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Code · U.S. Code · Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · CHAPTER 12— RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL PROVISIONS · § 543

§ 543. Employment of civil engineers on western and northwestern rivers

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The Chief of Engineers may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Army, employ such civil engineers, not exceeding five in number, for the purpose of executing the surveys and improvements of western and northwestern rivers, ordered by Congress, as may be necessary to the proper and diligent prosecution of the same; and the persons so employed may be allowed a reasonable compensation for their services, not to exceed the sum of $3,000 a year.
(R.S. § 5253; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
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  • July 26, 1947, ch. 343
  • 61 Stat. 501
  • 15 Stat. 28
  • act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II
  • act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 70A Stat. 641
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§ 543
Employment of civil engineers on western and northwestern rivers
ActJuly 26, 1947, ch. 343
Stat.61 Stat. 501
Stat.15 Stat. 28
Actact July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II
Actact Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
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