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73d CONGRESS . SESS . I. CH. 93 . JUNE 16, 1933 .

243 a year by a voluntary agent or correspondent of said Board, and that said Bo ard sh all ha ve pow er, up on pro per sho wing, in its discr etion, to discharge from guardianship any child committed to its care . For board and care of all children committed to the guardianship ~i3oard, etc ., of obil- of said board by the courts of the District, and for temporary care of children pending investigation or while being transferred from place to place, with authority to pay not more than $1,500 each to institutions under sectarian control and not more than $400 for burial of children dying while under charge of the Board, $250,000 . To carry out the purposes of the Act entitled "An Act to provide ent Home children . car e eofd epend- To

depe" home care for dependent children in the District of Columbia ", Vol.44,p. 758. approved June 22, 1926 (44 Stat ., pp . 758-760), including not to exceed $11,152 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $171,152 : Provided, That this appropriation shall be so apportioned Pi or is o-n on ex- by the Commissioners as to prevent a deficiency therein, and no more penditure . than $100 per month shall be paid therefrom to any one family . For the maintenance, under the jurisdiction of the Board of fo Rhe ivi nuc. , home Public

Welfare of a suitable place in a building entirely separate and Maintenance, etc . apart from the House of Detention for the reception and detention of children under seventeen years of age arrested by the police on charge of offense against any laws in force in the District of Colum- bia, or commi tted t o the guardi anship of the Board , or h eld as wit- nesses, or held temporarily, or pending hearing, or otherwise, includ- ing transportation, food, clothing, medicine and medical supplies, rental, repai r and upkeep of bu ilding s, fuel , gas, elect ricity , ice, supplies and equipment, and other necessary expenses including not to exceed $15,940 for perso nal servi ces, $34, 000 . The disbursing officer of the District of Columbia is authorized to Advances to director . advance t o the dir ector of public we lfare, up on requis itions pr eviously approved by the auditor of the District of Columbia and upon such security as may be required of said director by the Commissioners, sums of money not to exceed $400 at any one time, to be used for i expenses in placing and visiting children, traveling on official busi- ness of t he Board, and for office an d sundry expenses, all such expend- itures to be accounted for to the accounting officers of the District of Columbia within one month on itemized vouchers properly approved . JAIL Salaries : For personal services, $65,000 . For maintenance and support of prisoners of the District of Columbi a at t he jai l, exp enses incurr ed in i dentif ying a nd pur suing escaped prisoners and rewards for their recapture, repair and improvements to buildings, cells, and locking devices, newspapers, books, and periodicals not to exceed $100, maintenance of non- passe nger- carry ing motor vehi cle, and expen se of ele ctroc ution s, $67,500 . GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, WORKHOUSE AND REFORM ATORY , DIS TRICT OF CO LUMBI A For personal services, $280,000 . For maintenance, care, and support of inmates, rewards for fugi- tives, discharge gratuities provided by law, medical supplies, news- pa pers, books, books of re ferenc e, and period icals, farm implem ents, tools, equipment, transportation expenses, purchase and maintenance of livestock and horses, purchase, exchange, maintenance, operation, and repair of nonpassenger-carrying vehicles and motor bus ; fuel for heating, lighting, anti power, and all other necessary items, $320,000 . Jail . Salaries . Maintenance

and sup port of priso ners . Wo rkhouse and Re- formatory . Personal services . Maintenance, etc. Fuel, etc .