Public Law 180. to provide for special assessments for the paving of roadways and the laying of curbs and gutters”, be amended by adding thereto a new section as follows: " “Sec. 14

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(/us/pl/74/179).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,District of Columbia.Assessment for paving roadways, etc.Vol. 46, p. 1197, amended. That the Act approved February 20, 1931 (Public, Numbered 703, Seventy-first Congress), entitled “An Act to provide for special assessments for the paving of roadways and the laying of curbs and gutters”, be amended by adding thereto a new section as follows: " “Sec. 14. Fixing date beyond which payment of prior assessment not recognized.

(a)The provisions of sections 5, 6, and 7 hereof shall not preclude the levying of assessments hereunder if the improvement for which such prior assessment was levied, or, if the original paving, curbing, or curbing and guttering, laid at the whole cost of the owner, were completed prior to January 1, 1885. “(b) Property abutting two or more streets.Assessment provisions Inapplicable. The provision of section 8 hereof, relating to legal assessments heretofore levied, shall not be applicable where said prior assessments were levied for any improvement completed prior to January 1, 1885.” " Sec. 2. Existing levies not affected. The provisions herein contained shall not apply to assessments levied prior to the date of approval of this Act. Approved, June 28, 1935. To amend

(1)An Act entitled “An Act providing a permanent form of government for the District of Columbia”;

(2)an Act entitled “An Act to establish a Code of Law for the District of Columbia”; to regulate the giving of official bonds by officers and employees of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 1935-06-28 49 Stat. 430 332 Chapter 74 1 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 332.] AN ACT To amend

(1)An Act entitled “An Act providing a permanent form of government for the District of Columbia”;

