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74m CONGRESS . SESS. II. CHS . 406, 407. MAY 15, 1936 . recognized emblem of the State of Delaware, to be fixed by the Direc- tor of the Mint, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, but the United States shall not be subject to the expense of making the necessary dies and other preparations for this coinage . SEC . 2 . The coins herein authorized shall bear the date 1936, irre- spective of the year in which they are minted or issued, shall be legal tender in any payment to the amount of their face value, and shall be issued only upon the request of the president of the Delaware Swed- ish Tercentenary Commission upon payment by him of the par value of such coins, but not l ess t han tw enty- five thousa nd su ch co ins sh all be issue d to him at any o ne time and no su ch coins shall be issued after the expiration of one year after the date of enactment of this Act . Such c oins may be dispo sed of at par or at a premium by such commission, and the net proceeds shall be used by it in defraying the expenses incidental and appropriate to the commemoration of such eve nt. SEC . 3 . All laws now in force, relating to the subsidiary silver coins of the United States and the coining or striking of the same, regulat- ing and guarding the process of coinage, providing for the purchase of material, and for the transportation, distribution, and redemption of coins, for the prevention of debasement or counterfeiting, for the security of the coins, or for any other purposes, whether such laws are penal or otherwise, shall, so far as applicable, apply to the coinage herein authorized . Approved, May 15, 1936 . [CH APTER 407 .] JOI NT RE SOLUT ION To provid e for participation by the United Stat es in an Inter-Amer ican Confer- ence to be held at Buenos Aires, Argentina, or at the capital of another American rep ubl ic, in 1936 . Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of A mer ica in Congress assembled, That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money not other- wise appropriate d, the sum of $75 ,000 to be used f or participation by the Unite d States in an In ter-American Conf erence, in pursua nce of and for the purposes set forth in a letter from the President of the United States dated January 30, 1936, to be held at Buenos Aires, Argentina, or at the capital of another American republic, in 1936, including personal services in the District of Columbia or elsew here wit hout refe renc e to the Clas sifi cati on Ac t of 192 3, as amended ; stenographic reporting and other services by contract if deemed necessary without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5) ; ren t ; traveling e xpenses (and by indirect routes and by airplane if specifically authorized by the Secre tary of Stat e) ; hire, maintenance, and operation of motor- propelled passenger-carrying vehicles ; equipment, purchase of necessary books, documents, newspapers, periodicals, and maps

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tionery ; official cards, entertainment ; printing and binding ; and such other expenses as may be authorized by the Secretary of State, including the reimbursement of other appropriations from which payments may have been made for any of the purposes herein specified, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of State, fiscal year 1936, to remain available until June 30, 1937 . Approved, May 15, 1936 . Disposal . 1353 No Fe de ral expense for dies, etc . Date, issue, etc . Coinage laws appli- cab le. May 15, 1936 . [S. J.Res. 218 .] [Pu b. Res., No . 92.] Inter-American Con- ference, 1936 . Appropriation au- thorized for parti cipa- tion expe nses . Ante, p . 1319. U.S.C.,p.85. Contracts without advertising. R. S ., sec. 3709, p. 733. U.S.C.,p.1803. Vehicles . Pri nti ng and binding . Reimbursement of othe r app ropri ation s .