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 1226 Annex, construction, equipment, etc. Vol. 46, p.583;Vol. 48, p. 202 ; Ante, p.326. Bota nic Gar den. Director, and per- son nel. Maintenance, re- pairs, etc. Minor purchases without advertising. R. S., sec. 3709, p. 73 3; U. S. C., p. 1803. Distribution of shrubbery, etc. Open-market pur- chases of supplies, etc. R.S., sees. 3709, 3744. U. S. C., pp. 1803, 1805 . Library of Congress. Salaries. Librarian, and per- sonnel. Register of C opy- rights, etc. 74'rn CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 233. APRIL 17, 1936. Annex, Library of Congress : Toward carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the construction and equipment of an annex to the Library of Congress", approved June 13, 1930 (46 Stat . 583), as amended by the Act approved June 6, 1935 (49 Stat . 326), $2,225,000, to remain available until expended. BOTANIC GARDEN Salaries : For the director and other personal services (including not exceeding $3,000 for miscellaneous temporary labor without regard to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended), $86,262 ; al l under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library. Maintenance, operation, repairs, and improvements : For all nec- essar y exp enses inci dent to ma intai ning, oper ating, rep airin g, an d improving the Botanic Garden, and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and e quipm ent p ertai ning there to, i nclud ing p rocur ing f ertil izers , soils, tools, trees, shrubs, plants, and seeds ; materials and micellane- ous 1 supplies, including rubber boots and aprons when required for use by employees in connection with their work ; not to exceed $25 for emergency medical supplies ; disposition of waste ; traveling expenses of the director and his assistants not to exceed $600 ; street- car fares not exceeding $25 ; office equipment and contingent expenses ; the p reven tion and e radic ation of i nsect and other pest s and plan t diseases by purchase of materials and procurement of p ersonal serv- ices by contract without regard to the provisions of a ny other Act ; repair, maintenance, operation, purchase, and exchange, of motor trucks and a passenger motor vehicle (the cost of such passenger vehicle not to exceed $750, including the amount allowed on any vehicle given in part payment therefor) ; purchase of botanical books, periodicals, and books of reference, not to exceed $100 ; repairs and improvements to director's residence ; and all other necessary expenses ; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library ; $28,725. The sum of $300 may be expended at any one time by the Botanic Garden for the purchase of plants, trees, shrubs, and other nursery stock, without reference to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec.5). No part of the appropriations contained herein for the Botanic Garden shall be used for the distribution, by congressional allotment, of trees, plants, shrubs, or other nursery stock. The purchase of supplies and equipment and the procurement of services at the Botanic Garden may be made in the open market with- out compliance with sections 3709 and 3744 of the Revised Statutes of the United States in the manner common among businessmen, when the aggregate amount of the purchase or the service does not exceed $50 in any instance. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SALARIES For the Librarian, Chief Assistant Librarian, and other personal services, $911,365. For the Register of Copyrights, assistant register, and other per- sonal ser vices, $25 1,420. ISo in original .