Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 45 Part 1.djvu/1102

 SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SEss. II. CH.39. 1928 . 1051 To enable the Postmaster General to pay claims for damages to persons or property in accordance with the provisions of the Defi- ciency Appropriation Act approved June 16, 1921 (U . S . C ., p . 50, sec . 392), $10,000. OFFICE OF CHIEF INSPECTOR : For salaries of fifteen inspectors in charge of divis ions, at $4,500 ea ch ; and five hundre d and twenty -five inspectors, $1,973, 750 : in all, $2,041,250. Traveling expenses, For traveling expenses of inspectors, inspectors in charge, the investigations etc. chief post-office inspector, and the assistant chief post-office inspector, and for the traveling expenses of four clerks performing steno- graphic and clerical assistance to post-office inspectors in the investi- gatio n of i mporta nt fra ud cas es, an d for t ests, exhibi ts, do cument s, photographs, office and other necessary expenses incurred by post- office inspectors in connection with their official investigations, $500,0 00 : Provi ded, That the Postmaster General may transfer to the Department of Agriculture not exceeding $26,440 of this sum for chemical investigations. For n ecess ary m isce llane ous e xpen ses o f div ision hea dquar ters, $14,000. For compensation of one hundred and thirty clerks at division headqu arters, $323 ,900. For payment of rewards for the detection, arrest, and conviction of post-office burglars, robbers, and highway mail robbers, $45,000 : Provided, That rewards may be paid, in the discretion of the Post- master General, when an offender of the class mentioned was killed in the act of committing the crime or in resisting lawful arrest : Provided further, That no part of this sum shall be used to pay any reward s at r ates i n exce ss of those specifi ed in Post O ffice Depart - ment Order 7708, dated July 1, 1922, except that not more than $2,000 may be paid, in the discretion of the Postmaster General, for the arres t and convic tion o f any person on the charg e of r obbing a pos t- master or any employee of a post office of money or property of the United States : Provided further, That of the amount herein appro- priated not to exceed $20,000 may be expended, in the discretion of the Po stmast er Gen eral, for th e purp ose of securi ng inf ormati on con - cerning violations of the postal laws and for services and informa- tion looking toward the apprehension of criminals. OtriCE OF THE FIRST ASSISTA NT POST MASTER GENERA L For compensation to postmasters and for allowances for rent, light, fuel, and equipment to postmasters of the fourth class, $54,200,000. For compensation to assistant postmasters at first and second class post offices, $7,300,000. For compensation to clerks and employees at first a and second class post offices, including auxiliary clerk hire at summer and winter post offices, printers, mechanics, skilled laborers, watchmen, messengers, laborers, and substitutes, $186,000,000. Fo r compens ation to clerks in charge o f contra ct statio ns, $1 ,90 0,00 0. Fo r separat ing mails at third and four th class post off ices, $50 0,000. For unusu al condit ions at p ost offic es, $125, 000. For allowances to third-class post offices to cover the cost of clerical services, $9,000,000. For rent, light, and fuel for first, second, and third class post offices, $18,600,000. For miscellaneous items necessary and incidental to the operation and pr otection of port o ffices of the firs t and sec ond class es, and t he business conducted in connection therewith, not provided for in other appropriations, $2,226,400. 54835'-29-1-r 1-70 Damage s claim s. Vol. 42, p.53. U.S. Code, p.50. Inspectors. Proviso. Sum for chemical in- vestigations. Miscellaneous. Clerks at division headquarters. Rewards, etc. Provisos. Deat h of offe nder. Rates limited. Robbing postal em- ployees. Securing tion. Firs t Ass ista nt Po st- master General. Postmasters. Assistant po stm as- ters. Clerks, etc ., fi rst and second class offices. Contract station clerks. Separating mails. Unus ual co nditio ns. Clerks, third cl ass of- f] M. Rent, light, and fuel. Miscellaneous, fi rst and second class offices. informa-

