PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 9, 10-JAN. 14, 27, 1938 [CHAPTER 9] January 14, 1938 [H. R. 66281 [Public, No. 420] Air Mail Act of 1934, amendment. 49 Stat. 615. 39 U. S. C., Supp. III, § 469a (0. Post, pp . 219, 1029. Mileage limitation, etc. [52 STAT. AN ACT To permit the further extension of the Air Mail Service. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first sentence of subsection (f) of section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to revise air-mail laws, and to establish a commission to make a report to the Congress recommending an aviation policy", approved June 12, 1934, as amended (U. S . C., 1934 edition, Supp. II, title 39, sec. 469a (f)), is amended to read as follows: "(f) The Postmaster General shall not award contracts for air- mail routes or extend such routes in excess of an aggregate of thirty- five thousand miles, and shall not pay for air-mail transportation on such routes and extensions in excess of an annual aggregate of fifty-two million airplane-miles." Approved, January 14, 1938. [CHAPTER 10] AN ACT January 27, 1938 [8.2550] To permit the printing of black-and-white illustrations of United States and [Public, No. 4211 foreign postage stamps for philatelic purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the prntgest iapk United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Post- andwhiteillnstrations master General shall prepare, in such form and at such times as he oplttdand orenshall deem advisable, and, upon his request, the Public Printer Printingband e as shall print as a public document to be sold by the Superintendent of Documents, illustrations in black and white of postage stamps of the United States, together with such descriptive, historical, and phila- telic information with regard to such stamps as the Postmaster ereotype etc.. General may deem suitable: Provided, That notwithstanding the plates toremain prop- provisions of section 52 of the Act of January 12, 1895 (U. S . C., erty of .. s 28 Stat.. 608 1934 edition, title 44, sec. 58), stereotype or electrotype plates, or 44U.. C. 58. duplicates thereof, used in the publications authorized to be printed by this section shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of but shall remain the property of the United States: And provided further, 30 St. That notwithstanding the provisions of section 7 of the Copyright 7u.S.c. 7. Act of March 4, 1909 (U. S . C ., 1934 edition, title 17, sec. 7), or any other provision of law, copyright may be secured by the Postmaster General on behalf of the United States in the whole or any part of the publication authorized by this section. nesignated act SEC. 2. The Act of March 3, 1923 (U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 18, latons of Criminal sec. 350), is amended to read as follows: "That (a) nothing in sec- Oode, etc. 42 Stat. *'u . tions 161, 172, and 220 of the Criminal Code, as amended, or in any isU.S.C. 3 other provision of law, shall be construed to forbid or prevent the printing, publishing, or importation, or the making or importa- tion of the necessary plates for such printing or publishing, for philatelic purposes in articles, books, journals, newspapers, or albums (including the circulars or advertising literature of legitimate dealers in stamps or publishers of or dealers in philatelic or historical articles, books, journals, or albums), of black and white illustrations of- dntinetc stampor- "(1) foreign revenue stamps if from plates so defaced as to indi- from defaced plates. cate that the illustrations are not adapted or intended for use as stamps; soeign postage "(2) foreign postage stamps; or 6
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