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53 STAT.] 76T CONG. , 1ST SESS.--CH. 208 -JUNE 16, 1939 of the more important legislation, as authorized and directed by the Act entitled "An Act providing for the preparation of a biennial index to State legislation", approved February 10, 1927 (2 U. S . C. 164, 165), including personal and other services within and without the District of Columbia, including not to exceed $2,500 for special and temporary services at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, travel, necessary material and apparatus, and for printing and binding the indexes and digests of State legislation for official distribution only, and other printing and binding incident to the work of compilation, stationery, and incidentals, $39,200. SUNDAY OPENING To enable the Library of Congress to be kept open for reference use on Sundays and on holidays within the discretion of the Librar- ian, including the extra services of employees and the services of additional employees under the Librarian, at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, $23,437 of which sum $350 shall be immediately available. UNION CATALOGUES To continue the development and maintenance of the Union Cata- logues, including personal services within and without the District of Columbia (and not to exceed $700 for special and temporary services, including extra special services of regular employees, at rates to be fixed by the Librarian), travel, necessary material and apparatus, stationery, photostat supplies, and incidentals, $26,180. INCREASE OF THE LIBRARY For purchase of books, miscellaneous periodicals and newspapers, and all other material for the increase of the Library, including payment in advance for subscription books and society publications, and for freight, commissions, and traveling expenses not to exceed $5,000, including expenses of attendance at meetings when incurred on the written authority and direction of the Librarian in the interest of collections, and all other expenses incidental to the acquisi- tion of books, miscellaneous periodicals and newspapers, and all other material for the increase of the Library, by purchase, gift, bequest, or exchange, $118,000, to continue available during the fiscal year 1941. For the purchase of books and for legal periodicals for the law library, including payment for legal society publications and for freight, commissions, and all other expenses incidental to the acquisi- tion of law books and all other material for the increase of the law library, $85.000, to continue available, during the fiscal year 1941. BOOKS FOR ADULT BLIND To enable the Librarian of Congress to carry out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide books for the adult blind", approved March 3, 1931 (2 U. S. C. 135a), as amended, $275,000, including not exceeding $13,000 for personal services and not exceed- ing $500 for necessary traveling expenses connected with such service and for expenses of attendance at meetings when incurred on the written authority and direction of the Librarian: Provided, That the unexpended balance of the appropriation for this purpose for the fiscal year 1939 is hereby reappropriated and made available for the fiscal year 1940, and of such reappropriated sum not to exceed $4,000 shall be available for personal services. 835 44 Stat. 1066. 2U.S. . §§ 164,165 . Temporary services. Expenses. Development,main- tenance, etc. Purchase of books, etc. Law books, etc. Availability. Books for adult blind. 46 Stat. 1487. 2U.S.C.§§135a, 135b; Supp. IV , § 135a. Proviso. Reappropriation of unexpended balance.