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FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 38. 1890. 23 pose, out of any moneys in the United States Treasury not otherwise appropriated. roposals for the sale of land suitable for said site shall be invited Proposals for site by pu lic advertisement in one or more of the newspapers of said i”""*"d· city of largest circulation for at least twenty da s prior to the date specified in said advertisement for the opening oil said roposals. Proposals made in response to said advertisement shalllbe addressed Responses. and mailed to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall then cause . the said proposed sites, and such others as he may think roper to designate, to be examined in person by an agent of the ilreasury dEx¤l;¤i¤¤¢i¤;¤,¤¢c.,of Department, who shall make written report to said Secretary of the ws y °'g°°' results of said examination, and of his recommendation thereon, and the reasons therefor, which shall be accompanied b the original proposals and all maps, plats, and statements which sliall have come into his possession re ating to the said proposed sites. If, upon consideration of said re qrt and accompanying papers, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deem further investigation necessary, he may appoint a commission of not more than three persons, A po,,,,,,,,,,,, 0, gx_ one of whom s all be an omcer of the Treasury Department, which commission shall also examine the said proposed sites, and such others as the Secretary of the Treasury may designate, and grant such hearings in relation thereto as they sha deem necessary; and nearing:. said commission shall, within thirty days after such examination, make to the Secretary of the Treasury written report of their con- commission www clusion in the premises, accompanied by all statements, maps, plats, or documents taken by or submitted to them, in like manner as ereinbefore provided in regard to the proceedings of said agent of the Treasury Department; and the Secretary of the Treasury shall thereupon finally determine the location of the building to be erected. Fi¤¤*d°*°¤¤*¤¤**°¤· The compensation of said commissioners shall be iixed by the Sec- o¤mmi¤¤m¤e¤·¤omretary of the Treasury, but the same shall not exceed six dollars per p°"“°°l°” day and actual traveling expenses: Provided, however, That the Pri I **3***;;,,11 as to member of said commission appointed from the Treasury Depart- manu-ymmw-. ment shall be paid only·his actual traveling expenses. So much of the appropriation herein ma e as may be necessarly to A1>pr;>1>¤·i¤¤i5>i¤ i¤ defray the expenses of advertising for proposals, actual trave ing {’$,';],u§l"”° my expenses of said agent, and the compensation and actual traveling exlpenses of said commissioners, and other expenses incident to the se ection of the site, and for necessary survey thereof, shall be immgdiatelyhavpilalge. t b f th I bl o muc o said appropria ion as ma e necessary or e re a- A": ¤mgs ¤¤ sw ration of sketch-plans, drawings, specifichtions, and detailed estiinaltes xiii Ying. °° P for the buildinglpy the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department shall available immediately upon the approval by the · e1cTretary of the of zplch silée. h H be an bl t U mm til omone ap ro mae y 1830 sa av a e,exce as ¤¤ Ilnnnl hereinbeforb prgvidjed, until a valid title to the site for said building gm shall be vested in the United States, nor until the State of Michigan shall have ceded to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same, during the time the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and the service of civil process therein. After the said site shall have been paid or and the sketch-plans fnfydgggw and detailed estimates for the building shall have been prepared by mm rm- site,etc. the Supervising Architect and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Postmaster-General the balance of said apppo riation shall be available for the erection and completion of the uilding, including fire-proof vaults, heating and ventilating appplaratus, elevators, and approaches. The building s be unexposed to danger from nre by an open op¤¤p¤.` Space of at least forty feet on each side, inc uding streets and alleys. Approved, March 19, 1890.