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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Ciis. 225, 226. 1928 . 319 thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accura te rec ord of the a mount paid f or acqu iring the br idge a nd its approa ches, the ac tual e xpendi tures for mai ntaini ng, re pairin g, and operating the same and of the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. SEC. 6 . E. M. Elliott, Chicago, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall within ninety days after the completion of such bridge file with the Secretary of War, and with the highway departments of the States of West Virginia and Ohio, a sworn itemized statement showing the actual original cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property nece ssary ther efor, and the actua l fi nanci ng an d pr omoti on co sts. The Secretary of War may, and upon request of the highway depar tment of eit her of such States shall, at an y time withi n thre e years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge ; for the purpose of such investigation the said E. M. Elliott, Chicago, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall make available all records in connection with the construction. financing, and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secretary of War as to the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes men- tioned in section 4 of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. SEC. 7. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and priv ileges co nferred b y this Ac t, is her eby grant ed to E. M. Elliott, Chicago, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, power s, and privi leges may be sold, assign ed, or trans ferred, or w ho shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or othewise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though confe rred h erein direct ly upo n such corpor ation or per son. SEC. 8. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, March 16, 1928. Record of expendi- tures and receipts. Sworn statement of construction costs to be made afte r co mplet ion. Investigation by Se , retary of War . Find ings of S ecre tary conclusive. Right to sell, etc ., conferred . Amendment. March 16, 1928. CHAP. 226.-An Act Authorizing C. J. Abbott, his heirs, legal representa- 	[x. R. 7183 .] tives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Ohio [Public No . 176.] River at or near Golconda, Illinois. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to C Ohio . J. Abb ott may facilitate interstate commerce, improve the Postal Service, and bridge, at Golcond a, provide for military and other purposes, C. J. Abbott, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Ohio River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Golconda, Pope County, Illinois, and a point opposite thereto in Livin ston County, Kentucky, in accordance with the provisions Val.34 o , Construction. p. 84. of the Act entitled "n Act to regulate the construction of bridges Post,p . 1527 . over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the cond itions and l imitat ions c ontain ed in t his Ac t.

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 SEC. 2 . There is hereby conferred upon C. J. Abbott, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such Condemnation pr o- State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the ceedings. condmnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. Tolls authorized. SE C. 3. The said C. J. Abbott, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in vol.34, p. 85. the Act of 1Vlarch 23, 1506. SE C. 4. After the completion of such bridge, as determined by the Secretary of War, either the State of Illinois, the State of Kentucky, any public agency or political subdivision of either of such States, within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all right, title, and interest in such bridge and its approaches, and any interest in real property necessary therefor, by purchase or by condemnation or expropriation, in accordance with the laws of either of such States governing th e acquisition of private property for public purpose s by condemna tion or expro priation. If at any time after the expiration of twenty years after the completion of such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or expropriation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include Limitations. good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduction for actual depreciation in value, (2) the actual cost of acquiring such interests in real property, (3) actual financing and promotion costs, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches and acquiring such interest in real property, and To lls under sta te, (4) actual expenditures for necessary improvements. etc., operation. SEC. 5 5. If such bridge shall be taken over or acquired by the States or public agencies or political subdivisions thereof, or by either of Rates applied to op- of them, as provided in section 4 of this Act, and if tolls are thereafter „ oration, sinking fund, charged for the use thereof, the rates of toll shall be so adjusted as to etc • pr ovide a fund suffici ent to pay fo r the r easona ble cos t of ma intain ing, r epairi ng, an d oper ating the b ridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the amount paid therefor including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but Maintenance as free within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the date of brid ge, etc ., after amor- acquiring the same. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amorti- tizing costs, etc' zation shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of toll shall there- after be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount Re cord of e xpen di- necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, and operation of the tures and receipts. bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the amount paid for acquiring the bridge and its approaches, the actual expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Right to acquire real est at e, e tc ., for location, approaches, etc. Acquisition author- i zed, afte r com pleti on, by Illinois, Kentucky, etc. Compensation if ac- quired by condemna- tion. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cii. 226. 1928.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 226, 227. 1928 . SEC. 6 . C. J. Abbott, his heirs, legal representatives and assigns. shall within ninety days after the completion of such bridge file with the Secretary of War, and with the highway departments of the States of Illinois and Kentucky, a sworn itemized statement showing the actua l origina l cost of construc ting the bridge an d its app roaches, the act ual co st of acquir ing an y inte rest in real proper ty nec essary therefo r, and the a ctual financ ing an d promo tion c osts. The Secre- tary of War may, and upon request of the hi ghway department of either of such States shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge ; for the purpose of such investigation the said C. J. Abbott, his heirs, legal r epresenta tives, an d assigns , shall m ake avail able all of his records in connection with the construction, financing, and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secretary of War as to the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes mentioned in section 4 of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. SEC. 7. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to C. J. Abb ott, his heirs, le gal repre sentativ es, and a ssigns, a nd any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein direct ly upo n such corpo ration or per son. SEC. 8. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, March 16, 1928. CHAP. 227 .-An Act Authorizing A. Robbins, of Hickman, Kentucky, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representativ es of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in order to promote interstate commerce, improve the Postal Service, and pro- vide for military and other purposes, A. Robbins, of Hickman, Kentucky, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approac hes th ereto across the M ississ ippi Ri ver, a t a po int su itable to the interests of navigation, between a point at or near Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky, and a point opposite thereto, in Missis- sippi Coun ty, M isso uri, in ac cord ance with the p rovi sions of t he Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. SEC. 2 . There is hereby conferred upon the said A. Robbins, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construc- tion, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches and ter minals as ar e poss essed by rai lroad c orpora tions for ra ilroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in whic h such real estate or ot her pr operty is sit uated, upon making 321 Sworn statement of construction costs, etc ., to be filed after com- pletion. Investigation by See, retary of war. Find ings of .Se cre- tary, conc lusi ve. Right to sell, etc., con fer red. Amendment. March 16, 1928. 111 .R.7921.] [Public, No. 177.] Mississippi River . A. Robbins may bridge, at Hickman, Ky. Construction, Vol.34,p.84. P08t, p. 1532. Right to acquire real estate, etc., for location, approaches, etc .

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 322 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cn. 227. 1.928 . just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to C onde mnati on pro - the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same ceedings . as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purp oses in such Sta te. Tolls authorized. SEC. 3. The said A. Robbins, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained Vol.34,p.ss. in the Act of March 23, 1906. Acquisition author- SEC. 4. After the completion of such bridge, as determined by the ize d, after comp letion, by . Kentucky, Mis- Secretary of War, either the State of Kentucky, the State of sour`, etc' Missouri, any public agency, or political subdivision of either of such States, within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all right, title, and interest in such bridge and its approaches, and any interest in real property necessary therefor, by purchase or by condemnation or expropriation in accordance with the laws of either of such States governing the acquisition of private co mpeb satio n if m- property for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation. If quire d by conde m- nation. a t any time after the expiration of twenty years after the completion of such bridge t he same is ac quired by cond emnation or e xpropria- tion, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, Limitations. but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduction for actual depreciation in value ; (2) the actual cost of acquiring such interests in real property ; (3) actual financing and promotion cost, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of constructing the b ridge and it s appr oache s and acquir ing s uch in terest in re al pro perty ; and (4) actual e xpenditures fo r necessary i mprovements. etc .,ooperatideer State, SEC. 5 . If such bridge shall be taken over or acquired by the States or public agencies or political subdivisions thereof, or by either of them, as provided in section 4 of this Act, and if tolls Rates applied to op- are thereafter charged for the use thereof, the rates of toll shall etction, sinking fund, be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reason- etc. able cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches, under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the amount paid therefor, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the date of acquiring the same. Maintenance as free After a sinking fund sufficient to pay the cost of acquiring the ti ing osts. after a mor- bridge and its approaches shall have been so provided, such bridge tizing c osts . shall thereafter b e maintained a nd operated f ree of tolls, or the rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper repair, maint enance, and o peration of th e bridge and its approache s under Record of expendi- tures and receipts. economical management. An accurate record of the amount paid for acquiring the bridge a.nd its approaches, the actual expendi- tures for operating, repairing, and maintaining the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. sworn statement of SEC. 6. A. Robbins his heirs legal representatives, and assigns, construction costs, > > ete ., to be flled after shall, within ninety days after the completion of such bridge, file com pleti on. with the Secretary of War and with the highway departments of the States of Kentucky and Missouri, a sworn itemized statement showing the actual original cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property necessary therefor, and the actual financing and promotion Investigation by the costs. The Secretary of War may, and upon request of either of Secretary of war. such highway departments shall, at any time within three years

