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 1420 Books, etc. Branches. Naval Observatorre. Librarre. Apparatus, etc. Gover nment - o wne d automobil es. Use res tricted to of- cial business. Transportation be- tween domicile and place of employment. Exceptions. 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 484. JUNE 3, 1936. of equipment for the storage of plates used in making charts and for the storage of Hydro graphic Office charts and publications ; purchase of one new offset press ; modernization, care, and repair to prin tin g pr ess es, fur nitu re, ins trum ent s, a nd tool s ; extra drawing and engraving ; translating from foreign languages ; telegrams on public business ; preparation of pilot charts and their supplements, and printing and mailing same ; purchase of data for charts and sailing directions and other nautical publications ; books of refer- ence and works and periodicals relating to hydrography, marine mete orolo gy, n aviga tion, surv eying, oce anogr aphy, and terre stria l magnetism, and to other professional and technical subjects con- nected with the work of the Hydrographic Office, $78,000. For contingent expenses of branch hydrographic offices at Boston, New York, Ph ilade lphia , Ba ltimo re, Norfo lk, S avan nah, New Orleans, San Francisco, Portland (Oregon), Portland (Maine), Chic ago, Cleve land, Detr oit, Buffa lo, D uluth, Sau lt Sa inte Marie , Seattle, Panama, San Juan (Puerto Rico), Los Angeles, Honolulu, and Galveston, including furniture, fuel, lights, works, and periodi- cals, relating to hydrography, marine meteorology, navigation, sur- veying, oceanography and terrestrial magnetism, stationery, miscel- laneous articles, rent and c are of off ices, care of time b alls, carf are and ferriage in visiting merchant vessels, freight and express charges, tel egram s, an d oth er ne cessa ry ex pense s inc urred in c ollec ting the latest information for pilot charts, and for other purposes for which the offices were established, $11,380. For services of necessary employees at branch offices, $47,220 .' CONTINGENT AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES, NAVAL OBSERVATORY For professional and scientific books, books of reference, periodi- cals, engravings, photographs, and fixtures for the library ; for apparatus and instruments, and for repairs of the same ; for repairs to buildings (including quarters), fixtures, and fences ; for cleaning, repair, and upkeep of grounds and roads ; furniture and furnishings for offices and quarters, gas, chemicals, paints, and stationery, includ- ing transmission of public documents through the Smithsonian exchange, foreign postage ; plants, seeds, and fertilizers ; for fuel, oil, gre ase, pipe, wire, and other mat erials nee ded for th e maintena nce and repair of boilers, engines, heating apparatus, electric lighting and power, and water supply ; purchase and maintenance of teams ; maintenance, repair, and operation of motor trucks and passenger automobiles, and of horse-drawn vehicles ; telegraph and telephone service ; and other absolutely necessary expenses, $23,600. SEC. 2 . No part of any money appropriated by this Act shall be used for maintaining, driving, or operating any Government-owned motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle not used exclusively for official purposes ; and "official purposes" shall not include the trans- portation of officers and employees between their domiciles and places of employment except in cases of medical officers on out- patient medical service and except in cases of officers and employees engaged in field work the character of whose duties makes such transportation necessary and then only as to such latter cases when the same is approved by the head of the Department. This section shall not apply to any motor vehicle for official use of the Secretary of the Navy, and no other persons connected with the Navy Depart- ment or the naval service, except the commander in chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet, Marine Corps officers serving with expe- ditionary forces in foreign countries, and medical officers on out- patient medical service, shall have a Government-owned motor vehicle assigned for their exclusive use. Approved, June 3, 1936.