An Act to repeal the provisions of section 5 of the act of July 28, 1916, as amended, relating to the furnishing of information to the Postmaster General by the Interstate Commerce Commission with respect to revenue received by railroads from express companies for the transportation of express matter
PL 87-108 (H.R.1986), enacted 07/26/1961

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Public Law 87-107 
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July 26. 1961 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
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To amend the joint resolution of March 25, 1953, relating to electrical and 
mechanical office equipment for the use of Members, officers, and committees 
of the House of Representatives to provide that Members having constituencies 
of five hundred thousand shall be entitled to an additional $500 worth of 
equipment; to increase the number of electric typewriters which may be 
furnished Members; and for other purposes. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of Ainerica in Congress asserribled^ That subsection (b) of the 
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first section of the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution to '^^Ttc^tt'i 
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authorize the Clerk of the House of Representatives to furnish certain equipment for 
electrical or mechanical office equipment for the use of Members, >*•«**•«'•• 
officers, and committees of the House of Representatives", approved 
March 25,1953, as amended (2 U.S.C. 112a-(b)), is amended by strik- 
^° stat. 30. 
ing out "$2,500." and inserting in lieu thereof "$2,500, except that in 
the case of any Member the population of whose constituency is five 
hundred thousand or more as estimated by the Bureau of the Census, 
the value of such equipment shall not exceed $3,000 at any one time." 
SEC. 2. Section 2 of the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution ^^•/,*'"**' type-
to authorize the Clerk of the House of Representatives to furnish *" 
certain electrical or mechanical office equipment for the use of Mem-
bers, officers, and committees of the House of Representatives", 
approved March 25, 1953, as amended (2 U.S.C. 112a-l), is amended 
'« stat. 31. 
by striking out "two electric typewriters." and inserting in lieu thereof 
"three electric typewriters, except that in the case 01 a Member the 
population of whose constituency is five hundred thousand or more 
as estimated by the Bureau of the Census, the Clerk shall furnish for 
use in the office of such Member not to exceed four electric typewriters." 
Approved July 26, 1961. 
Public Law 87-108 
AN ACT 
j ^ y 26, 1961 
To repeal the provisions of section 5 of the Act of July 28, 1916, as amendeil, 
tH. R. 1986] 
relating to the furnishing of information to the Postmaster General by the 
Interstate Commerce Commission with respect to revenue received by railroads 
from express companies for the transportation of express matter. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby 
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repealed that portion of section 5 of the Act of July 28, 1916 (39 rev^«!^ *"*"*"' 
Stat. 428), which reads as follows: "The Postmaster General shall, 
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from time to time, request information from the Interstate Commerce '•^•^• 
Commission as to the revenue received by railroad companies from 
express companies for services rendered in the transportation of 
express matter, and may, in his discretion, arrange for the transpoita-
tioii of mail matter other than of the first class at rates not exceeding 
those so ascertained and reported to him, and it shall be the duty of 
the railroad companies to carry such mail matter at such rates fixed 
by the Postmaster General." 
Approved July 26, 1961.