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 1108 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Cu. 102. 1929. Law books, etc. Proviso. Price limit for United States Code , Anno- tated. CONTI NGENT EX PENSES, D EPARTMEN T OF JUS TICE For stationery, furniture and repairs, floor coverings not exceeding $500, file holders and cases ; miscellaneous expenditures, including telegraphing and telephones, postage, labor, typewriters and adding machines and the exchange thereof and repairs thereto, street-car fares not exceeding $300, newspapers, press clippings, and other necessaries ordered by the Attorney General ; official transportation, including the repair, maintenance, and operation of a motor-driven passenger car, delivery truck, and motor cycle, to be used only for offici al pur poses, and p urchas e and repair of bic ycles, $62,000. For rent of buildings and parts of buildings in the District of Columbia, $118,000, if space can not be assigned by the Public Buil dings Comm issio n in buil dings und er th e con trol of t hat c om- mission. Printing and bind- For printing and binding for the Department of Justice and the mg. courts of the United States, $260,000. Tra ve l, eme rgency, For traveling and other miscellaneous and emergency expenses, etc' expenses' authorized and approved by the Attorney General, to be expended at his discretion, $18,100. Department contin- gent and miscellaneous expenses. Rent, D.C. For the purchase of law books, books of reference, and periodicals, including the exchange thereof, for the Department of Justice, $6,700 : Provided, That not to exceed $2 per volume shall be paid for the current and future volumes of the United States Code, Annotated. Miscellaneous . MIS CELLANEOU S OBJECT S, DEPART MENT OF JUSTICE Conduct of customs Conduct of customs cases : Assistant Attorney General ; special at- cases. Assistant Attorney torneys and counselors at law in the conduct of customs cases, to be Gen er al, special at- employed and their compensation fixed by the Attorney General ; torneys, etc. necessary clerical assistance and other employees at the seat of gov- ernment and elsewhere, to be employed and their compensation fixed by the Attorney General, including experts at such rates of com- pensation as may be authorized or approved by the Attorney General ; supplies, Supreme Court Reports and Digests, and Federal Reporter and Digests, traveling, and other miscellaneous and incidental ex- penses, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General ; in all, $113,170. Defending suits in Defending suits in claims against the United States : For neces- claims' sary expenses incurred in the examination of witnesses, procuring evidence, employment of experts at such rates of compensation as may be authorized or approved by the Attorney General, and such other expenses as may be necessary in defending suits in the Court I ndian depr edatio n of Clai ms, in cludin g Indi an dep redati on clai ms, to be ex pended under c'a'ms' the direction of the Attorney General, $80,000. Detection and prose- Detection and prosecution of crimes : For the detection and prosecu- cution of crimes. tion of crimes against the United States ; for the protection of the P Protect ion of the person of the Presi dent o f the United States ; the ac quisition, colle c- tion, classification, and preservation of criminal identification records and their exchange with the officials of States, cities, and other insti- tutions ; for such other investigations regarding official ma tters under the control of the Department of Justice and the Department of State as may be directed by the Attorney General ; hire, mainte- nance, upkeep, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles when necessary ; firearms and ammunition, such stationery and supplies for use at the seat of government or elsewhere as the Attor ney G enera l ma y dir ect, incl uding not to ex ceed $10, 000 f or taxicab hire to be used exclusively for the purposes set forth in this

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