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74th CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 757-759. AUGUST 27, 1935.
August 27, 1935.
[H. R. 7380.]
[Public, No. 364.]
Virgin Islands Com-
pany.
Settlement of valid 
claims of its creditors, 
authorized.
Proviso.
Use of funds.
[CHAPTER 757.]
AN ACT
Authorizing the Virgin Islands Company to settle valid claims of its creditors, 
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Virgin 
Islands Company, a nonprofit corporation created by special act of 
the Colonial Council of Saint Thomas and Saint John, Virgin 
Islands of the United States, to engage in enterprises for the rehabil-
itation of the Virgin Islands of the United States, is hereby author-
ized to pay to Phagen, Tillison and Tremble for services rendered 
during governmental fiscal years 1934 and 1935 in providing a gen-
eral accounting and cost system for the corporation a sum not to 
exceed $1,736.81: Provided, That this Act shall not be deemed to 
authorize the payment of any claim out of any money other than 
funds belonging to or deposited to the credit of the corporation.
Approved, August 27, 1935.
August 27, 1935.
[H. R. 7592.] 
[Public, No. 365.]
[CHAPTER 758.]
AN ACT
. To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge 
across the Ohio River at Sistersville, West Virginia.
Ohio River.
Time extended for 
bridging, at Sisters-
ville, W. Va.
Vol. 48, p. 1013; Post, 
p. 1255.
Amendment.
August 27, 1935. 
[H. R. 7709.]
[Public, No. 366.]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the times 
for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across 
the Ohio River at Sistersville, West Virginia, authorized to be built 
by the Sistersville Bridge Board of Trustees, by an Act of Congress 
approved June 18, 1934, are hereby extended one and three years, 
respectively, from June 18, 1935.
Sec . 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby 
expressly reserved.
Approved, August 27, 1935.
[CHAPTER 759.]
AN ACT
To provide time credits for substitute laborers in the Post Office when appointed 
as regular laborers.
Postal service. 
Vol. 43, p. 1060. 
U. S. C., p. 1714.
Time credits for sub-
stitute laborers, etc., 
when appointed on 
regular force.
Promotions author-
ized.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5 of 
the Act entitled “An Act reclassifying the salaries of postmasters 
and employees of the Postal Service, readjusting their salaries and 
compensation on an equitable basis, increasing postal rates to pro-
vide for such readjustment, and for other purposes ”, approved Feb-
ruary 28,1925 (43 Stat. 1053; U. S. C., title 39, sec. 101), is amended 
by adding thereto a new paragraph to read as follows:
“ Whenever any substitute laborer, watchman, or messenger is 
appointed to a permanent position as laborer, watchman, or mes-
senger, the substitute service performed by such laborer, watchman, 
or messenger shall be computed in determining the eligibility of such 
person for promotion to grade 2 on the basis of three hundred and 
six days of eight hours constituting a year’s service. Effective at 
the beginning of the first quarter following approval of this Act, all 
laborers, watchmen, and messengers who have not progressed to 
grade 2 shall be promoted to that grade, provided they have the 
necessary credit of three hundred and six days of eight hours each 
constituting a year’s service.”
Approved, August 27, 1935.