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1150 sixTY-sixTn ooscnnss. sms. m. ons. s1, sz, ss. 1921. the United States, herein authorized to be sold may be retained by the United States for the operation of other inland, canal, or coastwise routes of the United States until such e uipment can be replaced by other e uipment to be purchased fromqfunds received from the sale prescribe above. Approved, February 27, 1921. Februar; 27,1921. _ _ _ [HJ- ss- M-1 CHAP. 82.-Joint Resolution For the appointment of one member of the Board of [Pub- RW N°· *3-l Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volimteer Soldiers. Resolved b the Senate and House o Re esentatives o the United nil:iiie°ii°l iixltiiii States of Agterica in Congress assem{Zed,p'll`hat W. S. idlbright, of “°l,${°'g§· _,,,,,,g,,,, 8,,, Kansas, be, and he is herepy appointed a member of the Board of pomwdamanassr- Managers of the National ome for Disabled Volimteer Soldiers of the Ldnited States, to fill the unexpired term of George Black, decease . Approved, February 27, 1921. Mriicfilidsgsili CHAP. 88.-An Act Making appropriations for the service of the Post Office De-

 partment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted b the Senate and House o Re esentatives of the pri).°5t¤¥si°rvi°°°pPr°’ United States of dlmerica in Congress assemJ$l'ed, ghat the following V°l· 5**81* sums are appro riated in conformity with the Act of Jgy 2, 1836, for the service of the Post Office Department for the Esc year ending Jnme 30, 1922, as follows: reamamr General. orrrom or THE POSTMASTER GENERAL. ¤}¤,,<x,¤1§1;m¤¤* ¤¤¤P¤ For gas, electric power and light, and the repair of machinery, maintenance. United States Post Office Department equipment shops building, $7,000. P°"‘°m°°'“"’°°°°”‘ Fon SALABIES or rosr-orrrcn rxsrnorons; For salaries of fifteen inspectors in charge of divisions, at $4,200 each; and four hundred and twenty inspectors, $1,327,000; in all, $1,390,000. ,,,,2§’,Q‘,§’,g,.,§f,,_ °"m°” For compensation of clerks at division headquarters: One hundred and fifteen, $238,000. ,,f"“'°"“‘ ""°°°°S’ For traveling expenses of ins ectors, inspectors in charge, and the chief post-office inspector, and) for the traveling expenses of four clerks performing stenographic and clerical assistance to post-office ins ctors in the investi tion of important fraud 08885, $447,000. m“°°u‘°°°"“‘ l¥§I;)0I1e0eSS&I'y miscelgalheous expenses at division headquarters, $16,0 . R°°mdS’°t°' For pagment of rewards for the detection, arrest, and conviction §§,",‘,‘}°f,·,,,,,,,,,,,,,,_ of post-o ce burglars, robbers, and highway mail robbers: Promded, That rewards may be aid, in the discretion of the Postmaster General, when an offender of the class mentioned was killed in the act of com- 8,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,. mittine the crime or in resisting lawful arrest; And dprovded further, ¤¤¤· That of the amount herein appropriated not to excee $5,000 may be expended, in the discretion of the Postmaster General, for the urpose of securing information concerning violations of the postal llaws and for services and information looking toward the apprehen- _ _ sion of criminals, $25,000. xaglgyi sdiiiiiii For compensation of a special assistant to the Attorney General to P°S‘°‘°°S‘*‘· assist in the defense of cases against the United States arising out of the transportation of the mails, and in other cases and matters affecting the postal revenues, $6,000. T'"°]’°t°‘ For travel and miscellaneous expenses in the Postal Service, office of the Postmaster General, $1,000.