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 75TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CH. 62-APR. 4, 1938 of Columbia and the United States in the same proportion that each contributed to the activity or source from whence such revenue was derived shall be credited wholly to the District of Columbia, and, in addition, $5,000,000 is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be advanced July 1, 1938, and all of the remainder out of the combined revenues of the District of Columbia, namely: GENERAL EXPENSES EXECUTIVE OFFICE For personal services, $48,180, plus so much as may be necessary to compensate the Engineer Commissioner at such rate in grade 8 of the professional and scientific service of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended as may be determined by the Board of Com- missioners: Provided, That in expending appropriations or portions of appropriations contained in this Act for the payment of personal services in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, with the exception of the two civilian Commissioners 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 specified for the grade by such Act, as amended, and in grades in which only one position is allo- cated the salary of such position shall not exceed the average of the compensation rates for the grade, except that in unusually meritori- ous 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 further, That this restriction shall not apply (1) to grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the clerical-mechanical service; (2) to require the reduction in salary of any person whose compensa- tion 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 any person who is transferred from one position to another position in the same or different grade in the same or a different bureau, office, or other appropriation unit; (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, as amended, and is specifically authorized by other law; or (5) to reduce the compensation of any person in a grade in which only one position is allocated. Purchasing division: For personal services, $56,000. Department of inspections: For personal services, $240,000, includ- ing two members of plumbing board at $150 each, and two members, board of examiners, steam engineers, at $150 each, the inspector of boilers to serve without additional compensation. Office of Poundmaster: For personal services, maintenance and operation of motor vehicles, and other necessary expenses, $10,490: Provided, That the salary of the poundmaster shall be at the rate of $2,000 per annum. PUBICC CONVENIENCE STATIONS For maintenance of public convenience stations, including com- pensation of necessary employees, $14,000, of which not less than $500 shall be available for necessary repairs. General expenses. Executive office. Office personnel. Additional, for En- gineer Commissioner. Provisos. Salaries limited to average rates under Classification Act; ex- ceptions. 42 Stat. 1488. 5U. S. C. §§661-674; Supp. III, §§673,673c. If only one position in a grade. Advances in meri- torious cases. Restriction not ap- plicable to clerical- mechanical service. No reduction in fixed salaries. 42 Stat. 1490. 5U.S. C. §666. Transfers without pay reduction. Higher rates per- mitted. If only one position in a grade. Purchasing divi- sion. Department of in- spections. Office of Poundmas- ter. Proviso. Salary rate. Public convenience stations. Maintenance. 157 52 STAT. ]

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