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PUBLIC LAWS-('HS. 123 -125 -APR . 22, 1940 Amendment, etc. April 22, 1940 S. 3440] [Public, No. 467] States of its claim of title or interest in said land in any manner arising. SEC. 5 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, April 22, 1940. [CHAPTER 124] AN ACT To amend the Locomotive Inspection Act of February 17, 1911, as amended, so as to change the title of the chief inspector and assistant chief inspectors of locomotive boilers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Locomotive Inspec- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act tionAct,amendments. entitled "An Act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their locomotives with safe and suitable boilers 36 Stat. 913. an d appurtenances thereto", approved February 17, 1911, as amended, 45U.s.C.§§ 22-34. Titles of designated is amended-- offcers changed. (1) By striking out "chief inspector" wherever appearing therein and inserting in lieu thereof "director of locomotive inspection". (2) By striking out "assistant chief inspector" wherever appearing therein and inserting in lieu thereof "assistant director of locomotive inspection". (3) By striking out "assistant chief inspectors" wherever appearing therein and inserting in lieu thereof "assistant directors of locomotive inspection". (4) By striking out "of locomotive boilers" in the first sentence of section 3 and in section 9. Textual amend- SEC. 2. Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act ents entitled 'An Act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their locomotives with safe and suitable boilers and appurtenances thereto', approved February seventeenth, nineteen 3 Stat. 1192. hundred and eleven", approved March 4, 1915, is amended- (1) By striking out "chief inspector" and inserting in lieu thereof "director of locomotive inspection". (2) By striking out "assistant chief inspectors" and inserting in lieu thereof "assistant directors of locomotive inspection". cNo new ofce, etc., SEC. 3. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to create any new office or to create a vacancy in any office the title of which is changed by this Act. Approved, April 22, 1940. April 22, 1940 [H. R. 63791 [Public, No. 468] Reclamation work. 43 U. S.C. J411b. Employment of en- gineers, etc., for con- sultation on impor- tant work. [CHAPTER 125] AN ACT To amend section 1 of an Act entitled "An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to employ engineers and economists for consultation purposes on im- portant reclamation work", approved February 28, 1929 (45 Stat. 1406). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of the Act of February 28, 1929 (45 Stat. 1406), authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to employ engineers and economists for consultation purposes on important reclamation work is hereby amended to read as follows: "That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his judg- ment and discretion, to employ for consultation purposes on import- ant reclamation work ten consulting engineers, geologists, appraisers, 148 [54 STAT.