Year: 1867

CHAP. CCXXXNI


An Act authorizing the Construction of Jail in


and for the district of Columbia.


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
rosentatIvcs OF the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the Secretary Or the
Interior be, and is hereby, authorized to select a
suitable place on some OF the public grounds be-
longing 10 the government in the city Washing
ton, in the District OF Columbia for and CON
struct thereon, upon snch plan as he may select


Jail Of sufficient capacity to provide for not less
than t;!rcc hundred prisoners, with suitable yards
hospitals, and so forth, the entire cost OF which
Shall moi exceed the sum of two hundred thou
sand dollars


See. . And be it further enacted, That as
soon As said site, and the plan of a Jail shall be
so selected and agreed upon, the said Secretary
OF the Interior shall employ architect and have
prepared design for said building, and plans de-
scriptiyC thereof with complete specifications of
the work required ANA tie materials 10 be used,
and shall pnhiish notice of public letting of the
contract Tor the building OF the same, at least
thirty days before The letting, in the principal
newspapers in New York city, Boston, Philadcl-
phia, Cincinnati, Baltimore and Washington,
which notice shall direct place where such spec
itcations can be seen, and time at which the
contract is to be let and tile said Secretary shall
let said contract to the lowest responsible bid
der. and the contractor therefor shall enter in1 o
bond for he faithful completion of the said CON
tract 10 the approval Of the Secretary.


See. 3. And be it further enacted, That the
said Secretary shall pay the contractor or con





work progresses, to be certified TO by the arci.i-
tcct having the direction thereof but twenty per
ccutum of the estimates shall be retained until
the completion of the contract.


See. T. And be il further enacted, That there
be, and i hereby Al pointed appropriated for
the purposes atorcsait, ont of any money in the
treasury not otherwis ise appropriated, the sum of
two hundred thousand dollars to be drawn on
the order of said Secretary of the Interior.


Sec. 5. And be ii further enacted, That the
Secretary OF the interior be, and is hereby, au-
lhorized to sell at public sale, on proper notice
thcr"0t, the material of the old Jail, located
in Judiciary Square, and the proceeds thereof to
be paid into the treasury of the United States.


Sec. &. And he it further enacted, That for
the purpose of reimbulSing the United States for


part of the cost of said JAIL it SHALL be the duty
OF the proper authorities OF tie city of Washing
ton and they are Hereby required to raise, by tax
or otherwise, and pay into the treasury of the
United States. nj or before the time of the COM
piction of said Jail, the sum of seventy thousand
dollars. And ii shall be the like duty OF the
proper aut thoriIer OF the city ofGeorGetown, and
they are hereby required, to raise, by tax or 9th
erwis3, and pay into tue treasury OF the United
States at Or before the completion OF said Jail,
the sum of twenty thousand dollars. And il
shall be the like duty of the proper authorities
of Inc county OF Washington or said District, and
they are hereby required, to raise, by tax or 9th
crwisc, and pay into the treasury OF the United
States at or before the period aforesaid, the sum
of ten thousand dollars, which said several sums
shall be deemed the fair proportion of the cost OF
said Jail of each cities and said county OF Wash
ington and the said cities and counties authOri-
ties, respectively are hereby authorized and
quired to assess and levy upon the taxable prop
erty Of said cities and said county Of Washington
a tax sufficient to raise the amount SO by each
city and said county required to be paid as afore
said.


Sec. Z. And be it further enacted. That upon
the default OF payment of the sums aforesaid into
the treasury of the United States at the time be-
fore stated made by either of said cities or by
said county of Washington, the said Secretary of
the Interior shall appoint collector for any
such delinquent city or county shall have fail
ed to make its payments as aforesaid and it shall
be the duty CT said collector to proceed with the
collection Of the taxes assessed, in such man
ner and form as shall be prescribed by the Secre
tary of the Interior; if either of said cities
said county of Washington shall neglect, fail or
refuse 10 such tax, the Secretary of the In
terror is hereby authorized and empowered to
make such levy and proceed to its collection as
aforesaid.
\Approved, July 25, 1866