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 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 161. 1920. 583 cities having city delivery, including increases hereinafter provided, $1,300 000. For itravel and miscellaneous expenses in the Postal Service, office '*`*¤"°*·°**‘~ of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, $1,000. Sec. 2. That the increased compensation for positions_ in the Postal nggjxgvggj Service of all classes and grades made and provided for in the Act en- ucd aunt; asm year, titled "An Act making appropriations for the Post Office Department 1°f}.;1_4e,p_ugg, for the fiscal year ending Jpune 30 1920," approved February 28, 1919, Awe v- 350- and House joint resolution of llovember 8, 1919, entitled "Jomt 1=»¢.p.1osa. resolution to provide for additional compensation for employees of the Postal Service and making appropriations therefor,’ and the provisions of such Act and resolution relating to promotions, classification, and grades s ccified in said Act and resolution shall continue m force d the fiiscal year 1921, unless otherwise provided by law. _ Am t r em Sec. 3. lllhat the Secretary of War is authorized hereafter, in his ,,1.,.,, ,,¥.,p'T,‘§,§g JQ ' discretion, to deliver and turn over to_ the Postmaster General, wggfgggifg i’°° ‘° without charge therefor, from time to_ time, such motor vehicles, aeroplanes, and parts thereof, and machinery and tools to repair and USB etc authorize, maintain the same, as may be suitable for use in the Postal Service; " and the Postmaster General is authorized to use the same m the trans ortation of the mails and to pay the necessary expenses thereof, including the replacement, maintenance, exchange, and repair of such equi ment, out of any alppropriation available for the service in which sudli vehicles or aerop anes are used. _ Dm, tt Sec. 4. That section 3936, Revised Statutes of the United States, ° °”‘ is hereby amended to read as follows: _ Mum at dmv "Sec. 3936. The Postmaster General may regulate the period ,,,,d,,,,,,,,,_ ‘“‘ ' during which undelivered letters shall remam in aphy post office and N§é,§dB§,¤f·3936·P·7°‘· when they shall be returned to the dead-letter office; and he may make regulations for their return from the dead-letter office to the writers when they can not be delivered to the parties addressed: Promkled, That w en letters are returned from the dead-letter office {,’g"‘·;g} mum ,0 to the writers, a fee of 3 cents shall be collected at the time of delivery, wnm. under such rules and regulations as the Postmaster General may prescribe." _ Sec. 5. That the Postmaster General, under such regulations as he §£,§l,{‘;'f‘c,“"},*}‘ ,,0. may prescribe for_the collection_of such plostage, is hereby authorized ;:g;;¤•*W ‘”*“‘°"‘ to accept for delivery and deliver, wit out tags stamps affixed ` thereto, mail matter of the first class on whiciiotlhe postage has been fully prepaid at the rate provided by law. _ _ Sec. 6 (a). That a commission is hereby created to be composed of ,,,§,‘{°§ °°m”““'°” the chaimian and four members of the Committee on Post Offices C°¤=P°¤m°¤· and Post Roads of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate, the chairman and four members of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House, and a postal ex crt appointed Advjgggy commit y the Postmaster General. Such commission shalliiby majority vote, a point seven persons who are experienced in business or commercialptransactions, or represent business or commercial orga.mzations which make extensive use of the Postal Service, to act as an advisory council and to aid such commission in its work. Vacancies occurring in the commission or in such advisory council shall be Hlled xc my. in the same manner as the original appointments. No member of such advisory council shall receive any compensation for his S€I'VlG€$· Em ,0 ws ,,,,,h,,,_ The commission may emplo and fix the compensation of such neu. P Y engineers, special experts, c erlis, and other employees as it may deem ,,,,,,,,,,,_ necessarvZ_ rmruled, That each executive department and in epend- remam nm oi? Gilt estilibllshilient of the Govermnent, is hereby directed to f\11'¤1Sh w' °t°" ` to the commission such engineers, special ex erts, clerks, and other employees as the commission may require, whenever,   the opinion of the head of such department or independent establishment, the public business thereof will not be materially affected thereby.