The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-04-10

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act, one hundred dollars.
For additional compensation to the pub
fishers of the Statutes at large, eight thou |
sand Eve hundred and seventy.fve dollars
and sixty-nine cents.
For re6tting the rear basement rooms Of
the old Treasury building, for Office purposes,
eleven thousand dollars.
For the purchase Of the property in Wash
ington city, known as Fords theatre, for the
deposit and safe-keeping Of documentary
papers relating to the soldiers Of the army Of
the United States, and Of the museum of the
medical and surgical department Of the army
one hundred thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That the
ninth section Of the act entitled "An act
making appropriations for sundry civil en-
penses Of the Government for the year ending
June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty-fOur,
and for the year ending the thirtieth of June,
eighteen hundred and sixty-thrce, and for
other purposes" approved March third, eigh.
teen hundred and sixty-three, appropriating
thirty per centum Of the cost OF engraving
the special dies for internal revenue stamps,
not to exceed in amount twenty thousand
dollars, be, and the same is hereby, so amend
ed as to enable the Secretary of the Treasury
to pay the contractors, Butler and Carpenter,
the said sum Of twenty thousand dollars in
full of all claims for indemnity.
SEC. 3. And be II further enacted, That the
Secretary Of the Treasury be, and he is here
by, authorized and directed to purchase for
the United States an appropriate building site
at Island Pond, or at some point northerly Of
Island Pond and south Of the Canadian bound
nry line, in the State of Vermont, and to cause
to be erected thereon a suitable building for
the use Of such officers Of the customs as are
or may be stationed at that place: ProUided,
That the cost of such purchase and erection
shall not exceed the sum Of ten thousand
dollars; which amount is hereby appropri-
ated for the purpose.
SEC. 4. And be IL further enacted, That the
sum Of four thousand dollars, appropriated
by IAN act making appropriations for the
legislative executive, and judicial expenses
ofthe government for the year ending June
thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty-fve," APP
proved June twenty-five, eighteen hundred
and sixty-fve, "to enable the Joint Library
Committee to purchase a complete file of
selections from European periodicals, from
eighteen hundred and sixty-one to eighteen
hundred and sixty-four, relating to the re-
bellion in the United States, TO be deposited
in the library" is hereby transferred to the
fund for the purchase OF books for the Libra
~ Of Congress, to be expended one-half for
the purchase of law books and one-half for
the purchase Of miscellaneous books for said
library.
SEC. 5. aud be 1t further enacted. That
the President of the United States be, and
hereby is, authorized to expend during the
fiscal year ending the thirtieth day Of June,
eighteen hundred and sixty-six, so much OF
the appropriation Of second March, eighteen
hundred and sixty-one, as he may deem eX-
pedient and proper, not exceeding in the
whole ten thousand dollars for compensation
to United States marshals, district attorneys,
and other persons employed in enforcing the
laws for the suppression of the African slave
trade for any services they may render, and
for which no allowance is otherwise provided
by law; and also SO much Of said appropria-
ton as may be necessary to pay the salaries
Of the Judges and arbitrator appointed by
him. pursuant to the act Of Congress APP
proved July eleven, eighteen hundred and
siXty-two entitled An act to carry into ei-
feet the treaty between the United States
and her Britannia Majesty for the suppression
of the African slave trade" and for the eX.
penses of the mixed courts of justice pre-
vded for by said treaty.
SEC. 6. And be II FURTHER enacted, That
the authority to sell the property known as
the Pennsylvania Bank building, in accord
ance with the acts approved June twenty
third, eighteen hundred and sixty, section
two. and March fourteenth, eighteen hundred
and sixty-two, section FIVE, is hereby con,
ferred unon the Secretary of the Treasury:
Prorided, That the property be sold at pub.
lie auction. and for sum not less than one
hundred and ten thousand dollars,
SIC I. And be IL further enacted That
the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby au
thorized TO increase the clerical force in the
Office of the assistant treasurer of Phiadel
mia, and the aggregate salaries of said clerk.
shall not exceed the sum of nine thousand
dollars, which amount is hereby appropriated
ont of anv money in the treasury NOT other
wise appr0priated,
SIC 3. And be IL further enacted That, in
addition TO the appropriations hercinbeforc
allowed for the branch mintat California, the
following sums respectively are hereby. in
like manner appropriated. viz:
For wages Of workmen and adiusters, six
ty-nine thousand four hundred and fifty dollars
For incidental and contingent expenses
repairs and wastage, one hundred and siy
thousand five hundred and twenty-nine dol
lars and twenty.nine cents.
Spc q Andbe II f,,.tber enncted That /,