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71 Grde five shall include all classes of positions in this service duties which are to be responsible for the administration a major division of a large bureau or establishment with work.

The rates of compensation for classes of positions in this grade shall be $3,000, $3,100, $3,200, $3,300, $3,400, $3,500 and $3,600 a year (Mar. 4, 1923, c. 205, § 13, 42 Stat. 1491; June. 7. 1924, c. 378, 43 Stat. 669.)

674 Estimatea of expenditures and appropriations in Budget to conform to classifcations; rates; of compensation, when effective.—The estimates of the expenditures and appropriatitons set forth in the Budget to be transmitted by the President to Congress on the first day of the next ensuing regular session shall conform to the classification herein provided, and the rates of salary in the connpensation schedules shall not become active until the first day of the fiscal year estimated for in Budget.(Mar. 4, 1923 c. 205, § 14, 42 Stat 1499.)

675., Average of salaries not to exceed average rate for grade during 1926.—In expending appropriations or portions of appropriations contained in the various Acts making appropriations for the fiscal, year ending June 30, 1926; for the payment for personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with this chapter, the average of the salaries of the total num- ber of persons under any grade 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 chapter, and in grades in which only one position is allocated the salary of such position shall, not exceed the average of the com- pensation rates for the grade: Provided, That this restric- tion shall not apply (1) to grades 1, 2, .3, and 4 of the clerical- mechanical service, or 7(2) to require the reduction in salary of any person whose compensation was fixed as of July 1, 1924. in accordance with the rules of section 666 of this title, to require the reduction in salary of any person who is transferred from one position to another position in the same or different grade in the same or a different bureau, office or clerical appropriation unit, or (4) to prevent 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 by this chapter, and is specifically authorized by other law., (Jan. 22, 1925. c. 87, 43 Stat. 764; Feb. 10, 1925, c, 200, 43 Stat. 822; Feb. 11. 1925, c. 209, 43 Stat. 861; Feb. 12, 1925, c. 25, 43, Stat. 802; Feb 27,  1925, c. 364, 43 Stat.1014; Mar. 3,-1925, c. 462,  43 Stat. 1141; Mar. 3, 1025, c. 468, 43 Stat. 1212; Mar; 4, 1925, c. 549, 43 Stat. 1301.)

676. Salaries for year 1926 of persons in field service.— Those civilian positions in the field services under the several executive· departments and independent establishments, the compensation of which was fixed or limited by lawy but ad- justed for the fiscal year 1925 under the authority and appropriations contained in the act entitled "An Act making additional appropriations for the fiscal-year ending June 30, 1925. to enable the heads of the several executive departments and independent appropriations to adjust the rates of com- pmensation of civilian employees in certain of the field serv- ices." approved December 6,.1924 (43 Stat. 604), may be paid under the applicable appropriations for the fiscal year 1926 at rates not in excess of those permitted for them under the provisions of such Act. of December 6, 1924. (Jan. 22, 1925, c. 87. Title I, 43 Stat. 764.)

Chapter 14.—RETIREMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.

Section 691. Employees eligible for Retirment.—All employees in the classified civil service of the United States who have on August 20, 1920, or shall have on any date thereafter reached the age of seventy years and rendered at least fifteen years of service computed as prescribed in sections 707 and 708 of this title, shall be eligible for retirement on an annuity as provided in sections 698 to 706 of this title. Mechanics, city and rural letter carriers, and, post-office clerks shall be eligible for retirement at sixty-five years of-age, and railway postal clerks at sixty-two years; of age, If said mechanics, city and rural letter carriers, post-office clerks and railway postal clerks shall have rendered at least fifteen years of service computed as prescribed in sections 707 and 708. (May 22, 1920, c. 105 § 1, 41 Stat. 614.) service computed as prc¤ct‘ll»cd` in sections 707 uml Tos. ay 22, 1920, c. 195, § 1, 41 Stat. 614.) °