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 LXXXIV CODIFICATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS FILING OF AFFIDAVIT BY CEBTAIH OFFICERS SECTION 1. Each individual hereafter appointed as a civil officer of the United States by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen- ate, or by the President alone, or by a court of law, or by the head of a depart- ment, shall, within thirty days after the effective date of his appointment, file with the Comptroller General of the United States an affidavit stating that neither he nor anyone acting in his behalf has given, transferred, promised, or paid any consideration for or in the expectation or hope of receiving assistance in securing such appointment. (U. S. C., Title 5, § 21 (a).) SEO. 2. No salary shall be paid to any individual required under section 1 to file an affidavit until such affidavit has been filed. (Dec. 11, 1926, c. 4, 44 Stat. 918, amended Mar. 2, 1927, c. 284, 44 Stat. 1346.) (U. S . C ., Title 5, § 21 (b).) ANNUAL LEAVE; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (Act Mar. 14, 1936, c . 140, 49 Stat. 1161) With the exception of teachers and librarians of the public schools of the District of Columbia and officers and employees of the Panama Canal and Panama Railroad on the Isthmus of Panama, all civilian officers and employees of the United States wherever stationed and of the government of the District of Columbia, regardless of their tenure, in addition to any accrued leave, shall be entitled to twenty-six days' annual leave with pay each calendar year, exclusive of Sundays and holidays: Provided, That the part unused in any year shall be accumulated for succeeding years until it totals not exceeding sixty days. This Act does not affect any sick leave to which employees are now or may hereafter be entitled. Temporary employees, except temporary employees engaged on construction work at hourly rates, shall be entitled to two and one-half days leave for each month of service. The annual leave herein authorized shall be granted at such times as the heads of the various depart- ments and independent establishments may prescribe. This Act becomes effective January 1, 1936. (U. S . C ., Title 5, § 30 (b).) SEC. 5. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the continuance of any existing leave differential now obtaining for the benefit of employees of the Federal Government stationed outside the continental limits of the United States. (U. S. C., Title 5, § 30 (c).) SEC. 6. The employees of any corporation created under authority of an Act of Congress which is either wholly controlled or wholly owned by the United States Government, whether or not the employees thereof are paid from funds appropriated by Congress, shall be included within the provisions of this Act. (U. S. C., Title 5, § 30 (d).) SEC. 7. The leave of absence herein provided for shall be administered under such regulations as the President may prescribe, so as to obtain, so far as practicable, uniformity in the application of this Act. (U. S . C ., Title 5, § 30 (e).) SICK LEAVE; OOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (Act Mar. 14, 1936, c. 141, 49 Stat. 1162) After January 1, 1936, all civilian officers and employees of the United States wherever stationed and of the government of the District of Columbia, other than teachers and librarians of the public schools of the District of Columbia and officers and members but not the civilian personnel of the police and fire departments of the District of Columbia and other than officers and employees of the Panama Canal and Panama Railroad on the Isthmus of Panama, shall be entitled to sick leave with pay regardless of their tenure, as described herein. (U. S . C., Title 5, § 30 (f).) SEC. 2. On and after January 1, 1936, cumulative sick leave with pay, at the rate of one and one-quarter days per month, shall be granted to all civilian officers and employees, the total accumulation not to exceed ninety days. Temporary employees, except temporary employees engaged on construction work at hourly rates, shall be entitled to one and one-quarter days sick leave for each month of service: Provided, That all such employees shall furnish certificates satisfactory to the head of the appropriate department or inde- pendent establishment. (U. S . C., Title 5, § 30 .(g).) SEC. 3. Administrative officers may advance thirty days sick leave with pay beyond accrued sick leave in cases of serious disability or ailments and when required by the exigencies of the situation. (U. S . C ., Title 5, § 30 (h).) » + SEO. 5. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the continuance of any existing leave differential now obtaining for the benefit of employees of the Federal Government stationed outside the continental limits of the United States. (U. S . C ., Title 5, § 30 (i).) SEC. 6. The employees of any corporation created under authority of an Act of Congress which is either wholly controlled or wholly owned by the

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