Chapter CXCVIII. making appropriations for a custom-house in the city of New York, and for other purposes
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Chap. CXCVIII.— An Act making appropriations for a custom-house in the city of New York, and for other purposes. July 13, 1832. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, Purchase of site, and erection of building for a custom-house in the port of New York. That the Secretary of the Treasury shall be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, with the approbation of the President of the United States, to purchase a site, and to cause a building to be constructed thereon to be used as a customhouse Appropriation.in the port of New York; and that the sum of two hundred thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be applied to the purposes aforesaid.
Sec. 2. Custom-house Square, at New Haven.*And be it further enacted*, That for the improvement of Custom-house Square at the port of New Haven, in the state of Connecticut, nine hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, provided the same shall by him be deemed expedient; to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Sec. 3. Appropriation.*And be it further enacted*, That the following sums be appropriated, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, Custom-house, &c., atMiddletown;for the purposes hereinafter mentioned, viz: for the erection or purchase of a custom-house and public store at the port of Middletown, five thousand dollars; for the erection or purchase of a custom-house and public New London;store at the port of New London, five thousand dollars; for the purchase of a lot, and the erection of a custom-house and public store at the port New Bedford;Kennebunk;Newport.of New Bedford, fifteen thousand dollars; and for the purchase of a custom-house at the port of Kennebunk, sixteen hundred dollars; for completing the custom-house and fence around it, of the port of Newport, five hundred dollars.
Approved, July 13, 1832.