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FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 229. 1873. 543 Srsc. 5. That: there shall be appointed an assistant treasurer of the Assistant treas- United States, to be located in the city of Cincinnati, in the State of ““‘·‘ $°f *h° U“i*' Ohio ; and one to be located in the city of Chicago, in the State of Illi- :gp§;m?t%m_ nois; and such assistant treasurers shall be appointed in like manner, for cmxmti md Cmliko time, and be subject to :111 the provisions of law to which the other °"g°* assistant creasurers of the United States are subject. Sm. 6. That there shall be prepared within the custom-house of the suitable moms city of Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio, and within the custom-house 1:0 tE° be P“P‘“°d be erected in the city of Chicago, in the State of Illinois, suitable and I ’ convenient rooms for the use of the assistant treasurcrs heroin authorized, and sufficient and secure fire-proof vaults and safes for the safe-keeping of the public moneys collected and deposited with them; and the said assistaut. treasurcrs shall have the custody and care of said rooms, vaults, and safes, respectively, and of such other rooms, vaults, and safes as may be temporarily assigned to them, or either of them, by the Secretary of the Treasury, and of the public moneys deposited therein; and they shall perform all the duties required to be performed by other United States their powers assistant treasurcrs in reference to the receipt, safe-keeping, transfer, and "“d d“°’°’- disbursement of such moneys: Provided, That; the rooms, vaults, and Pmviso.

afes now used by the United States designated depositaries at Cincinnati,

Ohio, and Chicago, Illinois, shall be set apart for the purposes named in this section, as far and as long as they may be applicable and convenient. Sec. 7. That upon the appointment and qualification of said assistant D(,s;g,,,t;,,,,,, t,reasurers, the Secretary of the Treasury shall revoke the designations as d¢1><>Si¤¤d¤¤ pf; depositcrics of the United States of the surveyor of customs at, Cincimmci and the collector of customs at Chicago, and shall direct me transfer of go to be revoked, all the books, accounts, vouchers, property, and public moneys in the "h°¤· &°· officss of the said depositories to the offices of the said assistant trcasurers, respectively. Sncc. 8. That the assistant trcasurcrs authorized, by this act to be ap- pay of such pointed shall receive a salary of five thousand dollars each per annum, ¤¤sis¢¤¤t gag? to be paid quarter-year1y at the treasury of the United States, which °m° °S°° °d‘ shall be in full for all their services; and 2. sufficieuh amount to pay said salary until J unc thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, is hereby appropriated. Séac. 9. That; the assistant trcasurers herein provided fbr, may, with the Such assistant approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, appoint the same number of ;’ °“;$ :§€‘;_‘\;‘g’ clerks and messengers in their respective ofHccs, and at the same c<>mpa¤— agg nlcmnger, sation as is now provided by law for the offices of the United States dopositaries at Cincinnati and Chicago, respectively; and all uncxpcnded balances of moneys heretofore appropriated, or that may hexwxfter be appropriated, for the payment of the clerks and messengers appointed in the offices of the assistant treasurcrs created by this act. Sec. 10. That there shall be appropriated and paid, out of any money preparation of in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five thousand Egmgérvggggiant dollars, to be expended, under the direction of che Secretary of the Treas- mgsum ag CM ury, in such repairs and additions as may be necessary to put: in good eago. condition, for immediate use, the offices, rooms, vaults, and safes herein mentioned, or such others as may he temporarily assigned to the assistant treasurer at Chicago, Illinois, and in the purchase of any necessary additional furniture and fixtures, and in dcfmying any other incidental cxpenscs necessary to carry this act into efecb. A1>1·R0v1·:D, March 3, 1873.

 CHAP. CCXXIX. -— An Act making Appropriations for the Support of the Army jbr the March 3, 1873.

Year ending June thirziezh, eighteen hundred and seventyfour. Bc it enacted ky the Senate cmd House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Oozzgress assembled, That the folloyving sums be, gxrpayéappssand the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any moneys m the treasury P“‘“‘°“ or F""