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42 FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 58-60. 1872. who buildinygin ing herebofbre authorized to be constructed at 'Itrenton, Netv derseyvin- ¤°°¤» N~ · cluding the sight [site] thereof, be, and the same 18 hereby, limited to the Additional ap- sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars; and one hundred and fifty P'°P”“°¤· thousand dollars in addition to the amount heretofore appropriated is hereby appropriated for the purpose aforesaid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated; and the said building, instead of being con- Fi'°·P*°°f structed strictly fire-proof, shall have a fire-proof vault extending to each wm' story; and all money heretofore and hereby appropriated shall be ex. pended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall Ifbms and cause proper plans and estimates to be made, so that no expenditure shall °’°““*‘“"“‘ be made or authorized for the full completion of said building beyond the No money to amount heretofore and hereby appropriated: Provided, That no money b" ‘?"P°”d°d heretofore or hereby appropriated shall be used or applied for the purpose mm1' &c` until a. valid title to the land for the site of such building shall be vested in the United States, and until the State shall also duly release and relinquish to the United States the right to tax or in any way assess said site, or the property of the United States that may be thereon, during the time that the United States shall be or remain the owner thereoil A1>1>n0v1¤1>, March 18, 1872. M¤¤‘<>h 18, 187% CHAP. LIX. —— An Act for the Construction of an Addition to the United States Court- ""____"` house and Post-qjfce Buildzng inrlndianguolia, indiana, and for the Purchase of additional Ground azyoining the Szte q/'sa: Butldmg. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ¢y" Representatives of the United Addition to States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas-

 ury be, and he is hereby, authorized and instructed to cause to be erected

Ind', for UH, ’ an addition to the building now owned by the United States in the city of courts and public Indianapolis, Indiana, to correspond in design to the said building, and °°‘°“‘ suitable for the further accommodation of the United States courts, post- Limitw cost. office, local land-offices, and internal revenue and pension offices, at a cost not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars; said addition to be erected on the grounds now owned by the United States. Addilionullund Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, author-

  • 0 be P¤*°h¤S°d· ized and directed to negotiate for the purchase of the lot or part of lot lying

east of and adjoining the ground on which the United States court-house and post-office building has been erected in the city of Indianapolis, In- Cost how to be diana, at a. cost to be agreed upon by the owner or owners of said lot or d¢V**mi¤°d· part of lot, and the judges of the circuit and district courts of the United States and the district attorney of the United States for Indiana, and the postmaster at Indianapolis, subject to the approval of the Secretary of No money to the Treasury: Provided, That no money which may hereafter be approk;£f‘|§';d°d priated for this purpose shall be used or expended in the purchase of said See’Post,p. asa, lot or part of lot until a valid title thereto shall be vested in the United States, and until the State of Indiana shall cede its jurisdiction over the same, and shall also duly release and relinquish to the United States the right to tax or in any way assess said lot or part of lot, and the property of the United States that may be thereon during the time that the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof A1»r1z0v1·:1>, March 18, 1872. March 18, I6`]?. CHAP, LX. —An Act to providcjbr a Bufldfrq for the Use ny" the Pust—a§fce, Customhouse, Pension-o_§fce, United States Circuit am; District Courts, and internal Revenue Ojfces, at Hai·Wrd, Connecticut. _ _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives <y" the United °0f;;E;‘Ef·§ :;*9*** States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- Hmpom (y0,,,," ury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause to be constructed for public officcs a suitable building at Hartford, Connecticut, for the accommodation of the =}‘£t;°:‘g;§;_°h° custom-house, p0st—office, pension—0Hice, United States circuit and district Limit no cost. courts, and internal revenue offices, at a cost not exceeding three hundred