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PUBLIC LAW 91-375-AUG. 12, 1970

chapter 83 of title 18 to the same extent as other employees of the Postal Service. "(b) Any person, when engaged in carrying mail under contract with the Postal Service, or employed by the Postal Service, is deemed a carrier or person entrusted with the mail and having custody thereof, within the meaning of sections 1701, 1708, and 2114 of title 18. "§ 1009. Personnel not to receive fees "An officer or employee of the Postal Service may not receive any fee or perquisite from a patron of the Postal Service on account of the duties performed by virtue of his appointment, except as authorized by law. "§ 1010. Administration of oaths related to postal inspection matters "Officers and employees of the Postal Service performing duties related to the inspection of postal matters may administer oaths required or authorized by law or regulation with respect to any matter coming before them in the performance of their official duties. "§ 1011. Oath of office "Before entering upon their duties and before receiving any salary, all officers and employees of the Postal Service shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: " 'I,, do solemnly sw^ear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.' A person authorized to administer oaths by the laws of the United States, including section 2903 of title 5, or of a State or territory, or an officer, civil or military, holding a commission under the United States, or any officer or employee of the Postal Service designated by the Board may administer and certify the oath or affirmation.

733 62 Stat. 776.

so ^tat. 411.

"Chapter 12.—EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS "Sec. "1201. "1202. "1203. "1204. "1205. "1206. "1207. "1208. "1209.

Definition. Bargaining units. Recognition of labor organizations. Elections. Deductions of dues. Collective-bargaining agreements. Labor disputes. Suits. Applicability of Federal labor laws.

"§1201. Definition "As used in this chapter, 'guards' means— "(1) maintenance guards who, on the effective date of this chapter, are in key position K P - 5 under the provisions of former section 3514 of title 39; and ^ 71!!°*;.^,^'• "(2) security guards, who may be employed in the Postal il Stat. 627. Service and whose primary duties shall include the exercise of authority to enforce rules to protect the safety of property, mail, or persons on the premises. "§1202. Bargaining units "The National Labor Relations Board shall decide in each case the unit appropriate for collective bargaining in the Postal Service. The

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