Public Law 536.
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(/us/pl/75/535)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Mediterranean Fruit Fly Board.Composition, compensation, etc. That a board is hereby created, to be known as the Mediterranean Fruit Fly Board, to be composed of five individuals to be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Any vacancy occurring in the Board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Each member of the Board, other than members holding office under the State or Federal Government, shall receive compensation at the rate of $10 per day while actually employed on the business of the Board.
The Board shall cease to exist upon transmitting its report under section 2 of this Act. Sec. 2. Investigation and survey of losses to Florida growers resulting from fruit-fly campaign.Time limitation on filing report. The Board is authorized and directed to conduct a complete investigation and survey of all losses sustained by growers and farmers in the State of Florida resulting from the campaign to eradicate the Mediterranean fruit fly in such State and transmit to the Secretary of Agriculture not later than March 15, 1939, a full report of *Proviso*.Report to serve as information only.the results of such investigation and survey: *Provided*, That such report, shall serve as information only and shall not be construed as imposing any legal or moral obligation upon the Government of the Report to Congress with recommendations.United States.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall, as soon thereafter as practicable, transmit such report of survey to Congress, together with such recommendations as he may, in his judgment, deem advisable. Sec. 3. Personal services. With the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Board may
(1)without regard to the provisions of other laws applicable to the employment and compensation of officers and employees of the United States employ and fix the compensation and duties of such employees as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act; but the compensation of such employees shall correspond, so far as may be practicable, to the rates established by the Classification Act of 1923, as amended; and may
(2)make such expenditures, including expenditures for travel and subsistence expense, for personal services at the seat of government and elsewhere, and for printing and binding, as are necessary for the efficient execution of its functions under this Act. Sec. 4. Appropriation authorized.*Post*, p. 1125. That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $10,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. Approved, May 23, 1938. To amend the Act approved August 24, 1935, entitled “An Act to authorize the erection of a suitable memorial to Major General George W. Goethals within the Canal Zone.” 1938-05-23 261 Chapter 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 2024-11-15 52 Stat. 436 75 3 public [CHAPTER 261] AN ACT To amend the Act approved August 24, 1935, entitled “An Act to authorize the erection of a suitable memorial to Major General George W. Goethals within the Canal Zone.” May 23, 1938[[S. 2676](/us/bill/75/s/2676)][[Public, No. 536](/us/pl/75/536)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Major General George W. Goethals’ memorial.Amount authorized for erection increased.[49 Stat. 743](/us/stat/49/743). That section 2 of the Act to authorize the erection of a suitable memorial to Major General George W. Goethals within the Canal Zone, approved August 24, 1935, be, and the same is hereby, amended as follows: strike out the figures “$75,000” where they occur in said section and insert in lieu thereof “$160,000” so that section 2 as amended will read: “There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated,52 Stat. 437 a sum not to exceed $160,000 for every object connected with the purposes of this Act, including site development and any essential approach work.” Approved, May 23, 1938. To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer the title and all other interests in the old tower clock from the Escambia County Courthouse Building, acquired by the Government by deed, to the Pensacola Historical Society of Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida. 1938-05-23 262 Chapter 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 2024-11-15 52 Stat. 437 75 3 public [CHAPTER 262] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer the title and all other interests in the old tower clock from the Escambia County Courthouse Building, acquired by the Government by deed, to the Pensacola Historical Society of Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida. May 23, 1938[[S. 3220](/us/bill/75/s/3220)][
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