§ TETLE 5.»-—~E.i¥E£?L*Y’iI`iJ D_I§i’.4IZ£i‘M,EI§?Q 1i;writ<>ri<>us cases whcré such sm employee is ill, be eexteeudcd, n in the disvrectioxx of the Secretary of Agricplture, not to exceed h fnfteén days additional in any one year. (Mz1y,23, 1908, c. 19:2, b 3.3 Stat. :567.) . W A " 535;, Same; employees in Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico, and g Gusm.~E1x1;w105*c%e~s of the »D0p:u·tm<·nt uf. Agriculture: assigned sw tu permuncxzxt duty --in Alaska, Iiaswiii, Porto, Rico, and Guam, fu may, in the discretion of the ;Secrctax·y of Agriculture, without t tl miditional expense to the Girverrnxnexxt, be gmntc-d` leave of 0 ~ahsezz<·e not to cxmeel thirty days in a1,r}y·<>11Q year, whivh leave gi; may, in €XC€Dfi0I1Sl{ and meritorious cases where an employee ti is ill, be extended, in thé <lis¢reti<;n of thetSe<·retury of Agri- I1 vulture, not to (3X(‘BB(`{_\[hiI°Y)' days additional in {my one ye~z1t. ·'_1` (June 30, 1914, 0. .131,38 Stat. 441.) i t t , . f , , { $36; Same; employees assigned tdduty in Virgin Iélands.-·— p, Employees uftlm Department _0t Agricultuy;3 HSSigl1€d°[i) .per— .01 mmmnt duty in the Virgin Islggsds shall be entitled `tqtthé same A privileges as to leavet of al»som;·e` as are ·COI1f€l‘I'L}d up0uAem1_ S, picyecsi assigned to Alaska,. Hawaii, ·-Porto Rico, and Guam; 0] by section 5.35 of thig title, and if.auy‘emplpyce` of the·agri+_ Oi cultural experimen.t stations of the Unit0il Stutcsjn Alaskii, f, `Hawaii, Porto 'Ific0,'(}ua1m, or ithe Virgin, Islands shall elect la tc postpoixe the taking of any 01*, ull of the annual `lczwe to ° whiclrhe may he entitled umler Saitl S(.‘(?fi(·)Il he ‘11my,"in 41, _the__qi‘$cretion. of the S€€°Z#(‘I2.1I‘)’ of_·Ag1fi<·zxl't111·0,; subject to the ttl interests qt the Jpublie; service, bc allowed to take, ut one time lu um1sed‘u11ui1z11,leax·e§ which- may have ac<;umulatu¢l within not tuf W exceed four ,y¢£m·s, m1d__be paid at thérate prevailitiu: (turing that ,.3 you such 4I<>uvc of absvxu·e has ll("(fllI]]l!4]f1{Qd.. > (J\1I`§'· 2}, 1919; K Q. 26, 41.Stut. 262.) » f _ , ‘ _ T
537. Leave- of absenge ‘t0` agricultural experiment station CQ
employees lin" _Alz1ska,_ Hawaii, and I’0rt0.' »RiC0.j—·',[`l\(}_,(‘ill‘· ft plnyees of the experiment iST8ti()ilS-iilt Afinska, Ijlmyaii, and U — P0rt0 Ricuéaiimy in the discretion of the Se<ere>tzu·y -0fT Agricnnly t
ww, *~v,if!w,ut, axilclititmtxl €X.]j§31l§¢:,-L'¢t),,I]'IQ GUXT€,I1H1.1Q—11Lt,. Lwgxapted `
Icaske of ghewncic riot to e:·xcee>e;l iiftveu 4_1z1$*s iu.»»a.uy‘one· ycair, m fwhich leave lmay, in <~xcqpti0uhl_ and Vn1eritO1·»i0x1s= cases i·hcre’ Q such 21ll`(?111[)i0}'&’l} is i_ll,·bc"0$:t€11d€§¢l in tim <1iscre_tion·0f the $2 Scxswtary of "Agr ic1xlture not m exe;-<»¢_§<l fiftemr dz1»y¤·; .a(lditi¤mal_ ° hi zmyumz yvgu. (Jmm 30, IMG, 0, 3913, 34'Steitg 604.) t ~ (
538. Traveling 4é‘xpenses.-%—>-'ifhe Secretary mt Agriculture lis 01
