ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT. 21 



Rev. St. sec. 3709, mentioned in this provision, set forth on d 321 ooat 

 under "Contracts," requires that all purchases and contracts for suimlle^ 

 or services in the departments of the Government, except for personal 

 services, shall be made by advertising for proposals. 



ACT MAECH 4, 1907, c. 2907. (34 Stat. 1256.) 



Purchase of mileage books for employees of the Department of Agriculture. 



Aiid hereafter the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to pur- 

 chase from appropriations made for traveling expenses for employees 

 of the Department of Agriculture, mileage and mileage books, at 

 commercial rates, in the manner in which such mileage or mileage 

 books are usually purchased. 



Act March 4, 1907, c. 2907, 34 Stat. 1281. 



This is a provision of the agricultural appropriation act for the fiscal 

 year 1908, cited above. 



ACT MARCH 4, 1911, 0. 238. (36 Stat. 1235.) 



Traveling expenses and charges for transportation of effects, etc., of officers 

 and employees of the Department of Agriculture transferred from one sta- 

 tion to another. 



That hereafter officers and emploj^ees of the Department of Agri- 

 culture transferred from one official station to another for permanent 

 duty, when authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture, may be 

 allowed actual traveling expenses, including charges for the transfer 

 of their effects and personal property used in official work, under such 

 rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of 

 Agriculture. 



Act March 4, 1911, c. 238, 36 Stat. 1265. 



This is a provision of the agricultural appropriation act for the fiscal 

 year 1912, cited above. 



ACT AUGUST 10, 1912, c. 284. (37 Stat. 269.) 



Per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence and certain traveling expenses, for 

 officials and employees of the Department of Agriculture. 



That hereafter, when officials and employees of the Department of 

 Agriculture are traveling on official business in the United States, 

 they may be allowed necessary railroad and steamboat fares, sleeping 

 berth, and stateroom on steamboats, livery hire and stage fare, ana 

 other means of conveyance betw^een points not accessible by railroad, 

 but in lieu of subsistence and all other traveling expenses they may 

 receive a per diem allowance, to be fixed by the Secretary in each 

 case, in addition to their regular salaries, subject to such rules and 

 regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe. 



Reimbursement for street-car fares for officials and employees of the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. 



That hereafter officials and employees of the Department of Agri- 

 culture may, when authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture, re- 

 ceive reimbursement for moneys expended for street-car fares at tjieir 

 official headquarters when expended in the transaction of official 

 business. 



Act August 10. 1912, c. 284, 37 Stat. 300. 



These are provisions of the agricultural appropriation act for the fiscal 

 year 1913, cited above. 



