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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 466. JUNE 12, 1934 . gerial employees as the Postmaster General may designate, sworn to before an officer authorized and empowered to a dmin iste r oa ths, stating in suc h affid avit t hat the affian t has not ent ered no r prop osed to enter into any combination to prevent the making of any bid for carrying the mails, nor made any agreement, or given or performed, or promised to give or perform, any consideration whatever to induce any other person to bid or not to bid for any mail contract, or (2) if it pays any off icer, di rect or, or r egul ar e mplo yee comp ensa tion in any form, whether as salary, bonus, commission, or otherwise, at a rate exceeding $17,500 per year for full time. SEC. 8. Any company alleging to hold a claim against the Govern- ment on account of any air-mail contract that may have heretofore been annulled, may prosecute such claim as it may have against the United States for the cancelation of such contract in the Court of Claims of the United States, provided that such suit be brought within one year from the date of the passage of this Act person not ineligible under the terms of this Act who qualifies under the other requirements of this Act, shall be eligible to contract for carrying air mail, nothwithstanding the provisions of section 3950 of the Revised Statutes (Act of June 8, 1872). SEC. 9. Each person desiring to bid on an air-mail contract shall be required to furnish in its bid a list of all the stockholders holding more than 5 per centum of its entire capital stock, and of its directors, and a statement covering the financial set-up, including a list of assets and liabilities ; and in the case of a corporation, the original amount paid to such corporation for its stock, and whether paid in cash, and if not paid in cash, a statement for what such stock was issued. Such information and the financial responsibility of such bidder, as well as the bond offered, may be taken into consideration by the Postmaster General in determining the qualifications of the bidder. SEC. 10. All persons holding air-mail contracts shall be required to keep their books, records, and accounts under such regulations as may be promulgated by the Postmaster General, and he is hereby authorized to examine and audit the books, records, and accounts of such contractors and to require a full financial report under such re ulations as he may prescribe. EC. 11. Before the establishment and maintenance of an air-mail route the Post master Genera l shall notif y the Secretar y of Com- merce, who the reupon shall certify to th e Postmaster G eneral the character of equipment to be employed and maintained on each air- mail route. In making this determination the Secretary of Com- merce, in his specifications furnished to the Postmaster G ener al, shall determine only the speed, load capacity, and safety features and safety devices on airplanes to be used on the route, which said speci- fications shall be included in the advertisement for bids. SEC. 12 . The Secretary of Commerce is authorized and directed to prescribe the maximum flying hours of pilots on air-mail lines, and safe operation methods on such lines, and is further authorized to approve agreements between air-mail operating companies and their pilots and mechanics for retirement benefits to such pilots and mechanics. The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to prescribe all necessary regulations to carry out the provisions of this section and section 11 of this Act. SEC. 13 . It shall be a condition upon the awarding or extending and the holding of any air-mail contract that the rate of compensa- tion and the working conditions and rel ations for all pilots, mechanics, and laborers employed by the holder of such contract 937 Maximum pay re- s trict ions. Prosecution of claims fo r annulled o r can- celed contracts. Qualifications . Combinations to pre- vent bids. R S.,sec.3950,p.766. List of stockholders and directors, financial statement etc ., to ac- company bid . Keeping records and accounts Inspection Eq uipment, req uire . ments . Se cretary of Com- merce to prescribe fly. ing hours of pilots, re- tirement benefits, etc. Compensation rates, working conditions, etc ., of pilots, mechan-
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