sixrrmonrn ooncnnss. sm. 1. os. 264. 1924. 391 otherwise appropriated, for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925, namely: orricn or THE snoanrxnr. “°°*°**”’¤°°’°°· sxnamns. Secreta of the Interior $12 000- First Assistant Secreta , 8°¤¤¤¤Y· Amt-. Assistantrgecretary, and other peisonal services in the District rdf iiiiiinmd mw Wm- Columbia in accordance with “The Classification Act of 1923," v°M2’p‘m8‘ $267,640; in all, $279,640: Provided, That in expending a propri- mfg- limited ,0 ations or portions of appropriations, contained in this Ret, for avenge gms under the payment for personal services in the District of Columbia in cl$fj{°.f°§,°§,}fi4§Y‘ accordance with “The Classification Act of 1923 ” the avera e 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 re- c,{,§‘gS‘“,f,“°§,*,$,§;‘,?,§’,‘,§j striction shall not apply (1) to grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the clerical- <=¤¤¤i¤¤1S<~¤vi¢=¤- mechanical service, or (2) to require the reduction in salary of s_,¥g§§d¤¢*i¤¤¤¢¤=¤d any person whose compensation is fixed, as of Jul 1, 1924, in ' accordance with the rules of section 6 of such Act, or &) to prevent m§f,,{{.'g2§,‘f,,,,§}2,‘§§{ the payment of a salary under any grade at a rate higher than the maximum rate of the grade when such higher rate is permitted _ gy “Ehelglassification Act of 1923 " and is specifically authorized y other w. " _ One clerk of grade 1 clerical, administrative and fiscal service, ,,,€§§',°§_ ‘° “"" md who shall be designated by the President, to sign land patents. ‘ Ohm cmkmbo E; The chief clerk of the Department of the Interior shall be ecuuv¤¤meen¤umy· the chief executive officer of the dgpartment and may be desig- "‘“°“““’°"°"*°‘°· nated by the Secretary to sign 0 cial papers and documents, C _ t including the authorization of expenditures from the contingent °"°°°°" °’°°'”°”‘ and other appropriations for the dgpartment, its bureaus R B m and offices, section 3683 of the Revised tatutes to the contrary ‘ "’°°‘°°°°’°' ‘ notwithstanding. coN·rmonN·r rzxrnnsms, vnrxmmmm or rmt INTERIOR. For contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary and the ,,,,'{ Y °°"“"' bureaus, offices, and buildings of the department; furniture, carpets, ice, lumber, hardware, dry goods, advertisin , telegraphing, telephone service, street car fares not exceeding §250, and expressage; examination of estimates for appropriations in the jield for any bureau, office, or service of the department; not exceeding $500 sha I I’°’“°’ °""'°" be available for the payment of damages caused to private (property lg department motor vehicles exclusive of those ofperate by the overnment fuel yards; purchase and exchange o motor trucks motor cycles, and bicycles, maintenance, repair, and operation ot motor·propelled assenger-carrying vehicles and motor truclrs, motor cycles, andaggzyclesé tiobbg only for official tpurposes; gui grams, awmn an a r-saving evices; cons ruc mg m e and other casegsiand fgirniture; postage stamps to prepay postage on matter addressed to Postal Union countries and for special-delivery Diswmmmpmu stamps for use in the United States; expense of taking testimony and preparing the same,‘in connection with disbarment proceedings instituted against persons charged with improper practices before N,,,,,,,,,,,_ the department, its bureaus and offices; not exceeding $450 for the H·S— ’°°·””~ P·°”· purchase of newspapers notwithstanding the provisions of section 192 of the Revised Statutes of the United States; and other absolutely necessary expenses not hereinbefore provided for, including
