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SIXTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cris. 367,368. 1925. 1053 town of Chelan Falls in the State of Washin n in accordan e C°¤¤*'¤°“°¤ with the provisions oi the Act entitled “An gi; to re late tliie v°l`u’p`“' congtruction of bridges over navigable waters," approved §iarch 23, 190 . Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby ·*m°”**“¤°¤‘· expressly reserved. Approved, February 28, 1925. CHAP. 368.-—An Act Reclasmfying the salaries of postmasters and employees Flh-iLi1r?1imiiz5` of the Postal Service, readjusting their salaries and compensation on an equi- table basis, increasing postal rates to provide for such readjustment, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re esentativea of the United States of America in Oongreas assembledgi '1‘rrm: I.——RncLAss1r·1cA·r1oN or Sananrns or POSTAL Eurnornns P°“’“‘S°""i°°· Section 1. That on and after January 1, 1925, postmasters and R°°1““m°““°" °f em(p10yees of the Postal Service shall be reclassified and their salaries £@;?¤?;m 1::1 Bm im compensation readjusted, except as otherwise provided as fol- rm2,;§.xii».an. ` ows: cLAssrF1cA·r1oN or rosmrasrnus P°“'°‘““‘°”· That postmasters shall be divided into four classes, as follows: °}°“m°““°“· The first class shall embrace all those whose annual salaries are F"$°°”"“‘ $3,200 or more. The second class shall embrace all those whose annual salaries are S°°°”d °"“· less than $3,200, but not less than $2,400. _ The third class shall embrace all those whose annual salaries are T““° °‘“" less than $2,400, but not less than $1,100. The fourth class shall embrace all postmasters whose annual com- F°“‘“‘ °'““‘ pensation amounts to less than $1,100, exclusive of commissions on money orders issued. ancnsssmcarron or rosmr. ssmnms “§,°,$§f“°°°"°“ °' The respective com ensation of postmasters of the first, second, ,,,,§,§"‘,_§_°'·"°‘“ ’°°’“' and third classes shalllie annual salaries, graded in even hundreds of ¤¤§’°<;§m;1» v- 10***- dollars, and paayable in semimonthly payments to be ascertained and ` fixed by the ostmaster General from their respective quarterly returns to the General Accounting Office, or copies of duplicates thereof to the First Assistant Postmaster Genera , for the calendar year immediately preceding the adjustment, based on gross postal receipts at the following rates, namely: _ Fiist class-$40,000, but less than $50.000, $3,200; $50,000, but F‘““°]*‘“· less than $60,000, $3,300: $60,000, but less than $75,000, $3,400; $75.000, but less than $90,000, $3,500; $90,000, but less than $120,000, $3,600; $120,000, but less than $150,000, $3,700; $150,000, but less than $200,000, $3,800; $200,000, but less than $250,000, $3,900; $250,000, but less than $300,000, $4,000; $300,000, but less than $400,000, $4,200; $400,000, but less than $500,000, $4,500; $500,000, but less than $600,000, $5,000; $600,000, but less than $7,000,000, $6,000; $7,000,000 and upward, $8,000. Second class--$8,000, ut less than $12,000, $2,400; $12,000, but S°°°“d°'“”· less than $15,000, $2,500; $15,000, but less than $18,000, $2,600: $18,000, but less than $22 000, $2.700; $22,000, but less than $27,000, $2.800; $27 ,000, but less than $33,000, $2,900; $33,000, but less than $40,000, $3,000.