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postmasters  for  the  loss  of  money-order  funds,
postal  funds,  postal  savings  funds,  postage
stamps,  stamped  envelopes,  newspaper  wrappers, ­
  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  mailings, ­
  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  Congress, ­
  together  with  his  recommendation  thereon, ­
  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  approval ­
  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  included. ­


Provisos.
Losses  over
$10,000  to  be
reported  to
Congress.

Limitations.