Public Law 70–385

That section 2 of

Official papers of the Territories.

Vol. 43, p. 1104, amended.

the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the collection and editing of official papers of the Territories of the United States now in the national archives,” approved March 3, 1925, be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows:

Continuance of collecting, editing, etc., for issue as a Government publication.

“Sec. 2.

That the Secretary of State be ordered to continue the work of collecting, copying, arranging, and editing of the official papers relating to the Territories of the United States and to have them issued as a Government publication.”

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Sec. 3.

For defraying the expenses to be incurred in carrying out the provisions of section 2 of this Act, including the employment, either in or outside of the District of Columbia, or not to exceed five historical experts, especially informed on the various phases of the territorial history of the United States, without regard to the

Edition to be printed and bound.

Distribution by Department of State.

Classification Act of 1923 and the civil service rules, and for the printing and binding of an edition of 1,950 copies for the Department of State, of which 6 copies shall be delivered to each Senator and 2 copies to each Representative, and 8 copies for each State or Territory to be distributed to historical associations, commissions, museums or libraries and to other nondepository libraries therein designated by the Governor of each State or Territory, 4 copies for the library of the Department of the Interior, and the remainder of said 1,950 shall be for the use of the Department of State, and a sufficient number of copies for distribution by the Superintendent of Documents to depository libraries, and for all

All other expenses.

other expenses, other purposes relevant to the carrying out of the provisions of section 2 of this Act, salaries for personnel, printing and binding, contingent expenses and traveling expenses, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of the money in the Treasury not otherwise

Sum authorized for.

appropriated, not more than the sum of $125,000, and under this authorization not more than $50,000 shall be appropriated for any one year.

Sec. 4.

The work of copy reading and index making for this publication

Copy reading and indexing by the Department editorial staff.

shall be done by the regular editorial staff of the Department of State, and the cost of this work (prorated each month according to the number of hours spent and the annual salaries

Prorating of cost, etc.

of the clerks employed, shall be charged against such annual appropriations as may be made under the provisions of section 3.