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 57 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 184-JULY 1, 1943 REFUND OF EBEONEOUS COLLECTIONS To enable the Commissioners, in any case where taxes, special assess- ments, school-tuition charges, payments for lost library books, rents, fines, fees, or collections of any character have been erroneously cov- ered into the Treasury to the credit of the general revenues of the District of Columbia, to refund such erroneous payments, wholly or in part, including the refunding of fees paid for building permits authorized by the District of Columbia Appropriation Act approved March 2, 1911 (36 Stat. 967), $100,000: Provided, That this appro- priation shall be available for such refunds of payments made within the past three years. REPAYMENT OF LOAN FROM PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING INTEREST For reimbursement to the United States, in compliance with section 3 of the Act approved June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1203) and section 3 of the Act of July 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 757), of funds loaned under the authority of said Acts, including interest, $4,700,000. REPAYMENT OF LOAN FROM FEDERAL WORKS ADMINISTRATOR, INCLUDING INTEREST For payment to the United States, in compliance with section 3 of the Act of December 20, 1941 (55 Stat. 847), of funds loaned under the authority of said Act, including interest, $150,000. REPAYMENT OF LOAN FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, INCLUDING INTEREST For reimbursement to the United States, in compliance with section 4 of the Act approved August 6, 1942 (56 Stat. 740), of funds loaned under the authority of said Act, including interest, $1,000,000. FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY For personal services and for substitutes and other special and temporary services, including extra services on Sundays, holidays, and Saturday half holidays, at the discretion of the librarian, $495,036. Miscellaneous: For books, periodicals, newspapers, and other printed material, including payment in advance for subscription books, and society publications, including not exceeding $300 for music records and sound recordings, $60,000: Provided. That the disbursing officer of the District of Columbia is authorized to advance to the librarian of the Free Public Library, upon requisition previously approved by the Auditor of the District of Columbia, sums of money not exceed- ing $25 at the first of each month, to be expended for the purchase of certain books, pamphlets, numbers of periodicals or newspapers, or other printed material, and to be accounted for on itemized vouchers. For binding, including necessary personal services $30,000. For maintenance, alterations, repairs, fuel, lighting, fitting up buildings, care of grounds, maintenance of motor delivery vehicles, and other contingent expenses, $43,225. For rent of suitable quarters for branch libraries in Anacostia, Chevy Chase, and Woodridge, $7,560. 319 Post, p. 619. D.C. Code § 5-430. D.C. Code §f 9-210, 9-217 . D. C. Code, Supp. II, 6-1009 note.

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