Chapter 201. To prescribe more definitely the rates of compensation payable to steamships of United States registry for transportation of foreign mails
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Chap. 201: To prescribe more definitely the rates of compensation payable to steamships of United States registry for transportation of foreign mails. Chapter 201 45 Stat. 1175 1929-02-14 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 2 public Chapter 201.— An Act To prescribe more definitely the rates of compensation payable to steamships of United States registry for transportation of foreign mails.
February 14, 1929.[[H. R. 6865](/us/bill/70/hr/6865).][[Public, No. 746](/us/pl/70/746).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Postal Service.Vol. 44, p. 900, amended.R. S., sec. 4009, p. 774.U. S. Code, p. 1274. That subdivision
(a)of section 4009 of the Revised Statutes as amended by the Act of July 3, 1926 (Forty-fourth Statutes at Large, part 2, page 900, United States Code, title 39, section 654), is hereby amended to read as follows: " “(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), for transportation ofForeign mail transportation.Compensation for, on American vessels. the mails.
(1)between the United States or its Territories or possessions and any foreign country,
(2)between the United States and its possessions or its naval or military forces abroad, or
(3)between any such possession or naval or military forces and any other such possession or naval or military forces, the Postmaster General may allow, in the case of a vessel of the United States, compensation not in excess of 80 cents a pound for letters and post cards and 8 centsIn foreign vessels. a pound for other articles (including parcel post), and in the case of a foreign vessel, compensation not in excess of the sea transit rates prescribed from time to time by the Universal Postal Union*Proviso*.Contracts under Act of 1928. Convention: *Provided,* That nothing herein shall limit the authority of the Postmaster General to enter into contracts for the transportation of mails under the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1928*Ante*, p. 692. at the rates of compensation therein authorized.” " Approved, February 14, 1929.
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