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 227, 228, 230 . 1928. 323 after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of cost so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and re asonab le cos ts of constr ucting, finan cing, and pr omote ing such bridge ; for the purpose of such investigation A. Bob- bins, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns shall make avail- ab le all of th e reco rds in conne ction with th e cons tructi on, fi nanc- ing, and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secretary of War as to the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and pro- motion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes mentioned in section 4 of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. Ri ght to sell, etc ., SEC. 7. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the conferred. rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to A. Robbins, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as thoug h conf erred herein direc tly up on such corpo ration or pe rson. SEC. 8 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby exp ressly reser ved. Findings of Secretary conclusive. Amendment. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Un ited Sta tes o f America in Congr ess asse mbled, That the Secretary of Agriculture be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause such shade, ornamental, fruit, and shelter-belt trees, shrubs, vines, and vegetables as are adapted to the conditions and needs of the semiarid or dry-land regions of the United States, to be propagated at an experiment station of the Department of Agriculture to be established at or near Cheyenne, Wyoming, and seedlings and cuttings and seeds of such trees, shrubs, vines, and vegetables to be distributed free of charge under such regulations as he may prescribe for experimental and demonstration purposes within the semiarid or dry-land regions of the United States. SEC. 2. That for carrying out the purposes of this Act, including the erection of buildings, there is hereby authorized to be appro- priated the sum of $100,000, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the supervision of the Secretary of Agriculture. SEC. 3. That there is hereby authorized to he appropriated each Annual appropria - y hh h ti on authorized. fisca l year th ereafter necessary appropr iations t o enable the Secre tary Post, P. 551. of Agriculture to carry on the experiments contemplated by this Act. Ho rticu ltur al ex peri - ment station, Wyo- ming. Authorized for prop- agating seeds and cut- tings of trees, etc ., for semiarid lands. Amount authorized. Approved, March 16, 1928. March 19, 1928. CHAP. 228.-An Act Providing for horticultural experiment and demon- [S. 2569.1 stration work in the semiarid or dry-land regions of the United States. [Public, No. 178.] Approved, March 19, 1928. March 21, 1928. CHAP. 230 .-An Act To authorize the city of Muskogee, Oklahoma, to [H. R.4964.] remove and retain title to the boilers from the Municipal Hospital Building recently conve yed by the city to t he United States Vet erans' Bureau Hospit al Numbered 90, at Muskogee, Oklahoma. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f Am erica in Congress assembled, That the city of Muskogee, Oklahoma, through its authorized representatives be, and [Public, No. 179 .] Muskogee, Okla.

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 324 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 230, 231 . 1928 . May remove b oiler s it is hereby, authorized to remove from the Municipal Hospita l from Veterans' Hos- pit al, recen tly sol d Building, recently sold by said city to the United States Veterans' thereto b y the city . Bureau Hospital Numbered 90, at Muskogee, Oklahoma, and retain title to the boilers in said Municipal Hospital Building, having been Vol.43,p. 1354. reserved when the sale of said hospital building was consummated, but which reservation was erroneously omitted from the deed con- veying said Municipal Hospital Building from said city to the United States Veterans' Hospital Numbered 90. Con diti ons. That such removal shall be at the expense of the city and shall not be undertaken until other arrangements for heating this hospital have been made by the United States Veterans' Bureau. Approved, March 21, 1928. March 22, 1928. CHAP. 231 .-An Act Authorizing E. K. Morse his heirs legal re res enta- [s .28 oo .] g p [Public, No. 180 .] tives, and assigns, to construc t, maintain, and operate a bridge acr oss the Dela - ware River at or near Burlington, New Jersey. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Delaware River. United States o f America in Congress assembled, Tha t in order to E. K. Morse may bridge, at Burlington, facilitate interstate commerce, improve the Postal Service, and pro- N.J. vide for military and other purposes, E. K. Morse, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to con- struct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Delaware River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, Vol .34,p .84o, p.84.. at or near Burlington, New Jersey, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to reulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Right to acquire real estate, etc., for location, SEC. 2. There is hereby conferred upon E. K. Morse, his heirs, legal approaches, etc. representatives, and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge cor- porations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation there- for, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, Condemnation pro- and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation ceedings. or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. Tolls authorized. SEC. 3. The said E. K. Morse, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until Vol .34,p. ss. changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Acquisition anchor- ized, afte r co mplet ion, SEC. 4. After the completion of such bridge, as determined by the by New Jerse y, Penn- Secretary of War, either the State of Newv Jersey, the Stae of sylva nia, etc' Pennsylvania, any public agency or political subdivision of either of such States, within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take ove r al l ri ght, tit le, and inte rest in such bri dge and its approaches, an d any interes t in real pro perty necessar y therefor, by purchase or by condemnation or expropriation, in ac cor dan ce with the laws of either of such States governing the acquisition of Com pensation if aeo private property for public purposes by condemnation or expropria- quired by condemna . tion. If at any time after the expiration of twenty years after tion. the completion of such bridge the same is acquired by condemna- tion or expropriation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective Limitations. revenues or profits, but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 231. 1928 . 325 deduction for actual depreciation in value acquiring such interests in real property ; (3) actual financing and promotion costs, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of co nstru cting the b ridge and its approaches and acquiring such interest in real property ; and (4) actual expenditures for necessary im provements. SEC. 5 . If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquired etc .,°open under state, by the States or public agencies or political subdivisions thereof, or by either o f them, as provi ded in section 4 of this Act, an d if tolls are thereafter charged for the use thereof, the rates of toll shall be so Rates appli ed to op. 7 eration, sinking fund, adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable etc• cost of ma intain ing, repai ring, and operating the bridge and its app ro ach es under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the amount paid therefor, including reason- able interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the Maintenance as free date of acquiring the same. After a sinking fund sufficient for such bridge, etc ., after amor- amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall there- tizing costs. after b e mainta ined and operate d free o f tolls, or the rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, and opera- tion of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the amount aid for acquiring the bride Record of etpendi- h ~ tares and receipts . and its approac hes, the actual expendit ures for maintai ning, re pair- ing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Sworn statement of SEC. 6. E. K. Morse, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, construction costs, etc ., shall within ninety days after the completion of such bridge file with tob e en fi led a fter com- the Secretary of War and with the Highway Departments of the States of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, a sworn itemized statement showing the actual original cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property neces sary therefor, and the actual financing and prom otion costs. Investigati on by the The Secretary of War may, and upon request of the highway depart- Secretary of war. ment of either of such States shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting suc h bridge ; for the purpose of such investigation the said E. K. Morse, his heirs, leg al re presen tativ es, a nd ass igns, shal l make available all of his records in connection with the construction, Findings of Secretary financing, and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secretary of conclusive. War as to the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes mentioned in section 4 of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equi ty for f raud or gross mi stake. Right to sell, etc., SEC. 7. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the conferred . rights, powers, and pri vileges conferred by this Act is hereby gra nt ed to E. K. Mors e, his heirs, le gal representati ves, and assigns , and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and pri vileges may be s old, ass igned, o r transf erred, o r who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is her eby auth oriz ed and e mpow ered to exer cise the sam e as ful ly thoug h con ferred here in di rectly upon such corpo ratio n or person. SEc. 8 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendmen t. express ly reser ved. Approved, March 22, 1928.
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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cii. 232. 1928 . 1923, the average of the salaries of the total number of persons under any grade in any bureau, office, or other appropriation unit shall not at any time exceed the average of the compensation rates speci- fied for the grade by such Act, and in grades in which only one position is allocated the salary of such position shall not exceed the average of the compensation rates for the grade, except that in unusually meritorious cases of one position in a grade advances may be made to rates higher than the average of the compensation rates of the grade but not more often than once in any fiscal year and then only to the next higher rate : Prov ided, That this restriction shall not apply (1) to g rades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the clerical -mechanic al service, or (2) to require the reduction in salary of any person whose compensation was fixed as of July 1, 1924, in accordance with the rules of section 6 of such Act, (3) to require the reduction in salary of an y pers on who is tr ansfer red fro m one positi on to anothe r position in the same or different grade in the same or a different bureau, office, or other appropriation unit, or (4) to prevent the payment of a salary under any grade at a rate higher than the maximum rate of the grade when such higher rate is permitted by the Classification Act of 1923 and is specifically authorized by other law. CONT INGENT EX PENSES, WAR DEPARTM ENT Fo r purchas e of prof essional and scien tific bo oks, law books, in clud- ing th eir ex change papers, maps ; typewriting and adding machines, and other labor- saving devices, including their repair and exchange ; furniture and repairs to same ; carpets, matting, linoleum, filing equipment, photo supplies, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges, fuel, gas, and heating apparatus for buildings, electric power, electric light alterations and installations in, Government-owned buildings (other than those under the supervision of the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital) occupied by the War Department and its bureaus ; maintenance, repair, and operation of motor trucks and motor cycles, and one motor-propelled passenger- carrying vehicle, to be used only for official purposes express charges ; street-car fares, not exceeding $750 ; and other absolutely necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, $88,470 . For stationery for the department and its bureaus and offices, $60,000. For postage stamps for the department and its bureaus, as required under the Postal Union, to prepay postage on matters addressed to Postal Union countries, $250. For printing and binding for the War Department, its bureaus and offices, and for all printing and binding for the field activities under the War Department, except such as may be authorized in accordance with existing law to be done elsewhere than at the Govern- ment Printing Office, $475,000 : Provided, That the sum of $3 .000. or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be used for the publication, from ti me to time, of bul letins prepa red und er the direc tion o f the Surgeon General of the Army, for the instruction of medical officers, when approved by the Secretary of War, and not exceeding $64,000 shall be available for printing and binding under the direction of the Chief of Engineers. MILITARY ACTIVITIES CONTINGENCIES OF THE ARMY Fo r all con tinge nt ex pense s of the Army not other wise provi ded for and embracing all branches of the military service, including the office of the Chief of Staff ; for all emergencies and extraordinary If only one person in a grade. All owa nce in un- usually meritorious cases. Proviso. Restriction not ap- plicable to cl erical- mechanical service. No red uction in fix ed salaries. Vol.42, p. 1490. Transfers to another position without re- duction. higher salary rates allowed. Department contin. gent expenses. Stationery. Postage . ing Printing and bind . Provi so. Medical bulletins. 327 For Chief of Engi. neers. Military activities. Army contingencies.
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 328 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 232. 1928 . expenses, including the employment of translators and exclusive of all other personal services in the War Department or any of its subordinate bureaus or offices in the District of Columbia, or in the Army at large, but impossible to be anticipated or classified; to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of War, and for such purposes as he may deem proper, $12,000 : Prov ided, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the payment of expenses connected with the transfer of surplus property of the War Department to any other activity of the Govern- ment where the articles or lots of articles to be transferred are located at any place at which the total surplus quantities of the same commodity are so small that their transfer would not, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, be economical. GENERAL STAFF CORPS Proviso. Tra nsf er of sur plu s property to other activ- ities restricted. General Sta ff Corps. Military Intelligence Division. Contingent expenses. Observing military operations of foreign armies. Proviso. Periodicals, etc. R. S., sec. 11648, p. 718. Army War College . Instruction expenses. For expenses of the Army War College, being for the purchase of the necessary special stationery; textbooks, books of reference, scien- tific and professional papers and periodicals; maps; police utensils; employ ment o f temp orary, techn ical, or spec ial se rvices and e xpense s Emp loy ees, etc . of special lecturers; for the pay of employees; and for all other abso- lutely necessary expenses, $73,610. ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT Adjutant General's Department. Headq uarte rs o f mil i- tary departme nts, etc. CONTINGENCIES, MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIVISION For c ontin gent expe nses of th e Mi litar y Int ellig ence Divi sion, General Staff Corps, and of the military attaches at the United States embassies and legations abroad, including the purchase of law books, professional books of reference, and subscriptions to news- papers and periodicals; for cost of maintenance of students and attach es and for such other purposes as the Secretary of War may deem proper, including $5,000 for the actual and necessary expenses of officers of the Army on duty abroad for the purpose of observing operatio ns of arm ies of fo reign sta tes at w ar, to be paid upo n certifi - cates of the Secretary of War that the expenditures were necessary for obtaining military information, $62,480, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War : Provided, That section 3648, Revised Statutes, shall apply neither to subscriptions for foreign and professional newspapers and periodicals nor to other payments made from appropriations contained in this Act in compliance with the laws of foreign countries under which the military attaches are required to operate. ARMY WAR COLLEGE CONTINGENCIES, HEADQUARTERS OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS, AND SO FORTH Contingent ex penses. Fo r cont ingent expen ses at the h eadqua rters of the severa l terr i- torial de partments, corps a reas, arm ies, terr itorial d istricts, tactical corps, divisions, and brigades, including the Staff Corps serving thereat, being for the purchase of the necessary articles of office, toilet, and desk furniture, stationery, ice, and potable water for office use, binding, maps, technical books of reference, professional and technical newspapers and periodicals, payment for which may be made in advance, and police utensils, to be alloted by the Secre-
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Is there no source file for this? It is so very hard to read, as it is long and dense. I can’t read it. A source file would help to break it down into readable chunks. (My two cents, as I would like to be able to read it!)  Mattisse (talk) 21:05, 24 September 2010 (UTC)


