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 § 49 TITLE 25.- 49. Qualidcations of farmers.————N0 money shall be expended for the employment of any farmer or exmrt farmer at a salary of or in excess of $50 per month, unless he shall ilrst have procured and died with the Commissioner oi Indian Affairs a certidente of competency showing that he is a farmer of actual experience and qualified to instruct others in the art of practical agriculture, such certliicate to be certfiled and issued to him by the president or dean of the State agricultural college of the State in which his services are to be rendered, or by the presldont or dean of the State agricultural college of an adjoining State: Brovidod, That this provision shall not applytc peraons employed in the Indian Service as farmer or eipert farmer prior to January 1, 1917 : And provided further, That this shall not apply to Indians employed or to be employed as assistant farmer. (May 25, 11)18,`c. 86, § 1, 40 Stat.- 565.) 50. Holding two omces; leave of absence.——No person shall {hold more than one o$ce at the same time under this title, _ except as otherwise provided therein, nor shall any agent, subagent, interpreter, or perslm employed under this title, receive his mlary whileabsent {rom his agency or employment, without lgve of the superintendent or Secretary of the Interior; but ‘ such absence shall at no time exceed sixty days. (R. S. § 2074.) 51. Additional security from persons charged with disbursement of money or goods.——The President may, from time to time, require additional security, and in larger amounts, from all persona charged or trusted, under the laws of the United States, with the disbursement or application of money, goods, or efecta of any kind, on account of Indian affairs. (R. S. § 2075.) { · E ·52. New bond for diebursing o$cer.—When the Secretary or the Interior deems a new bond necessary he may, in his, dlacretion, require any disbursing; omcer under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Indian AEairs to execute a new bond, with approved sureties, in such amount as he may deem necessary, and when accepted and approved by the Secretary of the Interior the new bond shall be valid and the surety or suretles of the prior bond shall be released from liability for all acts or defaults of the principal which may be done or committed from and after the day on which the new bond was approved. (Apr. 36, 1908, c. 153, 35 Stat. 71.) ‘ ·_ 53. Disbursing o@cers; designation of clerk to act for.-- Any disbursing regent of the Indian Service, with the ep-> proval of the Commisalouerof Indian Aifalrs, may authorize n clerk employed in his omce to act in his place and discharge all the duties devolved upon him by law or regulations during such time as he may be unable to perform the duties ot his position because ot absence, physical disability, or other disqnalitying circumstances: Provided, That the omclal bond given by the dlaburalng agent to the United State; shall be held to_ cover and apply to the acts of the employee authorized to act in his place, who ‘shall give bond to the dlsburslng agent in euclf sums as the latter may require, and with respect to any andall acts performed by htm while acting for his prlncipyl, amll be subject to all the llabllltlea and penalties prescribed by law for o@cial misconduct of adlsbursing agents. (Feb, 14, 1920, c. 75, § 1, 41 Stat. 414.) A 54. Traveling expenses.-—·Where persons are required, in the performance ot their duties, under this_ title, to travn from one place to another, their actual expenses, or a reasonable sum in lien thereof, may be allomd them. except that- no allowance shall be made to any person for travel or expenses in coming to the eeat ot goverment to settle his accounta, unlem thereto required by the SBCPGCRIT ot the Interior. (R. S. § 2077.} · . 55. Exmses of clerks detslw on epecial duty.--—··Whm it becomes neeueary to detail clerks and other employees of the Indian Service outside ot Washington to aaelet · ln the opening ot bids, making centred!. wd  mods, they may be allowed a per diem ot not @$3 $4 `per day for hotel and

--11v121ANs 692 other expenses, which per diem shall be in lieu ot all expenses authorized by law, exclusive of railway transportation and sleeping-car fare. (May 17, 1882, c. 163, { 1, 22 Stat. 86.). , 56. Quarters, fuel, and light for empleyeu.·——The Secretary cf the Interior, in his discretion, may allow quarters, fuel, and light to employees of the Indian Service whose com ’ pensation is not prescribed by law, the salaries of such employees tb be Hxed dn this basis and the coat of providing quarters, fuel, and light to be paid from any funds which are applicable and available therefor: Provided, That this au- , thorization shall  retroactive to the eiteut of approving any expenditures for such purposes autllbrlzed by the Secretary of the Interior prior to June 7, 1924. (June 7,1924, c. 328, 43 stat. 634.) n · _ · 57. Heat and light for `empl0ye¢s’ quarters.-The Seem-, tary of the Interior is authorized to allow mxpleyees in the Indian Service who are furnished quarters nwesury heat and ` light for such quarters without charge, such hat and light to be paid for out of the fund chargeable with the cost ct heating and lighting other buildings at the same place: And pmvidéd further, That the amount so expended for agency pu:- poses shall not be included in the maximum amounts for cmupensatiou _.`0f employees prescribed by the fqllowim section. (Aug; 1, 1914, c. 222, 38 Stat. 584; May 5, 1918, c. S6, ll 1, 40 Stat. 564; Mar. 3, 1925, c. 4&,_ 43 Stat. $1147.) ; 58. Limitation an eibenditnre f•; cam im of employees.-—-Not more than $15,000 shall be paid many me year ior salaries or compensation of employees rqularly mpleyed at any one agency, except the Osage, for its conduct and management, and the number and kind of employees at meh agency shall be prescribed by the Secretary ot the Interior add none Y other shall be employed: Provided, That where two nr more Indian agencies have been or may be ldated, the expendi- » ture ot such consolidated agencies for regular emmyees shall not exceed $20,000: Provided farther, That salaries er compensation of agents, Indians, school emplnyeea or every dmiptlcn, and, persons temporarily employed, incase at wéwy, te prevent loss of lite and property, in the erecden et building, the work of lrrizlltion, and making other permanent improvetments, shall not be construed aa eomlxig within the limita- .tions· Hxed by the feregvins D¤l‘¤$1'¤l>hS· €·¥¤¤¢ 7. 1@7· ¤ 3- { 1, 30 Stat. 90;_Apr. 18, 1912, c. &, I 10, 37 Stat. &; Aug. 24, 1912, c. 3&, 37 Bfa*`R¤521; Hay %, 1918, c. w, ·¤ Stat. 578.) 59. Transfer of {ws for Dafltlt af cnphyua; dxails fer ether service.---When not requiredfor the pnrpcae for which appropriated, the funds provided for  my et @cmed em- · plpyees lt any Indlanagemy may he used by the Secremry cf the Interior for the pay of other mnpleym at   agency, but no demlency shall be thweby created; and, when necessary, specmed employees may be detailed for other service when not required for the duty for which they were engaged. (Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2285, 84 Stat. 1016.) ‘ 68.  prxibed Ita be in fall.····'l‘he several compensntions prescrlbed_by this title shall he in full of lll emnlumentn or allcwnncm whatsoever. But where necessary, a rmaenable allowance or provision may be made for otllcee and omce ccntlnmeles. (R. S, l 2076.) · 6l. &tlmatea for personal services. in I¤ian \0$¢e.—-———Ananal estimates in detau shall   submitted ter ill personal services required in the Indian Omce, and lt mall not be lawful to mpley in said eQce any personal service! other than those sgiecmcally `appmpxkted for in the leguatlve, executive, and judicial awroprlatlm Facts, except temporary details ot held mployees for nervlee eemzected aolely with  respective mplcymenta. (Aug. E, 1912, c.  87 Stat, @8.) » 62.   and transfer at agencies.-Th President éall, whenever he may Jmlge it expedient, discontinue any India; agency, or transfer the same, from the place or tribe