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 278 SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Orr. 284. 1912. M¤*¤*=°•“'• °*· For general administrative expenses connected with the above- °°°°°` mentioned lines of inv:ls§•tion, including the omce of the chief of bureau, ghe  loaisbnreau, the cgzief clerk, thedoiiiicer m chargeo u cations,rec0 suphesan Erty,an orm1s— cellaneouspexpenges incident therelto,  ousand five hundred and thirt ollarsg In all for y ecxpemes one million six hundred and fi:fty-eight thousand and eighty aenm. ’ 1 ¤••¤=·¤, P¤gg;·¤·°*=· Pmronasm aim DISTRIBUTION or varuanm sirens: Fo , ' propagation, testing, and  of valuable seeds, b, trees, shrubs,  cuttings, and plants; all necessary offictedixturdrgs and su lies, ue transportation a, twine,_ gum ca , elelcltiric curreht, rent doudtiside Idfptlhe District og gglurnlpa, travelmg' expenses an necessaryrna an repairs orpu up and distributing the same; for repairs and the employmentuis loc?1 and sp(•pi$lv_ ts, clerksi glssnaitgnts, and gthegrgibor in eci nan were,twoun aneig - __2_•‘_¤¤¤¤•¤•¤¤°· five thougyand   and eighty dollars, of which amount not les than two hundred and twenty-six thousand nine_ hundred and forty dollars shall be allotted for congessronal distribution. And ’°'°"“"· the Secre of Agriculture is hereby directed to expend the said ‘ sum, w nm as racticable, in the pmchase, testing, and distribu- __ tion of such valualile seeds, bulbs, shrubs, vines, cuttings and lants, ,f:;§ §,°";;,{,°,,,§° the best he can obtain at public or private sale, and such as shall be _ suitable for the respective localities to which the same are_to be apptgltioneil,   which same are to be_d1slt1:]`buted as hersfmafter sta ,an s sogzrrehased inc eavarrezn vegetable and ilowerseeds suita le for lan and eultureiin various nasa. sections of the United States:   the Secretary of Agri- D_‘§;‘;‘i,{,‘°§',,,_§°’,,,,$ culture, after due advertisement and on competitive bids, is author- •¤¤wr1¤•¤· ized to award the contract for the plying of printed packets and envelopes and the packetrng, assemb, and mailing of the seeds, bulbs, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants, or any part thereof, for a period of not more than five ears nor less than one year if by such `¢§;£:i¤¤¤¤ dis action he can best rotect the interests of the United States. An M equal prolportion of hve-sixths of all seeds, bulbs, shrubs, vines, cut- » tings, an plants shall, upon their request, after due notification by · the Secretary of Agriculture that the allotment to their respective districts is ready for distribution, be supipgied to Senators, Representatiyes, and Delegates to Congress for tnbution among t cir constituents, or mailed by the department upon the receipt of their addressed franks, m qpckages of such weight as the Secretary of A 'culture and the ostmaster General may jointly determine: Indludolonwmp- gn _. . vas Prcvzded, however, That upon each envelope or wrapper contam.m§ packages of seeds the contents thereof be plainly indicated, an the Secretary shall_not distribute to anKmS:nator, Representative, or Delegate seeds entirely unlit for the c te and locality he represents, but shall distribute the same so that each Member may have h di mb",  of equal value, as near as may be, and the best adapted to the Senators and presentatryes for distribution ru the districts embraced within the twenty-fifth and thirty-fourth parallels of latitude shall be readv for delivery not   than the tenth day of January: Pro- “{,’*:‘F}g;**jgg¤g‘m“,f· vided, a1¢o, That any portion of the allotments to Senators, Representatives, and_Del$ates in   remaining uncalled for on the first day of April sh l be distributed by the Secrets? of Agriculture, ving preference to those persons whose names an addresses have Eleenh gaurmshqdbléy Segators ard Representatiyxe: in Copigress, and w o veno ore uring e same season 11 su ed b the .2_"’°"°"’“'°"‘“’· department: 4nd promlkd also, That the   slisl repoift, asprovrded in this Act, the place, quantity, and price o seeds purchased,
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