Chapter 603. To amend the Air Mail Act of February 2, 1925, as amended by the Act of June 3, 1926
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Chap. 603: To amend the Air Mail Act of February 2, 1925, as amended by the Act of June 3, 1926. Chapter 603 45 Stat. 594 1928-05-17 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 1 public Chapter 603.— An Act To amend the Air Mail Act of February 2, 1925, as amended by the Act of June 3, 1926. May 17, 1928.[[H.
R. 8337](/us/bill/70/hr/8337).][[Public, No. 410](/us/pl/70/410).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That section 3 of Air Mail Act.Vol. 43, p.805, amended.U. S. Code, p. 1264.the Air Mail Act of February 2, 1925 (United States Code, Title 39, section 463), as amended by the Act of June 3, 1926, is hereby amended to read as follows: Postage rate reduced. " “Sec. 3. That the rates of postage on air mail shall not be less than 5 cents for each ounce or fraction thereof.
” " Vol. 43, p. 806, amended.U. S. Code, p. 1264.Air mail route certificates.Arrangement authorized with present satisfactory contractors to substitute, for former contracts. Sec. 2. That after section 5 of said Act (United States Code, Title 39, section 465) a new section shall be added as follows: " “Sec. 6. That the Postmaster General may by negotiation with an air mail contractor who has satisfactorily operated under the authority of this Act for a period of two years or more, arrange, with the consent of the surety for the contractor and the continuation of the obligation of the surety during the existence or life of the certificate provided for hereinafter, for the surrender of the contract and the substitution therefor of an air mail route certificate, which shall be issued by the Postmaster General in the name of such air mail Rights acquired thereby.contractor, and which shall provide that the holder shall have the right of carriage of air mail over the route set out in the certificate so long as he complies with such rules, regulations, and orders as shall from time to time be issued by the Postmaster General for *Proviso.*Period of certificate.meeting the needs of the Postal Service and adjusting air mail operations to the advances in the art of flying: *Provided,* That such certificate shall be for a period not exceeding ten years from the Canceled for neglect.beginning of carrying mail under the contract.
Said certificate may be canceled at any time for willful neglect on the part of the holder to carry out such rules, regulations, or orders; notice of such intended cancellation to be given in writing by the Postmaster General and Determination of compensation periodically.sixty days provided to the holder in which to answer such written notice of the Postmaster General. The rate of compensation to the holder of such an air mail route certificate shall be determined by periodical negotiation between the certificate holder and the Postmaster General, but shall never exceed the rate of compensation provided for in the original contract of the air mail route certificate holder.
” " Approved, May 17, 1928.
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Chapter 603
To amend the Air Mail Act of February 2, 1925, as amended by the Act of June 3, 1926
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