Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 56 Part 1.djvu/476

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PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 452 -JUNE 27, 1942 52 Stat. 625. D. C. Code § 21-317 . Advances for depor- tation. 45 Stat. 1260. D. C. Code §§ 31- 501 to 31-507. Expelnditures, al-. thority of coilmanld- ing genRertl. proceedings in the District of Columbia", approved June 8, 1938, including persons held in the psychopathic ward of the Gallinger Municipal Hospital, $12,000. In expending the foregoing sum the disbursing officer of the District of Columbia is authorized to advance to the Director of Public Welfare, upon requisitions previously approved by the auditor of the District of Columbia, and upon such security as the Commissioners may require of said Director, sums of money not exceeding $500 at one time, to be used only for deportation of nonresident insane persons, and to be accounted for monthly on itemized vouchers to the accounting officer of the District of Columbia. BURIAL OF EX-SERVICE MEN For expenses of burying in the Arlington National Cemetery, or in the cemeteries of the District of Columbia, indigent Union ex-soldiers, ex-sailors, ex-marines, of the United States service, either Regular or Volunteer, who have been honorably discharged or retired, and who died in the District of Columbia, to be disbursed by the Secretary of War at a cost not exceeding $45 for such burial expenses in each case, exclusive of cost of grave, $270. TRANSPORTATION OF INDIGENT NONRESIDENT PERSONS For transportation of indigent nonresident persons to their legal residence or to the home of a relative or relatives, including mainte- nance pending transportation, and transportation of other indigent persons, including indigent veterans of the World War and their families, $17,000, of which amount not to exceed $7,265 shall be avail- able for personal services. VOCATIONAL REHABITATION Vocational rehabilitation of disabled residents, District of Colum- bia: To carry out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the vocational rehabilitation of disabled residents of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved February 23, 1929, $25,000. MILITIA For the following, to be expended under the authority and direc- tion of the commanding general, who is hereby authorized and empowered to make necessary contracts and leases, namely: For personal services, $10,800; temporary labor, $3,240; for ex- penses of camps, including hire of horses for officers required to be mounted, and for the payment of commutation of subsistence for enlisted men who may be detailed to guard or move the United States property at home stations on days immediately preceding and imme- diately following the annual encampments; damages to private property incident to encampment; reimbursement to the United States for loss of property for which the District of Columbia may be held responsible: cleaning and repairing uniforms, arms, and equipment; instruction, purchase, and maintenance of athletic, gym- nastic, and recreational equipment at armory or field encampments, not to exceed $500; practice marches, drills, and parades; rent of armories, drill halls, and storehouses; fuel, light, heat, care, and repair of armories, offices, and storehouses; machinery and dock, including dredging alongside of dock; construction of buildings for storage and other purposes at target range; telephone service; printing, stationery, and postage; horses and mules for mounted organizations; maintenance and operation of passenger and non- 448 [56 STAT.