The Mayor of the District is authorized to include in his annual estimates for appropriation sums as he may deem necessary for the proper maintenance of the library, including branches, for the purchase of land for sites for library buildings, and for the erection and enlargement of necessary library buildings.
D.C. Code § 39-106
Mayor authorized to seek appropriations for library expenses
June 3, 1896, 29 Stat. 244, ch. 315, § 6; as added Apr. 1, 1926, 44 Stat. 230, ch. 98, § 6; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C
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