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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 25 STAT. · August 13, 1888 · Chapter 867

Chapter 867.

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CHAP. 867.— An act to provide for the erection of a public building at Charlotte, North Carolina.August 13, 1888. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Charlotte, N. C.Public building. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause to be erected on a lot in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, known as the Mint Lot and belonging to the Government, a substantial and commodious building, with tire-proof vaults, for the use and accommodation of the United States circuit and district courts, post-office, revenue office, and for other Government uses at Charlotte, North Carolina.
The building on said site, when completed upon plans andPlans, etc. specifications to be previously made and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall not exceed in cost the sum of eighty-five thousandCost dollars; and no plan for said building shall be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury involving an expenditure exceeding the said sum of eighty-five thousand dollars for said building; and the site of said building shall, leave the building unexposed to danger from fire by an open space of at least forty feet, including streets and alleys: *Provided*, That no part of said sum shall be expended until a*Proviso*.Title, etc. valid title to the said site shall be found to be vested in the United States, nor until the State of North Carolina 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.
Approved, August 13, 1888. Chapter 868: to extend the provisions of “An act to provide for the muster and pay of certain officers and enlisted men of the volunteer forces,” and for other purposes. Chapter 868 25 Stat. 437 1888-08-13 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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