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62 STAT.] 80TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 830 -JULY 3, 1948 domestic third- or fourth-class mail matter shall, in addition to the regular postage and any other required fees, be as follows: 20 cents for collections and indemnity not exceeding $2.50; 25 cents for collec- tions and indemnity exceeding $2.50 but not exceeding $5; 35 cents for collections and indemnity exceeding $5 but not exceeding $25; 45 cents for collections and indemnity exceeding $25 but not exceeding $50; 55 cents for collections and indemnity exceeding $50 but not exceeding $100; 60 cents for collections and indemnity exceeding $100 but not exceeding $150; and 65 cents for collections and indemnity exceeding $150 but not exceeding $200. The fee for notifying the sender or his representative of inability to deliver a collect-on -delivery article shall be 5 cents. RESTRICTION IN DELIVERY SEC. 212 . The Postmaster General, under such regulations as he may prescribe, is authorized to collect an additional fee of 20 cents for effect- ing the delivery by carrier or otherwise of domestic registered, insured, or collect-on -delivery mail, the delivery of which is restricted to the addressee only, or to the addressee or order: Provided, That no refund shall be made of fees paid for this service unless request for refund is made and erroneous delivery of the article or articles was made by the postal service or nondelivery of the article or articles was due to some fault of the postal service. REGISTERED COLLECT-ON-DEUVERY MAIL SEC. 213. (a) The fee for collect-on -delivery service for registered sealed domestic mail of any class bearing postage at the first-class rate shall, in addition to the regular postage and any other required fees, be 55 cents for collections and indemnity not exceeding $10; 70 cents for collections and indemnity exceeding $10 but not exceeding $50; 90 cents for collections and indemnity exceeding $50 but not exceeding $100; and $1.15 for collections and indemnity exceeding $100 but not exceed- ing $200. The maximum amount of charges collectible on any regis- tered sealed domestic collect-on -delivery article shall be $200. (b) When indemnity in excess of $200 is desired, the fee for such registered sealed domestic collect-on -delivery inail shall, in addition to the regular postage and any other required fees, be $1.20 for indemnity exceeding $200 but not exceeding $300; $1.25 for indemnity exceed- ing $300 but not exceeding $400; $1.30 for indemnity exceeding $400 but not exceeding $500; $1.35 for indemnity exceeding $500 but not exceeding $600; $1.40 for indemnity exceeding $600 but not exceeding $700; $1.45 for indemnity exceeding $700 but not exceeding $800; and $1.55 for indemnity exceeding $800 but not exceeding $1.000 . SEC. 214 . This title shall take effect on January 1, 1949. TITLE III-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES PAY INCREASES SEc. 301. Except as provided in section 303, each officer and employee of the Federal Government, and each officer and employee of the Dis- trict of Columbia municipal government, whose rate of compensation is increased by section 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946 shall receive additional compensation at the rate of $330 per annum: Provided, That any employee paid on an hourly or part- time basis shall receive additional compensation at the rate of 20 cents per hour. SEC. 302. The additional compensation provided by this Act in the case of officers and employees whose rates of compensation are fixed in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, shall not be construed to be an "equivalent increase" in compensation within the meaning of section 7 (b) (1) of such Act, as amended. Ilndlltlllity ill fexces of $20). Effective date. Pot, p. 1268. 60 Stat. 216,217. 5U.S.C.1i672b, 673, 942a, 942b, 931, 932, 34 935. 42 Stat. 148& 5 U.S. .O. 61-l74. 55 Stat. 613. 5 U. 8. 0. 1S67(b) (1). 1267 Refund.