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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. CHs. 225-227 . 1929 . 1189 public lands located in Box Elder County, Utah, for an equal value of Utah State lands of the same character, the exchange being made for the purpose of e xperimental sh eep growing, the experimen ts to be conducted by persons designated by the director of the Utah Agri- cultural Experiment Station, the work to be carried on in coopera- tion with the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station. Approved, February 16, 1929. February 16, 1929. CHAP. 226 .-An Act To provide for the acquisition of a site and the con- 	[H. R. 16129 .] struction thereon and equipment of buildings and appurtenances for the Coast [Public, No. 768 .1 Guar d Acade my. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the coast Guard Acad- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary emyP in he aegvired of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to acquire in fee for, without cost, at y7 New London, Conn. simple without cost to the United States a suitable site at New Lon- Post, p. 1654 . don, Connecticut, and to construct and equip thereon such buildings and app urtenances as he may deem n ecessary for the purpose o f the United States Coast Guard Academy, all at a total cost not to exceed for mount au t horized $1,750,000, which amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized to be appropriated. Approved, February 16, 1929. other personal services in the District of Columbia, including $7,294 etc• for ext ra labor and emergency empl oyments, and for personal serv- ices in the field, $712,450 ; in all, $727,450, of which amount not to exceed $699,450 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia : Provided, That in expending appropriations or por- tions of appropriations, contained in this Act, for the payment for personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923 as amended (U . S . C ., pp . 65-71, sees . 661-673, 45 Stat ., pp . •776-785), the average of the salaries of the total n umber of pers ons under any grade in any bureau, offic e, or other appropriation unit shall not at any time exceed the average of the compensation rates specified for the grade by such Act, as amended, and in grades in which only one position is allocated the salary of such position shall not exceed the average of the compen- sation rates for the grade except that in unusually meritorious cases of one position in a grade advances may be made to rates higher than the average of the compensation rates of the grade but not more often than once in any fiscal year, and then only to the next higher rate Provided, That this restriction shall not apply (1) to grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the clerical-mechanical service, or (2) to require the reduc- tion in salary of any person whose compensation was fixed, as of February 16, 1929. [l3. R 15386.] CHAP. 227 .-An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Agri- culture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, and for other purposes. [Public, No. 7 6 9 .1 Be it enacte d by the Sena te and House of Representat ives of the Department of Agri- United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the following culture appropriations, sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- fiscal year 1930. wise appropriated, for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, namely OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY SAL ARIE S Secretary's Office. For Secretary of Agriculture, Assistant Secretary and Secrperso, ersonn l or, y $15,000 ; y of fice l, labor, Provisos. Salaries limited to average rates under Classification Act. Vol. 42, p. 1488. Ante, p. 776. U.S.Code, p.65. If only one position in a grade. Advances in unusu- ally meritorious cases. Restriction not ap- plicable to clerical me- chanical services. No reduct ion in fixed salaries.

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