Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 32 Part 1.djvu/1240

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FIFIY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 1009. 1903. 1175 six inspectors, at two thousand four hundred dollars each; fifteen inspectors, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each; fifteen inspectors, at two thousand dollars each; seventy inspectors, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; sixty inspectors, at one thousand four hundred dollars each, and thirty inspectors, at one thousand two hunl<;ired1d<glarsi¤—;a§;h; énlpll, three hundred and forty-seven thousand ‘ six un re an y dollars. For per diem allowance of inspectors in the field while actually trav- P"' ‘“'”“· eling on business of the DeErtment, one hundred and eighty-four gxousatnd dollairsz , at the Postmsmter-Gepeiral may, in his Q$c,_ `scre `on, a ow post- ce ins ctors per 'em w ie tem raril located at any place on businessgeway from home, or their desrignated domicile, for a period not exceeding twenty consecutive days at any one place, and mlgamake rules and regulations gpvemingllthe foregoingprovisions ting to per diem: Andpwwi dfurt , That no ¤¤¤¢- pher `eng slhgll be paid to inspectors receiving annual salaries of two ousan dollars or more. . For salaries of clerks at division headquarters, miscellaneous expenses ¤*¤¤¢¤¤¤¤>¤¤· at division headquarters, traveling expenses of inspectors without per diem, and of ingectors in charge, expenses incurred by fieldins ctors not covered y per diem allowance, and traveling eépenses oiw the Ifouréthsgssistszpt ost‘pm51ter—G1ene1(ial gud shag; post}; ce inspect:;, nine - ven thousand ree un re an o rs: Prmrzd , · Thatbf the amount herein a propriated not toxexceed two thousand *“‘°"""" dollars may be expended, in the discretion of the Postmaster-General, ' for the purpose of securing infomation concerning violations of the postalhlaws, and for st-irvnces and information looking toward the a re ension o crimina s. · pgorfpayment of rewards for the detection, arrest, and conviction of B°“'°‘·°"’* post-0 'ce burglars, robbers, and highway mail robbers, twentydive thousand dollars: Provided, That ten per centum of the foregoing f’[,Q"g”éh¤ngeab,e` amounts appropriated for service in the office of the Fourth Assistant expenditures- P0stmaster—Geueral may be available interchangeably for expenditure gp the objfegts names; but no one item of appropriation shall thereby increas more t n ten r centum. For miscellaneous items, She thousand dollars. ;“‘°f‘{’:‘*;’{”‘· _ see. 2. rm section six of the Act ensues "An Act making typo- W5?.' zi ‘.'iT’m, priations for the service of the Post—Office Department for the seal ““‘°“"°"· year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, and for gtherbpurpplse}s," approveld Mtarch thir&l,deight;;n3 hupdxied and eighty- ve, , an the same is ere , amen e to r as ol ows: " Sec. 6. That to provide fol the payment of suchupersons as Tpiybe ,,§Q",§{"°“‘ '°' "°' employed for this service, the postmaster at any office designa by section three of this Act shall keep a record of the number of letters received at such office bearing such special stamp, which number shall corregpgnd ivivith tlhe nulmger epltered gnhthe receipt bookshheretofore An i secie,an att een o eac mont emaypaytosuc rsonor °"°°°¤ . pldrsons employed a sum not exceeding eighty per centum ofpthe face value of all such stamps received an recorded during that month: I)I’0'L’2.llc’(l, That nothing in this Act shall interfere with the prompt delivery of letters as now provided by law or regulations of the Post- Oilice De rtment." Sec. 3.p'l`hat so much of the Act entitled "An Act making appro- ,,,,*§‘§l,f.{°°°°"'°" priations for the service of the Post-Office Department for the hscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three,” approved A¤¢¢·r>·113·¤¤=~>¤¤¤d April twenty-tirst, nineteen hundred and two, as relates to ma icious in]ury or destruction of mail boxes, or the contents of such boxes, on any rural free—delivery route, be, and the same is hereby, amended to read xp; follows: _ _ _ _ _ mmm ounjmym

  • oever shall willfully or mahciously in]ure, tear down, or destroy l,,,,, ,0,,,, ,,,,,,,,,1

any letter box or other receptacle esta lished by order of the Post- *0 ¤“¤¤¤¤ ¤>¤*°*·