(2)an Act entitled “An Act to establish a Code of Law for the District of Columbia”; to regulate the giving of official bonds by officers and employees of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. June 28, 1935.[[H. R. 7765](/us/bill/74/hr/7765).][[Public, No. 180](/us/pl/74/180).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,District of Columbia.Bond of District Commissioners; requirement repealed.Vol. 20, p. 103. That section 2 of the Act approved June 11, 1878 (20 Stat. 103, ch. 180), entitled “An Act providing a permanent form of government for the District of Columbia” be, and the same hereby is, amended by repealing the provision “and shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, each give bond in the sum of $50,000, with surety as is required by existing law”, and said section is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following: " Bond of officers and employees. “The said Commissioners are hereby authorized and empowered to determine which officers and employees of the District of Columbia shall hereafter be required to give, or renew, bond for the faithful discharge of their duties and to fix the penalty of any such bond: *Provided*, *Proviso*.Financial officers, etc., not affected.That this power of the Commissioners shall not apply to officers and employees who receive, disburse, account for, or otherwise are responsible for the handling of money, and whose bonds are Premium rates.Vol. 36, p. 125.[U. S. C., p. 106](/us/usc/p106).now fixed by law. The provisions of the Act of Congress entitled ‘An Act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and nine, and for other purposes’, approved August 5, 1909 (36 Stat. 118, 125), relating to rates of premiums for bonds for officers and employees of the United States shall be, and are hereby, made applicable to the rates of premiums for bonds of officers and employees of the government of the District of Columbia.” " 431 Sec. 2. That section 1578, chapter LV, of the Act approved MarchSurveyor.Vol. 31, p. 1424, amended. 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1424), entitled “An Act to establish a Code of Law for the District of Columbia”, is hereby amended so as to read: " “The surveyor shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmationOath of office.Provision for furnishing bond repealed. before the Commissioners that he will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his office, which oath shall be deposited with the Commissioners of the District of Columbia.” " Sec. 3. That section 1592 of said Code of Law for the DistrictAssistant surveyor.Vol. 31, p. 1426. of Columbia is amended so as to read: " “The assistant surveyor shall take the same oath his principal isOath and duties.Bond requirement repealed. required to take, and may, during the continuance of his office, discharge and perform any of the official duties of his principal.” " Sec. 4. That said Code of Law for the District of Columbia isRecovery for Surveyor’s errors.Provision repealed.Vol. 31, p. 1427.Inconsistent laws repealed. further amended by repealing in its entirety section 1597 thereof. Sec. 5. All Acts or part of Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Approved, June 28, 1935. To provide revenue, and for other purposes. 1935-06-28 49 Stat. 431 333 Chapter 74 1 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 333.] JOINT RESOLUTION To provide revenue, and for other purposes. June 28, 1935.[[H. J. Res. 324](/us/bill/74/hjres/324).][[Pub. Res., No. 36](/us/bill/74/pubres/36).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That title IV,Revenue Act of 1932.Certain excise and miscellaneous taxes continued.Vol. 47, pp. 259, 270–276.Postal rates.Vol. 47, p. 285; Vol. 48, p. 254. as amended, and parts I, II, III, and IV of title V, as amended, of the Revenue Act of 1932, are further amended by striking out “ 1935 ” wherever appearing therein, and inserting in lieu thereof “ 1937 ”, Section 1001 (a), as amended, of the Revenue Act of 1932, and section 2, as amended, of the Act entitled “An Act to extend the gasoline tax for one year, to modify postage rates on mail matter, and for other purposes”, approved June 16, 1933, are further amended by striking out “ 1935 ” wherever appearing therein, and inserting in lieu thereof “ 1937 ”. Approved, June 28, 1935. Providing for the participation of the United States in the Texas Centennial Exposition and celebrations to be held in the State of Texas during the years 1935 and 1936, and authorizing the President to invite foreign countries and nations to participate therein, and for other purposes. 1935-06-28 49 Stat. 431 334 Chapter 74 1 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 334.] JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for the participation of the United States in the Texas Centennial Exposition and celebrations to be held in the State of Texas during the years 1935 and 1936, and authorizing the President to invite foreign countries and nations to participate therein, and for other purposes. June 28, 1935.[[S. J. Res. 131](/us/bill/74/sjres/131).][[Pub. Res., No. 37](/us/bill/74/pubres/37).] Whereas there is to be held in the State of Texas during the yearsTexas Centennial Exposition, 1935 and 1936.Preamble.*Post*, pp. 575, 1136. 1935 and 1936 an exposition and celebrations commemorating the historic period of Texas history and celebrating a century of independence and progress; and Whereas the State of Texas, the city of Dallas, Texas, and the Texas Centennial Central Exposition, a corporation, are making $9,000,-000 available for such exposition through appropriations and bond issues; and Whereas such exposition is commemorative of a heroic and successful struggle to establish the independence of a Republic, and this accomplishment resulted from the efforts of patriotic Americans of all sections of our country and led to the acquisition of territory extending far beyond the borders of Texas; and 432 Whereas the Republic of Texas continued for nine years after the establishment of its independence and prior to its admission to the Union as a State, and foreign Governments sent their diplomatic representatives to the Republic of Texas; and Whereas such exposition and celebrations are worthy and deserving of the support and encouragement of the United States; and the United States has aided and encouraged such expositions and celebrations in the past: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Participation of foreign nations. That the President of the United States is authorized and requested, by proclamation or in such manner as he may deem proper, to invite all foreign countries and nations to such proposed exposition with a request that they participate therein. Sec. 2. National Commission established.Composition. There is hereby established a Commission, to be known as “The United States Texas Centennial Commission” and hereinafter referred to as the “Commission” and to be composed of the Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Commerce; which Commission shall serve without additional compensation and shall represent the United States in connection with the holding of an exposition and celebrations during the observance of the Texas Centennial in the State of Texas during the years 1935 and 1936. Sec. 3. United States Commissioner General, assistant commissioners.Appointment, salaries, etc.