PUBLIC LAWS--CHS. 783-785-OCT. 28, 29, 1949 Ratification and confirmation of obli- gations. Ante, pp. 738, 869. Ante, p. 973. Short title. October 29, 1949 [8. 1479] [Public Law 431] of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation or fund contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Providedfurther, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. SEC. 402. All obligations incurred during the period between June 30, 1949, and the date of enactment of any regular annual appropria- tion Act for the fiscal year 1950, the "Third Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1949", the "Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1950", or the "Sec- ond Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1950", in anticipation of the appropriations or authority contained in any such Act are hereby rati- fied and confirmed if in accordance with the provisions of such Act when enacted into law. SEC. 403. This Act may be cited as the "Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1950". Approved October 28, 1949. [CHAPTER 784] AN ACT To discontinue the operation of village delivery service in second-class post offices, to transfer village carriers in such offices to the city delivery service, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Vilcage delivery UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That section 9 of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, and for other purposes", approved August 24, 1912 (U. S . C ., title 39, sec. 378 tat. 559. 153), is amended by striking out the words "second or". Discontinuance of deliveryservice in SEC. 2. The operation by the Post Office Department of village second 0ass post delivery service in second-class post offices shall be discontinued. All oces. such post offices, which on the effective date of this Act have village servity delivery delivery service, shall hereafter have city delivery service and all car- riers of the village delivery service in such offices shall be classified as carriers in the city delivery service in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Balary grade. SEC. 3. (a) In assigning carriers in the village delivery service to salary grades in the city delivery service, each village carrier shall be assigned to the lowest grade provided for regular positions in the city Lve credit delivery service. Each such carrier shall retain credit in his position in the city delivery service for all annual and sick leave which he has accrued and for compensatory time off due for service performed. Resticti b) No village carrier transferred to the city delivery service by this Act shall, by reason of such transfer, be entitled to any additional compensation for services performed prior to the effective date of this Act. Effective date SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar month following the date of enactment. Approved October 29, 1949. [CHAPTER 785] October 29, 1949 [s. 1825] [Public Law 432] Postal Pay Act of 194, amendment. AN ACT To amend the Postal Pay Act of 1945, approved July 6, 1945, so as to provide promotions for temporary employees of the mail equipment shops. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection 984 [63 STAT.
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