Chapter 14. to extend the free-delivery system of the Post-Office Department, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 14.— An Act to extend the free-delivery system of the Post-Office Department, and for other purposes.Jan. 3, 1887. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Free delivery, postal service. That letter-carriers shall be employed for the free delivery of mail-matter, as frequently as the public business may require, at every incorporated city, village, or borough containing a population of fifty thousand within its corporate limits, and may be so employed at every place containing a population of notExtended to cities, etc., of 10,000 inhabitants, and offices receiving $10.900.*Provisos*.Not to affect, present service.Service not to be abolished except, in discretion of Postmaster-General. less than ten thousand, within its corporate limits, according to the last general census, taken by authority of State or United States law, or at any post-office which produced a gross revenue, for the preceding fiscal year, of not less than ten thousand dollars: *Provided*, This act shall not affect the existence of the free delivery in places where it is now established:
And *provided further*, That in offices where the free delivery shall be established under the provisions of this act, such free delivery shall not be abolished by reason of decrease below ten thousand in population or ten thousand dollars in gross postal revenue, except in the discretion of the Postmaster-General. Sec. 2. That there may be in all cities which contain a population-ofCarriers.Classification of, in cities of 75,009 population. seventy-five thousand or more three classes of letter-carriers, as follows:
Carriers of the first class, whose salaries shall be one thousand dollars per annum; of the second class, whose salaries shall be eight hundred 356 dollars per annum; and of the third class, whose salaries shall be six. hundred dollars per annum. Sec. 3. That in places containing a population of less than seventy-fiveIn cities less than 75,000 population. thousand there maybe two classes of letter carriers, as follows: Carriers of the second class, whose salaries shall be eight hundred and fifty dollars per annum, and of the third class, whose salaries shall be six hundred dollars per annum.
Sec. 4. That all laws inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.Laws inconsistent repealed.[R. S., sec, 3866, 755; Vol. 18, p. 231; Vol. 20, p. 317: Vol. 23, p. 185](/us/rs/t/s3866/755/p231/p317/p185). Approved, January 3, 1887.