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PUBLIC LAW 6 8 - J U N E 10, 1955

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(e) In addition to the other compensation, rural carriers shall be paid the authorized fee for making special delivery of mail. Such fee shall not be paid when (1) no special delivery service is rendered, (2) delivery is made into a rural mail box, or (3) delivery is made to the addressee or his representative on the rural carrier's route. F O U R T H - C L A S S OFFICE SCHEDUJ.E

SEC. 303. (a) There is established a basic salary schedule which shall be known as the Fourth-Class Office Schedule, and for which the symbol shall be " F O S ", for postmasters in post offices of the fourth class which is based on the gross postal receipts as contained in returns of the post office for the calendar year immediately preceding. Basic salary shall be paid to postmasters in post offices of the fourth class in accordance with this schedule, and basic salary so paid, together with other forms of compensation provided by this Act, shall replace all existing forms of compensation for such postmasters. FOURTH-CLASS OFFICE

SCHEDULE

P e r a n n u m rates and steps Gross receipts

$1,300 to $1,499.99 $900 to $1,299.99.. $600 to $899.99.-.. $350 to $599.99.... $250 to $349.99-... $200 to $249.99-... $100 to $199.99..-. Under $100

$2,514 2,304 1,886 1,467 1,048 838 629 410

$2,598 2,381 1,949 1,516 1,083 866 650 433

$2,682 2,458 2,012 1,565 1,118 894 671 447

$2,766 2,535 2,075 1,614 1,153 922 692 461

$2,850 2,612 2,138 1,663 1,188 950 713 475

$2,934 2,689 2,201 1,712 1,223 978 734

$3,018 2,766 2,264 1,761 1,258 1,006 755 503

(b) The basic salary of postmasters in fourth-class post offices shall be readjusted for changes in gross receipts at the start of the first pay period after the beginning of each fiscal year. In adjusting a postmaster's basic salary under this section the basic salary shall be fixed at the lowest step which is higher than the basic salary received by the postmaster at the end of the preceding fiscal year. If there is no such step the basic salary shall be fixed at the highest step for the adjusted gross receipts of the office. Each increase in basic salary because of change in gross receipts shall be deemed the equivalent of a step-increase under section 401 of this Act and the waiting period, for purposes of advancement to the next step, shall begin on the date of adjustment. (c) The basic salaries of postmasters at newly established offices of the fourth class shall be fixed at the lowest salary rate. Whenever unusual conditions prevail at any post office of the fourth class the Postmaster General may advance such office to the appropriate category or class indicated by the receipts of the preceding quarter. Any fourth-class office advanced to the appropriate category or class pursuant to this subsection shall not be reduced in category or class until the start of the first pay period after July 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which it was so advanced, at which time it shall be assigned to the category or class indicated by the receipts for the preceding calendar year. (d) Persons who perform the duties of postmaster at post offices of the fourth class where there is a vacancy or during the absence of the postmaster on sick or annual leave, or leave without pay, shall be paid the same basic salary to which they would have been entitled if regularly appointed as such postmaster.

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