistance to post-office inspectors in the invest1gation of important fraud cases, $43,850. _ Ll"°"Y *’“°· For livery hire l11C11I'I‘Bd byl inspectors not covered by their per diem allowance, including `veiiv hire in connection with the installation and inspection of rura routes, $45,000. _ pjg£¤”=>¤°°**¤ °*· $7Fp)16 necessary miscellaneous expenses at division headquarters, ` ,5 . §$§°',,§'f,f,‘§*°*°‘ For pa nt of rewards for the detection, arrest, and conviction Dm-¤¤f¤¤¤¤¤°¥· of post-o%‘diaBburgla.rs, robbers, and highway mail robbers: Provvkied, That rewards may be aid, in the discretion of the Postmaster General, when an offendleir of the class mentioned was killed in the $,,,1,,,,,, injuring, act of committing the crime or in resisting lawful arrest: And pro- ¢i<>¤· wkled further, That of the amount herein apfpropriated not to exceed $5,000 may be expended, in the discretion o the _Postmaster General, for the purpose of securing information concerning violations of the postal laws and for services and information looking toward the . . t ap rehension of criminals, $25,000. ASE?-iig· $$1  Por compensation of a special assistant to the Attorney General P°“°' °“°S- to assist in the defense of cases algainst the United States arising out of the transportation of the ma' s, and in other cases and matters affecting the postal revenues, $6,000. '*`*`°"°*·°*°· For travel and miscellaneous expenses in the Postal Service, omce of the Postmaster General, $1,000. mglgglf P°“'* ormon on rm: Fmsr Assisrawr rosruasrmn GENERAL. gggglgogws- For compensation to postmasters, $$6,500,000: _Pmm2Zed, That the nsaigusimmexsai- Postmaster General is ereby authorized to readjust the salaries of _ °’ p‘32& . guly 1, 1919 in accordance with the law in effect prior to the war: i¤§‘,&e_§,“°",{,*;°° 0,;*;; And provided further, That in making such adjustment no allowance mailraws spall be irpade for the revenue derived from increased rates on firstc ass ma. ·“‘“f°”* "““‘ For com ensation to assistant ostmasteis at first and second class EYE; otiiiiivimimmond offices, fivg at not exceeding $¢£000 each; sixty, at not exceeding $3,000 each; ten, at not exceeding $2,500 each; ten, at not exceeding $2,000 each; fifteen, at not exceeding $1,900 each; fifty, at not exceeding $1,800 each; one hundred, at not exceeding $1 ,700 each; two hundred, at not exceeding $1,600 each; two hundred and fifteen, at not exceeding $1,500 each; one hundred and seventy-five, at not exceeding $1,400 each; three hundred and sixty, at not exceeding $1,300 each; six hundred, at not exceeding $1,200 each; Eve hundred and fifty, at not exceeding $1,100 each; three hundred and fifty, at not exceeding $1,000 each; one hundred, at not exceeding $900 each; seventy, at not exceeding $800 each; in all, including increases hereinafter provided, $4,281,500. S¤;}gg£¤*m”“S ’°· And the aplpomtment and assignment of assistant postmasters hereunder sha be so made during the fiscal year as not to involve a greater aggregate expenditure than this sum. S°cE;glg,*;s?S·°§i§§·;S§¤d p0§p1(i¥•§r(p;pensation to clerks and employees at Erst and second claSS ·’—”3»2°°- Superintendents of delivery, superintendents of mails, superintetidents giggnoney ordef; and superintendents of registry, ten, at no excee $3,200 eac ; ·“”·°‘”· $3%15git0rs]i1 and superintendents of mails, fifteen, at not exceeding , eac ; A"2·"°°· Assistant superintendents of mails, superintendents of delivery, anchsupenntendents of mails, twenty-five, at not exceeding $2,700 eac ;
 * 3*; ostmasters at offices, of the first, second, and third class, effective