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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 232 . 1928 . 329 tary of War, and to be expended in the discretion of the commanding officers of the several military departments, corps areas, districts, armies, and tactical commands, $4,500. COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF SCHOOL, FORT LEAVENWO RTH, KANSAS Fort Lea venworth, Kans. For the purch ase of textb ooks, books of refe rence, scien tific and era Com ma nd Schoo l. Ge n- profes sional paper s, ins trumen ts, an d mater ial fo r inst ructio n ; em - ployment of temporary, technical, special, and clerical services ; and for other necessary expenses of instruction, at the Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, $40,599. MILITARY POST EXCHANGES For the equipment and conduct of the post exchange, school, reading, lunch, and amusement rooms, service clubs, chapels, gym- nasiums, and libraries, including periodicals and other publications and subscriptions for newspapers for which payment may be made in advance, and including salaries and travel for civilians employ ed in the ho stess and li brary service s, and for t ranspo rtatio n of books and equipment for these services ; for the rental of films, purcha se of slides for a nd mak ing re pairs t o movi ng-pic ture o utfits , and for similar and other recreational purposes at training and mobili zation camps now e stabli shed o r Which may b e here after estab- lished, $69,740. FI NANC E DE PART MENT PAY, AND SO FORTH, OF THE ARMY For pay of officers of the line and staff, $31,168,426 ; pay of officers, National Guard, $100 ; pay of warrant officers, $2,156,880 ; aviation increase to commissioned and warrant officers of the Army, $1,571,326 ; additional pay to officers for length of service, $7,778,298 ; pay of enlisted men of the line and staff, not including the Philip- pine Scouts, $51,022,306 ; pay of enlisted men of National Guard, $100 ; aviation increase to enlisted men of the Army, $460,723 ; pay of enlisted men of the Philippine Scouts, $976,854 ; additional pay for length of service to enlisted men, $3,286,620 ; pay of the officers on the retired list, $7,349,729 ; increased pay to retired officers on active duty, $216,638 ; pay of retired enlisted men, $10,631,858 ; increased pay and allowances of retired enlisted men on active duty $9,878 ; pay of retired pay clerks, $6,750 ; pay of retired veterinarians, $3,570 ; pay of not to exceed sixty-five civil-service messengers at $1,080 each at headquarters of the several Territorial departments, corps areas, Army and corps headquarters, Territorial districts, tac- tical divisions and brigades, service schools, camps, and ports of embarkation and debarkation, $70,200 ; pay and allowances of con- tract surgeons, $44,556 ; pay of nurses, $823,780 ; pay of hospital matrons, $600 ; rental allowances, including allowances for quarters for enlisted men on duty where public quarters are not available, $6,598,579 ; subsistence allowances, $5,855,602 ; interest on soldiers' deposits, $75,000 ; payment of exchange by officers serving in foreign countries, and when specially authorized by the Secretary of War, by offi cers d isburs ing fu nds pe rtaini ng to t he War Depar tment, when serving in Alaska, and all foreign money received shall be charged to and paid out by disbursing officers of the Army at the legal valua- tion fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,000 ; additional pay to officers below the grade of major required to be mounted and who furnish their own mounts, $225,000 ; in all, $130,334,373 ; and the money herein appropriated for "Pay, and so forth, of the Army" shall be accounted for as one fund. Post exchanges. Equipment, etc. Finance depart- me nt. Pay of the Army. Officers. Aviation increase. Lon gev ity. Enlisted men. Aviation increase. Longevity. Retired list. Officers . Enlisted men. Retired pay clerks. Retired v eterina- rians. Civil -serv ice m essen - gers at headquarters. Con tra ct surgeons, nurses, etc. Rental and subsist- ence allowances. Loss by exchange. Officers furnishing mo unts. To be one fund.

