294 LAWS APPLICABLE TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Departments at Washington, District of Columbia, except from 

 moneys specifically appropriated therefor. 



Act July 7, 1898, c. 571, s. 1, 30 Stat. G55. 



This is a proviso annexed to an appropi'iation for the purchase of num- 

 bering, etc., machines in the act cited above. 



ACT FEBRUARY 24, 1899, c. 187. (30 Stat. 846.) 

 Use of recording clocks in departments forbidden. 



No money appropriated by this Act shall be used for expense of 

 repairing recording clocks used for recording time of clerks or other 

 employees in any of the Executive Departments at Washington, nor 

 shall there hereafter be used in any of the Executive Departments 

 at Washington, any such recording clocks. 



Act February 24, 1899, c. 187, s. 1, 30 Stat. 864. 



This is a paragraph of the legislative, executive, and judicial appro- 

 piiation act fur I he fiscal year 1900, cited above. 



Annual leave of absence, exclusive of Sundays and holidays. 



* * * That the thirty days' annual leave of absence with pay 

 in any one year to clerks and employees in the several Executive 

 Departments authorized by existing law shall be exclusive of Sundays 

 and legal holidays. 



Act February 24, 1889, c. 187, s. 4, 30 Stat. 890. 



This is a proviso annexed to the legislative, executive, and judicial 

 appropriation act for the fiscal year 1900, cited above. 



EEV. ST. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, SEC. 993. 

 Holidays in District of Columbia. 



Sec. 993. The following days, namely : The first day of January, 

 commonly called New- Year's day; the fourth day of July; the 

 twenty-fifth day of December, commonly called Christmas day ; and 

 any day appointed or recommended by the President of the United 

 States as a day of public fast or thanksgiving, .shall be holidays 

 within the District, [of Columbia] * * *. 



ACT JANUARY 31, 1879, c. 38. An act to amend section nine bunilroil and 

 ninoty-three of the Kevi.sed Statutes of the United States for the District of 

 Columbia, so as to make the twenty-second day of February a holiday within 

 said District. (20 Stat. 277.) 



Washington's birthday a legal holiday in District of Columbia. 



That .section nine hundred and ninety-three of the Revised Statutes 

 of the United States relating to the District of Columbia be, and 

 the same hereby is, amended by adding to the days therein declared 

 to be holidays within the District the twent3'-second day of Feb- 

 ruary; * * *, 



Act January 31, 1879, c. 38, 20 Stat. 277. 



ACT JUNE 18, 1888, c. 391. An act to aniLMul section nine linmlriHl and nlnety- 

 tliriH' of I he Hcvi.seil Statutes of the United States for the District of Co- 

 luniliia, so as to make Inauguration Day a holiday within said District. 

 (25 Stat. 186.) 



Inauguration Day a legal holiday in District of Columbia. 



That section nine hundred and ninety-three of the Revised Statutes 

 of the United States, relating to the District of Columbia, be, and 



