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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS. I. CH. 551 . 1928 . Emergency repairs, For installing emergency heating pipes and for temporary sup- etc.

ports and' repairs in the main conservatory, $10,000, to be immedi- ate ly ava ilable . Minor purchases The sum of $300 may be expended at any one time by the Botanic without advertising . Garden for the purchase of plants, trees, shrubs, and other nursery R.S.,sec.3709,p.733. stock, without reference to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. LIB RARY OF CONG RESS SA LARIES Library of Congress . Librarian, and per- For the Librarian, chief assistant librarian, and other personal s°Ante, p.197.

services in accordance with "The Classification Act of 1923," $633,265 . Copyright office. so Register, and per - For the Register of Copyrights, assistant register, and other personal services in accordance with the Classification Act of 192 3, Leg islat ive R efer ence $209,440 . Service.

LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE Personnel for desig- nated work . To enable the Librarian of Congress to employ competent persons to gather, classify, and make available, in translations, indexes, digests, compilations, and bulletins, and otherwise, data for or bear- ing upon legislation, and to render such data serviceable to Congress and committees and Members thereof, including not to exceed $5,700 for employees engaged on piecework and work by the day or hour at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, $65,210 . Card indexes. DISTR IBUTION OF CA RD INDE XES Dist ribut ion servi ce . For the distribution of card indexes and other publications of the Library, including personal services, freight charges (not exceeding $500), expressage, postage, traveling expenses connected with such distrib ution, expens es of attendan ce at meeting s when incurre d on the written authority and direction of the Librarian, and including not to exceed $28,000 for employees engaged on piecework and work by the day or hour at rates to be fixed by the Librarian ; in all, $13 1,490 . TEMPORARY SERVICES Temporary Services .

For special and temporary service, including extra special services of regular employees, at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, $3,000 . State legislation . Sunday openin g . Expenses. COP YRI GHT UtrICE INDEX TO STATE LEGISLATION Preparing index and dig est of. To enable the Librarian of Congress to prepare an index to the legislation of the several States, together with a supplemental digest of the more important legislation, as authorized and directed by the Vol.44,p.1066. Act entitled "An Act providing for the preparation of a biennial index to State legislation," approved February 10, 1927, including personal and other services within and without the District of Columbia (including not to exceed $2,500 for special and temporary service at rates to be fixed by' the Librarian), travel, necessary material and apparatus, stationery, and incidentals, $30, 000 . SUN DAY OPEN ING To enable the Library of Co ngress to be k ept open for reference use on Sundays and on holidays within the discretion of the Libra-