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PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 262-JULY 3, 1945 Persons advocating overthrow of U. S. Government. Affidavit. Penalty. Exception. Communication services. Purchase of law- books, etc. Limitations. Jackson Hole Na- tional Monument. 67 Stat. 731. Delegation of pow- er, etc. Short title. SEC. 7. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Provided, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Pro- vided further, That any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Govern- ment of the United States by force or violence and accepts employ- ment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appro- priation contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year and a day, or both: Provided further, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: Provided further, That in cases of emergency, caused by fire, flood, storm, act of God, or sabotage, persons may be employed for periods of not more than thirty days and be paid salaries and wages without the necessity of inquiring into their membership in any organization. SEC. 8 . Not to exceed a total of $80,000 of the appropriations con- tained in this Act shall be available for expenditure for long distance telephone tolls, and not to exceed a total of $70,000 shall be available for expenditure for telegrams and cablegrams, and the savings effected thereby in the items "communication services", as set forth in the Budget estimates submitted for such appropriations shall not be diverted to other use and shall be covered into the Treasury as miscel- laneous receipts. SEC. 9. Appropriations herein made shall be available for the pur- chase and exchange of lawbooks, books of reference, and periodicals, and for expenses incurred in completing broken sets, for use at the seat of government, and payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members: Provided,That expenditures for the foregoing purposes for the following bureaus and offices shall not exceed the following amounts: Office of the Secretary, $2,250; Petroleum Conservation Division, $350; Division of Geography, $300; Grazing Service (including headquarters at Salt Lake City), $625; General Land Office, $1,000; Bureau of Indian Affairs (including headquarters at Chicago), $500; Bureau of Reclamation, $2,500; Geo- logical Survey, $6,000; Bureau of Mines, $1,250; National Park Service (including headquarters at Chicago), $1,250; and Soil and Moisture Conservation Operations (all bureaus), $1,000. SEc. 10. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used directly or indirectly by way of wages, salaries, per diem or otherwise, for the performance of any new administrative function or the enforcement or issuance of any rule or regulation occasioned by the establishment of the Jackson Hole National Monument as described in Executive Proclamation Numbered 2578, dated March 15, 1943. SEO. 11. During the fiscal year 1946, the Secretary may delegate to the Under Secretary and the Assistant Secretaries the power to authorize changes in official stations of officers and employees and the payment of expenses of travel and transportation of household goods in connection with such change of official stations. SEC. 12 . This Act may be cited as the "Interior Department Appro- priation Act, 1946". Approved July 3, 1945. 360 [59 STAT.