Chapter 864. To amend section 24 of the Immigration Act of 1917

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Chap. 864: To amend section 24 of the Immigration Act of 1917. Chapter 864 45 Stat. 954 1928-05-29 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 70 1 public Chapter 864.— An Act To amend section 24 of the Immigration Act of 1917. May 29, 1928.[[S. 2370](/us/bill/70/s/2370).][[Public, No. 574](/us/pl/70/574).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Immigration Act of 1917.Vol. 39, p. 893, amended.

That section 24 of the Immigration Act of 1917 is hereby amended by adding the following at the end of the section: " “Immigrant inspectors shall be divided into five grades, as follows:Immigration inspectors. Grades and salaries of, established. Grade 1, salary $2,100; grade 2, salary $2,300; grade 3, salary $2,500; grade 4, salary $2,700; grade 5, salary $3,000; and, hereafter, inspectors shall be promoted successively to grades 2 and 3 at thePromotions. beginning of the next quarter following one year’s satisfactory service (determined by a standard of efficiency which is to be defined by the Commissioner General of Immigration, with the approval of the Secretary of Labor) in the next lower grade; not to exceed 50 per centum of the force to grades 4 and 5 for meritorious service after no less than one year’s service in grades 3 and 4, respectively: *Provided further*, That promotion above grade 3 shall be at the*Provisos.* Above grade 3. discretion of the Secretary of Labor, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner General of Immigration: *Provided further*, ThatTraveling expenses on change of station, etc., allowed. when inspectors or other employees of the Immigration Service are ordered to perform duty in a foreign country, or transferred from one station to another, in a foreign country, they shall be allowed their traveling expenses in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of Labor may deem advisable, and they may also be allowed, within the discretion and under written orders of the Secretary of Labor, the expenses incurred for the transfer of their wives and dependent minor children; their household effects and otherTransfer of families, household effects, etc. personal property, not exceeding in all five thousand pounds, including the expenses for packing, crating, freight, and drayage thereof:955 *Provided further*, That the appropriation of such sum as may be necessary for the enforcement of this Act is hereby authorized.

” " Approved, May 29, 1928.

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