Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-09

NJ lie tor standard lines, twelve dollars for
! twenty thousand dollars.
For surveying the pm bile lands in Arizona,
at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per lineai
| township, aDdtten dollars for section lines ten
| Thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Oalifor-
| ni1, 4t rates not exceeding fifteen deIlars uer
hnesl mile fer Standard lines. twelve dollars
for township, and ten dollars for section lines,
thirty thousand dollars.
| For survey ing the public lands in Oregon
at rates not excsedlng fifteen dollars per neal
mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for
township, and ten dollars for section lines
twenty thousand dollars
For surveying the public lands In Washing.
ton TERRITORY, at rates not exceeding fifteen
dollars per lipeal mile for standard lines
twelve dollars for township. and ten dollars
for section lines, ten thousand dollars
For the y'of the forty second parallel
OF north latitude, so far as II constitutes the
common boundary between the States of Cali.
fornia and Oregon, estimated Two hundred and
twenty miles, az not exceeding sixty dollars
per mile, thirleen'thousand eight hundred and
forty seven dollars.
For survey of boundary line between the
State of Oregon AID the Territory of Idaho,
commencing at the northern boz ndary of the
state OF Nevada. and running north TO its in
f-rsectlon with Sake river estima'e ed one hun
dred and sixty miles. at not exceeding sixty
dollars per mile, nine thousand six hundred
| dollars.
For the survey ofthe thirty seventh parallel
| OF north latitude. so far as IL constitutes the
| northern boundary of the Territory OF New
Mexico, estimated three hundred and twenty
| miles, at not exceeding sixty dollars per mile,
| nineteen thousand dollars.
SIC 2. And be ii further enacted, That the Of
fce OF Commissioner of Public Buildings is
| hereby abolished; and the Chief Engineer of
| the army shall perform all the duties now re-
| quiIed by law of said Com ISIS Toner and shall
also have the superintendence of the Wash
| lnPton Aqueduct aid ali the public works and
| improvements of the government of the Uni
| ted States in he District of Columbia, unless
| otherwise provided by law; and the Sergeant
| at-Arms OF the Senate and the Sergeaut-at-
Arms of the House of Representatives shall
hereafter appoint the members of the Capitol
police.
| Lighthouse Board be authorized 10 apply any
| unexpenGed balance which may remain after
| the completion Of a lighthouse work on the
| Pacific coast TO the construction of any other
| sim lar work upon the same coast, which NAV
| have been authorized by Congress, but for
| which the amount appropriated may prove
| insufii cient.
| SIC. T. and be it further eneeted, That the
| Light house Board il authorized, whenever
| an appropriation has been or may be made by
Congress for a new light honse, the proper
| site Tor which does not belong 10 the United
States, 10 purchase the necessary land, pro-
| vided the purchase. money be paid from the
| amount appropriated for such lght- house
| Prorided. That no superintendent of lights
| whose compensation as collector of customs
| exceeds three thousand dollars per annum
| shall receive any compensation as aisbursing
ageEt for the light house establishments w heth-
| er the sums disbursed by him be for articles TO
| be used or services rendered within or without
the limits Of his supplementary or collection
district
| SEC. S. And be IL further enacted That the
| salary of the general appraiser in the city OF
| New York shall be three thousand dollars
| And the salaries of the assistant appraisers az
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Or
| leans, Portland and San Francisco shall be
| twenty five hundred dollars per annum
| SIC. 6. and be ii further enacted, That the
| clerk of par dons in the Department OF State be
placed upon the same footing in regard to com.
pensatiou for extraordinary services under the
| amnesty proclamation of the twenty-Dinth
| May, eighteen hundred and sixty five, as the
principal clerk OF pardOns in the Attorney
Generals office; and any money in the treasu-
~ not otherwise appropriated is hereby ap-
propriated for this purpose.
SIC. !. And be IL further enacted. That Il shall
| be the duty OF the Clerk of the House Of Rep.
| reseniatives to select In Virginia, South Caro-
i lima, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida. Ala
bama. Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Ar
ing the number ow allowed by law in which
4 such Treaties and laws of the United States as
1 may be ordered for pull icatlon in newspapers
| according to law shall be published. aud IN
l some one or more OF which so selected all
| such ad vertisements may be ordered for
4 publication in said districts, by any United
States court or Judge thereof, or by any Of
fcer OF such COURT. CT by any executive Of
| ficer of the United States. shall be published
| the compensation for which, and other terms
| OF pub ications, shall be fixed by said Clerk
| at a rate not exceeding two dollars per page
for the publication of treaties and laws and
| not exceeding one dollar per square of eight
| lines OF space. for the publication OF a Over
| usement5, the accounts for which shall BE- ad.
| Justed by the proper accounting officers and
| paid IN The manner now authorized nv law
| IN The like cases; and said Clerk shall, as
| soon as practicable after the passage OF this
| act. notify each head of the several expcutiya
| departments, and each Judge of he United
States Courts therein, OF the papers selected
| by hir1 in accordance with The foregoing pro.
! visions and thereupOn and thereafter II shall
| be The duty of the several executive officers
| charged herewith TO furnish to such selected
| papers only an Authentic copy OF the pubitca.
| tons 10 be made AS aforesaid; and no money
ht reby or other wise az propriated hall be paid
| for any publications or advertisements here.
after to be made In said districts nor shall any
such publication OF advertisement be ordered
| by any department or public officer other wise
than as herein provided: Prorided, That the
publication Of the treaties and laws of the
| United States in the States therein designated
shall also be paid fer the same publications in
| all the States not designated in this section
| SEC. And be IL further enacted, That the
| Secretary Of the Treasury is hereby authorized
| Asell, A. public auction, the folio wing pro.
|fty belonging to the United States, namely:
| de buildings and grounds known As the old
custom. house, at Alexandria, Virgins; the
| building and grounds known, known as the
o,a Custom ;ns S;d dGuss. a. NV haven Connss,i-
old custom house at Portsmouth, New Hamp.
| shire; the parcel OF ground, known as the cid
| Custom house lOts 6t NOrIOlK, virginia: the
| parcel or lot OF ground purchased, in the CITY
| Of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, for the erection
| Of custom house, and the custom house and
| grounds at Sackeu's Harbor New York and
| he Is hereby authorized to make, execute, and
| deliver all needful conveyances to the pur.
| chaser or purchasers thereof.
! SIC. o. And be IL further enacted, That the
| Secretary OF the Interior be directed to pro.
| cure an examination to be made OF the coudi-
| ton of the public buildings in the Territory of
| New Mexico, and report to the next Congress
| an estimate of what amount is necessary to
complete the same.
Sic. 10. And be 1t further enacted, That all ad-
| vertisements, notices and proposals for con-
tracts for all the Executive Departments of
| the Government, and the laws passed by Con.
| gress and Executive prociamatiens and trea-
ties shall hereafter be advertised by publica-
| ton in the two daily papers published in the
District of Columbia now selected under the
act of the first session OF the Thirty Ninth
| Congress making appropriations for the ser.
vice OF the Post Office Department, during the
| fs cal year ending the thirteth of June, eigh.
teen hundred and sixty ven, and for other
| purposes, until otherwise ordered by Coagr.ss
and In no other District OF Columbia papers:
Irorided, That the charges for such publica-
| tlGn shall he higher than such M "a