Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-21

the same TO the United States; and payment
therefor shall he made 20 the respective ners,
on the acquisitions of the Secretary OF the Inte-
nor, upon the release and CONVEYANCE of said
lands tn the United States by good and suffi-
cient deeds executed In due form OF law: Pro-
ca,ted. That no money hereby appropriated shall
DE expended for tie purchase of said land or
any part thereof. or FOR the erection thereon Of
said library building. until the written opinion
OF the Attorney General shall he had In iay or Of
the validity of the title to said land.
Sec >. That If the Secretary OF the Interior
shall be unable to purchase the whole of said
land 10y agreement with the respective owners
within thiity days after the passage Of this act
ne snail. at the expiration of such period OF
thIfty days. make application 10 the supreme
Court OF the District OF Columbia. at a general
OF special term. by petition. containing a par
ficular description of the property required,
Win the name Of the owner or owners thereof
ana ms. her, or their reSid rnce as far as tbe
same can te ascertained, which court is hereby
authorized aud required. upon such application
without delay. To appoint i've commissioners,
lreehoiders OF the District Of Columbia who
SNAIL before entering upon their duties take
ana subscribe an oath before some officer i'm
the District Of Columbia authorized To admins
lister oaths. that they are entirely disiaterested
in the purchase or sale Of said real estate and
tRat they VIII well and truly discharge their
duties rs such commissioners: aud they shall
then proceed TO make a just and equitable
appraisement Of the cash value of the several
interests Of each and every owner OF the real
estate and improvements thereon necessary TO
be taken for the public use in accordance with
the provisions OF this act which appraisement
shall toe subject 10 ratification by said court.
ana ii al the expiration Of thirty DAYS after the
passage OF this act said court shall net be i'm
session IN general or special term Special term
shall be held commencing on the day next
thereafter. Tor the purpCse of making the ap-
pfalsenent ana ratification herein provided for:
Irpcided, That written rotice of the time and
place of appraisement shall be given by said
COMMISSIONERS to each owner OF real estate the
, purchase OF which is contemplated hy this act.
at least thirty days before proceeding 10 ap-
praise the same; and In the case of non-resi-
dent owner similar notice shall he given nv
publication in two daily new spapers of general
circulation published i'm the city of Washington.
and II 1t shall appear that any owner or party
otherwise interested in any portion of said real
estate be minor or otherwise incapacitated,
said court Shall. before proceeding 10 the an
polntment OF said commissioners appoint some
suitable person as guardian al liteln 10 repre-
sent such person in all further proceedings in
this act
Sec &. That the fee-simpe OF all premises 40
appropriated Tor public Use OF which an appraise-
iiieht shall have been made under the order and
Gfecton al said court shall. upon payment to
the owner or owners respectively or Ia surb
person as shall be authorized TO receive the Same
Tor any such owners, OF the appraised val ne or
In case the said owner or owners refuse or me-
eiect Tor Fifteen days after the appraisement OF
the cash value Of said lands and improvements
by said court TO demand the same from the Sec
rotary Of the Interior upon depositinr the said
appraised Value i'm said court TO the credit of
sucil owner or owners respectively, he vested i'm
the United States: and the Secretary of the In
terror IL hereby authorized and required TO nav
To the several owner or owners respectively or
TO such person authorized as aforesaid the All
PRAISED value oil the several premises as sI,eci-
ied IN the appraiSement of said court, or pay
INTO court 10y deposit rs hereinbefore provided
the sad appraised values.
sec. 4 That said court NAV direct the time
and manner in which possession of the property
condemned shall be taken or delivered and
may, II necessary. enforce any order or issue
any process for giving possession. The cost
occasloned 10y the inquiry and assessment shall
be pad by the United States; and as to other
costs which may arise, they shall be charged or
taxed as the court ma, direct
Sec. g. That no delay in making an assess
ment OF compensation. or i'm taking possession
shall be occasioned by any doubt which NAV
arise As TO the ownership Of the property or any
part thereof. or as to the interests of the re-
spectre owners; but i'm such cases the court
shail require deposit OF tie money allowed as
compensation for the whole property or the
part i'm dispute. In al cases as soon as the
united States shall have paid the compensation
assessed, or secured it's payment by a deposit of
money under the order of the court. possession
oil the property may be taken.
sec. .. That before payment shall be made for
any part of the grounds herein described the
terms OF all contracts therefor and the amount
OF all appraisas thereof shall be submitted To
the President for his approval; and if i'm his
judgment the sum to be paid for any parcel,
either under contract or judicial proceedings.
shall be unreasonable he SHALL i'm respect TO the
same. suspend all further proceedings under
this act till further action by Congress: Pro-
ctdfd. That there shall not be taken or paid for
under this act less than the squares numbered
.29, 80 and 73l. on the south side of East
capitol street. or the squares numbered .36. e2S
and rs. on the north side Of said street: but
whatever portion may be taken shall be paid for
only in the proportion the part so taken bears
IN value to the whole Of the real estate men,
toned IN the first section Of this act. And the
President of the United States shall determine
and nix the site Of the library upon the grounds
herein described. if the same shall be taken and
paid for under this act.
Sec. 10. That the Secretary of the Int erior
shall annually report to Congress, at the COM
mencement of each session. a detailed state
ment of all the proceedings under the pro-
visions of this