, FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 3913. 1906. 673 sand dollars; thirteen clerks of class two, eighteen thousand two hundred dollars; thirteen clerks of class one, fifteen thousand six hundred dollars; eight clerks, at one thousand dollars each, eight thousand dollars; two clerks, at nine hundred dollars each, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two clerks, at eight hundred and forty dollars each, one thousand six hundred and eighty dollars; three clerks, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, two thousand ohe hundred and sixty dollars; two clerks, at six hundred dollars each, one thousand two hundred dollars; one mechanic, one thousand two hundred dollars; _ one messengier and custodian, one thousand dollars; one carpenter, one thousan one hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; four messengers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, two thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars; one skilled laborer, eight hundref and forty dollars; two skilled laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; two skilled laborers, at six hundred dollars each, one thousand two hundred dollars; one skilled laborer, six hundred and sixty dollars; two skilled laborers, at four hund·red and eighty dollars each, nine hundred and sixty dollars; one fireman, seven hundred and twenty dollars; one illustrator, one thousand four hundred dollars; in all, eighty four thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars. GENERAL EXPENSES, BUREAU or ANIMAL IN1>Us*r1zY: For carrying $,g}°;s!l;¤_H¤¤¤- out the provisions of the Act approved May twenty-ninth, eighteen' " ` hundred and eighty-four establis mg the Bureau of Animal Industry, and the provisions of the Act approved February second, nineteen V¤1-32. p. 791. hundred and three, to enable the Secretagy of Agriculture to more etfectually suppress and prevent the sprea of contagious and infectious diseases of live stoc , and for other purposes; and also the pro- Vol. ss, p.1zs4. visions of the Act approved March third, nineteen hundred and ve, to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain quar- ` antine districts, to permit and regulate the movement of cattle and other live stock therefrom, and for other purposes: Provided, That live horses be entitled to the same inspection as otheranimals herein named, °°°°°ii°“°"‘°”°" - eight hundred and thirty-seven thousand two hundred dollars; and ,,,§’,;{"°°“”¤ *”‘°¤“°· the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to use any part of this sum he may deem necessary or exfedient, in such manner as he may think best, in the collection of in ormation and dissemination of knowledge concerning live stock, dairy, and other animal products and ,m*’,§$,;°_{‘,§§{;,*f,{;f”°“S€’ toprevent the spread of pleuro·pneumonia, blackleg, tuberculosis, sheep scab, glanders or farcy, hog cholera, and other diseases of animals, and for this urpose to employ as many persons in the city of Washington or elsewhere as he may deem necessarv, and to expen any part of this Miva2z13s3e1m?,;.. M sum in the purchase and destruction of diseased or exposed animals and ' the quarantine of the same whenever in his ]udgment it is essential to prevent the spread of pleuro- pneumonia, tuberculosis, or other diseases of animals from one State to another: for improving and maintaining Bgggqmggmncm the Bureau Experiment Station, at Bethesda, Maryland; to establish, qusmnhneéumns im rove, and maintain quarantine stations, and to provide proper shelter and) equi ment for the care of neat cattle, domestic and other animals im rtetr at such ports as may be deemed necessary; for printing and R¤P<>¤‘¤¤ publishing such reports relating to animal industry as he may direct; and the Secretary is hereby authorized to rent suitable buildings in L°b°’”·*°'Y· the District of Columbia, at an annual rental of not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars, to be used for office, laboratory, and storage purposes for said Bureau of Animal Industry for purposes other than meat inspection; and the employees of the Bureau of L°"°° °**b°°°°°— Animal Industry outside of the city of Washington may hereafter, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, without additional expense to the Government, be granted leaves of absence not exceed fifteen days in any one year, which leave may, in exceptional and von xxxxv, rr 1——43
