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7 5TH CONGRESS . 1sT SESSION-CHS . 630-633-AUGUST 14, 19 37 [CH APTE R 6 301 AN ACT To restore the per diem fee of $4 for service of jurors in Federal courts . Be it en acted by th e Senate a nd House o f Represent atives of the United States o f America in Congress asse mbled, That the twent y- third paragraph under the heading " MEDIC AL AND HOSPITA L SERVI CE " in the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1938, approved June 16, 1937, which continues for the fiscal year 1938 the reduction of jurors' fees from $4 to $3, is hereby repealed . Approved, August 14, 1937 . [CHAPTER 631] AN ACT To amend section 3528 of the Revised Statutes relating to the purchase of metal for minor coins of the United States . Be it e nacted by the Senate and House o f Represen tatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That sectio n 3528 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (U . S . C., 1934 edition, title 31, sec . 340), is hereby further amended by striking out the figures "$400,000" and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "$600,000" . [CH APT ER 633 ] JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the acceptance on behalf of the United States of certain bequests of James Reuel Smith, late of the city of Yonkers, State of New York . Resolved by the Senate and (louse of Repre senta tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to accept on behalf of the United States the library and books bequeathed to the United States by the last will and testament of James Reuel Smith and to 647 August 14, 1937 [H. R. 80071 [Public, No . 290] United States courts . Jurors, per diem fee restored . Ante, p . 282 . 47 Stat. 413. August 14, 1937 111. R. 8025] [Public, No . 2911 Minor coin metal fund . Amount authorized increased . R.S.°3528. 31 U.S. C.°340. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the thirteenth paragraph of section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act reclassifying the salaries of postmasters and employees of the Postal Service, read- justin g their salaries and com pensati on on an equitab le basi s, incre as- ing postal rates to provide for such readjustment, and for other pur- poses", approved February 28, 1925 (U . S . C ., title 39, sec . 621), is amended to read as follows "Clerks assigned to the office of division superintendent or chief clerk shall be promoted successively to grade 4, and in the office of divis ion su perint endent, four clerk s may be pro moted to gra de 5 a nd eight clerks to grade 6, and in the office of chief clerk, one clerk may be promoted to grade 5 and two clerks to grade 6 : Provided, That clerks assigned to the position of stenographer may be promoted successively to grade 2, and in division superintendents' offices not excee ding o ne ste nograp her ma y be p romote d succ essive ly to grade 3 And provided further . That no employee shall be reduced in salary as a result of this Act ." Approved, August 14, 1937 . Postal Service. 43 Stat . 1063. 39U.S.C.°621 . Railway Mail Serv- ice . Promotion of clerks in offices of division superintendents, etc. Provisos . Stenographer grade, promotion . Nosalary reduction . August 14, 1937 [H.J. Res. 446] [Pub . Res ., No. 591 James Reuel Smith . Acceptance of cer- tain bequests of, au- thorized . Approved, August 14, 1937 . [CHAPTER 6321 AN ACT August 14, 1937 To provide for a stenographic grade in the office of chief clerks and superintendents [H. R . 6341] in the Railway Mail Service . [Public, No . 292]