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 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 1635. 1907. 977 dollars each: twenty watchmen; in all, one million seven hundred and three thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. No vacancy now existing in the clerical service of the Tension Office, mfglgfg "°““°’°“ or which may occur after March first, nineteen hundred and seven, P¤>¤¢,1>-i¤88- and prior to July first, nineteen hundred and seven, shall be filled by original appointment or by transfer from an other office or bureau of the Department of the Interior. Nor shall, any transfers from said T’““’*°”· Pension Office existing March first, nineteen hundred and seven, be returned to said Office. ` For per diem, when absent from home and traveling on duty out- ,, ,,,°,,{§,'P,; °‘°·· “" side the District of Columbia, for special examiners or other persons employed in the Bureau of Pensions, detailed for the purpose of making special investigations pertaining to said Bureau, in lieu of expenses for subsistence, not exceeding three dollars per day, and for actual and necessary expenses for transportation and assistance, and any other necessa expzpses, including telegrams, three hundred thousand dollars: Provi, That two s ial examiners or clerks, de- €{‘{Z{'°,;,,d ,,8,,,,,,, tailed and acting as chief and assistant chigf of the division of special gift ’P°°*°* °*¤mi¤· examiners, may be allowed from this appropriation, in addition to ' their salaries and in lieu of per diem and all expenses for subsistence, a sum sufficient to make their annual compensation two thousand dollars and one thousand eight hundred dollars, respectively, and whenever it may be necessary for either of them to travel on official business outside the District of Columbia by special direction of the Commissioner he shall receive the same allowance in lieu of subsistence and for transportation as is herein provided for special examiners and detailed clerks engaged in field service; and the Secretary of the Interior shall so apportion the sum herein appropriated as to prevent a deficiency therein. For an additional force of one hundred and twenty-five special exam- °xj;*:,§}*e°;** ¤P°°'•l iners for one year, at a salary of one thousand three hun red dollars ` each, one hundred and sixty-two thousand five hundred dollars, and no person so appointed shall be employed in the State from which he is appointed; and any of those now employed in the Pension Office or as special examiners may be reappointed if they be found to be qhualified. PATENT Orrxcns For the Commissioner of Patents, five thousand P•i¤¤¢0¤1cc. dollars; Assistant Commissioner, who shall perform such dutics pertaining to the office of Commissioner as may be assigned to him by the Commissioner, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; two law clerks, at two thousand five hundred dollars each: three examiners in chief, at three thousand dollars each; examiner of interferences, two thousand five hundred dollars; examiner of trade-marks and designs, two thousand five hundred dollars: forty-one principal examiners, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; fifty-three iirst assistant examiners, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; sixty-three econd assistant examiners, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; seventy-three third assistant examiners, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; eighty-three fourth assistant examiners, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; linancial clerk, who shall give bonds in such amount as the Secretary of the Interior may determine, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; librarian, two thousand dollars; six chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; three assistant chiefs of division, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; seven clerks of class four, one of whom shall act as application clerk; seven clerks of class three, one of whom shall be translator of languages; fifteen clerks of class two; seventy clerks of class one; skilled laborer, one thousand two hundred dollars; three skilled draftsmen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; four draftsmen, at one thousand dollars each; sixty-two permavon xxxrv, rr 1--62