12522 2*12*1,12 so.-mmzz person whe has entered, or propowd to enter, into any. combiuatlen to prevent the- making ot any bid for turxlishlng such qppplles, or to tix e price or prices therefor, or whe has made any agreement, or given er performed, ior promised to give er perform, any consideration whatever to ‘indme` any other person net te bid for amy` such contract, er to bid at a speci- Hed price or prices thereon; and lt any person so of teudiug is a eeutraeter fer furnishing such supplies,} his eohtrdet may be armullél, and the perseé so effendlng ·eha_ll_ be liable to a- ane ufnot less ,then°$100 nor more than $5,000,, s.ud_ may be further punished, in the discretion of the court, by lmpris0i1· meet for net less than three mouths nur more then one year. {Ar1g._24, 1912,1;. 3&, 5 2, 37 Stat. 553.) q " e l ‘ · Centricts; mail bags, mail; locks, and lgeyg.·—~Seetl<m 13 ef Title 41 shell not apply to, _ gr include imail bags, meil locks and keys, pcistal mule, postage stamps, newspaper wrappers, or Siimbed unvelcpes. (Mar. _24,‘1874, N0. 6, 18 Stat. 286.) 819. Metric bahmces{——The Postmaster Geherel shall furnish to the. `emces eichanging` mails with foreign 'cuuetries, end to such other offices Yes he may deem, expedient, postal `balancu denominated in grams of the 'metrle system, Etteeu grams of which shell be the equivalent ter postal pur- _ poses, of ¢me·halt pence avolrdupcis, dud so 0n in progression. (B.S.{38@.')` ° Sli. Civil pensive rell preMbited;——Eicept Une otherwise pro· “vlde<l by law,..tl1e establishment cfg, civil pension ·roll or am h<mc—reb·le-service r0ll,`br the exemption`ef any of thepillcers, clerks, gud persons jr; the Postal Service from the existing Jews respecting ernpleyment in such eerriee, is hereby prohlhited. _ (Mar. l, 1989, c. 35·Stat._6T0.) " . " 812. Ne empleyee te receive fees,—Ne person employed in b the i’0stnl.‘Serrice shall receive any {eee or perquisites "on ac? emmt of the duties to· be —pl·rrm·mea. by_ virtue of his appbiritl mw; .(R.'_S.`§ 3858.) _· _ , . - 813. Be1rnrds‘.fer·l¤vé¤tiens and improvements in service.--Ike Postmaster General may pay- ,a cash reward for any invention, suggestion;. er series of Suggestions for an improvement er economy in device.; deglgri, or process ~_ applica ble to. the Postal Service Qsubmltted by one er iucre employees of the Pest 0§lee·Depertme¤t or me Postal Service which shuIl· be n®pted {er use and will clearly effect a material economy or i1 eQc§ency., The sumi paid to employees shall- be in nddldm to wei: xzstinl compensation. The total amount mid efnall nd exce&_ $1,900 lnfgeay mouth or for any (me iuvermon or ®&tlen, N0‘e!r1f>I¤yee..$.shall be paid a reward ugntll _ he has properly executed dri agreement re the effect that the hse by the ‘United` States of Jthe invention, suggestion, 01·`sen·ies ot awgmieus made by him `ehall hot form the basis of .:4 further “ claim ei any 'ueture upon the United` States by Nm, his heirs, r nr aegzigxnu, (}{m·.¤4, 1913, c. 143, 37 Stat. {795: Jam. 22, 1925, e.87,43Stgt.7°.)l_ ‘ _ _ .— _». “·‘ 814. Liberty lean §f"¤thet Penhaster General mer, under meh mlm and rqulatiens as l be prescribe, accept United States Liberty lean bonds in lim et_ eimer eerpbrnte or personal suret§ from eontrsctore, e$eer·s, and employee? et tw Pestal Service to lhdemulfy the _Gever t snlmt loses resulting from the failure of any lcentractor, u&eer, `erempleyee ci the Pwtal Service to properly disehnrgeghis emcisl duty. (July 2, 1918. e. 11 , Q 8,16 ,8tat.752§.), —“ ~ `. 815. Be@ of peumapter, clerk, carrier, er metal em·· pleyees; re¤ewsL—wheeuever any postmaster, clerk, mrrter. or persen in the Pentel Service, employed in the Peet'0mee _ Depzu®¤t 9: elsewhere, notwes the Poetmeeter Gemrul of his desire to eieeute 5 new bend, or nfmaeve; ani ei the suretix ef such postmaster, clerk, carrier, or. other pemp, xletmes the Peetmaeter General of his desire to be releasedjrexq such-
