Chapter 107. To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to fix compensation of certain laborers in the Customs Service
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CHAP. 107.— An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to fix compensation of certain laborers in the Customs Service. March 24, 1920. [[H. R. 11309](/us/bill/66/hr/11309).] [[Public, No. 164](/us/pl/66/164).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Customs.Pay of temporary laborers.Vol. 39, p. 803. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to fix the compensation of temporary laborers in the Customs Service as he may think advisable, at a rate not exceeding the local rates prevailing in the various ports *Proviso*.Limitation.Credits allowed.and districts for the same classes of labor: *Provided*, That it shall not exceed in any event 80 cents per hour, and credit for amounts paid since July 1, 1919, in excess of the rate of $2.50 per day shall be allowed in the accounts of customs officers.
Sec. 2. Duration. That this Act shall expire December 31, 1920. Sec. 3. Inconsistent laws suspended. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby suspended while this Act remains in force. Approved, March 24, 1920.