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 840 75Tu CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CHS. 82 3 -825-AUGUST 26, 1937 AN ACT A t 26, 1937 is25781 To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to continue the existing system of [Publi c, No . 3831 classification and pay of positions of lighthouse keepers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That notwi thsta nd- ing the provisions of section 2 of the Act approved July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 1003), the Secretary of Commerce is authorized, in his discreti on, to co ntinue th e existin g system governin g the cla ssificati on and pay of the positions of lighthouse keepers, pending the enactment by the Congr ess of legis lation estab lishing and p rescri bing a syste m of class ification and pay applicabl e to the se positi ons. Approved, August 26, 1937. Department of Com- merce. Lighthouse keepers, continu ation o f exist - ing cla ssifica tion an d paysys tem ¢ 46 Stat. 1005 . August 26, 1937 [H. R. 1951 [Public, No. 3841 Clackamas County, Oreg. Conveyance of cer- tain lands to, for public-park purposes. Description. Reversionary pro- vision. Proviso. Timber rights re- served ; right of county to purchase. Regulations to be prescribed. [CHAPTER 8251 August 26, 1937 AN ACT [a.R. 1609] To credit laborers in the Postal Service with any fractional part of a year's sub- [Public, No. 3851 stitute service toward promotion. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That Public Act Numbered 366, entitled "An Act to provide time credits for substi- tute laborers in the post office when appointed as regular laborers", approved August 27, 1935 (U . S . C ., 1934 edition, Supp . I, title 39, sec . 101), is amended to read as follows : "That s ection 5 of the Ac t enti tled An Act reclas sifyin g the sal- aries of postmasters and employees of the Postal Service, readjusting their salaries and compensation on an equitable basis, increasing postal rates to provide for such readjustment, and for other pur- Postal Service . 49 Stat . 904. 39 U. S. C., Supp. II, ° 101. 43 Stat.1060. 39U.S.C.°101. [CHAPTER 823] [CHAPTER 824] AN ACT To convey certain lands to Clackamas County, Oregon, for public-park purposes . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to issue a patent to Clackamas County, Oregon, on behalf of the United States, for the sout heast quar ter s outh west quart er, the n orthe ast quart er so uth- west quarter, and the northwest quarter southeast quarter section 11, townsh ip 4 s outh, range 2 east, Will amette meridi an, in the S tate o f Oregon, containin g one hundred and twenty acres, more or less, on cond ition that such cou nty s hall acce pt an d use suc h lan ds so lely for public-park purposes ; but if such county shall at any time cease to use such lands for public-park purposes, or shall permit the use of such lands for any other purpose, or shall alienate or attempt to alienate them, they shall revert to the United States : Provided, That th ere sh all be reser ved to the U nited S tates, its p atente es, or thei r tra nsfer ees, the right to c ut a nd re move ther efrom the mer- chantable timber reserving to Clackamas County, Oregon, when such sale is made under the provisions of the Act of June 9, 1916 (39 Stat . 218), a preference right to purchase the timber at the highest price bid. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior shall prescribe all necessary regulations to carry into effect the foregoing provisions of this Act. Approved, August 26, 1937.