SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 203, 204. 1924. 205 tions resulting in improvements or economy in the operation of any Government plant; and that no part of the moneys herein appro- paiigsiigiitiiieliluaiilmeliii priated for the Naval Establishment or herein made available there- °f,.¤°"”‘ V°SS°k*· me for shal1_ be used or expended under contracts hereafter made forih¤ui¤mii¤?;i"yi?r<iIsih<ii the repair purchase, or acquirement, by or from any private con- mm tractor, of any naval vessel, machinery, article or articles that at the time of the proposed repair, purchase, or acquirement, can be repaired, manufactured, or roduced in each or any of the Government navy yards or arsenal; of the United States, when time and facilities permit, and when in the judgment of the Secretary of • the Navy, such repair, pprchase, acquirement, or production, would not involve an apprecia le increase in cost to the Government. Approved, May 28 1924. CHAP. 204.-—An Act Making appropriations for the Departments of State 1;gyR2?’8dg•?:l. and Justice and for the Judiciary and for the Departments of Commerce and Labor, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925, and for other purposes . Re it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the A mt, , U noted States of America in Oerngrees assembled, That the following nepliiigtua iiissaig 8111115 are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- §§,,,,i{‘,§’,f,‘§,,‘{."]‘§,,{,‘§j wise ap(propriated, for the Departments of State and Justice and for msg; <>¢>¤¤¤¤¤=¤ the Ju iciary, and for the Departments of Commerce and Labor, r' for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925, namely: TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE D°P*¤'>¤¤¤* ¤f$¢¤¤¢- ormcn or sncnmnnr or s·rA·rn Salaries: For Secretary of State, $12,000; Undersecretary of State, §,¥,‘,{,°'§,‘§j and other personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance ¤¤¤¤¤i· with the Classification Act of 1923, including temporary employees, $1,057 ,600; in all, $1,069,600: Provided, That in expendiniappropria- {3;,**g- mm to tions or portions of appropriations, contained in this ct, for the ¤ ¤aS under payment for personal services in the District of Columbia in ac- °v,,,_,,_‘Q,‘f'§_{,§Y· cordance with the Classification Act of 1923, the average of the salaries of the total number of persons under any grade or class thereof in any bureau, office, or other appropriation unit, shall not at any time exceed the average of the compensation rates specified for the grade by such Act: Provided, That this restriction shall not ,,,§,?f,,*}{’,‘§,‘{,‘@°,{’,§‘§,,,,f,'{ apply (1) to grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the clerical—mechanical service, ¤¤*"*¢¤· or (2) to re<%uire the reduction in salary of any person whose com- duFc;{,°d s“1°'l°’“°“°‘ pensation is xed as of July 1, 1924, in accordance with the rules of ` section 6 of such Act, or (3) to prevent the payment of a salaiéy under ,,,,{,"g,?,,‘§‘{,‘§ff,,,’},§,§{“h“ any grade at a rate higher than the maximum rate of the gra e when such hi her rate is permitted by the Classification Act of 1923 and is specigcally authorized by other law. For contingent and miscellaneous expenses, including stationery, ;¤x;gg,S'§*" furniture, fixtures, typewriters, exchange of same, repairs and material for repairs; books, maps, and periodicals, domestic and foreign, for the library, not exceeding $4,000; maintenance, repair, and storage of motor-propelled vehicles, to be used only for official purposes; automobile mail wagons, including storage, repair, and exchange' ofsame; street—car fare not exceeding $150; and other miscellaneous items not included in the foregoing; $40,000. rxmrma Arm BINDING For all printing and binding in the Department of State, includ- ,,,;'*““”“ °”° N"` ing all of its bureaus, offices, institutions, and services located in Washington, District of Columbia, and elsewhere, $154,785.
