SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 299. 1909. 985 PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE. Public lands. SALA1zms AND coMM1ss10Ns or nmersrnns AND Rnomvrms: For c€§,‘§r§‘°” md ’°· salaries and commissions of registers of district land offices and receiv- ' ers of public moneys at district land offices, at not exceeding three tlhglusand dollars per annum each, five hundred and seventy thousand o ars. , CONTINGENT nxrnnsns or LAND orrronsz For clerk hire, rent, and °°“““‘°"*°‘*’°““°’" other incidental expenses of the district land ofliws, including the exchang wr1ters, two hundred and ninety-five thousand dol- _ lars: Pr, hat this appro riation shall be available for the ay- €§'{'§`Y§8,;,_ ment of per diem, in lieu o suibsistence, not exceeding three dollars per day, of clerks detailed to examine the books and mana ement of district land offices and to assist in the operation of said oighces, and in the opening of new land offices and reservations, while on such duty, and for actual necessary traveling expenses of said clerks, including necessary sleeping—car fares: Provided fwrther, That no expenses pe*;f,j}j$g°“ °“ °" chargeable to the Government shall be incurred by registers and ` receivers in the conduct of local land offices except u n previous specific authorization by the Commissioner of the Generalilland Office. _ _ Exrnnsns or DEPOSITING 1=Um.1o Monmrsz For expenses of deposit- D°’°““"" ‘“°“°’“‘ ing mone received from the disposal of public lands, by registered mail, bank exchange, or otherwise, as may be directed by the Secretary of the Interior, and under rules to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, one thousand seven hundre dollars. DEPBEDAHONS ON rrmmo rumen, PBOTECTING runmc runs, AND m}`“;¤;_';(;;“§;§*g‘;§, SEHLEMENT OF CLAIMS FOR SWAMP LAND AND SWAMD-LAND 1NDnu- swanipland carbs. NITY: To meet the expenses of protecting timber on the public lands, and for the more efficient execution of the law and rules relating to the cutting thereof; of protecting fpublic lands from illegal and fraudulent entry or appropriation, and o adjusting claims for swamp lands, and indemnity or swamp lands, one million dollars, to be immediately available, of which sum seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars is for the purpose of bringing up the work of the .Genera1 Land Office hereunder so as to make the same current, and not exceeding twenty- In§{$j;j§¤gm§i°¤Pw five thousand dollars of this a propriation ma be used for the pay- rumriling frauds ment, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, of fees of wrt- f,,‘},‘,§§,‘{,§_‘{,},§‘,{‘,,,,“}Q‘.§§j nesses and of the actual expenses of witnesses summoned before the ¢¤°· state grand or other juries to indict and try persons guilty of violation of the aw in connection with the execution of deeds covering lands allotted in Oklahoma to the Mexican Kickapoo Indians, or before state courts at the trial of persons so indicted, and not exceed- R*;3{{g;j:QQ_ylQlgging fifty thousand dollars additional for clerk hire, rent, and other` incidental ex enses of the district land offices, and not exceeding fifty thousand dollars additional for ex enses of hearings held by order of the Commissioner of the General llland Office to determine whether alleged fraudulent entries are of that character or have been made in compliance with law: Provided, That agents and others employed mh under this appropriation shall be allowed per diem, subject to such ' rules and regulations as he may prescribe, m lieu of subsistence, at a rate not exceeding three dollars per day each and actual necessary expenses for transportation, including necessary sleeping—car fares, except when agents are employed in the district of Alaska, they may E¤°°P“°¤· be allowed not exceeding six dollars per day each, in lieu of subsistence. Exr-nNsns or nnAnrNcs IN LAND nzvrizrns: For expenses of hearings m*f,*`;gf“¥’ *‘* ******1 held by order of the Commissioner of the General Land Office to determine whether alleged fraudulent entries are of that character or have been made in compliance with law, and of hearings in disbarment proceedings, thirty-nve thousand dollars.
