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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cii. 232. 1928 . 1923, the average of the salaries of the total number 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 speci- fied for the grade by such Act, and in grades in which only one position is allocated the salary of such position shall not exceed the average of the compensation 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 : Prov ided, That this restriction shall not apply (1) to g rades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the clerical -mechanic al service, or (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 6 of such Act, (3) to require the reduction in salary of an y pers on who is tr ansfer red fro m one positi on to anothe r position in the same or different grade in the same or a different bureau, office, or other 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 the Classification Act of 1923 and is specifically authorized by other law. CONT INGENT EX PENSES, WAR DEPARTM ENT Fo r purchas e of prof essional and scien tific bo oks, law books, in clud- ing th eir ex change papers, maps ; typewriting and adding machines, and other labor- saving devices, including their repair and exchange ; furniture and repairs to same ; carpets, matting, linoleum, filing equipment, photo supplies, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges, fuel, gas, and heating apparatus for buildings, electric power, electric light alterations and installations in, Government-owned buildings (other than those under the supervision of the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital) occupied by the War Department and its bureaus ; maintenance, repair, and operation of motor trucks and motor cycles, and one motor-propelled passenger- carrying vehicle, to be used only for official purposes express charges ; street-car fares, not exceeding $750 ; and other absolutely necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, $88,470 . For stationery for the department and its bureaus and offices, $60,000. For postage stamps for the department and its bureaus, as required under the Postal Union, to prepay postage on matters addressed to Postal Union countries, $250. For printing and binding for the War Department, its bureaus and offices, and for all printing and binding for the field activities under the War Department, except such as may be authorized in accordance with existing law to be done elsewhere than at the Govern- ment Printing Office, $475,000 : Provided, That the sum of $3 .000. or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be used for the publication, from ti me to time, of bul letins prepa red und er the direc tion o f the Surgeon General of the Army, for the instruction of medical officers, when approved by the Secretary of War, and not exceeding $64,000 shall be available for printing and binding under the direction of the Chief of Engineers. MILITARY ACTIVITIES CONTINGENCIES OF THE ARMY Fo r all con tinge nt ex pense s of the Army not other wise provi ded for and embracing all branches of the military service, including the office of the Chief of Staff ; for all emergencies and extraordinary If only one person in a grade. All owa nce in un- usually meritorious cases. Proviso. Restriction not ap- plicable to cl erical- mechanical service. No red uction in fix ed salaries. Vol.42, p. 1490. Transfers to another position without re- duction. higher salary rates allowed. Department contin. gent expenses. Stationery. Postage . ing Printing and bind . Provi so. Medical bulletins. 327 For Chief of Engi. neers. Military activities. Army contingencies.
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