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PUBLIC LAW 209—OCT. 25, 1951

the Statutes at Large, in the Act of May 27, 1908 (39 U.S.C. 739). (24) Section 58 of the Act of June 8, 1872 (R. S. 4060; 17 Stat. 2 9 2; 3 9 U.S.C.792). (25) The Act of May 28, 1926, chapter 415 (44 Stat. 672; 43 U.S.C. 25, 25a, 25b). (26) The first proviso in the second paragraph on page 112 of volume 55 of the Statutes at Large, in the Act of April 5, 1941; (27) The proviso in the fifth full paragraph on page 411 of volume 56 of the Statutes at Large, in the Act of June 27, 1942 (44 U. S- C. 364). (28) The first full paragraph on page 1000 of volume 56 of the Statutes at Large, in the Act of October 26, 1942 (44 U.S.C. 365). SEC. 2. The following Acts and parts of Acts are amended by addition of the words "until no longer needed in conducting current business", as shown below: (1) After "advocate"' in line 8 of section 217 of the Act of June 25, 1948, on page 632 of volume 62 of the Statutes at Large (10 U.S.C. 1507). (2) After "remain" in line 4 of section 42c as set forth in the Act of June 22, 1938, on page 860 of volume 52 of the Statutes at Large ( II U.S.C.70c). (3) After "offices" in line 3 of section 71 as set forth in the Act of June 22, 1938, on page 882 of volume 52 of the Statutes at Large ( II U.S.C. 111)._ (4) After "institution" in line 4 of section 7 of the Act of August 10, 1846, on page 105 of volume 9 of the Statutes at Large (20 U.S.C. 46). SEC. 3. The following Acts and parts of Acts are amended, as shown below: (1) By amending the third paragraph appearing on page 208 of volume 28 of the Statutes at Large in section 8 of the Act of July 31, 1894, as amended (31 U.S.C. 74), to read as follows: "The General Accounting Office shall preserve all accounts which have been finally adjusted, together with all vouchers, certificates, and related papers, until disposed of as provided by law." (2) Section 248 of the Act of June &, 1872 (17 Stat. 313), as amended by section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1898 (30 Stat. 444; 39 U.S.C. 428), is revised to read as follows: "The Postmaster General shall have recorded, in a book to be kept for that purpose, a true and faithful abstract of all proposals made to him for carrying the mail, giving the name of the party offering, the terms of the offer, the sum to be paid, and the time the contract is to continue; and he shall put on file and preserve the originals of all such proposals until disposed of as provided by law. The reports of the arrivals and departures of the mails on mail routes made and sent by postmasters to the Second Assistant Postmaster General, on which no fines or deductions from the pay of contractors for carrying the mails have been based, and the certificates of oaths taken by carriers on mail routes may be disposed of as provided by law when no longer needed in conducting current business." (3) By inserting "until disponed of as provided by law" after "office" in line 11 of section 1 of the Act of May 18, 1858, chapter 39, as amended, on page 289 of volume 11 of the Statutes at Large (43 U.S.C.59). (4) By deleting "permanently" from the final sentence of section 605 (a) of the Act of June 29, 1936, as amended, on page 1998 of volume 49 of the Statutes at Large (46 U.S.C. 1155), and by adding "until disposed of as provided by law" between "file" and the period at the end of said sentence. 76100 O - 52 (PT. I) - 43

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11 U.S.C. § 70 (c).

GAG. Preservation of certain accounts, etc.

Postal service. Proposals to carry mail.

Reports on movements of mails.

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