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 53 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , IST SESS.-CH. 281 -JULY 15, 1939 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C. 5) under available appro- priations contained in this Act: Provided further, That neither the District of Columbia nor any officer thereof acting in his official capacity for the District of Columbia shall be required to pay court costs to the clerk of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. For general advertising, authorized and required by law, and for tax and school notices and notices of changes in regulations, $9,000: Provided,That this appropriation shall not be available for the pay- ment of advertising in newspapers published outside of the District of Columbia, notwithstanding the requirement for such advertising provided by existing law. For advertising notice of taxes in arrears July 1, 1939, as required to be given by the Act of February 28, 1898, as amended, to be reim- bursed by a charge of 50 cents for each lot or piece of property advertised, $4,500: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for the payment of advertising the delinquent tax list for more than once a week for two weeks in the regular issue of one morning or one evening newspaper published in the District of Columbia, notwithstanding the provisions of existing law. For printing and binding, $53,300: Provided, That no part of the appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for expenditure for printing and binding unless the need for such expenditure shall have been specifically approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, or by the purchasing officer and the auditor for the District of Columbia acting for such Commissioners. For the use of the Senate and House Committees on the District of Columbia, acting jointly or separately as the chairmen of the two committees may decide, to pay for technical counsel and for bill drafting, statistical, and other assistance in connection with legisla- tion for the revision of the organization of the District of Columbia and for extra services performed in the making of sundry investiga- tions and examinations and the drafting of proposals for the revision of the organization of the District of Columbia, to be expended with- out reference to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, alnd the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of tie United States (41 U. S . C. 5), $12,500, to be immediately available: Pro- vided, That the foregoing appropriation shall be for payment in full for all services heretofore or hereafter rendered in connection with the study for the revision of the organization of the District of Columbia. CENTRAL GARAGE For maintenance, care, repair, and operation of passenger-carrying automobiles owned by the District of Columbia, including personal services, $62,560; for purchase (including exchange) of passenger- carrying automobiles, $10,000; and for purchase (including exchange) of three passenger-carrying automobiles for the executive office, $5,400; and purchase of one passenger-carrying automobile for the auditor's office, $900; in all, $78,860. For allowances for furnishing privately owned motor vehicles in the performance of official duties at a rate of not to exceed $264 per year for each automobile, $10,296: Provided, That allowances under this appropriation shall be made only to persons whose duties require full-time field service. All motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles owned by the Dis- trict of Columbia shall be used exclusively for "official purposes" directly pertaining to the public services of said District, and shall be under the direction and control of the Commissioners, who may 1009 R. S. §3709. 41U.S.C.§5. No court costs, etc., in District Court for D. C. required. General advertising. Proviso. Advertising outside D.C. Taxes in arrears. 30 Stat. 250. 20 D. 0. Code, §§ 791-798; Supp. IV,§ 791-798. Proviso. Advertising of de- linquent tax list in local newspapers. Printing and bind- ing. Post, p. 1308. Proviso. Approval of requi- sitions. Revision of D. C. organization, technical services, etc. 5U.S.C.§661- 671; Supp. IV, §B673, (67:l3c. Proviso. 'nayinmnt In full for services rendered. Automobiles, main- tenance, etc. Private vehicle al. lowances. Proviso. Restriction. Use of District- owned vehicles re- stricted.

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