FEDERAL · 33 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Employment of civil engineers on western and northwestern rivers
33 U.S.C. § 543
Title33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
ChapterSUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
This text of 33 U.S.C. § 543 (Employment of civil engineers on western and northwestern rivers) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering United States primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
33 U.S.C. § 543.
Text
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.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Source Credit
History
(R.S. §5253; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, §205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
Editorial Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §5253 derived from Res. Mar. 29, 1867, No. 27, 15 Stat. 28.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of certain functions insofar as they pertain to Air Force, and to extent that they were not previously transferred to Secretary of the Air Force and Department of the Air Force from Secretary of the Army and Department of the Army, see Secretary of Defense Transfer Order No. 40, July 22, 1949.
Codification
R.S. §5253 derived from Res. Mar. 29, 1867, No. 27, 15 Stat. 28.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of certain functions insofar as they pertain to Air Force, and to extent that they were not previously transferred to Secretary of the Air Force and Department of the Air Force from Secretary of the Army and Department of the Army, see Secretary of Defense Transfer Order No. 40, July 22, 1949.
Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
33 U.S.C. § 543, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/usc/33/543.