PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 152 -APR . 1 , 1944 56 Stat. 748. 67 Stat. 193. Limitation in- creased. 57 Stat. 193. 56 Stat. 424. 57 Stat. 316 . 67 Stat. 317. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Widener gift tax, National Gallery of Art: For the payment, by the National Gallery of Art to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, of taxes which have been levied by that Commonwealth as a result of the gift effected September 9, 1942, to the National Gallery of Art of a col- lection of works of art, which gift was made by the late Joseph E. Widener, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as authorized by the will of his father, the late Peter A. B. Widener, and accepted by the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art in reliance upon the author- ization contained in Public Law 707, approved September 3, 1942, $307,630.50, to remain available until expended. VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION Hospital and domiciliary facilities: For an additional amount for hospital and domiciliary facilities, Veterans' Administration, fiscal year 1944, including the objects specified under this head in the Inde- pendent Offices Appropriation Act, 1944, to remain available until expended, $31,650,000, 3 per centum of which shall be available for the employment in the District of Columbia and in the field of necessary technical and clerical assistants to aid in the preparation of plans and specifications for the projects as approved hereunder and in the super- vision of the execution thereof, and for traveling expenses, field office equipment, and supplies in connection therewith. The limitation upon the amount which may be expended to repair, alter, improve, or provide facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Veterans' Administration, appear- ing in the appropriation for administration, medical, hospital, and domiciliary services, Veterans' Administration, for the fiscal year 1944, is hereby increased from $2,500,000 to $3,000,000. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GENERAL EXPENSES Public-convenience stations: For an additional amount for mainte- nance of public-convenience stations, including compensation of necessary employees, fiscal year 1944, $3,078. Care of the District buildings, salaries: For an additional amount for personal services, fiscal year 1943, including the objects specified in the appropriation for this purpose in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1943, $2,418. Expenses: For an additional amount for fuel, light and power, repairs, laundry, and miscellaneous supplies, fiscal year 1944, $4,400. CONTINGENT AND MICEULANEOUS EXPESES Contingent expenses: For an additional amount for general necessary expenses of District offices, fiscal year 1944, including the objects specified in the appropriation for this purpose in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1944, $10,000. Postage: For an additional amount for postage for strictly official mail matter, including the rental of postage-meter equipment, fiscal year 1944, $1,500. Judicial expenses: For an additional amount for judicial expenses, fiscal year 1944, including the objects specified in the appropriation for this purpose in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1944, $1,500. Advertising delinquent taxes: For an additional amount for adver- tising notice of taxes in arrears, fiscal year 1944, including the objects [58 STAT.
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