Chapter 180. To complete the establishment and erection of a military post near the city of Sheridan, in the State of Wyoming, and making appropriation therefor
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CHAP. 180.— An Act To complete the establishment and erection of a military post near the city of Sheridan, in the State of Wyoming, and making appropriation therefor. April 7, 1900. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Sheridan, Wyo. Military post established near. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to complete the establishment and erection of a military post near the city of Sheridan, in the State of Wyoming, at the site heretofore selected by the Major-General Commanding the Army and approved by the Secretary of War.
The said post shall contain not less than one thousand two hundred and eighty acres, and the selection shall be from lands heretofore withdrawn from settlement for this purpose belonging to the United States and a part of the public domain. Sec. 2. Appropriation. That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War in continuing the work of constructing the necessary buildings, quarters, barracks, and stables for the post established under the provisions of this bill.
Approved, April 7, 1900.