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 118 Branches. Naval Observatory. Library. Apparatus, etc. Government-owned automobiles. Use restricted to of- ficial business. Transportation be- tween domicile and place of employment. Exceptions. 75TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CH. 140-APRIL 27, 1937 rela ting to hy drog raphy, mar ine meteo rolog y, n aviga tion, sur vey- ing, oceanography, and terrestrial magnetism, and to other profes- sional and technical subjects connected with the work of the Hydro- graphic Office, $78,000. For contingent expenses of branch hydrographic offices at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore Norfolk, Savannah, New Orleans, San Francisco, Portland (oregon), Portland (Maine), Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo, Duluth, Sault Sainte Marie, Seattle, Panama, San Juan (Puerto Rico), Los Angeles, Honolulu, and Galveston, including furniture, fuel, lights, works, and periodi- cals, relating to hydrography, ma rine meteorology, navigation, surveying, oceanography and terrestrial magnetism, stationery, mis- cellaneous articles, rent and care of offices, care of time balls, carfare and ferriage in visiting merchant vessels, freight and express charges, telegrams, and other necessary expenses incurred in collect- ing 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. CO NTINGENT AND M ISC ELLA NEO US 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, grease, pipe, wire, and other materials needed for the maintenance and repair of boile rs, engi nes, hea ting appa ratus, e lectric lighting and power, and water supply ; purchase and maintenance of teams ; ma inte nance, rep air, and opera tion of m otor truc ks an d pas seng er automobiles, and of horse-drawn vehicles ; telegraph and telephone service ; and other absolutely necessary expenses, $27,000. SEC. 2 . No part of any money appropriated by this Act shall be us ed f or ma intai ning, dri ving, or opera ting any Gover nment -own ed 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 Department or the naval service, except the commander in chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet, Marine Corps officers serving with expeditionary 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, April 27, 1937.