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Trrun xx1.——SEAT OF GOVERNMENT. 319 T I T L E X X I . SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Bev- sec. 1795. Permanent seat of Government t 1814. Old hall of House of Representa- 1796. Public oihcss to be exercised at seat tives. of Government. 1815. Paintings, &c., not to be exhibited 1797. Chief of Engineers to have charge of in Capitol. public buildings and grounds. 1816. Repairs, &c., of Capitol. 1798. Estrmatu and appropriations 1817. Electrical apparatus. 1799. Employee in office of public build- 1818. lmgacroper appropriation of streets, in . . 1810. Chi5sof Engineerstohave charge of1819. laws of District of Columbia ex- Washrngton nqueduct. tended to Capitol Square. 1801. Chref of Engineers to obey the Pres- 1820. Protection of public buildings; arrdent. rest of offenders. IU)2. How moneys for aqueduct, &c., to 1821. Capitol police. be expended. 1822. Number and pay. 1&)3. Unauthorized opening of pipes pun- 1823. Suspension of members ot force. rshable. 1824. Uniform. 1804. Willful, &c., breaking, &c., of pipes 1825. At whose expense. punishable. 1826. Su rvision extended over Botanical 1805. Laying_of pipes for use of public Gcarden. burldmgs. _ 1827. Suprintendent, &c., of Botaniml 1806. Malrcrously making water impure warden andgreenhouses. punisba le. 1828. Report of war en of penitentiary. 1807. Compensation of Chief of Engineers. 1829. Furniture for President’s House. 1H)8. Apartments, stationery, dw. 1830. Ailantus trees prohibited. 1809. Record of property to be kept. 1831. Works of fine arts. 1810. Authority, &c. 1832. Annualstaternentof public property. 1811. Right of appeal to Secretary of War. 1833. Inventory of public property. 1812. Reports. 1834. Two last sections not to apply to 1813. Limitation on contracts of board of Library of Congress, &u. public works. 1835. Extra pay prohibited. Sec. 1795. All that rtof the territor of the United States included P€¤¤¤¤¢¤i Hi . . . P°· . . Y . {G . , within the present lumts of the Drstrrct of Columbia hall be the perma- ‘L .$;)‘04- nent seat o Government of the United States. 28,s_,"vi", ‘ _ ,1,3; Sm. 1796. All offices attached to the seat of Government shall be beP¤bliQ!<;dHip¢€¤i<> exercised in the District of Columbia, and not elsewhere, except as other- 0, $;‘;;;`:11m;;?° wise expressly provided by law. i**°° ii "”· *"’·] --—.;— 16 July, 1790, c. 28, s. 6, v. 1, p. 130. Szc. 1797. The Chief of Engineers shall have charge of the public Chief oi Enginbuildings and grounds in the District of Columbia, un er such regular- g?"‘u“§li‘:§g5i5?;U° tions as may be prescribed by the President through the War Depart- mg grounds_ g° ment, except those buildings und grounds which are otherwise provided for by law. 242, sud, v. 10, . 573. 2 Mar., 1867, c. 167, s. 2, v. 14, p. 466. 14 Eeb., 1874, c. 22 v.18, p. 14.-—Asl1fieldPs Case, 9 C. Cls., 331. Sec. 1798. All estimates for public buildings and grounds in charge and of the Chief of Engineers shall be approved and submitted by the Secre- §_!jP’°P"**'§ ___ tary of War, thro h the Treasurv Department, as other estimates, to 4 Aug., 1854, e. the two Houses ofténngress; and all appropriations which have been or 242. ¤- 15. v- 10. p. may be hereafter made for repairs or improvements of the public build- 573 . . . . , . . E 3 Mm., 1875, c. mgs and rounds rn the District of Lolumbm, and nowin c args of the 129’,_3,,_1B’p_370_ Chief of Engineers, shall be expended under the drrectron of the Secreta of War. gmc. 1799. The Chief of Engineers in charge of public buildings and H E¤;1>l<>g'l€¤ inggrounds is authorized to employ in his office and about the public uild- ing? P“ °b“‘ ' ings and grounds under his control such number of persons for such —E.. employments, and at such rates of compensation, as may be appropriated ug Mar-. 1871, c- fol‘ by Congress from year to year. 479, s. 1, v. 16, p. 8 May, 1872, c. 140, s. 1, v. 17, p. 65. 20 Jan., 1874, c. 11, v. 18, p. 4.