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 330 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 232 . 1928 . Assignment of Army cle rks, etc ., to Depart- ment duty forbidden. Pay forbidden to re- tired officer sellin g sup- plies to Army. To officer retired be- fore 64 years, employed by parties making di- rect sales to depart- ment or Army. Mileage. Officers, etc. Courts martial, etc ., expenses. Finance Service. Pay of clerks, etc. No cl erk, m esseng er, or labor er at headqua rters of tac tical divi- sions, military departments, brigades, service schools, and office of the Chief of Staff shall be assigned to duty in any bureau of the War D epartment. None of the money appropriated in this Act shall be used to pay any officer on the retired list of the Army who for himself or for oth ers engag es in the selling, contract ing for t he sale o f, negoti ating for the sale of, or furnishing to the Army or the War Department any supplies, materials, equipment, lands, buildings, plants, vessels, or munitions. None of the money appropriated in this Act shall be paid to any officer on the retired list of the Army who, having been retired before reaching the age of sixty-four, is employed in the United States or its possessions by any individual, partnership, cor- poration, or association regularly or frequently engaged in making direct sales of any merchandise or material to the War Department or the Army. MILEAGE OF THE ARMY For mileage, reimbursement of actual traveling expenses, or per diem allowances in lieu thereof, as authorized by law, to commis- sioned officers, warrant officers, contract surgeons, and expert account- ant, Inspector General's Department, $740,000. EXPENSES OF COURTS-MARTIAL For expenses of courts-martial, courts of inquiry, military com- missions, retiring boards, and compensation of reporters and wit- nesse s atte nding same, contra ct ste nograph ic rep orting servi ces, a nd expenses of taking depositions and securing other evidence for use before the same, $90,000. Deserters, etc. APPREHENSION OF DESERTERS, AND SO FORTH Payment for appre- hension, etc ., of. For the apprehension, securing, and delivering of soldiers absent without leave and of deserters, including escaped military prisoners, and the expenses incident to their pursuit ; and no greater sum than $50 for each deserter or escaped military prisoner shall, in the dis- cretion o f the Sec retary of War, be paid to a ny civil officer o r citizen Donations to di s- charged prisoners. for such services and expenses ; for a donation of $10 to each prisoner . discharged otherwise than honorably upon his release from confine- ment under court-martial sentence involving dishonorable discharge, $110,00 0 . FINANCE SERVICE For compensation of clerks and other employees of the Finance Department, $1,050,000. P riva te prop erty da mages, etc. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES TO AND LOSS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY Payment of claims for. For payment of claims not exceeding $500 each in amount for dam- ac res to or loss of private p roperty i ncident to the tr aining, p ractice, operation, or maintenance of the Army that have accrued, or may Proviso. hereafter accrue, from time to time, $3,000 : Provided, That settlement Settlement by Gen. eral Accountin g Office. Of such claims shall be made by the General Accounting Office, upon the approval and recommendation of the Secretary of War, where the amount of damages has been ascertained by the War Department, and payment thereof will be accepted by the owners of the property in full s atisfa ction of suc h dama ges.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 232. 1928 . 331 CLAIMS OF OFFICERS, ENLIS TED MEN AND NURSES OF THE ARMY FOR Destr uction of p ri- > > vate property of of- DESTRUCTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY cers, etc. For the payment of claims of officers, enlisted men, and nurses of Payment of claims the Army for private property lost, destroyed, captured, abandoned, for, in the service. or damaged in the military service of the United States, under the provisions of an Act approved March 4, 1921, $34,000. Vol.41,p.1436. QU ARTERMASTER CORPS Quartermaster Corps. SUBSISTENCE OF THE ARMY : Purchase of subsistence supplies : For Subsistence. Purch ase of su pplie s, issue as rations to troops, includi ng retir ed enlist ed men wh en ordere d for issue as rations , etc. t o active du ty, civil employee s when en titled th ereto, ho spital ma trons, applicants for enlistment while held under observation, general prisoners of war (including Indians held by the Army as prisoners, but for whose subsistence appropriation is not otherwise made), Indians employed by the Army as guides and scouts, and general prisoners at posts ; for the subsistence of the masters, officers, crews, and employees of the vessels of the Army Transport Service ; hot coffee for troops traveling when supplied with cooked or travel rations ; meals for recruiting parties and applicants for enlistment while under observation ; for sales to officers, including members of sales to ofscers, etc. the Officers' Reserve Corps while on active duty, and enlisted men T r°Lis°. y~ o competitors, of the Army : Provided, That the sum of $12,000 is authorized to national rifle match. be expended for supplying meals or furnishing commutation of ration s to e nliste d men of the Regul ar Army while compe titors in th e Payments. national rifle match. For payments : Of the regulation allowances Commutation allow- of commutation in lieu of rations to enlisted men on furlough, ances. enlisted men when stationed at places where rations in kind can not be economically issued, including retired enlisted men when ordered to active duty and when traveling on detached duty where it is imprac ticabl e to c arry r ations of an y kind, enlis ted me n sele cted t o contest for places or prizes in department and Army rifle competi- tions when traveling to and from places of contest, applicants for enlistment, and general prisoners while traveling under orders. For payment of the regulation allowances of commutation in lieu of ration s for enlist ed men, appl icants for en listme nt whi le hel d unde r observation, civilian employees who are entitled to subsistence at publi c expe nse, a nd gen eral p risone rs whil e sick in ho spital s, to be paid to the surgeon in charge ; advertising ; for t~ pr ovidin g priz es to Adve rtisin g. el Prizes for bakers and be established by the Secretary of War for enlisted men of the Army cooks. who graduate from the Army schools for bakers and cooks, the total amount of such prizes at the various schools not to exceed $900 per ann um chase, testing, care, preservation, issue, sale, and accounting for subsistence supplies for the Army, in all, $24,351,875. None of the funds appropriated in this A ct shall be used for utilities to include overhead costs on sales payment of expenses of operating any utility of the War Department of services and supplies selling services or supplies at which the cost of the services or supplies therefrom. so sold does not include all customary overhead costs of labor, rent, light, heat, and other expenses properly chargeable to the conduct of such utility. REGULAR SUPPLIES OF THE ARMY : R egul ar supplies of the Quarter- Regular quartermas- ter supplies. master Corps, including their care and protection ; stoves required for the use of th e Arm y fo r hea ting offic es, hospi tals, bar racks and quarters, and recruiting stations, and United States disciplinary barracks ; also ranges, stoves, coffee roasters, and appliances for cooking and serving food at posts in the field and when traveling, and repair and maintenance of such heating and cooking appliances ; authorized issues of candles and matches ; for furnishing heat and Heat and light to light for the authorized allowance of quarters for officers, enlisted quarters, etc. 54835 ° -29- -PT 1
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 332 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 232 . 1928 . men, and wa rran t officers, including retired enlisted men when ordere d to active dut y, contract surgeons when stationed at and occupying public quarters at military posts, officers of the National Guard attending service and garrison schools, and for recruits, Recreation buildings. guards, hospitals, storehouses, offices, the buildings erected at private Vol .32,p. 282. cost, in the operation of the Act approved May 31, 1902, and buildings for a si mil ar pu rp ose on military reservations authorized by War Department regulations ; for sale to officers, and including also fuel an d engine supplie s requir ed in th e operat ion of m odern ba tteries at Bakeries, ice, eta established posts ; for post bakery and bake-oven equipment and apparatus ; for ice for issue to organizations of enlisted men and offices at such places as the Secretary of War may determine, and for preservation of stores ; authorized issues of soap, toilet paper, and Supplie s for schools. towels ; for the necessary furniture, textbooks, paper and equipment for the post schools and libraries, and for schools for noncom- missioned officers ; for the purchase and issue of instruments, office furniture, stationery, and other authorized articles for the use of officers' schools at the several military posts ; for purchase of commercial newspapers, market reports, and so forth ; for the table- ware and mess furniture for kitchens and mess halls, each and all for animal Foo rage , et c., for the enlisted men, including recruits ; for forage, salt, and vinegar for the horses, mules, oxen, and other draft and riding animals of the Quartermaster Corps at the several posts and stations and with the armies in the field, for the horses of the several regiments of Cavalry and batteri es of Ar tillery and such compani es of In fantry a nd Scout s as may be mounted, and for remounts and for the authorized number of officers' horses, including bedding for the animals ; for seeds and implements required for the raising of forage at remount depots and on military reservations in the Hawaiian, Philippine, and Panama Canal Departments, and for labor and expenses incident thereto, inc luding, when spe cificall y author ized by the Secr etary of War, th e cost of irrigation ; for the purchase of implements and hire of labor for harvesting hay on military reservations ; for straw for soldiers' Stationery, printing, bedding, stationery, typewriters and exchange of sa me, including etc. blank books and blank forms for the Army, certificates for discharged soldiers, and for printing department orders and reports, $10,274,- Amount for fuel im- 278 .50 of which amount not exceeding $3,000,000 shall be available mediately available. I g immediately for the procurement of fuel for the service of the fiscal year 1929. Clothing. CLO THI NG AND EQUIPAGE : For cloth, woolens, materials, and for Purchase, manu . > >, facture, e tc. the pur ch ase and manufacture of clothing for the Arm y, including retired enlisted men when ordered to active duty, for issue and for sale ; for payment of commutation of clothing due to warrant officers of the Mine Planter Service and to enlisted men ; for altering and Laundries, etc• fi tting clo thin g and wa shi ng and c lean ing when nec essa ry ; for ope ratio n of l aundr ies, includ ing p urcha se and repa ir of laund ry machinery ; for the authorized issues of laundry materials for use of general prisoners confined at military posts without pay or allow- ances, and for applicants for enlistment while held under observa- tion ; for equipment and repair of equipment of dry-cleaning plants, salvage and sorting storehouses, hat. repairing shops, shoe repair shops, clothing re pair shops, and garbage red uction works ; for Equipage, toi let articles, etc. equipage, including authorized issues of toilet articles barbers' and tailors' materials, for use of general prisoners confined at military posts without pay or allowances and applicants for enlistment while held unde r obse rvati on ; issue of toilet kits to recruits upon their first enlistment, and issue of housewives to the Army ; for expenses clothing . fcitizens outer outer of packing and handling and similar necessaries ; for a suit of citi- zen's outer clothing and when necessary an overcoat, the cost of all

