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SEVENTY-FIRST C ONGRESS . SESS. III . CH. 280 . 1931 . law books, books of reference, periodicals, blank books, pamphlets, maps, newspapers (not exceeding $2,500) ; purchase of atlases or maps ; stationery ; furniture and repairs to same ; carpets, matting, oilcloth, file cases, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges ; fuel, lighting, and heating ; purchase and exchange of motor trucks and bicycles ; mainten ance, re pair, an d operati on of th ree moto r-propel led pass en- ger-carrying vehicles and motor trucks and bicycles, to be used only for official purposes ; freight and express charges ; postage to foreign countries ; telegraph and telephone service ; typewriters, adding machines, and other labor-saving devices, including their repair and exchange ; first-aid outfits for use in the buildings occupied by employees of this department ; street-car fares, not exceeding $500 ; and all other miscellaneous items and necessary expenses not included in the foregoing, $280,000, which sum shall constitute the appropria- Available for field tion for contingent expenses of the department, except the Patent service. Office, and shall also be available for the purchase of necessary sup- plies and equipment for field services of bureaus and offices of the depar tmen t for whic h co nting ent a nd m iscel laneo us a pprop riati ons Purchases .
are specifically made in order to facilitate the purchase through the .Proviso.
central purchasing office (Division of Supplies), as provided by Restriction on main- la w : Prov ided, That expenditures from appropriations contained tenance, etc ., of passen . ger vehicles . in this Act for the maintenance, upkeep, and repair, exclusive of garage rent, pay of operator, fuel, and lubricants on any one motor- propelled passenger-carrying vehicle used by the Department of Commerce shall not exceed one-third of the market price of a new vehicle of the same make or class, and in any case more than $500 . Printing and bind- For all printing and binding for the Department of Commerce, ing ,
in cluding all of its bureaus, offices , institutions, and services in th e District of Columbia and elsewhere, except the Patent Office and the Proviso.
Bureau of the Census, $750,000 : Provided, That an amount not to Copy editors .
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> exceed $2,000 of this appropriation may be expended for salaries of persons detailed from the Government Printing Office for service as copy editors . Radio Division . RADIO DIVISION Wireless commnnica- Wireless communication laws : To enable the Secretary of Com- tion on steam vessels . Enforcement of laws merce to enforce the Acts of Congress "to require apparatus and requiring, o pera tors for r adio comm unica tion on c ertai n oc ean s teame rs" and Vol. 36, p. 629; Vol. "to regulate radio communication" and carry out the provisions 37, pp. 199, 1565 ; Vol . 441T_ 1164 .
of the international radiotelegraphic convention, examine and set- p. S. c ., Supp. IV, tl e intern ational r adio acc ounts, i ncluding persona l service s in the District of Columbia, and to employ such persons and means as may be necessary, traveling and subsistence expenses, purchase and exchange of instruments, technical books, tabulating . duplicating, and other office machinery and devices, rent and all other miscel- laneous items, including rubber gloves, aprons, rubber boots, and necessary expenses not included in the foregoing, $646,700, of which tr Services in the Dis- amount not to exceed $80,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia . Aircraft in commerce . AI RCR AFT IN COMMERCE Perso nal serv ices and Aircraft in commerce : To carry out the provisions of the Act alley pen V ses p.. W. s sc ia. approved May 20, 1926, entitled " Act to encourage and regulate the use of aircraft in commerce, and for other purposes " (U. S. C., title 49, sees . 171-184), as amended by the Act approved February 28, 1929 (U . S . C., Supp . III, title 49, sec . 173d), including salary U . S45C., Supp. IV. of Assistant Secretary of Commerce (provided for in the Act cited p.650.
abo ve), and other pe rsonal s ervices in the D istrict o f Columb ia (not to exceed $320,320) and elsewhere ; rent in the District of Columbia
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