SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, Sess. II. Cus. 460-462. 1925. 1141 Sec. 28. The invalidit of an art of this Act shall not I°'°“‘“*Y°’”“¥ lm" construed to affect the vsilidity oi, agy other part capable of havinb; g?i&ii.°¤wtremm°d°t practical operation and effect without the invalid part. Src. 29. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are pj_'{‘g°<°;”“"°°“‘ *°"° '°‘ hereby repealed ' Approved, March 3, 1925. . CHAP. 461.-An Act To extend the time for the construction of a bridge 1`l%fc¥li·3ég2?l· across Pearl River at approximately one and one-half miles north of Georgetown, m the State of Mississippi. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the hmmm United States of America in Congress assembled, That the times for Time exwiided for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge authorized i°£C—ii/i'iii£i°r G°°'°°' léy Act of Congress approved January 31, 1923, to be built by the u,}Qg,§°(§“· P- *”°· reat Southern Lumber Compan across the Pearl River at ` approximately one and one-half miies north of Geor etown, in the State of Mississippi, are hereby extended one and three years, resgiectively, from the date of approval hereof. Ec. 2. That the right to alter, amend. or repeal this Act is “'*‘°“""’°“"· hereby expressly reserved. Approved, March 3, 1925. ' March 3,1925 cnn. 4ea.-An Ac M in a m me r 11 param 1; . ..,..'”· R- lm-1 Interior for the fiscal yea; endi-iig%lu1£p30? 1926(;n:ndOfo1i;o2h¢ii·epurpos‘i•Id. of the [P°bu°' N°‘ m' Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0 Representatives 0 the United States of America in 0'on ress asselinbled, That the follow- ¤1>Iiii iimmm ing sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1926, namely: OFFICE or THE SECRETARY “°°'°““"°°°°· sananms Secretar of the Interior, $12,000; First Assistant Secretary .¤ii°Siiii¥i»i»f»i>°¤iiii»°ift°' Assistant Secretary, and other personal services in the District oi Columbia in accordance with “The Classification Act of 1923," $302,835; in all, $314,835: Provided, That in expending appropria- §`,{,‘§,'f§§§· ,,m,m, ,0 tions or portions of appropriations, contained in this Act, for the g,jg;;·g§mtggL¤jm¤¤der payment for personal services in the District of Columbia in ac- v,,,_Q_,,_ms_' cordance with “The Classihcation Act of 19·23," the average of the salaries of the total number of persons under any grade in any bureau, office, or other appropriation unit shall not at any time exceed the avera e of the compensation rates specified for the grade by such Act and in grades in which only one position is allocated mi; gigpvm vwirm the salary oi such position shall not exceed the average of the_com- Restrmgon not pensation rates for the grade: Provided, That this restriction plicable_ to gmx Shall not apply (1) to grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the clerical·mechanical “;€g“'g‘x°;1d“m";°r; m_ service, or (2) to require the reduction in salary of any person_ whose dma. Compensation was fixed, as of July 1, 1924, in accordance with the "°‘·**·¤· 1**- Fules of section 6 of such Act, (3) to require the reduction in salary 'lT*g;*g*”¤{gcz;¤mr$_‘ of any person who is transferred from one position to another posi- Eiiizlueu. tion in the same or different grade in the same or a different bureau, PB me t d ofiice, or other appropriation unit, or (4) to prevent the payment y,w,J,,,i,,°,,,,}‘,,{’i,,§,{_ of a salary under any grade at a rate higher than_ the maximum rate of the grade when such higher rate is permitted by “The