mnthnrizcdrtc pux·<:lm:~§e irmn a,;>g»r¢,•b¤is1ti<>11s made for traveling N expenms fur employees of the 1>cpau·t111aa;t' of AAKBCUUIIYQ, In miimge and mileage bmnks, at ceorsmmergeialt rates, in the manner Cl in which suchbmtileagc or xnileagc lmoks are usua1ly‘purch11sed. , W (mm-. 4, 1907, Q. 2007, 34_smr~. 1281.)- . L ‘ t F`“ 539. S,ame;tu»¤ transfcr between stations;-—»0Hic¢ ·rs and em—· th ployeés of ·the IJvDartment~ of Agrit·ult11re~ °U‘t1t1Sfél'F€•il fmm_ ul _ mae cafiicinl gtzatiqn to 8Il`Uth(!I’”fol' pormunwufduty, whenyuuthor- IQ
ized by the Seewctury of Ag,·;xici1lture, may be allowed uctuénl in
.trm·eling tcaxpexnsews, inclixdhng chsargés fm·°th¢ trixnnsier of their ·· PI e1t»,_·y{g,· um} pgrmpmspmperty usad·_i‘11» uflmisnl work, uudertméhf m t rules and reegaxlzstlunzs as may be prescribed by tlae"·Se<éreta1‘y Qt of t A;:ri¢:;.11ti1r0, ,. (Mar. 4, 1911, ce. 238; 36 {Stat. 1265.). “V ·m'
Same; per diem `in lieu of subsistence, ct}c.—————Whvn om- Su
eialé mul e~1nplu;·ees. of the Depairtnnent of Agriculture.a_m trav-Q at ug élirsg on utiiuinl lwnxsixacss iu"the United States, they nnayrlaea ab (1 - AIOVFQEIIJI1€}('€’S,82t\l’};‘ rail1;·0z1<i and stemnbegvut mrés, Islcapinkbérth, $1 and stateroom on `gstcumbivats, li,ve;·y_ hire sind stage ture, and 4`é1hq·r rxxuning ipf cmweyaxxeva betwamx points accessible by @3 railmml, but in lieu of subsistexncaf and all 0th_er·trm?.éling cx; 116 V;»4ex1’é=e,·s;°th4~ay umy. x·¢m~ivc ta pn: diem allkmwineze, to be,._fixed· by im} tm S<z—cmfm·y in each casgiu additidnrtc their regular mlariek, W . -, subjéct to ymch rules and regulations qs the ‘Se<éi*cta_.,_,¤· of Agri-, Se _ culture m`¤y*pre+wrihe. (Aug`. 10, 1912,.0, 284, 37 Stat. 300.) kg
- ··54l.·Su¤¢: treirnbursement . for street-»cdr .fsres.e——Omcials pm
and émpmyeps of tiw,_Departu1ent _0I Agricnxltme 'may, when an autlmrizcd by the Sccmtary of Agdcultumtc, receive mimbxirses tm:
FS, O1#’1·‘1CBHS, AND EMPLOYEES 58 . _ . __/ mnt for moneys expended for street—~car fares at tlmir nfH¤·ir;lé vguiquartenzsa whmx cxpenhded in the transaction of otiivizxl usincss. (Aug. 10, 1912, c. 284, 37 Stat. 300.) 542. Puychases for bureaus from appropriations for cumin-—» ent .expenses.——Tl:Q ®¢¤‘etul‘y of Agri<m!ture may pum_·imw mtimwry, supplies, .. furniture, and miscellaneous umm-msg wmuxis appgopriatiorg for c0ntihgcnt expe11ses and 1;·a¤Smhe same a»t actua1Ac0st to the various bureaus, divisions,··aml iiices of the Department of Agriculture in the City of Wash; j]g‘[Ol1,, 1'€iIX1l?l1l`S€m€Dt‘»th€?€foT-t0_ be H}8-d€‘ to SUCIIK 3.ppI‘0pl‘i3- mn by said buregus, diyjsiqns, anefofficesy {mm their lumpund appropriations by transfer settlementsf through tmf Q 'reasury Department. (Aug, 1(§ _1912,_cQ`284, 37 Stat. @6.) 543. »Rcimbu_rscm¢¤t of. appropriation fcrdsxléries and c0m4 ensation of employees in mecha1;ical sh0ps;—Tl¤e Secretary- E Agriculture may, by transfer settIcments“thr0u·gh the_Gene·r:1l mounting Office, reimburse airy appropriation made for'th·.; FQl81‘i€S-.8Ild ¢0mpensafi0u‘0f employees in tl1€ .1I1€tCh&¥Zli€‘&I» shppg I the department from the appropriation niéde for thé bureau, fiicc,'§r_¢liw*ision*f¢»r which iuny w_0rk4iu_ said Shops is~ peryrmed, and such reimbursement shalliré at the actual cost of [bor forysucéh work. (May 11, 1922, 0,185, 42 Stat;. 