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 1.572 72d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 281. MARCH 4, 1933 . shall not at any time exceed the average of the compensation rates P a sapplicablo to specified for the grade by such Act, as amended : Provided, That this cle ric al- mec han ic al restriction shall not apply (1) to grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the clerical - service. No reduction in fixed mechanical service, or (2) to require the reduction in salary of any salary. , 42, p, 14 110, person whose compensation was fixed as of July 1, 1924, in accord- u. S. C., p66. ance with the rules of section 6 of such Act, (3) to require the reduc- Transfers without re- tion in salary of any person who is transferred from one position to dnetion. another position in the same or different grade in the same or a dif- ferent bureau, office, or other appropriation unit, (4) to prevent the allo'ear sala'y rate ; pay me nt of a salary under any grade at a ra te higher tha n the maximum rate of the grade when such higher rate is permitted by the Classification pct of 1923, as amended, and is specifically authorized If only one position by other law, or (5) to reduce the compensation of any person in a in grade. grade in which only one position is allocated. CONTINGENT EXPENSES, WAR DEPARTMENT Department contin- For stationer purcha se of profession al and scientifi c books, law gent e xpenses. books, including their exchange ; books of ref er enc e, pamplets, periodic als, new spapers, 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 ; mainte- nance, repair, and operation of motor truck s and motor cycl es ; freight and express charges ; street-car fares, not exceeding $750 ; postage to Postal Union countries ; and other absolutely necessary expens es, i nclud ing no t to exceed $750 for trave ling e xpens es, $144,750. PRINTING AND BINDING Printing and bind- in g. Proviso. Medic al bull etins. For Chief of Engi- neers. Mil ita ry act ivit ic,. Army eontingenci3s. 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 wi th existing law to be done elsewhere than at the Government Printing Office, $450,000 : Provided, That the sum of $3,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be used for the publication, from time to time, of bulletins prepared under the direction of the Surgeon General of the Army, for the instruction of medical offic ers, when approved by the Secretary of War, and not exceeding $89,300 shall be available for printing and binding under the direction of the Chief o f Engine ers. MILITARY ACTIVITIES CONT INGE NCIE S OF THE ARM Y For all cont ingen t expe nses of the War Depar tment and of the Army not otherwise provided for and embracing all branches of the military servi ce, including th e office of the Chief of Staff emergencies and extraordinary expenses, including the employment of translators and exclusive of all other personal services in the War Department or any of its subordinate bureaus or offices in the District of Columbia, or in the Armv at large, but impossible to be anticipated or classified, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary .of War, and for such purp oses a s lie may deem proper, and for examination of estimates of appropriations and of military activities in the field, $9,500
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