SEVEN TIETH CONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 102. 1929 .
1115 the chief clerk and superintendent, who shall be chief executive of ficer of the depar tment and wh o may be desi gnated by th e Secr etary of Commerce to sign official papers and documents during the tem- porary absence of the Secretary and the 'Assistant Secretary of the department, $293,200 ; in all, $308,200 . CONTINGENT EXPENSES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE For contingent and miscellaneous expenses of the offices and Contingent a mis - c ellan eous Depa rt ment bureaus of the department, including those for which appropria- expenses. tions for contingent and miscellaneous expenses are specifically made, including professi onal and scientifi c books, law books , books o f refer- ence, peri odica ls, blank book s, p amphl ets, maps, new spape rs (n ot exceeding $2,500) fo r which payment may b e made in advance ; purchase of atlases or maps ; stationery ; furniture and repairs to same ; carpets, matting, oilcloth, file cases, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges ; fuel, lighting, and heating ; purchase and exchange of motor trucks and bicycles ; maintenance, repair, and operation of three motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles and motor trucks and bicycles, to be used only for official purposes ; freight and express charges ; postage to foreign countries ; telegraph and telephone service ; typewriters, adding machines, and other labor-saving devices, including their repair and exchange ; first-aid outfits for use in the buildings occupied by employees of this department ; street-car fares, not exceeding $500 ; and all other miscellaneous items and necessary expenses not included in the foregoing, $290,000, which sum shall constitute the appropriation for contingent expenses of the depart- ment and shall al so be ava ilable fo r the pu rchase of necessar y supplie s Sew Ceilahle for sera and equipment for field services of bureaus and offices of the depart- ment for which contingent and miscellaneous appropriations are specifically made in order to facilitate the purchase through the Purchases . central purchasing office (Division of Supplies), as provided by law : Provided, That expenditures from appropriations contained in this Proviso . xostriction on main- Act for the maintenance, upkeep, and repair, exclusive of garage tenance, etc., of passen . rent, pay of operator, fuel, and lubricants on any one motor-pro- ger vehicles. pell ed pa sseng er-ca rryi ng ve hicle use d by the D epar tment of C om- merce shall not exceed one-third of the market price of a new vehicle of the same make or class, and in any case more than $500 . For rent of buildings in the District of Columbia, $150,000 .
Rent, D. C. For rent of additional space in the District of Columbia outside of the Commerce Building, $2,500 . For rent of storage space outside the Commerce Building, $1,500 . For all printing and binding for the Department of Commerce, ing renting and bind- including all of i ts bureau s, office s, instit utions, a nd servic es in the Dist rict of Co lumbi a an d els ewher e, e xcept the Pate nt Of fice and the Bur eau of the C ensus, $615, 000 : Pro vided , That an amoun t not to Proviso. exceed $2,000 of this appropriation may be expended for salaries of Copy editors . persons detailed from the Government Printing Office for service as copy editors. For the Patent Office : For printing the weekly issue of patents . ing a tent Offic e pri nt- designs, trade-marks, prints, and labels, exclusive of illustrations ; and for printing, engraving illustrations, and binding the Official Gazette, including weekly and annual indices, $1,040,000 ; for miscel- laneous printing and binding, $60,000 ; in all, $1,100,000 . Wireless communication laws : To enable the Secretary of Com- wireless communica- y
tion on steam vessels . merce to enforce the Acts of Congress "to require apparatus and Enforcement of laws ~7
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requiring . operators for radio communication on certain ocean steamers and to vol. 36, p. 629; Vol. regulate radio communication " and carry out the provisions of the 31, PP 1 199, 1565 ; Vol, intern ationa l radi oteleg raphic conve ntion, examin e and settle inter - national radio accounts, including personal services in the District of 54835'-29--PT 1-74
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