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postmasters for the loss of money-order funds,
postal funds, postal savings funds, postage
stamps, stamped envelopes, newspaper wrap
pers, postal cards, postal saving cards, postal
savings stamps, and postal savings certificates
belonging to the United States in the hands of
such postmasters, and for the loss of key-deposit
funds, funds deposited to cover postage on mail
ings, and funds received as deposits to cover
orders for stamped envelopes, in the hands of
such postmasters, resulting from burglary, fire,
or other unavoidable casualty, and if he shall
determine that such loss resulted from no fault
or negligence on the part of such postmasters,
to pay to such postmasters or credit them with
the amount so ascertained to have been lost or
destroyed, and also to credit postmasters with
the amount of any remittance of money-order
funds, postal funds, or postal saving funds made
by them in compliance with the instructions of
the Postmaster General, which shall have been
lost or stolen while in transit by mail from the
office of the remitting postmaster to the office
designated as his depository, or after arrival at
such depository office and before the postmaster
at such depository office has become responsible
therefor: Provided, That no claim exceeding the
sum of $10,000 shall be paid or credited until
after the facts shall have been ascertained by
the Postmaster General and reported to Con
gress, together with his recommendation there
on, and an appropriation made therefor: And
provided further, That this act shall not embrace
any claim for losses as aforesaid which accrued
more than four years prior to the date of ap
proval of this act; and all such claims must be
presented within six months after such date, and
no claims for losses which may hereafter accrue
shall be allowed unless presented within six
months from the time the loss occurred.”
Postal savings
funds, cards,
stamps, and
certificates in
cluded.
Provisos.
Losses over
$10,000 to be
reported to
Congress.
Limitations.
