The North-Carolina standard., 1849-02-07
TPUBLIc-No. IO9.1


An act authorize the sale of part of public
vation, numbered thirteen, in the city of Wash
ington, and for other purposes. -.--t -. nl,
SEC. Il. Be II enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States of 4nericG in Con
eress assembled, That the Commissioner of Public
Buildings in the city of Washington be, and he is
hereby, authorized to sell to the vesty of Washing
parish such portion of the public reservation OF
land in the city of Washington numbered thirteen,
called the Hospital Square,, as the said vestry may
desire to purchase, for the purpose of enargng the
Washington parish burial ground, not exceeding six
Provided, theESecretary of War and the Navy
shall be of opinion that the said land can be sold
without injury to the public Services and, upon pay
ment being made to the said Commissioner for the
said land, at the price per which the Uni
ted States received for the adjoining square of ground
numbered eleven hundred and fifteen, he shall exc
cute aconveyance therefor to the said vestry in the
same manner as he now conveys public lands when
sold. r. Er-. -.-T ~ -
SEC. O. find be it further enacfed, That the vestry
of Washington parish shall have authority to enclose,
possess, and occupy so much of Nineteenth street
east as passes between numbered eleven hun
dred and fifteen, in the city of Washington, (tke
present burial ground and the land preposed by the
first section of this act to be sold and also, with the
consent of the corporate authority Of the city of
Washington, the said vestry may enclose, possess
and occupy so much of any street streets as may
pass between the said square numbered eleven hum
dred and fifteen, and any other whole square ofwhich
it may become the possessor for the sole purpose Of
enlarging the said burial ground. ''T- '.t
SEC. 8. find 1t further enacted, That the yesry of
Washington parish shall have power to hold and en-
Joy forever any land which it may purchase or pos
sess for the extension of the Washington parish bu-
rial ground ProUided the whole quantity shall
exceed thirty acres, any thing in any former act to
the contrary notwithstanding; and the said yestry
may, from time time, sell otherwise dispose of
said ground for the purpose of burial.
Sec 4. find be 1t further enacted, That the govern
ment of the United States shall be entitled to pur-
chase from the said vestry, and occupy burial
ground, for members of Congress and such other
members of the United States government as the
President shall deem it expedient and proper allow
portion of the land herenbefore authorized to be
held, exceeding onefourh part thereof, and which
portion shall be laid out in compact form, and
at such place the Secretaries aforesaid shall seect
Provided, That the ground authorized to be pur-
chased and used by the government shall be paid for
from time to time, it is actually used at the price
demanded by the vestry for gravestes in other parts
of the same gronnd 4nd provided also, That the re-
servaon of the right to purchase to the extent afore
said shall be held to subject the United States to
any part of the expense of putting up keeping up
the enclosures of the said burying ground, other
expenses incident thereto.
Approved July 25, 1848. i'