Chapter 478. To enable the Postmaster General to make contracts for the transportation of mails by air from possessions or Territories of the United
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Chap. 478: To enable the Postmaster General to make contracts for the transportation of mails by air from possessions or Territories of the United. States to foreign countries and to the United States and between such possessions or Territories, and to authorize him to make contracts with private individuals and corporations for the conveyance of mails by air in foreign countries. 1929-03-02 478 Chapter 45 Stat. 1449 70 2 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 public Chapter 478.— An Act To enable the Postmaster General to make contracts for the transportation of mails by air from possessions or Territories of the United. States to foreign countries and to the United States and between such possessions or Territories, and to authorize him to make contracts with private individuals and corporations for the conveyance of mails by air in foreign countries. March 2, 1929.[[H. R. 16131](/us/bill/70/hr/16131).][[Public, No. 904](/us/pl/70/904).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the Act ofForeign mails.*Ante*, p. 248. amended.
March 8, 1928, entitled “An Act to grant authority to the Postmaster General to enter into contracts for the transportation of mails by air to foreign countries and insular possessions of the United States for periods of not more than ten years and to pay for such service at fixed rates per pound or per mile, and for other purposes,” be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: " “Section 1. When in his judgment the public interest will beTen-year contracts authorized for air mail service between United States and possessions, and foreign countries, etc., both ways. promoted thereby the Postmaster General is authorized to enter into contracts for air-mail service on routes between the United States and possessions or Territories of the United States, between possessions or Territories of the United States, between the United States or possessions or Territories of the United States and foreign countries, and in and between foreign countries, for the transportation of mails of the United States and its possessions or Territories both ways over the routes, and in addition thereto mailsMails of other countries on outbound and inbound flights. of other countries on the outbound or the inbound flights under arrangements he may make with such countries, for periods of not more than ten years, and to pay for such service at fixedPayment at pound or mile rates. rates per pound and/or per mile; and the Postmaster General is 1450Awards to lowest responsible bidders.hereby authorized to award such contracts to the bidders that he shall find to be the lowest responsible bidders that can satisfactorily perform the service required to the best advantage of the Government: *Provisos*.Rates specified.*Provided*, That the rate to be paid for such service for the load of mails provided by the Postmaster General to be carried in a plane shall not in any case exceed $2 per mile each way, plus not exceeding $1 per pound per thousand miles, or pro rata thereof for greater or less mileage, for any mails required to be carried in the same plane in excess of the specified load, and that, at the request of the Postmaster General, domestic mail shall be conveyed without additional charge on that part of the route in the United States to the border of the United States and to intermediate points:
Arrangements with air-mail concessionaires in foreign countries.*Provided further*, That the Postmaster General may make arrangements with concessionaires operating air-mail service in foreign countries for transportation by their service of mails of the United States and its possessions or Territories: *And provided further*, Decision of Postmaster General final.That in the award and interpretation of the contracts herein authorized the decision of the Postmaster General shall be final and not subject to review by any officer or tribunal of the United States except by the President and the Federal courts.
“Sec. 2. Rules, etc., to be issued. The Postmaster General shall make and issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. “Sec. 3. Contracts under former Act, may be amended. All contracts heretofore made by the Postmaster General under section 1 of the Act of March 8, 1928, entitled 4 An Act to grant authority to the Postmaster General to enter into contracts for the transportation of mails by air to foreign countries and insular possessions of the United States for periods of not more than ten years and to pay for such service at fixed rates per pound or per mile, and for other purposes,’ as originally enacted, may be amended Provision for excess mails, and transportation not covered by existing contracts.under agreement of the parties thereto so as to provide for the transportation of excess mails and for transportation not covered by the existing contract of mails of the United States and its possessions Limitation.or Territories or of foreign countries, at not exceeding the contract rate per mile and not exceeding the rates per pound provided in section 1 hereof for excess mails.
” " Approved, March 2, 1929.
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