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 1244 74TH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 250. APRIL 25, 1936. Personnel ; appoint- SEC. 5. The Commission and the Commissioner General are author- ment ; fixing of salaries, etc. ized to appoint, without regard to the civil-service laws, such clerks, U.S.C.,pp .81,85 . stenographers, and other assistant s as may be necessary, and to fix their salaries in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended ; purchase such materials, contract for such labor and other services as are necessary, including the preparation of exhibit plans. The Commissioner General may exercise such powers as are dele- gated to him by the Commission as hereinbefore provided, and in order to facilitate the functioning of his office may subdelegate such powers (authorized or delegated) to the Assistant Commissioner or others in the employ of or detailed to the Commission as may be deemed advisable by the Commission. Cooperation of exe- utive departments, etc. SEC. 6. The heads of the various executive departments and inde- pendent offices and establishments of the Government are authorized to cooperate with said Commissioner General in the procurement, Ex hibits to be loaned. installation, and display of exhibits, and to lend to the Commission and the Great Lakes Exposition, with the knowledge and consent of said Commissioner General such articles, specimens, and exhibits which said Commissio ner General shall deem to be in the interest of the United States and in keeping with the purposes of such exposi- tion, to be placed with the science exhibit or other exhibits to be shown under the auspices of such Commission or the Great Lakes Exposi- Contracts for labor, tion, to contract for such labor or other services as shall be deemed etc. necessary, and to designate officials or employees of their depart- Return of property ments or branches to assist said Commissioner General. At the close at close of exposition. of the expos ition, or when the c onnec tion of th e Gov ernme nt of the United States therewith ceases, said Commissioner General shall cause all such property to be returned to the respective departments and branches from which taken, and any expenses incident to the restoration, modification and revision of such property to a condition which will permit its use at subsequent expositions, fairs, and other ce lebra tions, and for the c ontin ued e mploy ment of pe rsonn el ne ces- Preparation of re- sary to close out the fiscal and other records and prepare the required ports. reports of the participating organizations, may be paid from the erDi notsition f pr op - appropriation authorized herein ; and if the return of such property is not feasible, he may, with the consent of the department or branch from which it was taken, make such disposition thereof as he may deem advisable and a ccount therefor. Appr opriation au- SEC. 7. The sum of $275,000 is hereby authorized to be appro- th Posi P. 1352. priated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- priated, and shall r emain available until expended for the purposes of this joint resolution and any unexpended balances shall be cov- Allotments of funds. ered back into the Treasury of the United States. Sub,' ect to the provisions of this joint resolution and any subsequent Act appro- pr iatin g the mone y aut horiz ed he rein, the Commi ssion is a uthor ized to make any expenditures or allotments deemed necessary by it to fulfill properly the purposes of this joint resolution and to allocate such sums to the Great Lakes Exposition for expenditure by such b ody as th e Commiss ion deem s necessa ry and p roper in carrying R ental of space. out the purposes of this joint resolution. And, subject to the pro- visions of this joint resolution and any subsequent Act appropriating the money authorized herein, the Commission is authorized to rent such space, not to exceed thirty thousand square feet, without regard Vol. 47, pp. 412, 1517. to the provisions of section 322 of Public Act Numb ered 212, U.S. C., p. 1771. approved June 30, 1932 (47 Stat . 412), as it may deem adequate to carry out effectively the provisions of this joint resolution during Authorized expendi- the period of the exposition. The appropriation authorized under cures. this joint resolution shall be available for the selection, purchase, preparation, assembling, transportation, installation, arrangement,