SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 227. 1922. 655 FIELD SERVICE, POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT “°1dS°¤’i°°— omucn or POSTMASTER GENERAL. P°¤*m¤**¤*G¢¤€m1· For gas, electric power and light, and the repair of machinery, Equivmm mrs- United States Post Ofhce Department equipment shops building, $7,500. _ The Postmaster General is hereby authorized to pay a cash reward veiiiihiiziriiiigieigj for any mvention, suggestion, or series of suggestions for an improve- §°§$v,§6m§{§Y°'“°“t °‘ ment or economy in device, design, or process applicable to the i géostal service submitted by one or more em loyees of the Post Office epartment or the Posta Service which sliall be ado ted for use and will clearly effect a material economy or increase e&ciency, and P . for that purpose the sum of $5,000 is hereby appropriated: Provided, mriiliiwuiiioniorsgiinr That the sums so paid to employees in accordance with this Act p°y‘ shall be in addition to their usual compensation: Provided further, Ammmt ummm That the total amount paid under the provisions of this Act shall not exceed $1,000 in any month or for an one invention or suggestion: Mmmm, fm GW Provvkled further, That no employee shall be paid a reward under this °¤¤i*°¤* use *€9¤i*€d· Act until he has properly executed an agreement to the effect that the use by the United States of the invention, suggestion, or series of suggestions made by him shall not form the basis of a further claim of any nature upon the United States by him, his heirs, or assigns: Restriction Prmnkled further, That this appropriation shall be available for no ` other purpose. Spmml mmm, tm For compensation of a special assistant to the Attorney General A0°;;>8*{*gsesG€¤¢¤* in to assist in the defense of cases a ainst the United States arising P ` out of the transportation of the maii, and in other cases and matters affecting the postal revenues, $6,000. For travel and miscellaneous expenses in the Postal Service, office T“’"r °*°‘ of the Postmaster General, $1,000. _ For traveling and miscellaneous expenses in the service of the m;?St“1 S°““gS Sys` Postal Savings System, office of the director, $500. For printing, binding, and wrapping a revised edition of the Postal ,,§§§,¥,’§1_I““wS°“d R°g` Laws and Regulations, such edition to be prepared under the direc- P*i¤**¤¤» ewtion of the Postmaster General and printed at the Government Printing Office, $45,000. Damages cmms l`o enable the Postmaster General to pay claims for damages to .4m,p.w. ` persons or property in accordance with the provisions of the Deficiency Appropriation Act approved June 16, 1921 $35,000. Pm ommmpmm Omen or cmnr INSPECTORZ For salaries of fiiteen inspectors in ` charge of divisions, at $4,200 each; and four hundred and seventy p,,,,,,,,,_ inspectors, $1,482,800; in all, $1,545,800: Provided, That the ap- ( pointment of additional inspectors shall be made upon certification P ` of the Civil Service Commission, as heretofore practiced. _ _ mmm m ,,,,,,,0,, For compensation of one hundred and fifteen clerks at division ¤¤¤d¤¤=·¤¤*¤· headquarters, $244,050. _ Tmdm For traveling expenses of ins ectors, inspectors in charge, and the mm g °`°°°°s”’ chief post-office inspector, and) for the traveling expenses of four clerks, performing stenographic and clerical assistance to post-office iuslpectors in the investigation of important fraud cases, $424,500. Misceummg $16 316 Onecessary miscel aneous expenses at division headquarters, For pa ent of rewards for the detection, arrest, and conviction §€W$¤dS» etcof post-ogiib burglars, robbers, and highway mail robbers: Provided, DQ'§'§°§}0¤mdm_ That rewards may be paid, in the discretion of the Postmaster General, when an offender of the class mentioned was killed in the act of _ committing the crime or in resisting lawful arrest: And provided fur- S°°“’*¤8i¤‘°"“°“°°- ther, That of the amount herein appropriated not to exceed $5,000 may be expended, in the discretion of the Postmaster General, for
