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THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Rss. 5, 7. 1856. 143 gencies, which sum, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money remaining in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated: And provided further, That no money shall be paid under this joint resolution until the Secretary of the Treasury shall contract for the completion of said building so extended, at a cost within the sum heretofore and hereby appropriated. Approved, April 5, 1856. " . . 01`nt Resolution relatin to lf· ir 5] J F..,., 52:*2 it?;s.:<z:Pza$2:;"z;:l*::tFP"WM Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be Exchange of and he is hereby authorized, to exchange and convey the unoccupied E;gS§;;p"'”g` lands and appurtenances belonging to the United States, known as the i i Lower Water shops, at the Springfield Armory, in the State of Massachusetts, for such other lands contiguous to the lands attached to said Armory upon the hill at Springfield, as he may deem necessary and proper for the improvement and convenience of said Armory, or in his discretion to sell the said tract known as the lower workshops and appurtenances, and to invest the proceeds of the same, or such part thereof as may be required, in the purchase of such lots or lands contiguous to the said Armory on the hill, as he may deem suitable and proper. For this purpose, he is hereby authorized to convey the title of the United States to the lands and appurtenances hereby authorized to be sold and conveyed, and to receive from individuals or corporate proprietors, deeds and titles to the lands so exchanged, sold or purchased. Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That the Secretary of War be and Proceeds of me he is hereby authorized to apply so much of the proceeds of the recent OY {fwd M H2}!` sale of land and lots at Harper’s Ferry, as he may deem advisable, to the E? saglgpzlé mi); purchase of such other lots at that place, as he may deem necessary to the purchase other safety and convenience of the public buildings belonging to the United 1“d· States, and that he apply the residue of the proceeds of said sales to the improvement of the property retained by the United States. Src. 3. And be it further resolved, That the Secretary of War be also Sale oflahd at authorized to make sale of such portion of the site of the United States F“>’°”Wm*`*· arsenal at Fayetteville, North Carolina, as in his judgment is not required for public purposes, and apply the proceeds of such sale, or so much Application as may be necessary, to the purchase of such additional land for the use of P"°"°"d$· of said arsenal, as he may deem necessary. He is for this purpose, authorized to convey the title of the United States for the lands which he may sell, to the purchaser, and to receive proper deeds and titles for the lands which may be purchased by him, as aforesaid. Approved, April 23, 1856. [N0. 7.] Joint Resolution for enlarging the Custom-House, Post-Ofice and C'ourt·H'ouse,at May 9, 1856. Cleveland, Ohio. ""-;" Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- E>$i¢¤Si9¤_ 0f ury be and he is hereby authorized to cause the building provided by law §?Ig{§v§,;Egl"gS to be constructed at Cleveland, in the State of Ohio, for a custom-house, post-office, and court—house, to be increased in length over the plan heretofore adopted for that purpose, not to exceed twenty-five feet, and to modify and enlarge said plan so as to adapt the same to such increased length, it, in the opinion of the Secretary, the public convenience shall require such modification: Provided, That such extension and modilication Provisoes. can be accomplished at an expense not exceeding thirty thousand dollars, and a sum not exceeding ten per cent. on the said last-mentioned sum for superintendencc and contingencies; which sums, or so much thereof as