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Ca. 232. 1928 . 333 not to exceed $30, to be issued to each soldier discharged otherwise than honorably, to each enlisted man convicted by civil court for an offense resulting in confinement in a penitentiary or other civil prison, and to each enlisted man ordered interned by reason of the fact tha t he is an a lien ene my, or, for the same rea son, dis char ged Indemnity for de- without internment ; for indemnity to officers and men of the Army stroyed clothing. for cloth ing and beddin g, and so for th, destroyed since April 22 , 1898, by order of medical officers of the Army for sanitary reasons, Amount for fuel im- $6,500,000, of which amount not exceeding $36,000 shall be avail- mediately available . able immediately for the procurement of fuel for the service of the fiscal year 1929. Incidental expenses. INCIDENTAL EXPENSES of THE ARMY : Postage ; hire of laborers in the Quartermaster Corps, including the care of officers' mounts when the same are furnished by the Government ; compensation of clerks Civilian employees. and other employees of the Quartermaster Corps, and clerks, fore- men, watchmen, and organist for the United States disciplinary barracks, and incidental expenses of recruiting ; for the operation of coffee-roasting plants ; for payment of entrance fees for Army rifle Tests, etc ., b y Bu. and pistol teams participating in competitions ; for tests and experi- reau of standards. men tal and deve lopm ent work and sci enti fic rese arch to be p erfo rmed by the Bureau of Standards for the Quartermaster Corps ; for lecture fees at the Army Music School and such additional expenditures as are necessary and authorized by law in the movements and operation of the Army and at military posts, and not expressly assigned to any other department, $3,570,640. Transp ortation of ARM Y TRANSPORTATION : For transportation of the Army and Its troops and supplies. supplies, including retired enlisted men when ordered to active duty ; of authorized baggage, including that of retired officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men when ordered to active duty and upon relief therefrom, and including packing and crating ; of recruits and recruiting parties ; of applicants for enlistment between recruiting stations and recruiting depots ; of necessary agents and other Transport ing de- employees, including their traveling expenses ; of dependents of pendents, etc. officers and enlisted men as provided by law ; of discharged prisoners, and persons discharged from Saint Elizabeths Hospital after transfer thereto from the military service, to their homes (or else- Proviso . where as they may elect) : Provided, That the cost in each case Cost restriction. shall not be greater than to the place of last enlistment ; of horse equipment ; and of funds for the Army ; for the purchase or con- struction, not exceeding $62,000, alteration, operation, and repair of boats and other vessels ; for wharfage, tolls, and ferriages ; for Boats, etc. drayage and cartage ; for the purchase, manufacture (including both material and labor), maintenance, hire, and repair of pack saddles vehicles, dram and pack animals, etc. and harne ss ; for the pu rchase, hire, operation, m aintenance, an d repair of wagons, carts, drays, other vehicles, and horse-drawn and motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles required for the trans- port ation o f troo ps and supplie s and for off icial m ilitar y and g arrison purposes ; for purchase and hire of draft and pack animals, including re plac emen t of uns ervi ceab le a nima ls ; for t ravel allowances to officers Naiona Guard,acs; and enlisted men on discharge ; to officers of National Guard on on discharge. discharge from Federal service as prescribed in the Act of March 2, Vol. 31, p. 902. 1 9 01 ; to enlisted men of Nation al Guard on d ischarge from Federal service, as prescribed in amendatory Act of September 22, 1922 ; Vol. 42, p. i02. and to members of the National Guard who have been mustered into Federal service and discharged on account of ph ysical disabi lity ; Amount for fuel and in all, $17,464,551, of which amount not exceeding $2,0 00,0 00 shall transportation thereof, be available immediately for the procurement and transportation immediately available. of fuel for the service of the fiscal year 1929.

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 334 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 232. 1928. Motor veh ic le re• No money appropriated by this Act shall be expended for the stnction. hire, operation, maintenance, or repair of any motor-propelled vehicle which shall be employed wholly or in part for personal, social, or similar use, except such use as is prescribed by order for the tra nspo rtat ion of A rmy pers onne l in con nect ion with the rec reat iona l ac tivi ties of the Army. vehicles Purchase of emotor None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used for the purchase of motor-propelled freight-carrying vehicles for the Army except those that are purchased solely for experimental purposes, nor shall any of such funds be used for the purchase or exchange of more than four hundred and fifty-eight mot or-p rope lled pas seng er-c arry ing vehi cles (at a c ost not to e xcee d $1,000 each, including the value of a vehicle exchanged) and ten such vehicles (at a cost not exceeding $2,500 each, including the value of a vehicle exchanged) for the Army in excess of those that are purchased solely for experimental purposes. Horses. HORSES FOR CAVALR Y, ARTILLERY, ENGINEERS, AND SO FORTH Purchase, etc. For the purchase of horses within limits as to age, sex, and size Ante, p.245. to be prescribed by the Secretary of War for remuts fr officers entitled to public mounts, for the United States Military Academy, and for such organizations and members of the military service as may be required to be mounted, and for all expenses incident to such breeding Encouragement horses. purchases horses suitable $150,000 Army, t i n ucooperation wtwith breeding Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture, including the pur- Provssos. chase of animals for breeding purposes and their maintenance), Number limite d . $52 9,500 : Provided, That the number of horses purchased under this appropriation shall be limited to the actual needs of the mounted service, including reasonable provision for remounts . When pra cti- chaseesn market pu r- cable, horses shall be purchased in open market at all military posts or stations, when needed, within a maximum price to be fixed by the Secretary of War : Provided further, That no part of this appropria- tion shall be expended for the purchase of any horse below the Standards required. standard set by Army Regulations for Cavalry and Artillery horses, except when purchased as remounts or for instruction of cadets at the United States Military Academy, except that not to exceed $100 Native horses in of this appropriation shall be available for the purchase of native China. Chinese horses of specifications to be approved by the Secretary of War for the actual needs of the American forces in China : An d prov ided fur ther , That no part of this appropriation shall be Polo ponies limited. expe nded for pol o po nies exc ept for West Poi nt M ilit ary Acad emy, and such ponies shall not be used at any other place. Military posts. MIL ITARY POSTS Payment of eo n- For construction and installation at military posts of buildings struction, etc. , ob liga- 2 tions. utilities, and appurtenances thereto, as authorized by an Act entitled I3Vol. 44, pp 87 8, "An Act to a utho rize app ropr iati ons for cons truc tion at mili tary Ante, p. 330 . posts, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1927, as amended P. altr C Reed Hos- by the Act approved February 18, 1928, and including $310 ,000 for Restrictions waived. Walter Reed General Hospital as authorized by the Act approved pp. 20,sees.' 1131, 3734, February 18, 1928, without reference to sections 1136 and 37 34, teE Revised Statutes, including also the engagement, by contract or ngag ment of archi- otherwise, of the services of architects, or firms, or partnerships s,etc. thereof, and other technical and professional personnel as may be deemed necessary without regard to civil-service requirements and restrictions of law governing the employment and com-

