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1118 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, Sess. I1. Cris. 441, 442. 1925. t.;}¤P*°"*** °'Si”° md The new site must have the approval of the Secretary of the I ° Treasury, and the title thereto must be satisfactory to the Attorney C<>!¤¤¢¤*¤g>¤· °*¤·· General of the United States. The site shall have approximately seamen the same area as the present customhouse site above described; the ground area of the building to be constructed shall be approximately seventeen thousandsguare feet 5 building to be four stories above the basement and provision made in the construction of the foundation apd wallsdand for placing three additional stories thereon, 1 r uire in e u ure. tg’~r>¤¤·¤¤¤ °'P‘**¤’· This plaxis and specifications for said building shall be prepared ° by the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department or by a private architect employed by the purchasers of the customhouse properly, as the Secretary of the Treasury may elect; in the latter case the architect and the plans and spec1 cationsprepared by him, and in either case the completed building, must meet the approval of the Supervising Architect of the Treasuiély, who may detail representatives to supervise or inspect the bu11 ng during construction until final acceptance.

  • "°s°¤‘”‘;“d*“¤““" Authority is hereby given to the Secretary of the Treasury to turn

l>)ii¢igmgw°!1i°¤i}i·ilxi¤1a the present building and site thereof over to the_ party or parties “”ds`°°m°x°h°”‘°° offering property exchange-therefor upon condition that_ good and sufficient security is furnished by said party or parties to insure the prompt construcgalion of the building lipregi goréteénsplatedg ulpon the site selected an its conveyance to the D1 e a es 0 merica free and clear from any lien or incumbranoe of any kind or charac- _ ter, and that in the meantime the customs service and other_ Govw(i»e°°;i»°·i$vauli)¤i'¤`;i1¤inl;.1:•]i ernment officials now occupying quarters in the present building °¤P°“°· shall be provided, without expense to the United States, adequate space for their accommodation, either in their present quarters in the customhouse or elsewhere, until the new building is completed and ready for occupancy. m§,;§‘gg*,§§’,§eng;_G°*‘ The Government shall be involved in no expense in_this transaction, except in connection with the drawings and specifications if prepared by the Supervising Architect, and in_connection with the superintendence, inspection, and general administration. Nor shall the United States be involved in any expense incident to the work in connection with the removal of Government property either from the old building into quarters provided by the purchasers or to the new building upon its completion. Approved, March 3, 1925. li[1Silc1lt.3i1his?i° CHAP. 442.-An Act To modify and amend the mining laws in their applica.-

 tion to the Territory of Alaska, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representativea of the $}g"‘§§,?,,,,,,,,,g mm, United States of America in Congress assemble , That section 4 of mv I 37 m d the Act of Con ss of August 1, 1_912, section 129d Compiled Laws ad. °` 'p" ’m°°° of Alaska, entitldd "An Act to modify and amend the mining laws in their application to the Territory of Alaska, and"for other purposes," _ _ be amended to read as follows: _ _ °d·}'°" °‘ °‘°“‘“ ““’“‘ "Srlo. 4. Thatd no lplaipeiil nipning claim hereafter Iociated inHAlaslga shall e patente w ic s a contain a greater area tian is xed y law, nor which is longer than three time; its greatest width as determined by a transverse line drawn within the lines of the claim and mma. { __ at right angles to its longest side: Provided, That where any isolated

a{;g°§§§§°mg°§ai§f§f parcel of placer ground lies between and adjoins patented or validly

located claims on all of its sides and is not over thirteen hundred and twenty feet in length this dimensional restriction shall not apply.” Approved, March 3, 1925.