63 STAT.]
81ST CONG. , 1 ST SESS.-CH. 279-JUNE 29, 1949
or of the District of Columbia unless such person is a citizen of the
United States. or a person in the service of the United States or the
District of Columbia on the date of the approval of this Act who
being eligible for citizenship had theretofore filed a declaration of
intention to become a citizen or who owes allegiance to the United
States. This section shall not apply to citizens of the Commonwealth
of the Philippines or nationals of those countries allied with the United
States in the prosecution of the war effort.
SEC. 4. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a
strike against the Government of the United States or the government
of the District of Columbia, or who is a member of an organization of
Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the
Government of the United States or the government of the District
of Columbia, or who advocates, or 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 affi-
davit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making
the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged
in a strike against the Government of the United States or the
government of the District of Columbia, is not a member of an organ-
ization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike
against the Government of the United States or the government of
the District of Columbia, or that such person 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: Provided
further, That any person who engages in a strike against the Govern-
ment of the United States or the government of the District of
Columbia or who is a member of an organization of Government
employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of
the United States or the government of the District of Columbia, or
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, and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are
paid from any appropriation 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, 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.
SEC. 5. Whenever in this Act an amount is specified within an
appropriation for particular purposes or object of expenditure, such
amount, unless otherwise specified, shall be considered as the maximum
amount which may be expended for said purpose or object rather than
an amount set apart exclusively therefor.
SEC. 6. Work performed for repairs and improvements under appro-
priations contained in this Act may be by contract or otherwise, as
determined by the Commissioners.
SEC. 7 . Appropriations in this Act shall be available, when author-
ized by the Commissioners, for allowances for privately owned auto-
mobiles used for the performance of official duties at not to exceed $264
per annum for each automobile, unless otherwise therein specifically
provided: Provided,That the total expenditures for this purpose shall
not exceed $42,372, excluding the automobile allowances for the
deportation of nonresident insane, the transportation of indigent
persons, and the placing of children by the Board of Public Welfare.
SEC. 8. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for the payment
of dues and expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations con-
cerned with the work of the District of Columbia government, when
authorized by the Commissioners: Provided, That the total expendi-
tures for this purpose shall not exceed $13,700.
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Exception.
Persons engaging,
etc., in strikes against
or advocating over-
throw of U. S. Gov-
ernment.
Affidavit.
Penalty.
Maximum amount.
Repairs and im-
provements.
Allowances for pri-
vately owned auto-
mobiles.
Attendanceat meet-
ings.
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