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located in such building:: but such approval shall not prevent subse- 

 quent changes in the design, arrangement, materials, or methods of 

 construction or (;ost which may be found necessary or advantageous: 

 Provided, That no such changes shall be made involving an expense 

 in excess of the limit of cost fixed or e:vLended by Congress, and all 

 appropriations made for the construction of such building shall be 

 expended within the limit of cost so fixed or extended. 



Hev. St. sec. 37.34. as amended by act .Tune 25, 1910. c. 383, s. 33, 36 

 .Slat. (!!»!». 



Thi.s section, :is amended, supersedes similar provisions of act March 3, 

 1875. c. 130, s. 1. 18 Stat. 395. 



REV. ST. SEC. 3735. 



Contracts for stationery, etc., limited to two years. 



Sec. 3735. It shall not be lawful for any of the Executive Depart- 

 ments to make contracts for stationery or other supplies for a longer 

 term than one year from the time the contract is made. 



BEV. ST. SEC. 3736. 



Restriction on purchase of land. 



Skc. 373G. No land .shall be purchased on account of the United 

 States, except under a law autliorizing such purchase. 



EEV. ST. SEC. 3737. 

 Transferring contracts prohibited. 



Sec. ;'737. No contract or order, or any interest therein, shall be 

 transferred iiy the party to whom such contract or order is given to 

 any oilier party, and any such transfer shall cause the annulment of 

 the contract or order transferred, so far as the United States are 

 conct'rned. All rights of action, however, for any breach of such con- 

 tract by the contracting parties, are reserved to the United States. 



REV. ST. SEC. 3738. ^ 



Eight hours to be a day's work for laborers, workmen, and mechanics in employ 

 of United States. 



Skc. 3738. Eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all lab(U-- 

 ers, workmen, and mechanics who may be employed by or on behalf 

 of tiie (lovernment of the Ignited States. 



Tlu' uiinilxT ot hours of work of hiborors :ind nioch;inios employed by 

 till' Iiiltrd St.ites or ii contriU'tor or subfontr.H-tor is limited to ciirbt hours 

 In any one raleiular day, and it is made unlawful to work more than 

 elRht hours. excei>t in cases of emerjiency, by act August 1. 1S92, c. 352, 

 sot forth below. 



ACT AUGUST 1, 1892, c. 352. An act relating to the limitalion of the hours of 

 dally service of laborers and me<"hanics employe<l ui>on the public works 

 of the United States and of the District of Columbia. (27 Stat. 340.) 



Eight hours' labor in one day for laborers and mechanics on Government works. 



'I'liat the service and employmiMit of all laborers and mechanics 

 n-ho lire now or may heieaftcr Ix' cmi)l<iyed by the Government of the 

 United States, by the District of Columbia, or by any contractor or 

 subcniitnii-ti.r upon any of the public works of the United States or 

 of the said District of Columbia, is herebv limited and restricted to 



