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 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 24. FE BRUARY 8, 1932 . 41 or structures ; for the proper maintenance of such buildings site, and grounds during the period of the exposition. The commission etc ., of buildings. design, may contract with A Century of Progress (the Chicago Worlds Fair Centennia l Celebra tion) for the desi gning and erection of such build- ing or buildings and/or for the rental of such space as shall be deemed proper. The remaining portion of the appropriation author- i Amount available for ized unde r this re solution shall be available for the selection, pur- chase, preparation, assembling, transportation, installation, arrange- ment, s afe-ke eping, exhib ition, demon stratio n, and retur n of s uch articles and mater ials as t he commis sion may decide sh all be in cluded in such Government exhibit and in the exhibits of A Century of Progress (the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration) for Compensation of the compensation of the commissioner and employees in the District Commimfoner . of Columbia and elsewhere, for the payment of salaries of officers and emp loyees of th e Gove rnment, empl oyed by or de tailed for d uty meetan of e go vern ' with the commission, and for their actual traveling expenses and subsistence at not to exceed $6 per day : Provided, That no such w- Reetotion°n official or employee so designated shall receive a salary in excess of amount of salary. the amount which he has been receiving in the department pr branch where employed plus such reasonable allowance for subsistence expenses as-may be deemed proper by the commissioner ; for tele- phone service, purchase of furr3iture and equipment, stationery and Furniture and sup. supplies, typewriting, adding, duplicating, and computing machines, piles' their accessories and repairs, books of reference and periodicals, uniforms, maps, reports, documents, plans, specifications, manu- scripts, newspapers and all other publications, ice and drinking water for office purposes : Provided, That payment for telephone service, sunode ts in ad van ce rents, s ubscripti ons to ne wspapers and peri odicals, and other similar purpos es may be ma de in advanc e, for the pu rchase of a passen ger- carrying automobile, its maintenance, repair, and operation, for the official use of the commissioner, for printing and binding ; for enter- tainment of distinguished visitors, and _,ill other expenses as may he deemed necessary by the commission to fulfill properly the purposes rnrebsses et° ., un- of this resolution. All purchases, expenditures, and disbursements, der direction °r corn. under any appropriations which may be provided by authority of mission. this res olution, shall be made unde r the di rection o f the com mission Pr ovi de d, Th at the co mmission, as herei nbefore s tipulate d, may de le- t gate t hese p owers and fu nction s to t he comm ission er, an d the com- missioner, with the consent of the commission, may subdelegate them : And provided further, That the commission or its delegated repre- sentative may authorize the allotment of funds to an executive Allotment of funds to department, independent office, or establishment of the Government etc •e xe cutiv e de partm ents , with the consent of the heads thereof for direct expenditure by said executive department, independent office, or establishment for the purpose of defraying any expenditure which may be incurred by said executiv e departm ent, inde pendent o ffice, o r establi shment in execut- ing the duties and functions delegated to said office by the commis- sion ; and all accounts and vouchers covering expenditures under these ers epe°val of vouch . appropriations shall be approved by the commissioner or such assist- ants as he may delegate, except for such allotments as may be made Exc ept ion. to the various executive departments and establishments for direct expenditure ; but these pi visions shall not be construed to waive the Accounting yorr°e neral submission of accounts and vouchers to the General Accounting Office for audit or permit any obligations to be incurred in excess wage rate for con- of the amount authorized to be appropriated : Provided, That in struction work. the construction of buildings or exhibits requiring skilled and vol . ac, p, iasa. unskille d labor, the preva iling rat e of wag es, as pr ovided in the Act of March 3, 1931, shall be paid.
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