*Post*, p. 542. There is hereby created a United States Commissioner General for the Texas Centennial Exposition and celebrations to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate and to receive compensation at the rate of $10,000 per annum and not to exceed three assistant commissioners for said Texas Centennial Exposition and celebrations to be appointed by the Commissioner General with the approval of the Commission herein designated and to receive compensation not to exceed $7,500 per Funds authorized.annum, respectively. The salary and expenses of the Commissioner General and such staff as he may require shall be paid out of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this joint resolution, for a period of time covering the duration of the Exposition and not to exceed a six months’ period following the closing thereof. Sec. 4. Powers, etc., of Commissioner General. The Commission shall prescribe the duties of the United States Commissioner General and shall delegate such powers and functions to him as it shall deem advisable, in order that there may Exhibits of executive departments, etc.be exhibited at the Texas Centennial Exposition by the Government of the United States, its executive departments, independent offices, and establishments such articles and materials and documents and papers as may relate to this period of our history and such as illustrate the function and administrative faculty of the Government in the advancement of industry, science, invention, agriculture, the arts, and peace, and demonstrating the nature of our institutions, particularly as regards their adaptation to the needs of the people. Sec. 5. Personal services, according to Classification Act.Vol. 42, p. 1488; Vol. 45, p. 776; Vol. 46, p. 1003.[U. S. C., p. 85](/us/usc/p85). The Commissioner General is authorized to appoint such clerks, stenographers, and other assistants as may be necessary, and to fix their salaries in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended; purchase such materials, contract for such labor and other services as are necessary, and exercise such powers as are delegated to him by the Commission as hereinbefore provided, and in order to facilitate the functioning of his office may subdelegate such powers (authorized or delegated) to the Assistant Commissioner or others in the employ of or detailed to the Commission as may be deemed advisable by the Commission. 433 Sec. 6. The heads of the various executive departments andCooperation of executive departments, etc. independent offices and establishments of the Government are authorized to cooperate with said Commissioner General in the procurement, installation, and display of exhibits, and to lend to the CommissionExhibits to be loaned. and to the Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations and the Texas Centennial Central Exposition, with the knowledge and consent of said Commissioner General such articles, specimens, and exhibits which said Commissioner General shall deem to be in the interest of the United States and in keeping with the purposes of such exposition and celebrations to place with the science or other exhibits to be shown under the auspices of such Texas Centennial Commission or the Texas Centennial Central Exposition or the Commission of Control for Texas Centennials11 So in original. Celebrations, to contractContracts for labor, etc. for such labor or other services as shall be deemed necessary, and to designate officials or employees of their departments or branches to assist said Commissioner General. At the close of the exposition,Return at close of exposition. or when the connection of the Government of the United States therewith ceases, said Commissioner General shall cause all such property to be returned to the respective departments and branches from which taken, and any expenses incident to the restoration, modification and revision of such property to a condition which will permit its use at subsequent expositions, fairs, and other celebrations, and for the continued employment of personnel necessary to close outPreparation of reports. the fiscal and other records and prepare the required reports of the participating organizations, may be paid from the appropriation authorized herein; and if the return of such property is not feasible, he may, with the consent of the department or branch from which itDisposition of property. was taken, make such disposition thereof as he may deem advisable and account therefor. Sec. 7. The sum of $3,000,000 is hereby authorized to beSum authorized. appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and shall remain available until expended for the purposes of this joint resolution and any unexpended balances shall be covered back into the Treasury of the United States. Subject to theAllotments. provisions of this joint resolution and any subsequent Act appropriating the money authorized herein, the Commission is authorized to make any expenditures or allotments deemed necessary by it to fulfill properly the purposes of this joint resolution and to allocate such sums to the Texas Centennial Commission, the Board of Directors of the Texas Memorial Museum, or the Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations, and the Texas Centennial Central Exposition for expenditure by such bodies in any part of the State of Texas as the Commission deems necessary and proper in carrying out the purposes of this joint resolution. And, subject to theBuilding construction, landscaping, etc. provisions of this joint resolution and any subsequent Act appropriating the money authorized herein, the Commission is authorized to erect such building or buildings, or other structures, and to provide for the landscaping of the site or sites thereof; to grant toward the Texas Memorial Museum such sum as may be specifically provided for that purpose by the Act making the appropriation authorized by this joint resolution; to rent such space as the Commission may deemRental of space. adequate to carry out effectively the provisions of this joint resolution; and to provide for the decoration of such buildings or structures, and for the proper maintenance of such buildings or structures, site and grounds during the period of the exposition. TheContracts for designing, etc. Commission may contract with the Texas Centennial Commission or the Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations or the434Texas Centennial Central Exposition for the designing and erection of such building or buildings, structure or structures, and for the General expenses.rental of such space as shall be deemed necessary and proper. The appropriation authorized under this joint resolution shall be available for the operation of the building or buildings, structure or structures, including light, heat, water, gas, janitor, and other required services; for the selection, purchase, preparation, assembling, transportation, installation, arrangement, safe-keeping, exhibition, demonstration, and return of such articles and materials as the Commission may decide shall be included in such Government exhibit and in the exhibits of the Texas Centennial Commission or the Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations or the Texas Compensation of Commissioner, etc.Centennial Central Exposition; for the compensation of said Commissioner General, Assistant Commissioners, and other officers and employees of the Commission in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, for the payment of salaries of officers and employees of the Detail of