The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-11-07


governor Of said Territory, as authorized ~
the act of March three, eighteen hundred ana
sixty-three. entitletless'A An act to provide a
temporary government for the Territory OF
Idaho the sum of eight thousand eight hun
dred dollars. or so much thereof as may be
necessary. ,33AEie 2ssts
For building custom house, at Portland,
Maine. in addition to the sum heretofore APP
proprated by Congress seventy-hve thousand
dollars Provided, That the Secretary OF the
Treasury may, if he thinks it advisable, ex-
pend sum, not exceeding thirty5tiye thous-
and dollars in the purchase OF ground ad-
Joining the site of the old custom-house ON
Fore street now owned by the United States,
for the purpose of charging the same, the
Secretary may exchange the lot now owned
as aforesaid for more eligible one, if the
same can be procured; but no money shall
be paid or agreed to be paid by the United
States in consideration of such exchange,
and no transfer, assignment, or conveyance OF
property by the United States shall be made
upon such exchange, except a conveyance,
on its behalf, by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, of the interest of the United States in
the lot aforesaid and the building thereon.
= For buildings custom-house at st. Adams,
in the State of Vermont, ten thousand dol
lars nj 80. - a 345
~ For expenses of the census of Arizona Ter
ritory, taken in the year eighteen hundred
and sixty-four, to be audited and paid I'M
der the supervision of the Secretary of the
Interior, tour thousand and sixty dollars.
For securing the right of way and build
ing bridge across the canal to the marine
81 fba,o
and dollars.
For making alterations and repairs in
the custom-house, courthouse, and post-of-
flee building, at Providence, Rhode Island,
three thousand dollars.
For compensation of the revenue agent sta
toned at New York, in addition to the sum
by the act o June thirtieth. eighteen hundred
and sixty-four, including one thousand dol
lars for the current fiscal year, two thousand
dollars
For one thousand copies of a compilation
of the laws of the United States relating to
revenue, commerce. and navigation, now in
course OF preparation for the press at the
Treasury Department, such sum as may be
necessary therefor in the discretion of the
Treasury, and not exceeding seven thousand
dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to
pay to William Handy, of the Treasury De-
partment, for extra clerical services, such
sum as may be found due, not exceeding five
hundred dollars.
For compensation to John Hopley, for ser
vices in indexing the national currency act,
one hundred dollars.
For additional compensation to the pub
lrchn oft %a+,, - II o,-.l,x&
and five hundred and seyenty-fve dollars
and sixty-nine cents.
For retittlng the rear basement rooms of
the old Treasury building for office purposes,
eleven thousand dollars. er
For the purchase of the property in WASH
ington city, known as Ford's theatre, for the
deposit and safe-keeping of documentary pa
pers relation 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 it further enacted, That
the ninth section of the act entitled An
act making appropriations for sundry civil
expenses of the Government Tor the year
ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and
sixty-four, and for the year ending the thir-
tieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty
three, and for other purposes approved
March third, eighteen hundred and sixty
three, appropriating thirty per centum of
the cost of engraving the special dies for in
ternalreVenue stamps not to exceedin amount
twenty thousand dollars, be- and the same is
hereby, so amended as to enable the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury to pay the contractors,
Butler and Carpenter, the sum of twenty
thousand dollars in full of all claims for in
demnity.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted. That
the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is
hereby, authorized and directed to purchase
tor the United States an appropriate build
ing site at Island Pond, or at some point
northerly of Island Pond and south of the
Canadian boundry line, in the State of Yer
mont, 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 Provided, That the cost of such
purchase and erection shall not exceed the
sum of ten thousand dollars which amount
is hereby appropriated for the purpose.
Sec. f. And be it further enacted. That
the sum of four thousand dollars, appropria-
ted by" An act making appropriations for
thO CACCutlNC, anu JuUlCidl SA-
penses of the government for the wear end
ing June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty
five" approved June twenty-five, eighteen
hundred and sixty.fue flour, !" to enable the
Joint Library Committee to purchase com
fplete file ofselections from European period
icals, from eighteen hundred and sixty-one
to eighteen hundred and sixty.four, relating
to the rebellion in the United States to be
deposited in the library" is hereby transferr-
ed to the fund for the purchase of books for
the Library of Congress, to be expended one
half for the purchase If law books and one
half for the purchase of miscellaneous books
for said library.
Sec g. And be it 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 be deem
expedient and proper, not exceeding in the
whole ten thousand dollars for compensation
to United States marshaIs, district ATTORNEYS,
and other persons employed in enforcing the
laws Tor the suppressions of the African slave
trade, Tor any services they may render, and
1or which no allowance is otherwise provi-
Vlded by lazy and also so much of said ap.
preparation as may be necessary to pay the
salaries OF the judges and arbitrator appoint.
Ell by him, pursuant to the act of Congress
approved July eleven, hundred and sixtyetwo
entitled IAN act to carry into effect the trea
ty between the United States and her Brit
anlc Majesty for the suppression of the Afri
can slaye-trade," and for the expenses of tn,
mixed courts Of justice provided for by said
treaty. g,4 - -
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, Tha