Chapter 372. for the erection of a public building in Paterson, New Jersey
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CHAP. 372.— An Act for the erection of a public building in Paterson, New Jersey.June 7, 1888. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Paterson, N. J.Public building. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to purchase, or acquire by condemnation proceedings or otherwise, a site for, and cause to be erected thereon, a suitable building, with fireproof vaults therein, for the accommodation of the post-office and other Government offices, at the city of Paterson.
New Jersey. The plans, specifications, and full estimates for said building shall be previously made and approved according to law, and shall not exceed for the site and building complete the sum of eighty thousand dollars:Site, plans, etc.*Proviso*.Open space. *Provided*, That the site shall leave the building unexposed to danger from fire in adjacent buildings by an open space of not less than forty feet, including streets and alleys; and no money appropriated for this purpose shall be available until a valid title to theTitle, etc. site for said building shall be vested in the United States, nor until the State of New Jersey shall have ceded 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. 2. That the sum of eighty thousand dollars be, and the sameAppropriation. is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be used and expended for the purpose provided in this act. Approved, June 7, 1888.