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 1098 74T H CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 21, 25 . JANUARY 21, 22, 1936. Liquidation pe riod ; S E C. 2 . The Railroad Retirement Board as established by and pur- dispo sition of prop erty and records. suant to section 9 of the Railroad Retirement Act and section 1 hereof is hereby continued for a period of sixty days from the enact- ment hereo f for the purpo se of liqu idati ng it s aff airs documents in its possession to those from whom they were procured and whose property they are, after recording therefrom such inf or- mation as in its judgment should be preserved or making photo- static copies thereof, where necessary ; arranging for turning over the records, papers, and property of the Board to such agency as Report » the President shall designate ; and making a report upon its activities and experience to the President for transmission to Congress. Maintenance etc . SEC . 3 . The Board shall maintain such offices, use such equipment, ties furnishings supplies, services, and facilities and employ such persons as in its judgment may be necessary for the proper dis charge of its duties. Appro pria tion auh ied . SEC. 4. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $35,000 to pay to the Board and its employees for services heretofore rendered on, Ante,p.s;s. prior to, and subsequent to May 6, 1935, and for services to be rendered during the next sixty days after the enactmen t hereof, the compensation to which they would have been entitled for such services if the Railroad Retirement Act had been held constitut ional, and to pay any expenses heretofo re incurr ed and n ot yet pa id and th e expenses necessary in carrying out this joint resolution. Refunds. SEC. 5. The Board is hereby authorized and directed to refund to its past and present employees and to its members, all compensation earne d by them but w ithhe ld as empl oyee contr ibuti ons t o the rail - road retirement fund, and deposited to the credit of said fund in the Treasury, and said fund is hereby appropriated and made available for such refundments accordingly. Approved, January 21, 1936. [C HAP TER 25 .] Janua ry 22, 1936 . AN ACT [S. 1336 .]		To amend paragraph (f) of section 4 of the Communications Act of 1934. [Public, No. 423.] Communications Act Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the of1 934 , am end men t. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That paragraph Vol. 4C p. 12683. (f) of section 4 of the Communications Act, 1934, is hereby amended by adding after the words " a chief engineer and not more than three assistants ", the words " a chief accountant and not more than three assistants ", and by adding after the words " and the chief engineer ", the words " and the chief accountant ", and by add ing aft er the word " engineers " the word " accountants " ; so that paragraph (f) of section 4, as amended, will read as follows : tions Federal Commission. is - a (f) Without regard to the civil-service laws or the Classification Appointment of chief Act of 1923, as amended, (1) the Commission may appoint and pre- aceountant and assist- 7 an ts. scribe the duties and fix the salaries of a secretary, a director for each division, a chief engineer and not more than three assistants, a chief accountant and not more than three assistants, a general coun- sel and not more than three assistants, and temporary counsel desig- nated by the Commission for the performance of special services ; and (2) each commissioner may appoint and prescribe the duties of a secretary at an annual sa lary not to exceed $4,000. T he g en era l counsel and the chief engineer and the chief accountant shall each receive an annual salary of not to exceed $9,000 ; the secretary shall receive an annual salary of not to exceed $7,500 ; the director of each division shall receive an annual salary of not to exceed $7,500 ; and
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