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 880 June 5, 1934. [S. 3290 .]	 [Public, No.287.] District of Columbia. Board of Indetermi- nate Sentence and Pa- role. Vol.47,p.699. Fed er al Parole Board. Authority conferred upon, ove r U.S. pris- oners convicted in the District and confined elsewhere. Vol. 36, p. 819; Vol. 46, p. 272. II.S.C.. p. 514. Postal service. Rate of post age certa in pe riod icals ceeding 8 ounces weight. June 5, 1934. [H .R. 7343.] [Public, No 289.] 73d CON GRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 391-393 . JUNE 5, 1934 . [CHAPTER 391 .] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence and P arole for th e District o f Columbia an d to determi ne its funct ions, and fo r other purposes", approved July 15, 1932. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representativ es of the United States o f Am erica in Congr ess assembled, That the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, and for other purposes", approved July 15, 1932, be. and the same is hereby, amended by adding a new section to be' numbered " 10 " and to read as follows " SEC. 10 . The Board of Parole created by the Act of Congress entitled `An Act to amend an Act providing for the parole of United States prisoners, approved June 25, 1910, as amended', approved May 13, 1930, shall have and exercise the same power and authority over prisoners convicted in the District of Columbia of crimes against the United States and now or hereafter confined in any United States penitentiary or prison (other than the penal institu- tions of the District of Columbia) as is vested in the Board of Indetermi nate Sentence and Parole ov er prisoners confined in th e penal institutions of the District of Columbia ." Approved, June 5, 1934. [CHAPTER 392 .] June 5, 1934. [H .R. 54771 To fix the rates of postage on certain periodicals exceeding eight ounces in weight. [Public, No. 288 .] Be it enacted by the Senate a nd House of Re presentatives of the on United States of America in Congress assembled, That publications eK- weighing in excess of eight ounces issued at regular intervals of in twelve or more times a year, 25 per centum or more of whose pages are devoted to text or reading matter and not more than 75 per centum to advertising matter, which are circulated free or mainly Regul atio ns to be free, may, upon authorization by the Post Office Department, under prescribed. such regulations as the Postmaster General may prescribe, be accepted for mailing at the postage rate of 1 cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof, provided the copies of such publications are presented for mailing made up according to States, cities, and routes as directed by the Postmaster General. Appro ved, June 5, 1934. [CHAPTER 393.] AN ACT AN ACT To remove inequities in the law governing eligibility for promotion to the position of chief clerk in the Railway Mail Service. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Railway Mail Serv- United States of America in Congress assembled, That that part ice. ol.37,p. 556. of section 7 of the Act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat . 556), wh ich U.S.C.,p. 1273. comprises section 626 of title 39 of the United States Code, be ame nded to read as follows : Provi sions govern ing "Clerks in the highest grade in their respective lines or other promotions to positions of chief clerk modified, assignments shall be eligible for promotion to positions of clerks in charge in said lines or corresponding positions in other assign- ments, and clerks assigned as assistant chief clerks and clerks in grade 6 . or higher rank, in their respective divisions, shall, after one