Chapter 1018.
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CHAP. 1018.— An act for the erection of an appraiser’s warehouse in the city of New York, and for other purposes.September 14, 1888. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,New York.Appraiser’s ware house to be built. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to purchase, or acquire by condemnation, a site, and cause to be erected thereon a substantial and commodious fireproof building, for the use of the United States appraiser, and for other Government uses, at the city of New York, in the State of New York.
The site shallSite. embrace an area sufficient, in the opinion of the said Secretary, for the purposes above mentioned: and the said site shall be selected after advertisement for at least ten days for proposals in six of the leading newspapers published in said city, and shall not exceed in cost the sum of eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars; and theCost. building to be erected on the said site shall be plain and without porticos, towers, or needless ornamentation, but shall contain the necessary accommodations and appliances for an appraiser’s warehouse, sufficient to insure the examination and appraisal of imported merchandise with facility and dispatch, and shall not exceed in costCost of building. 480FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Chs. 1018, 1026. 1888. the sum of six hundred and fifty thousand dollars: nor shall any plan for the said building be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury involving an expenditure exceeding the said sum of six hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the said building completed for use, including heating apparatus, approaches, and other incidental expenses: and the sum of eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for Appropriation.the purchase of a site as aforesaid, and the sum of six hundred and fifty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for the erection of the said building out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 2. Secretary of Treasury may buy site for customhouse and warehouse.That the said Secretary is hereby further authorized and directed, in his discretion (in lieu and stead of the purchase of a site for an appraiser’s warehouse only), to purchase or acquire by condemnation, a site embracing an area sufficient for the purposes mentioned in this section for the erection of a new customhouse building, in addition to said appraiser’s warehouse; or the said Secretary of Two sites may be bought.the Treasury may, in his discretion, purchase two sites in the vicinity of each other in said city of New York, suitable for both of said purposes of the appraiser’s storehouse and customhouse: and then and in that event the said single site for customhouse and appraiser’s warehouse as aforesaid, or two sites in the vicinity of each other, as the case may be, shall not exceed in cost the sum of two million dollars, which sum or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for the purpose, out of any moneys in the Treasury not Appropriation to be in lieu of other.otherwise appropriated (in lieu and stead of the sum of eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars hereinbefore appropriated), and is to be available only in case the said single site for both customhouse and appraiser’s warehouse, or two sites in the vicinity of each other, shall be purchased or acquired as herein set forth.
Sec. 3. Title, etc.That no part of said sum or sums shall be expended for any site until a valid title to said site shall be vested in the United States, nor until the State of New York shall cede to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same, during the time the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and the service of civil process therein. Sec. 4. Appropriation for building available.That in case of the purchase or acquisition of a single site for both customhouse and appraiser’s warehouse, or of two sites in the vicinity of each other, as provided in section two of this act, then the appropriation of six hundred and fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the erection of an appraiser’s warehouse, shall be available for the purpose, in like manner as provided in section one of this act.
Approved, September 14, 1888. Chapter 1026: for the construction of a revenue cutter for New Berne, North Carolina, to replace the revenue cutter Stevens. Chapter 1026 25 Stat. 480 1888-09-22 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-23 50 1 public
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