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cu. 232. 1928 . pensation of employees of the United States, $5,084,000 : Provided, That the Secretary of War is authorized to enter into contracts for the purposes specified in the said Act of March 3, 1927, to an amount not to exceed $2,115,000, in addition to the appropriation herein made : Provided, That no part of the sums appropriated or author- ized to be contracted for in this paragraph shall be available for construct ion at Sc ott Field, Illinoi s. BARRACKS AND QUARTERS AND OTHER BUILDINGS AND UTILITIES For all expenses incident to the construction, installation, opera- tion, and maintenance of buildings, utilities, appurtenances, and accesso ries n ecessa ry for the s helter, prote ction, and a ccommo dation of the Army and its personnel and property, where not specifically provided for in other appropriations, including personal services, purchase and repair of furniture for quarters for officers, warrant officers, and non-commissioned officers, and officers' messes and wall lockers and refrigerators for Government-owned buildings as may be approved by the Secretary of War, care and improvement of grounds, flooring and framing for tents, rental of buildings and grounds for military purposes and lodgings for recruits and appli- cants for enlistment, water supply, sewer and fire alarm systems, fire apparatus, roads, walks, wharves, drainage, dredging channels, purchase of water, and disposal of sewage, $12,668,944 : Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for the rental of offices, garages, and stables for military attaches : Provided further, That not exceeding $100,000 shall be available immediately for the pro- curement of fuel for the service of the fiscal year 1929 and not exceeding $80 .000 shall be available immediately for making altera- tions to the barge-office slip, New York City, on Governors Island Ferry : Provided further, That not exceeding $15,000 of this appro- priation shall be expended for completing work incident to and of repairing the old building known as the " Castle " at Fort Niagara, New York. In addition to this amount, the Secretary of War is authorized to expend such sums as may be contributed from private sources for the rehabilitation of such old building. SHOOTING GALLERIES AND RANGES For shelter, grounds, observation towers, shooting galleries, ranges for sm all-ar ms tar get pr actice, mach ine-gun pract ice, f ield, mobile , and rail way artil lery prac tice, rep airs, an d expense s inciden t thereto , including flour for paste for marking targets, hire of employees, such ranges and galleries to be open as far as practicable to the National Guard and organized rifle clubs under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of War, $42,000. RENT OF BUILDINGS, QUARTERMASTER CORPS For rent of buildings and parts of buildings in the District of Columbia for military purposes, $15,300 : Provided, That this appro- priation shall not be available if space is provided by the Public Buildings Commission in Government-owned buildings. SEWERAGE SYSTEM, F ORT MO NRO E, VIR GIN IA For repair and maintenance of wharf and apron of wharf, includ- ing all necessary labor and material therefor, fuel for waiting rooms ; water, brooms, and shovels, $20,280 ; for one-third of said sum, to be supplied by the United States, $6,760. 335 Provisos. A dditi onal autho riza- tions. Vol. 44, p. 1390. C onstr uctio n at Scott Field, ill ., prohibited. Barracks, quarters, etc. All expenses for con- struction, repairs, etc ., of. Rentals, etc. Water, roads, wharves, etc. Provisos . Re nt for military attaches. Amounts immedi- ately ava ilab le f or fu el, and barge-office slip, New York City. "Castle," Fort Niar gara, N.Y. Repairs. Additional from pri- vate contributions. Shooting galleries and ra nges. Expen ses of. Rent. Buildings, D. C. Proviso. Restriction. Fort Monroe, Va. Wharf.

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 336 Roads. Sewer . Hospitals. Con str uc tio n, re- pairs, etc. Temporary camp hospitals. Rentals, etc. Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Restoring post hos- pital. Proviso. N e w construction forbidden. Seacoast Defenses. United States. Insular possessions. All expenses of fortifi- cations under specified branches. . Balance fr om "Rock Island Arse nal" ap- propriationo, Panama Canal. Balance from "Frankford Arsenal" appropriation. Signal Corps. Signal Servi ce. Telegraph and tele- phone systems. Purchase, operation, etc. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 232. 1928 . For ra kes, shovels, and brooms ; repairs to roadway, pavements, macadam and asphalt block ; repairs to street crossings ; repairs to street drains, and labor for cleaning roads, $8,469 said sum, to be supplied by the United States, $5,646. For wast e, oil, motor an d pump re pairs, s ewer pip e, cemen t, brick , stone, supplies, and personal services, $6,690 ; for two-thirds of said sum, to be supplied by the United States, $4,460. CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF HOSPITALS For cons truction and rep air of ho spitals at milit ary post s alread y established and occupied, including all expenditures for construction and repairs required at the Army and Navy Hospital at Hot Springs, Arkansas, and for the construction and repair of general hospitals and expenses incident thereto, and for additions needed to meet the requ ireme nts of incr eased garri sons, and for te mpora ry ho spital s in stan ding cam ps and cantonments ; for the alteration of perma- nent buildings at posts for use as hospitals, construction and repair of temp orary ho spital b uildings at perm anent po sts, con structio n and repair of temporary general hospitals, rental or purchase of grounds, and re ntal and alterat ion of b uildings for use for hos pital pu rposes in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, including necessary tem- porary quarters for hospital personnel, outbuildings, heating and laundry apparatus, plumbing, water and sewers, and electric work, cooking apparatus, and roads and walks for the same, $655,000, of whic h sum $85,0 00 sh all b e avai lable imme diatel y and excl usivel y for resto ring t he po st ho spital at J effer son Ba rrack s, Mi ssouri Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the construction of new hospitals. SEACOAST DEFENSES For all expenses properly pertaining to the respective branches below stated as may be incident to the preparation of plans and the construction, purchase, installation, equipment, maintenance, repair, and operation of fortifications and other works of defense, and their accessories, including personal services, maintenance of chan nels to sub marin e min e whar ves, purch ase of land s and right s of way as autho rized by law, an d experi mental, test, an d develo pment work, as follows UNITED STATES.-Signal Corps, $115,000 ; Corp s of Eng inee rs, $516,000 ; Ordnance Department, $1,023,000 ; Chief of Coast Artillery, $304,127 ; INSULAR POSSESSIONS .-Signal Corps, $35,000 ; Corps of Engineers, $384,61 0 ; Ordnance Department, $332,762 ; Chief of Coast Artillery, $221,90 0, and i n additi on there to there is here by reapp ropriate d and made av ailable for this purpose the sum of $54, 000 of t he unexp ended balance of the continuing appropriation for "Rock Island Arsenal "; PANAMA CANAL.-Signal Corps , $34,120 ; Corps of Engineers, $609,35 0 ; Ordna nce D epart ment, $329,000 ; Chief of Coast Artillery, $133,8 47, and in addit ion ther eto ther e is her eby reap propriat ed and made a vailable for thi s purpos e the su m of $68 ,940 of the unex pended ba lan ce of the co nti nu ing appropriation for "Frankford Arsenal" ; In all, $4,038,716. SIGNAL CORPS SIGNAL SERVICE OF THE AR MY Telegraph and telephone systems : Purchase, equipment, operation, and repair of military telegraph, telephone, radio, cable, and sig- naling systems ; signal equipment and stores, heliographs, signal
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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cii. 232. 1928 . AIR CORPS AIR CORPS, ARMY For cr eatin g, ma intain ing, and op erati ng at esta blishe d fly ing schools and balloon schools courses of instruction for officers, students, and en listed m en, incl uding co st of eq uipment and supp lies nec essary for instruction, purchase of tools, equipment, materials, machines, textbooks, books of reference, scientific and professional papers, instru ments an d materi als for theoreti cal and practica l instru ction ; for maintenance, repair, storage, and operation of airships, war bal- loons, and other aerial machines, including instruments, materials, gas plants, hangars and repair shops, and appliances of every sort and description necessary for the operation, construction, or equipment of all types of aircraft, and all necessary spare parts and equip- men t co nnec ted ther ewit h and the es tabl ishm ent of l andi ng and take-off runways ; for purchase of supplies for securing, developing, printing, and reproducing photographs in connection with aerial photography ; improvement, equi pment, main tenan ce, a nd ope ratio n of plants for testing and experimental work, and procuring and intro- ducing water, electric light and power, gas and sewerage, including Air Corps. Designated purposes. Vol.44,p.780. Ai rcr aft o per ati on, construction, etc. Landing, etc ., run. ways. 337 lanterns, flags, and other necessary instruments ; wind vanes, barome- ters, anemometers, thermometers, and other meteorological instru- ments ; photographic and cinematographic work performed for the Ar my by the Signal Corps ; motor cycles, motor-driven and other vehicles for technical and official purposes in connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of communication or sig- naling systems, and supplies for their operation and maintenance ; professional and scientific books of reference, pamphlets, periodicals, newspapers, and maps for use of the Signal Corps and in the office T eleph ones & of the Chief Signal Officer ; telephone apparatus, including rental and pa yment for commer cial, excha nge, messa ge, t runk-l ine, long- distance, and leased-line telephone service at or connecting any post, camp, cantonment, depot, arsenal, headquarters, hospital, aviation Local exception, station, or other office or station of the Army, excepting local tele- phone service for the various bureaus of the War Department in the Dist rict of Columbia, and to ll messa ges pert aining to the off ice of the Secretary of War ; electric time service ; the rental of com- mercial telegraph lines and equipment and their operation at or connecti ng any p ost, cam p, canto nment, d epot, ar senal, he adquarte rs, hospital, aviation station, or other office or station of the Army, including payment for official individual telegraph messages trans- Electrical installa- mitted over commercial lines ; electrical installations and mainte- tions, etc. nance th ereof at militar y posts, cantonm ents, ca mps, and stations of the Army, fire-control and direction apparatus and material for Civil ian employ ees. Field Artillery ; salaries of civilian employees, including those neces- sary as instructors at vocational schools ; supplies, general repairs, reserve supplies, and other expenses connected with the collecting and transmitting of information for the Army by telegraph or otherwise,; experimental investigation, research, purchase, and devel- Experimental re search, etc. opment or improvements in apparatus, and maintenance of signaling and accessories thereto, including patent rights and other rights thereto, including machines, instruments, and other equipment for laboratory and repair purposes ; lease, alteration, and repair of such plies . for sup buildings required for storing or guarding Signal Corps supplies, equipment, and personnel when not otherwise provided for, includ- ing the land th erefor, the intr oduction of wate r, elect ric ligh t and power, sewerage, grading, roads and walks, and other equipment required, $2,797,790.

