Chapter XLIX. for enclosing the burial ground of Christ Church, Washington Parish
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Chap. XLIX.— An Act for enclosing the burial ground of Christ Church, Washington Parish. May 4, 1824. *Be it enacted, &c., * That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is Appropriation for a wall round burial ground.hereby, authorized to cause to be paid to the vestry of Christ Church, Washington parish, in the city of Washington, the sum of two thousand dollars, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of aiding in the erection of a substantial wall around the burial ground of said parish: *Provided,* That the said vestry shall execute a bond to the United States, to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, and deposited in his department, conditioned in the penalty of four thousand dollars, for the faithful application of the money, and execution of the work, and securing to the United States the four hundred sites reserved in said burial ground, for the interment of members of Congress, and others, connected with the General Government.
Approved, May 4, 1824.