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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cns. 199-201 . 1929 . 1175 CHAP. 1 99 .-An Act To authoriz e the Postmaster Gen eral to issue receip ts to senders for ordinary mail of any character, and to fix the fees chargeable therefor. CHAP. 201 .-An Act To prescribe more definitely the rates of compensation payable to steamships of United States registry for transportation of foreign mails. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That subdivision (a) of section 4009 of the Revised Statutes as amended by the Act of July 3, 1926 (Forty-fourth Statutes at Large, part 2, page 900, United States Code, title 39, section 654), is hereby amended to read as follows "( a) Except as provided in subdivision (h), for transportation of the mails, (1) between the United States or its Territories or posses- sions and any foreign country, (2) between the United States and its possessions or its naval or military forces abroad, or (3) between any such possession or naval or military forces and any other such possession or naval or military forces, the Postmaster General may allow, in the case of a vessel of the United States, compensation not in excess of 80 cents a pound for letters and post cards and 8 cents a pound for o ther a rticle s (inc luding parcel post), and in the case of a foreign vessel, compensation not in excess of the sea transit rates prescribed from time to time by the Universal Postal Union Conven- tion : Provided, That nothing herein shall limit the authority of the Postm aster Genera l to e nter i nto co ntracts for t he tra nsport ation of mails under the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1928 at the rates of compensation therein authorized ." Approved, February 14, 1929. February 14, 1929. [UI. R .56.] [Public, No. 744.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Postal Service. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Post- Rece ipts for ordin ary master General may provide by regulation for furnishing gtothe mail of any class an- sender a receipt showing the mailing of ordinary mail of any class, thorized. and for the payment of such fee as he may prescribe for such receipt : Proviso. Provided, That the furnishing of such receipt shall not place any Noliability incurred. liability on the Post Office Department or its revenues. Approved, February 14, 1929. February 14, 1929. CHAP. 200.-An Act To authorize the assignment of railway postal clerks - [n. R.58.] and substitute railway postal clerks to temporary employment as substitute sea- [Public, No. 745 .] post clerks. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Pos tal S erv ice . United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Post- Railway postal clerks master General is authorized to assign railway postal clerks and sub- may be assignedae yh stitute sea-post clerks . stitute railway postal clerks to temporary employment as substitute sea-post clerks whenever, in his opinion, such employment is neces- Serv ice credit and sary. Such employees shall receive credit on their Railway Mail pay, authorized. Service records for the time employed in the sea-post service, but shall be allowed the salary and expenses of a Class I sea-post clerk, payable out of the appropriation available for maintaining sea-post service, in lieu of any other salary and expense. Approved, February 14, 1929. February 14, 1929 . [a.R. 6865.] [Public, No. 746.] Postal Service. Vol, 44, p. 900, amend- ed. R .S.,sec.4009,p.774. U.S. Code, p. 1274. Foreign mail trans. portation . Compensation for, on American vessels . In foreign vessels . Proviso. Contracts under Act of 1928. Ante, p. 692,

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