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 srxrrsixrn coxensss. snss. 111. CHs.113,118. 1921. 1217 Exrnxsns, PASSPORT CONTROL Aer. *’°SSP°”°°¤"°*- For ex enses of regulating entry into the United States, in accord- f ance with) the provisions of the Act approved Ma 22, 1918, and of '°l· »P·559· this Act, to be immediately available, $600,000: Zgrovided, That the Prqviw. provisions of the Act approved May 22, 1918, shall, in so far as they ,,,§i,‘°°  §§; relate to requiring passports and visés from aliens seeking to come ¤<>¤**¤¤°d· to the United States, continue in force and effect until otherwise provided by law. srxtrnnnrn INTERNATIONAL corrennss Acnuivsr Anoonomsm. For ex enses of dele ates, not exceedin ten in number, to be ¤§,?§i?§§§,5;§;§Y§”é, designated by the Presiclent, to the Sixteenth International Congress M°°b°”*m· against Alco olism at Lausanne, Switzerland, August, 1921, not to exceed $7,425, to be fpaid out of the unex ended balance of the gppropriations hereto ore made for the _I·Pifteenth International ongress agamst Alcoholism, said amount including secretarial and stenographic work and transcription of reports. _ _ Sec. 2. No Iportion of the sums aplpropriated in this Act shall, R°""°““°"°”‘ unless express y authorized, be expen ed for rent in the District of Columbia or elsewhere in the United States. Sno: 3. _No sums herein appropriated _ in connection with the ,,,,§,‘§ ‘f‘,Q,,,F[‘§{ participation of the United tates in mternational conferences {;*°*éFgtg¤·,grbi<é°d§£· congresses, or meetings within the United States shall be expended ’ " in payment of the personal expense, subsistence, tranggortation, or entertainment of any person or for the purchase of m als, badges, or souvenirs. Approved, March 2, 1921. CHAP. 118.——An Act To establish standard weights and measures for the District ]}‘§{°g?g&,9¥}j of Columbia; to define the duties of the Superintendent of Weights, Measures, and Markets of the District of Columbia; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 1,,,,,,,,, ,,,C,,l,,,,,,b,, States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby created W1g,¤gg;¤gg8g;mg* an executive department in the glpvernment of the District of Co- nn(1{1nré¤m.need.’ lumbia which shall be known as the Department of Weights, Measures, and Markets. Such department shall be in char e of a Super- ,,§,§'{Ll,‘,‘§ff¥,§j*d°“,§5,§f intendent of Weights, Measures, and Markets, who shall be appointed bg alpd be unplgr lthexdirectginhaad control of lthe Cpmmissioners of t e istrict o o um >ia an s a receive asa ary o $2,500 r annum. He shall have the custody and control of such stgiidard s¤(i°i;i»°§iysi°inti1°it$i weights and measures of the United States as are now or shall here- "°i‘h°"°d m°°S“"”' after be rovided by the District of Columbia, which shall be the only standard; for weights and measures in said District. _ The commissioners are also authorized to appoint, on the recom- u,$§S,’;,`§?°°s’ °t°" °°' mendation of the suplerintendent, such assistants, inspectors, and other emplovees for w `ch Congress may, from time to time, provide. Sec. 2. That the superintendent shall, before ente ¤· upon the B°‘*"““‘*°°“’· performance of his duties, give bond to the District olfufljiolumbia in the penal sum of $5,000, signed by two sureties or by a bonding company, to be approved by the commissioners, conditioned on the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, and shall take and subscribe zm oath or affirmation before the commissioners that he will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his office, which bond and oath shall be deposited with the commissioners. Src. 3. That the superintendent and, under his direction, his Pw¤=·=¤·¤—=¤·=¤· assistants and inspectors, shall have exclusive power to perform all the duties cprovided in this Act. They shall, at least every six wQ‘§;,§’,°S‘f*,§,Q_,‘;,,,,‘;‘ months, an oftener when the superintendent thinks proper, inspect, e¢¤·.¤~·¤‘y=i¤ ¤¤>¤¤¤Y