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 42 74Tx CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 29. MARCH 7, 1935 . Personal services. exhibits of the California Pacific International Exposition ; for the compensation of the employees of the Commission in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, for the payment of salaries of officers and employees of the Government, employed by or detailed for duty with the Commiss ion, an d for t heir ac tual tra veling expense s and s ub- salary Salar os. restriction. sistence at not to exceed $6 per day : Provi ded, That n o such o fficial or employee so designated shall receive a salary in excess of the amount which he has been receiving in the department or branch where employed plus such reasonable allowance for subsistence expenses as may be deemed proper by the commissioner ; for tele- ery erniture, station- phone service, purchase of furniture and equipment, stationery and supplies, typewriting, adding, duplicating, and computing machines, their accessories and repairs, books of reference and periodicals, uni- forms, maps, reports, documents, plans, specifications, manuscripts, newspapers and all other publications, ice and drinking water for Advance payments. o ffi ce p urp os es : Provid ed, T ha t payment for telep hone serv ice, ren ts, subscriptions to newspapers an f periodicals, and other similar pur- poses may be made in advance, for the hire of a passenger-carrying automobile, its maintenance, repair, and operation, for the official use of the commissioner, for printing and binding ; for entertainment of distinguished visitors, and all other expenses as may be deemed neces- sary by the Commission to fulfill properly the purposes of this reso- lu tion. All pu rchases, expen ditures , and di sbursem ents, u nder an y appropriations which may be provided by authority of this resolu- Delegation of func- tion, shall be made under the direction of the Commission : Provided, tions. That the Commission, as hereinbefore stipulated, may delegate these powers and functions to the commissioner, and the commissioner, with the consent of the Commission, may subdelegate them : And Allotment of funds to provided further, That the Commission or its delegated representa- Government offices. tive may authorize the allotment of funds to any executive depart- ment, independent office, or establishment of the Government 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 executive department, independent office, or establishment in executing the duties and functions delegated to said office by the Commission App rova l of vou ch- all accounts and vouchers covering expenditures under these appro- ers ; exception. priations shall be approved by the commissioner or such assistants as he may delegate, except for such allotments as may be made to the various executive departments and establishments for direct expenditure ; but these provisions shall not be construed to waive Acc ou nt ing Office. A u t by General the submission of accounts and vouchers to the General Accounting Office for audit or permit any obligations to be incurred in excess for c nstruct wage rate of the amount authorized to be appropriated : Provided, That in the Vol.46,p .1494;U .S. construction of buildings or exhibits requiring skilled and unskilled C.,p .1788 . labor, the prevailing rate of wages, as provided in the Act of March 3, 1931, shall be paid. Acceptance of con tri • butions. SEC. 8. The commissioner, with the approval of the Commission , m ay recei ve from any so urce co ntributi ons to aid in carryin g out the general purposes of this resolution, but the same shall be expended and accounted for in the same manner as any appropria- tion which may be made under authority of this resolution. The commissioner is also authorized to receive contributions of material, or borrow material or exhibits, to aid in carrying out the general purposes of this resolution ; and at the close of the exposition or when the connection of the Government of the United States there- Disposal of buildings and property. with ceases, shall dispose of any such portion of the material con- tributed as may be unused, and return such borrowed property and, under the direction of the Commission, dispose of any buildings
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