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PUBLIC LAW 87-793-OCT. 11, 1962

[76 STAT.

Public Law 87-793 October 11, 1962 [H. R. 7927]

P o s t a l Service and Federal Emp l o y e e s Salary Act of 1962.

AN ACT To adjust postal rates, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Postal Service and Federal Employees Salary Act of 1962". PART I—POSTAL SERVICE TITLE I—POSTAL RATES FIRST-CLASS

74 Stat. 664,

MAIL

SEC. 101. SectioH 4253(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out the words "four" and "three" wherever appearing in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the words "five" and "four", respectively. AIRMAIL

SEC. 102. (a) Section 4303 of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out the word "seven" in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the word "eight"; (2) by striking out the word "five" in subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the word "six"; (3) by increasing each of the rates under the heading "First pound over 8 ounces or fraction thereof" in the table in subsection (d)(1) by 8 cents; (4) by striking out paragraph (2) of subsection (d) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " (2) The rate of postage on air mail of the first class weighing in excess of eight ounces shall be the rate provided by subsection (a) for each ounce not in excess of eight ounces, plus 5 cents for each ounce or fraction thereof in excess of eight ounces, but in no case less than the rate provided under paragraph (1) for air parcels." SECOND CLASS W I T H I N C O U N T Y OF P U B L I C A T I O N

74 Stat. 668.

SEC. 103. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 4358 of title 39, United States Code, are amended to read as follows: " (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the rate of postage on publications admitted as second-class mail when addressed for delivery within the county in which they are published and entered is as follows: "[In cents] "Mailed after January 6, 1963, and prior to January 1, 1966

Mailed after December 31, 1964

"Rate per pound Minimum charge per piece.

"(b) The rate of postage on the following publications admitted as second-class mail when mailed for delivery, within the county in which they are published and entered, by letter carrier at the office of mailing, shall be—