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 SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sass. I. Cu. 286. 1926. 529 livestock and the employment of necessary persons and means in the city of Washington and elsewhere, $41,610. rAssnNo1=:n—c.umr1xc mmcnss I"°'°°*°' ‘°’“°*°‘· That not to exceed $150,000 of the lump·sum a propriations ,,§°‘;°“°°, ***5 Qi herein made for the Department of Agriculture shallpbe available ¤<>¤£ um W pd for the purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-pro- pelled and horse·drawn assengencarrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of the field work of th ment of Agriculture outside the District of Columbia: Pro ', That not to exceed $45,000 of  md ug this amount shall be expended for the purchase of such vehicles, “¤¤•··>¤· and that such vehicles s all be used onl for omcial service outside the District of Columbia, but this shallynot revent the continued use for oilicial service of motor trucks in the Ibistrict of Columbia: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized ,.§,,“§Y§‘:'°§,§‘;$,‘}*f§,§ to purchase, from the funds provided. for carrying out the provisions {g¤¤r°;‘g8¤°£•¤¤¤¤¤¢ of the Federal Highway Act of November 9, 1921 (Forty-second v¤r42Zp.h1a Statutes at Large, page 212) not to exceed $40,000 for motor-pro- pelled passengencarrying vehicles to re lace such vehicles trans- erred under authority o the Acts of F§>ruary 28, 1919 (Fortieth v°1"°""’°°1‘ Statutes at Large, age 1201), March 15, 1920 (Forty·£irst Statutes v°l‘ “""”" at Large, page 530§, and November 9 1921 (Forty—second Statutes v°l"""‘m at Large, pa 212), from the War lilepartment and retained and used by the Sgcretary of Agriculture in the construction and main- tenance of national forest roads or other roads constructed under his direct supervision which are or mag become unserviceable: Pro- videdfuwher, That the Secretary of griculture shall, on the first ,u,12P°“ "' °"’°"'“` day o each regular session of Congress, make a report to (kmgress showing the amount ex@ded under the revisions of this para aph during the preceding 1 year: Prmn£d' further, That the Shore- ,,£"§g"§“§§$, ,.§§f§‘§Q tary of Agriculture may exchange motor-propelled and horse-drawn ¤¤=· vehicles, and boats, and parts, accessories, tires, or equipment thereof, in whole or in part payment for vehicles, or boats, or parts, acces- iories, tires, or equipment of such vehicles, or boats, purchased by 1m. nnanroarxorx or roo·r-ANn·uorrr11 nm orrmuz coxracxocs msaasns or ,,‘2g‘§‘m’§‘§{,Y"’ ‘”’°"°‘ 1 Axrmans In case of an emergency arising out of the existence of foot-and ,E§'§,§§°§§,i’,,$,,‘§}’c§$ mouth disease, rinderrgst, contagious pgeuropneumonia, or other con- i,¤¤· tagious or infectious `sease of anima f which, in the opinion of the Secretary of Agriculture, threatens the livestock industr of the country, he may expend, in the city of Washixégton or elsewlliere, the sum of $5,000, together with any unexpend balances of ap ro~ V°‘·"·"·“'· priations heretofore made forthis purpose, in the arrest and eraciica· tion of any such‘disease,_inc1uding the payment, of claims growing out of past and, future urchases and destruction, in cooperation with the States, of animag affected by orlexposed to, or of materials contaminated by or exposed to, any such disease, wherever found and irrespective of owners ip, under like or substantially similar circum- stances, when such owner bus complied with all lawful quarantine _ regulations: Provided, That the payment for animals hereafter pur- _{',§’g‘{‘§,,,m,,,, 0, chased may be made on appraisement. based on the meat, dairy, or ¤¤¤¤*·¤*¤-·“l¤¤· breeding value, but in case of appraisement based on breeding value no appraisement of any animal shall exceed three times its meat or dairy value, and except in case of anextraordinary emergency, to be 43892°-27-84