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 182 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. S1:ss.I. Gus. 202, 203. 1924. .N di°**’» °°°·· S. 19. That thin `n this Act shall be construed as conferring tmomrsizm hmm on tl; holder of iiiiy licgiise issued by said bogrd lthe right to  apply t°tl ’ d abbreviation indicating t at e is engage in e diagnosis of diseases of or injuries to the human eye, or the writing or issuing of prescriptions for the obtaining of drugs or med1c1ne in ang form for the treatment or egaxfliinaaiionslpflizhe thumin eye. r tammd- m. 20. That the rovisions o t is ct a no app y— phy¤i<=i— (a); To physician;) and surgeons practicing under authority or “"““‘1 °‘""°°“' license imued under the laws of the District of Columbia for the ractice of medicine and surgery. spgtagfg _;§§f"°'“ “‘ P (b) To persons selling spectacles and (or) eiyeglasses and who do ' not attem(pt either directly or indirectly to a apt them to the eye, ang wh;1 ofploti practice or  tthezhpracticelof optolgnetry. d t Mcamw ofwwds- mc. . a w erever in is c e smgu ar num er is use 1 shall be interpretedzlps meaning either singular or pluial  corplpatible with the sense of e language use an w en in t is ct the masculine gendeg is used it shall be bonstruegl as meaning also the feminine gen er if not inconsistent with suc use. v,§§,‘,Q°“‘j§’ °{,,°“§,§”,,§ Sec. 22. If any provision of this Act, or the zhpplication thereof to r¤¤¤¤i¤¤¤ <·fA¤*· any person or circumstances, is held invalid, e remainder of the Act, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, sha not be affected thereby. Approved, May 28, 1924. lgfyg? CHAP. 203_.—An Act Making appropriations for the Navy Department and the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the m}§°,§,,If°S§$§,§§}"§’},Y United States of ijlmerica in Congress assembled, That the following pr<>1>ri¤¤•>¤¤- sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Navy Department and the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925, namely: 8¤¤¤=¤¤v'¤ °¤¤¤· OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. sansmms, sncnmraxfs ormcn, Navv DEPARTMENT. ;}.iZ‘§E2.‘liZ Secretary of the Nag, $12,000; Assistant Secretary, and other personal services in the istrict of Columbia in accordance with the _ ggggiggg limited to glliissnfication   of 1923, $136,080; in all, $148,080: Provided, gg§{%,m1g;sima¤e¤r atin eg<pening appropriations or portions of appropriations ,-,,,_,2_,,_ 1,,,,,, contained in this Act for the payment or personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, the average of the salaries of the total number of ersons undenaiiy grad? oa  ghereof in any bureau, office, or officr aip- Nm applicable to p opria nin uni s a ng at any time exceed the average of the c,,,,c,,,_,,,,,,,,,,,,,c,, compensa ion rates speci ed for the grade by such Act. romded, Segigcgd games not 'Ihat this restriction shall not apply (1) to  1, 2, 3, and 4 of mum. the c1er1cal—mechan1cal service, or (2) to require the reduction in P * t mgm salary of any person whose compensation is fixed as of July 1, 1924, mmg§P¤;*g:1,g“j,_ in accordance with the rules of section 6 of such Act, or (3) to regrlentngieiyplayilnienltz offatialary (pndelr any grlalde it a ratige higher ting e x u_raeo egiaewiensuc werra s `tte by the Classification Act of 1923 and is specifically anithldiiiiigd by we ¤·-·¤· °th°' I"' Gami mm. C*'m¤¤ ¤¤=<>¤¤¤'· Salaries, Navy Department: For personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, $9,7 20.
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