Government officials, etc.Travel expenses.Government employed by or detailed for duty with the Commission, and for actual traveling expenses, including travel by air, and for per diem in lieu of actual subsistence at not to exceed $6 per day: *Provided*, *Provisos*.Salary restriction.That no such Government, official or employee so designated shall receive a salary in excess of the amount which he has been receiving in the department or branch where employed, plus such reasonable allowance for travel, including travel by air, and subsistence expenses as may be deemed proper by the Commissioner Furniture and supplies.General; for telephone service, purchase or rental of furniture and equipment, stationery and supplies, typewriting, adding, duplicating, and computing machines, their accessories and repairs, books of reference and periodicals, uniforms, maps, reports, documents, plans, specifications, manuscripts, newspapers and all other appropriate publications, and ice and drinking water for office purposes: *Provided*, Payments In advance authorized.That payment for telephone service, rents, subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals, and other similar purposes, may be made in advance; for the purchase and hire of passenger-carrying automobiles, their maintenance, repair, and operation, for the official use of said Commissioner General and Assistant Commissioners in the District of Columbia or elsewhere as required; for printing and binding; for entertainment of distinguished visitors; and for all other expenses as may be deemed necessary by the Commission to Supervision of purchases.fulfill properly the purposes of this joint resolution. All purchases, expenditures, and disbursements of any moneys made available by authority of this joint resolution shall be made under the direction Delegation of functions.of the Commission: *Provided*, That the Commission, without release of responsibility as hereinbefore stipulated, may delegate these powers and functions to said Commissioner General, and said Commissioner General, with the consent of the Commission, may subdelegate Allotment of funds to executive departments, etc.them: *Provided further*, That the Commission or its delegated representative may allot funds authorized to be appropriated herein to any executive department, independent office, or establishment of the Government with the consent of the heads thereof, for direct expenditure by such executive department, independent office, or establishment, for the purpose of defraying any expenditure which may be incurred by such executive department, independent office, or establishment in executing the duties and functions delegated by the Approval of vouchers; exceptions.Commission. All accounts and vouchers covering expenditures shall be approved by said Commissioner General or by such assistants as he may designate except for such allotments as may be made to the various executive departments, independent offices, and establish-435ments for direct expenditure; but these provisions shall not beAudits.construed to waive the submission of accounts and vouchers to the. General Accounting Office for audit, or permit any obligations to be incurred in excess of the amount authorized herein: *Provided*, ThatWage rate for construction work.Vol. 46, p. 1494.[U. S. C., p. 1788](/us/usc/p1788). in the construction of buildings and exhibits requiring skilled and unskilled labor, the prevailing rate of wages, as provided in the Act of March 3, 1931, shall be paid. Sec. 8. The Commissioner General, with the approval of theAcceptance of contributions.Commission, may receive contributions from any source to aid in carrying out the purposes of this joint resolution, but such contributions shall be expended and accounted for in the same manner as the funds authorized to be appropriated by this joint resolution. The Commissioner General is also authorized to receive contributions of material, or to borrow material or exhibits, and to accept the services of any skilled and unskilled labor that may be available through State or Federal relief organizations, to aid in carrying out the general purposes of this joint resolution. At the close of theDisposal of buildings and property. exposition and celebrations or when the connection of the Government of the United States therewith ceases, the Commissioner General shall dispose of any such portion of the material contributed as may be unused, and return such borrowed property; and, under the direction of the Commission, dispose of any buildings or structures which may have been constructed and account therefor: *Provided*, That*Proviso*.Auction sales. all disposition of materials, property, buildings, and so forth, shall be at public sale to the highest bidder, and the proceeds thereof shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States. Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the Commission to transmit toReport to Congress. Congress, within six months after the close of the exposition, a detailed statement of all expenditures, and such other reports as may be deemed proper, which reports shall be prepared and arranged with a view to concise statement and convenient reference. UponTermination of Commission. the transmission of such report to Congress the Commission established by and all appointments made under the authority of this joint resolution shall terminate. Approved, June 28, 1935. To extend to August 31, 1935, the temporary plan for deposit insurance provided for by section 12B of the Federal Reserve Act as amended. 1935-06-28 49 Stat. 435 335 Chapter 74 1 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 335.] JOINT RESOLUTION To extend to August 31, 1935, the temporary plan for deposit insurance provided for by section 12B of the Federal Reserve Act as amended. June 28, 1935.[[S. J. Res. 152](/us/bill/74/sjres/152).][[Pub. Res., No. 38](/us/bill/74/pubres/38).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 12B of theFederal Reserve Act, amendment.Federal deposit insurance, extensions.Subscriptions; insurance of deposits.Vol. 48, pp, 169, 172, 179, 909.*Post*, p. 684. Federal Reserve Act, as amended, is amended

(1)by striking out “ July 1, 1935 ” wherever it appears in subsections (e),

(1)and (y), and inserting in lieu thereof “ August 31, 1935 ”; and

(2)by striking “ June 30, 1935 ” where it appears in the first sentence of the eighth paragraph of subsection (y), and inserting in lieu thereof “ August 31, 1935 ”; and

(3)by adding to subsection

(y)the following additional paragraph “ The deposits in banks which are onMembers of the fund for mutuals; insurance continued. June 30, 1935, members of the fund or the fund for mutuals shall continue to be insured during such extended period to August 31, 1935, without liability on the part of such banks to further calls or assessment. ” Approved, June 28, 1935. To amend an Act entitled “An Act for the grading and classification of clerks in the Foreign Service of the United States of America, and providing compensation therefor.” 1935-06-29 49 Stat. 436 337 Chapter 74 1 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 2025-01-07 public 436 [CHAPTER 337.] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act for the grading and classification of clerks in the Foreign Service of the United States of America, and providing compensation therefor.” June 29, 1935.[[H. R. 6504](/us/bill/74/hr/6504).][

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