508.) · » l 544.`Sal¢»0f Waste? papck.-#—iThe Secretary of Agr'icu1tL111·0 is’ uthurized gto sell as wkzste mper, pr `0§harwL%e,§b dispose mi 10 accnnixnulation of department flies which do not {constitute arix1a‘m=:11t records, and all-»Qt}10r¢ documents and~ p1il»licati(ms ·hieh have ,bec0 me. obsolete or worthless. V(Ma1·. 4, 1907, cg )0T,_ 33 Stat. 1281;) _ Q 'J 1 . _ » 545. Exchange "0f*typewnii#e1fs and computing Qachines.-— he Secretary of Agzriéultuiwinxxhy exchange ·—tyi1€writers m :d· mnputiug, .ad<lreSsiug, ”aud dup[i<:aiiw_ wmuclxixies purélmsed, rum any ]H1Up=·f\llld a·pprupriaiiun of the Departmei1t·*0f*Agn·i- 1ltiu·u. (Aug. @0,1912, c. ‘2{S4, 3'2'; Sint. 296.) “ 5 V _ 546. Exchange of scientific apmrgiug ;;;§_l§bqr;to{y; equip- péniti;-iTl1eSecretih·y bf A§ri»é xii[lire-gé may exchange general xtiiic apparatus and laboratory equipmeni purchaséd féum any pp1·¢ipriuti0_u of the Départmezut of Agriculture. (June 39. D14, c. 131Q 38 Stat. 441.) Q I __ M _ = · » _ 547., Exchamge of mqtonpropclled vehicles}-—The·· Seéremry° F, Agriculture may exchange m0t0r—pmj>el·led 8D(l'·_bQ\’S€—dl’8Wll éhicles and boaiajin. part lwfyment i*0r néw !iug·tcrgpr0;»€·il`£·;l on yrséédrawn »passen1ger·» ;g¤·yiug` vehicles autlmrized tq-be_pu17g aased byyhim, to be for the same purposes as those pgju-· >sed~t0~ be. ekchmiged. A He shall} on tbc ‘fi:·st day of each rgular scssiqn of Gumress, makcia erepqrtg to Comsress; f¤>r‘ ne Hapcal y'éa¤.·`lé¤; c1cisged».sl19wiug, as- tu each exchange here:· ider, the make of the vehigle, theperiod of its use, thé_ :11- wance therefor, aud. the- vehicle, make:. théreuf, and »px·i¢·e·, cluding°Aexch~ augc value, paididr to The pqidg" fcmeaelj; vehicle
tbrqugh such »ex¢h&g’e. . Secretary of Agxficulturgé
ny a so ‘€XC]18l1g€< usedrntxs, aeczcemries, rings; or equipment ' m<»£>r·p1*0pel1ed and h0rse·draw¤ vehicles in »,part my- ent for knew barts, accessories, tires; Acz·‘ €(]Uf[¥H1&§}C of rch vehicles aiithorized to be purchgséd by him, tu lbij =éd for the samp purposes as mcse proposed to be ’exch:w§ed. · rim;. 4,..1917, c. 179, 39 Stat. 1167*; May 31, ;920,”—c._21T Stat. 728; Féb. 10;`1925;. c. 200, 43 Stat. 850,) " _ 548; Exchange of backs.--·The Secretary of Agriculture may change. books and, peri0dicu»ls ¤t'the library not- nevded for mmanént use fof other bqcks and periodicals. ,(Mar. fl, 15, c._14$, 88 St&t._110’Z.) W _` ‘ · » . 549. Sn1e 6: exchanges! Quinn}; or amiga! pt0ducts.#;5'I‘!¤<*‘ vmtnty iéulttire is authorized `t¤ sell in the 0peu*`n1il1‘f t 61* to fcrwbther livéstock such nninhis ‘0r -an§uwl_ < ` oducts is cease ta be needed in the sv¤rk ¤! `th¤_d¤v¢* ¤‘¢¤*¤P¤*· d au `moueys recaivéd from the sale of meh animals or smill MDFQGUQCB ¤g as“ % bonué in t.he;exchn¤fe of‘th¢_ same Shui!. Q