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 338 Helium gas. Civilian employees. Purch ase, man ufac- ture, etc ., of aircraft. Balloons, etc. Mar kin g mi lit ary airways. Disposal of surplus equipment, et c. Consulting engineers. Outside printing plants, supplies, etc. Special services. Provisos. Designated allot- ments. Civilian employees, etc. Helium. Experimental and research work. Balances reappro- priated. Available for Ha- wai ian Is lan ds and Alb rook Field. Ante, pp. 129, 130 . New airplanes, etc. Incurred obligations. Vol.44,p.1120. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cii. 232. 1928. mainte nance, opera tion, and re pair o f such utilit ies at such plants ; for the procurement of helium gas ; salaries and wages of civilian employees as may be necessary, and payment of their traveling and other necessary expenses as authorized by existing law ; transporta- tion of materials in connection with consolidation of Air Corps activities ; experimental investigation and purchase and development of new types of ai rcraft, acce ssorie s there to, an d avia tion e ngines , including plans, drawings, and specifications thereof, and the pur- chase of letters patent, a pplicatio ns for l etters pa tent, lic enses und er letters patent and applications for letters patent ; for the purchase, manufa cture and co nstruc tion o f ball oons, a nd oth er aer ial ma chines , incl uding inst rumen ts, gas p lants, ha ngars and repa ir sh ops, and appliances of every sort and description necessary for the operation, construction, or equipment of all types of aircraft, and all necessary spare parts and equipment connected therewith ; for the marking of military airways where the purchase of land is not involved ; for the purchase, manufacture, and issue of special clothing, wearing apparel, and similar equipment for aviation purposes ; for all necessary expenses connected with the sale or disposal of surplus or obsolete aeronautical equipment, and the rental of buildings, and other facili- ties for the handling or storage of such equipment ; for the services of not more than four consulting engineers at experimental stations of the Air Corps as the Secretary of War may deem necessary, at rates of pay to be fixed by him not to exceed $50 a day for not exceed- ing fifty days each and necessary traveling expenses ; purchase of special apparatus and appliances, repairs and replacements of same used in connection with special scientific medical research in the Air Corps ; for maintenance and operation of such Air Corps printing plants outside of the District of Columbia as may be authorized in accordance with law ; for publications, station libraries, special furni- ture, supplies and equipment for offices, shops, and laboratories ; for special services, including t he salvaging of wrecked aircraft, $24,630,268 : Provided, That not to exceed $2,794,361 from this appro- priation may be expended for pay and expenses of civilian employees other than those employed in experimental and research work ; not excee ding $200, 000 may b e exp ende d for the procu reme nt of heli um from the Bureau of Mines, which may be transferred in advance, in amounts as required, to that bureau ; not exceeding $2,200,000 may be ex pende d for exp erime ntal and resea rch w ork w ith airpl anes or light er-th an-ai r cr aft a nd th eir equip ment, incl udin g the pay of necessary civilian employees ; not exceeding $13,000 may be expended for the production of lighter-than-air equipment ; not exceeding $1,73 6,619 may be e xpend ed fo r im prove ment of st atio ns, h angar s, and gas plants for the Regular Army and for such other markings and fuel supply stations and temporary shelter as may be necessary, and in addition to the sum of $1,736,619 there is hereby reappro- priated the following unexpended balances of continuing appropria- tions : "Cantonment construction, Panama Canal," $204,546 .61, and " Sites fo r militar y purpose s," $241, 932 .39, in all, $ 446, 479, to be avai l- able for the following as authorized by the Act approved February 18, 1928 : Steel hangar, $39,500, amid addition to radio hut, $6,979, Hawaiian Islands ; and construction of landing field, Albrook Field, Canal Zone, $400,000 ; not less than $11,257,445 shall be expended for the p roduc tion or p urcha se of new airp lanes and thei r equ ipmen t, spare parts, and accessories, of which not to exceed $3,995,000 shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the con- tract authorization for these purposes carried in the War Depart- ment Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1928, approved February

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 S EVEN TIET H CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 232 . 1928 . 339 23, 1927, and in addition to the sum of $11,257,445, there is hereby bomapprop nation for . pla ne s, reappropriated for expenditure for bombardment planes and their etc., from unexpended equipment, spare parts and accessories, the sum of $580,000 of the baVol .43, p. 900. unexpended balance of the appropriation for "Army transportation, 1926" ; not more than $6,000 may be expended for settlement of Damage claims. clai ms (no t exce eding $250 each) for dam ages to per sons an d private property resulting from the operation of aircraft at home and abroad when each claim is substantiated by a sur- vey report of a board of of ficers appoi nted by the command- ing officer of the nearest aviation post and approved by the Chief of Air Corps and the Secretary of War : Provided further Th at the Balance available for contracts prior to July sum of $45,000 of the appropriation for Air Service, Army, fiscal 1,1926 . year 1926, shall remain available until June 30, 1929, for the payment Vol. 43, p. 907. of obliga tions incurred under contra cts executed prior to July 1, 1926 : Provided That section 3648, Revised Statutes, shall Periodicals, etc. not apply to s ufu rth er, scriptins for foreign and professional newsapers 71s R. s' sec., 3648, p. f and perio dicals to be p aid for from this appropri ation : P r ov i d ed Restriction on ex. urther, That none of the funds appropriated under this title shall hibition f lights. be used for the purpose of giving exhibition flights to the public other than those under the control and direction of the War Depart- ment, and if such flights are given by Army personnel upon other than Government fields a bond of indemnity, in such sum as the Secretary of War may require for damages to person or property, shall be furnished the Government by the parties desiring the exhibi- tion : Provided further, That in addition to the amount herein appro- Addit ional amo unt authorized for new air- priated and specified for expenditure for the production and purchase pla nes, etc. of new airplanes and their equipment, spare parts, and accessories, the Chief of the Air Corps, when authorized by the Secretary of War, may enter into contracts prior to July 1, 1930, for the produc- tion and purchase of new airplanes and. their equipment, spare parts, and accessories to an amount not in excess of $5,000,000, and his Action of Secretary a contractual ob liga - action in so doing shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the tion. Federal Government for the payment of the cost thereof. MEDICAL DEPA RTMENT ARMY Medi cal Depart- ment. MED ICA L AND HOS PITA L D EPA RTM ENT Medical and hospital For the manufacture and purchase of medical and hospital supplies. supplies, including disinfectants, for military posts, camps, hospitals, hospital ships and transports, for laundry work for enlisted men and Army nurses while patients in a hospital, and supplies required for mosquito destruction in and about military posts in the Canal Zone ; for the purchase of veterinary supplies and hire of veterinary surgeons ; for expenses of medical supply depots ; for medical care Private treatment. and treatment not otherwise provided for, including care and sub- sistence in private hospitals of officers, enlisted men, and civilian employees of the Army, of applicants for enlistment, and of prison- ers of war and other persons in military custody or confinement, Previses. when entitled ther eto by law, re gulation, or contract : Provided, Not applicable if on That this shall not apply to officers and enlisted men who are treated furlough. i n private hosp itals or by c ivilian physi cians while on furlough ; for the proper care and treatment of epidemic and contagious dis- c ontagi ous diseases eases in the Army or at military posts or stations, including measures expenses. t o prevent the sp read thereof, and the paym ent of reasona ble dam- age s not otherwi se provided f or for bedding and clothing injured or destroyed in such prevention ; for the pay of male and female