LPOSTAL SERVICE § 820 , ‘\ V suretyship, or whenever the Postmaster General deems a new bond necessary or expedient, the execution of the new bond may be directed by the·Postn1aster General. When acceptedby the Postmaster General the sureties of postmasters ln the prior bond shall be released from responsibility for all- acts or defaults of the postmaster which may be done or committed sub-- eequent to the lastday of thequarter in which suchmew bond shall be ekecuted and accepted, and the sureties of other _ , persons in the prior bond shall be released from responsibility for all acts or defaults of such persons. which may be done or committed subsequent to the day such new bond becomes operative. .(MarZ”3, 1905, c. 1488, 33 Stat. 1259.) V - ‘ _816. Payment to legal represehtatives of deceased, clerks 'killed or dying from injuries.—The Postmaster Gexzeralmay ` pay the sum of $2900, `xyhich shall be exempt from payment of . debts of the deceased,` to the legal representatives, for the, ‘ benefit of wife, children, or dependent relatives, of any railway 1 postal clerk, subditute railway postal clerk, supervisory o&cia1 ‘ of the'.Rail€vay Mall Service, post-olilce inspector, letter £81‘1‘l€f' in; the City Delivery Service, rural letter. carrier, postomoe ' clerk, specia1—delivery messenger, posbomce. laborer or any 4 classified civil-service mployee °in post omces of the tirst and second classes who shall be killed while, on duty,. or who, being injure; while on duty, shall die within one yur thereafter as the result of such injury. No compensation shall be paid any such employee for any injury occasioned by own mgligence. (July·28, 1916, c. 261, § 1,.39_`Stat. 413.) · ·_ ‘_ . ·. ‘ 817. Acting employees for employees and substitutes iajnred while on duty.?-;-The Postmaster General shall . have anthority to employ gctihg employees in place of all employees or substitutes mentioned in section 816 of this title who are injured while on duty, whojshall begranted leave of aliseaee with full pay during the period of disability, hutinotexceediug one year, then at the rate ot 50 per eentum of the employeessalary ter the period rot disability exceeding one y&r, but not exceeding twelve mouths additional; `(July 28, 1918, e. 261, § 1, 39 ·Stat.413.)'· _ . ‘ _ _' _ — _ A _ 818. Rciaststelneht of employees entering-nilitary ser£·ice.—·-· Any postal. employee who has entered or shall enter the mill- 1 tary servlce_ot the United Stat& shall, upon being henorably- discharged —ml»e¤-stem, - be. permitted to resume the pwition in the postal department. which he left to eater such military service. El¤Pl<¤¥¤¢*¤» lneluding substitute .empla!€€8. of the Postal Serrlee who entered theilmilltary or naval service of the United States prior` to July. 2, 1918, or thereafter during the existence `ot the World War shall, when hoaorahly discharged from snclr service. be reassigned to their duties in the Postal Servicent the salary to which they —would_ hare been nutmutlcally promoted had they remained in the Postal Seryice, provided they-· are physically aud mentally qualified to perform .the duties of such positions. (July 28, 1916,. c. 261, 5 1, & Stat. 413; July .2, 1918, c, 117, 5 Q, 40 Stat. 15-1.) ’ - 819. Termlnitiw_ of emioymeut by roam af awenee an account of illnesa.—~——·The Postmaster General shall uot approve or eoatlnue any rule or regulation which terminates the employ- meat ofany employee hy ruson of absence oa account of illness , for a period of less than one year. (July 28, 1916, ce. 261, § 1, W Stat. 413.) _ ·_ `_ 4 %. Per dies sHiwcd·t¤ o&¢era nad employees of depart- ` EGM ¤§ly·W& Idllhlly ttnvellay.-·-—All officers and t‘lll])l0)'l‘€c‘S .oi' the Post `0Ece Department who are entitled to" at por diem alioimnce Uhm traveling, tu lieu of aotual expenses, shall only , be allowed such per diem when actually engaged in traveling l on omelal business away from their home, their odielal domicile, and thelr headquarters; _ The Postmaster General. shall desig- . nate an` .o@clal domicile and headquarters within the division 1 or territory to whlchsuch odlceror employee is assigned. _(A1>r.
