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7, act Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 251, § 3,
42 Stat. 1453, authorized collectors, comptrollers, surveyors, and appraisers to appoint assistants, and collector at New York to appoint a solicitor to collector, all such appointments subject to approval of Secretary of the Treasury.
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8, R.S. § 2629; acts Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1413, § 1,
33 Stat. 983; Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 251, § 4,
42 Stat. 1453, set forth procedure for filling a vacancy in office of a collector, comptroller, surveyor, or appraiser.
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9, R.S. § 2625, act Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 251, § 3,
42 Stat. 1453, provided for performance of collector’s duties in case of his disability.
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10, R.S. § 2630; acts Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 251, §§ 2,
3,
42 Stat. 1453; Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 76,
43 Stat. 748, provided that in cases of occasional and necessary absence, or of sickness, any collector could exercise his powers and perform his duties by deputy.
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11, R.S. § 2632; act June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 523,
46 Stat. 740, provided that in cases of occasional and necessary absence, or of sickness, every comptroller and surveyor could, respectively, exercise and perform his functions, powers, and duties by deputy.