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 340 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 232. 1928 . nurses, not including the Army Nurse Corps, and of cooks and other civilians employed for the proper care of sick officers and soldiers, und er s uch regu lati ons fixi ng t heir num ber, qua lifi cati ons, as sig n- ments, pay, and allowances as shall have been or shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War ; for the pay of civilian physicians employed to examine physically applicants for enlistment and enlisted men and to render other professional services from time to time under Transporting me d- proper autho rity ; for the pay of other employees of the Medical Department ; for the payment of express companies and local transfers employed directly by the Medical Department for the transportation of medical a nd hospital s upplies, incl uding bidders' samples and Hot Sprin gs Hos- water for analysis ; for supplies for use in teaching the art of cook- ing to the enlisted force of the Medical Department ; for the supply of the Army an d Navy Hospit al at Hot Spr ings, Arkansas ; fo r a dve r- Proviso. tising, laundry, and all other necessary miscellaneous expenses of the History r ea,arl'with Medical Department, $1,251,197 : Provided, That no part of this Germany forbid den. appropriation shall be used for payment of any expense connected with the pub lica tion of the Medi cal and Surg ical His tory of the War with Germany. ical supplies, etc. pital, Ark. Canal Zone. Care of t roops at Panama Canal Hos- pital. Proviso. Subsistence ments. Arm y Medical Mu - seum. Preservation, etc., of specimens. For Army Medica l Muse um, p reserv ation of sp ecimen s, and the preparation and purchase of new specimens, $8,500. Library. LIBRARY, SURGEON GENERAL'S OFFICE Purchase of books. For the library of t he Surgeon Gen eral's office, including the purchase of the necessary books of reference and periodicals, $19,500 . Insular Affairs Bu- reau. Care of insane sol- diers. In the Philippines. In Porto Rico. pay HOSPITAL CARE, CANAL ZONE GARRISONS For paying the Panama Canal such reasonable charges, exclusive of subsistence, as may be approved by the Secretary of War for caring in its hospita ls for office rs, enl isted men, mi litary prison ers, and civilian employees of the Army admitted thereto upon the request of proper military authority, $40,000 : Provided, That the subsistence of the said patients, except commissioned officers, sh all be paid to said hospitals out of the appropriation for subsistence of the Army at the rates provided therein for commutation of rations for enl isted p atients in ge neral h ospital s. ARMY MEDICAL MUSEU M BUREAU OF INSULAR AFFAIRS ARMY CARE OF INSANE FILIPINO SOLDIERS For care, maintenance, and treatment at asylums i n the Philip- pine Islands of insane natives of the Philippine Islands, conform- able to the Act of Congress approved May 11, 1908, $400. CA RE OF INSANE PORTO RICAN SOLDIERS For care, maintenance, and treatment at asylums in Porto Rico of insane Porto Rican soldiers of the Forty-second and Sixty-fifth Regim ent of Infant ry, $50.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 232. 1928 . CORPS OF ENGINEERS ENG INEER DEPO TS For incidental expenses for the depots, including fuel, lights, chemica ls, st atione ry, ha rdware, mach inery, pay of civil ian cl erks, mechanics, laborers, and other employees ; for lumber and materials and for labor for p acking and c rating engine er sup plies ; repairs of, and for materials to repair, public buildings, machinery, and instru- me nts, a nd for unfor eseen expens es, $9 0,000. ENGINEER SCHOOL For equipment and maintenance of the Engineer School, including purchase and repair of instruments, machinery, implements, models, boats, and ma terial s for the us e of t he scho ol and to pr ovide means for the theoretical and practical instruction of Engineer officers and troops in their special duties as sappers and miners ; for land mining, pontoniering, and signaling ; for purchase and binding of scientific and professional works, papers, and periodicals treating on military en gineering and scie ntific su bjects ; f or textbo oks and - books of refer- ence for the library of the United States Engineer School ; for in cident al exp enses of the schoo l, inc luding chemic als, s tation ery, hardware, machinery, and boats ; for pay of civilian clerks, drafts- men, electricians, mechanics, and laborers ; for compensation of civilian lecturers ; for unforeseen expenses ; and for travel expenses of officers on journeys approved by the Secretary of War and made for the purpose of instruction, $22,410 : Provided, That the traveling expenses herein provided for shall be in lieu of mileage and other allowances ; and for other absolutely necessary expenses : Provided further, That section 3648, Revised Statutes, shall not apply to sub- scriptions for foreign and professional newspapers and periodicals to be pa id for from this a ppropr iation. ENGINEER EQUIPMENT OF TROOPS For pontoon material, tools, instruments, supplies, and appliances required for use in the engineer equipment of troops, for military surveys, and for engineer operations in the field, including the pur- c hase, main tena nce, opera tion, and repa ir of the nece ssary mot or cycles ; the purchase and preparation of engineer manuals and for a reserve supply of above equipment, $325,000. EN GINEE R OPE RATIO NS IN THE FIELD For expenses incident to military engineer operations in the field, including the purchase of material and a reserve of material for such operations, the rental of storehouses within and outside of the District of Columbia, the operation, maintenance, and repair of ho rse-d rawn and motor -prop elle d pas senge r-ca rryin g veh icles, fo r s ervic es of sur veyor s, su rvey part ies, draft smen , pho togra pher s, master laborers, clerks, and other employees to Engineer officers on the staffs of division, corps area, and department commanders, and such expenses as are ordinarily provided for under appropriations for "Engineer depots" and "Military surveys and maps," $81,223 P rovide d, That when to the interest of the Government, funds appropriated under this head may be used for the purchase of options on mater ials f or use in en gineer opera tions i n the field : Provided further, That so much of this appropriation as is necessary to pro- vi de fac ilitie s for engine er tra ining of troo ps may be ex pended for military construction work of a temporary character at camps and cantonments and at training areas, for training purposes only. Sch ool. Equipment, mainte . nance, etc. 341 Engineer Corps. Depots. Inc idental expe nses. Incidental expenses. Travel expenses of officers. Provisos. In lieu of mileage. Perio dicals. ' R.S.,sec.3648,p.718. Equip ment of troo ps. Materials, supplies, etc. Field operations. Incidental expenses. Surveyors, assistants, etc. Provisos. Purchase of options on materials. Temporary construe- tion work for training only.

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 342 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 232. 1928 . Military maps and surveys . Expenses of exeeut- For the execution of topographic and other surveys, the securing mg. of such extra topographic data as may be required, and the prepara- tion and printing of maps required for military purposes and for research and development of surveying by means of aerial pho- tography and in field reproduction methods, to be immediately avail- Proviso o. able and remain available until December 31 1929, $80,000 : Provided sance of other ) ) ) Ass i offices . That the Secretary of War is authorized to secure the assistance, wherever practicable, of the United States Geological Survey, the Coast and Geodetic Survey, or other mapping agencies of the Gov- ernment in this work and to allot funds therefor to them from this appropriation . Ordnance Depart- ment . ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT Ordnance service. C urrent expen ses . Proviso . Consulting engineers authorized. Ammunition . Manufacture of air- plane bombs, ammuni- tion for small arms, etc. Manufacture of arms . At arsenals for issue . Ordnance stores and supplies . Pre servi ng, e tc. Purchase for troops . MILITARY SURVEYS AND MAPS ORDNANCE SERVICE For the current expenses of the Ordnance Department in connec- tion with purchasing, receiving, storing, and issuing ordnance and ordnance stores, comprising police and office duties, rents, tolls, fuel, light, water, and advertising, stationery, typewriting and add ing machines, including their exchange, and office furniture, tools, and instruments of service ; for incidental expenses of the ordnance serv- ice and those attending practical trials and tests of ordnance small arms, and other ordnance stores ; for publications for libraries of the Ordnance Dep artment, incl uding the ordn ance office ; s ubs cr ip - tions to periodicals, which may be paid for in advance ; and pay men t for mechanical labor in the office of the Chief of Ordnance ; and for maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled or horse- drawn passenger-carrying vehicles, $1 ,010 ,430 : Provid ed, That the Ordnan ce Dep artmen t is hereby autho rized to em ploy, under its various appropriations, not exceeding four consulting engineers as the Secretary of War may deem necessary at rates of pay to be fixed by him not to exceed $50 a day for not exceeding fifty days each and necessary traveling expenses. ORD NAN CE S TOR ES, AM MUN ITIO N For the development, manufacture, purchase, and maintenance of airplane bombs, pyrotechnics, grenades, ammunition for small arms, targets, and accessories for bomb, small arms, and machine-gun target practice ; and ammunition for military salutes at Government establishments and institutions to which the issues of arms for sal utes a re auth orized, $4,0 00,0 00. MANUFACTURE OF ARMS For developing, manufacturing, repairing, procuring, and issuing arms at the national armories, $312,848. ORD NAN CE STO RES AND SUP PLI ES For overhauling, cleaning, repairing, and preserving ordnance and ordnance stores in the hands of troops and at the arsenals, posts, and de pots, for pu rchase and manufa cture of or dnance stores to fill requisitions of troops, including materials for cleaning and pre- serving ordnance and ordnance stores, $675,310.

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