Chapter 701. Continuing the powers and authority of the Federal Radio Commission under the Radio Act of 1927, and for other purposes
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Chap. 701: Continuing the powers and authority of the Federal Radio Commission under the Radio Act of 1927, and for other purposes. 1929-03-04 701 Chapter 45 Stat. 1559 70 2 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 public 1559 Chapter 701.— An Act Continuing the powers and authority of the Federal Radio Commission under the Radio Act of 1927, and for other purposes.
March 4, 1929.[[H. R. 15430](/us/bill/70/hr/15430).][[Public, No. 1029](/us/pl/70/1029).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That all the powersFederal Radio Commission.Powers of, continued until December 31, 1929.*Ante*, p. 373, amended.Vol. 44, p. 1102. and authority vested in the Federal Radio Commission by the Radio Act of 1927, approved February 23, 1927, shall continue to be vested in and exercised by the commission until December 31, 1929; and wherever any reference is made in such Act to the period of one year after the first meeting of the commission, such reference shall be held to mean the period until December 31, 1929.
Sec. 2. The period during which the members of the commissionPeriod of salary extended. shall receive compensation at the rate of $10,000 per annum is hereby extended until March 16, 1930. Sec. 3. Prior to January 1, 1931, the licensing authority shallLimitation on licenses prior to January 1, 1931. grant no license or renewal of license under the Radio Act of 1927 for a broadcasting station for a period to exceed three months and no license or renewal of license for any other class of station for a period to exceed one year.
Sec. 4. The term of office of each member of the commission shallTerm of present commission.Commissioners thereafter. expire on February 23, 1930, and thereafter commissioners shall be appointed for terms of two, three, four, five, and ,six years, respectively, as provided in the Radio Act of 1927. Sec. 5. The commission is authorized to appoint a general counselAppointment of general counsel, three assistants, etc., authorized. and pay him a salary of $10,000 per annum and not to exceed three assistants to such general counsel, at salaries of $7,500 each per annum.
It may appoint such other legal assistants as it may from time to time find necessary for the proper performance of its duties and as from time to time may be appropriated for by Congress. Approved, March 4, 1929.
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