The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-10-25
[PuB1Ic-No. 1881

AN ACT authorizing the construction Jail in and
the District of Columbia.
Be 1t e7adcted 6y the Semitic and House of Repre-
sentapes q the Undted states OF Anae in Congress
ISen6ted That the Secretary of the Interior be- an6
of the public grounds belonging to the oVernment OF
the city of Washington in the District of olumba. for
ec of uenf ca TS to- poVd as o g no less
than three hundred prisoners with suitable yards hos
pitals and FORTH the entire which shall not
exceed the sum of two hundred thousand dollars.
Sec y arg oe ~ I"1s@e, S"Hcte@, Ihat as soon az
agreed upon the said Secretary of Interior shall
employ architect and have prepared design for said
specifications OF the work required and the materials
the contract the building of the same least thirty
days before the letting in the prncpal newspapers in
more and Washington which notice shall direct place
which the contract be let the said Secretary
shall let said contract to the lowest responsible bidder
bond for the faithful completion of said contract to the
approval Of the Secretary
Secretary shall to the contractor contractors
taments on the contract price the work progresses
thereof but twenty per cenum of the estimates shall
Sec Si b We q Te G 6d 6d
Aerepy, d appropriated for the purposes aore-
appropriated the sum of two hundred thousand dollars
% be drawn on the order of said Secretary of the
Sec 5 9ns Be Il tn3ter enacted, That the Secretary
Of the Interior be, and hereby authorized to sell
the old jail now located in judiciary square, and the
United States.
Sec. 6. And be it turtle enacted That for the
the purpose of reimbursng the United States for part
Of the cost said jail shall be the duty Of the proper
authorities of the city of Washington, and they
INTO the treasury of the United States before the
time of the completion of said jail, the OF
seventy thousand dollars And shall be the like duty
81 the proper authorities of the city of Georgetown
and they hereby required, raise by other
wse and pay into the treasury of the United States
or before the completion of said JAIL the of theny
thousand dollars And it shall be the like duty of the
proper authorities of the county of Washington said
District, and they hereby required to raise by
or otherwise and pay into the treasury of the United
states at or before the period aforesaid the of ten
thousand dollars, which said several shall be
deemed the fair proportion of the cost of said jail
he ald cities and county authorities, respectively
hereby authorized and required to and levy upon
the taxable property of said cities and said county
Washington tax sufficient to raise the amount so by
said
Sec. Z. and be dt further enacted That upon the
default payment of the aforesaid into the treas
y OF the ned States at the time before stated, made
Dy either of said cities by said county of Washington
he secretary OF the Interior shall appoint collector
LOT any SUCH delinquent city county shall have
aled 10 make It's payments aforesaid and it shall be
duty OF said collector to proceed with the collection
OF taxes as assessed in such manner and form shall
De prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior if eth
c IAN OF fefuSe to assess such tax. the Secretary
the interior is hereby authorized and empowered to
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