Form Bi-108 
July, 1919 
UNITED STATES DEPARTM^v 0F AGRCULTURE 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL &>M3VEY 
JVb.-.-d 
letter OF AUTHORIZATION 
X 
Washington, D. C., 
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Effective b'ay 5, 192i 
Alexander ^»tnicrp«-t . 
Ssasporery Speclal Dlsburetag Ageat. 
You are hereby authorized to incur such expenses as pay be necessary 
under the appropriation. General xpenses, bureau of Biological Survey, 1920, 
(Biological Investigations} in the performance of your official duties as 
follows: 
1. Actual and necessary traveling end subsistence expenses of your¬ 
self and assistants between your official station, asblngton, $» C,, and 
points throughout the United states and South and Central America, subsis¬ 
tence not to exceed 5*00 per day. 
2, Hire of temporary assistants, subject to civil service rules* 
S. Such other minor expenses as may be necessary to the proper 
conduct of the woife to which you are assigned, 
Then possible you should secure subvouohers required by paragraph 
98 of the Fiscal regulations, but the provisions of that paragraph are here¬ 
by specifically waived as to eases in which you are unable to secure sub- 
vouchers during travel outside the continental limits of the w aited States 
Under your appointment as a temporary special disbursing agent, you 
will pay traveling and subsistence expenses of yourself and your assistants, 
rendering proper vouchers therefor. 
Accounts chargeable to this authorization will be paid fro* the 
gums allotted tor your use for the fiscal yeer 1920* 
All expenditures hereunder must be in strict conformity with the 
Fiscal Heguiatione of the Department of Agriculture, the orders of the 
Secretary, and your instructions. All travel performed on Department bus¬ 
iness mast he by the shortest practicable routes and without any unusual or 
unnecessary delays, 
Expenditures under this letter of authorization, including all ac¬ 
counts certified by you and all expenses covered by transportation requests 
used and bills of lading issued, will be charged thereto, when not in excess 
of tfca amount allottod# 
Object of traliUf investigation of distribution of life zones of 
migratory birds in Central and South America* 
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~~ nhiftt fllftrk and Execuffi Assistant 
Your permanent headquarters will be 
Washington, 
Approved* 
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Secretary of Agriculture* 
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