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 326 THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 154. 1858. the third class, and in the office of the Treasurer of the United States an Appropriation additional clerk of the third class; and three thousand two hundred dolth°‘”° °'· lm-s to carry into effect the provisions of this section to the thirtieth of June, _ _ eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, is [are] hereby appropriated. · · f,0\#£g;2l_!;*;:2€¤’ Sec. 5. And be z? further enacted, That no part of the appropriations cx wm of which may be at any time made for the contmgent expenses of either eitiier House- House of Congress, shall be applied to any other than the ordinary ex- 3;, t° b° “P` penditures of the Senate and House of Representatives, nor as extra l allowance to any clerk, messenger, or attendant of the said two Houses or either of them, nor as payment or compensation to any clerk, messenger, or other attendant of the said two Houses, or either of them, unless such clerk, messenger, or other attendant, be so employed by a resolution of one of said Houses. lixtm ¤°mP°¤· Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the extra compensation paid iltgxfsitéglg out of the contingent fund of the Senate, to clerks of committees, under be allowed at the resolution of the fourteenth March, eighteen hundred and 1'ifty-seven, "°"S‘“Y· be allowed at the treasury. C<>m1Pi¤Si<>1!¢1’ Sec. 7. And be it jtcrt/ter enacted, That it shall be the duty of the gf Publm Budd` Commissioner of Public Buildings to cause obstructions of every kind to gs t0_ keep _ _ _ streets in Wash- be removed from such streets, avenues, and sidewalks m the city ot' €'¤’¥‘$'é iggggyd Vlhshington as have been, or may be hereafter, improved in whole or in SLM, me from part by the United States, and to keep the same, at all times, free from <>b¤tr¤<=¤i0¤¤· obstructions; and, for this purpose, he shall have power to institute suits Mw i¤¤§i¥¤€¤ in any court having competent jurisdiction in the District of Columbia; and it shall be the duty of the district attorney for said district to prosecute them. cute the same; and whenever any person shall desire to remove the paving stones, or to displace any other work done by the authority of the _ _ United States, for the purpose of laying gas pipes, or for any other pur- C¤mm¤¤$¤°¤*}*` pose, it shall be the duty of" such person to obtain a written permit hom $af,_§\;;Q°i,rf;Q;i the said Commissioner; and such persons shall oblige themselves to Sec. replace the said work to the satisfaction of the said Commissioner, and within such time as he may prescribe.- Stflgggggs tg? Sec. 8. And be it fu·rl}2e·r enacted, That if any person shall place [any] mw, & Pay obstruction on the streets, avenues, or side·walks aforesaid, such person <><>¤¤¤ of ¤¤m¤v¤1 shall pay the costs of removing the same, and shall moreover, be subject zgdclgfggnfgyitq to a penalty of ten dollars, to be recovered as other debts are recovered struotions m in the District of Columbia, for each and every day the said obstruction gggfégued “"°' may remain after the Commissioner shall have given notice for its re- PGPQOHS W moval. And if any person or persons removing the paving stones or moving pztpipg, other work done by the authority of the United States, shall fail to g¤}6¤¥f£c;*’·m¤;S replace the same to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, within the time 5am0f,,,, dh.mcdprescr1bed by him, he or they shall be subject to a. penalty of twenty-tive --—1istble_t<> penal- dollars for each and every failure, and shall moreover, pay the costs of gggfggzxiflrggstlg replacing the same, the whole to be recovered before any court in the of replacing the District of Columbia, having competent jurisdiction; and that this and same. the preceding section shall continue in force until repealed by Congress. chg9F5g325i' °fo Sec. 9. And be it jitrtber enacted, That the Secretary of the 'I`1‘eas- ,,,,,0,., to Og; ury be instructed to report to Congress, at its next regular session, all gressupplications applications made by the constituted authorities of the Statefs] and cities, gitggtigf g2g6h_ for the reopening and re[ex]amination of the settlements heretofore made ing claims, &c. with such Statefs] and ci ries, and report the principle ofreacljustments upon nziiyment. of the Treasury is further instructed to report to Congress at its next regular session, the gross amount that will be required to pay such claim to the States and cities of the United States. APP°¤1S ¤¤d¤1‘ Sec. 10. And be it further enacted That the eleventh section of the Act 1841, ch. 16 ’ . . § 1,, to be deck,} act of Congress, approved September fourth, eighteen hundred and forty sgménynigommisi 0110, entitled " an act to · appropriate the proceeds of the public Ln;1d[0m(““"” lands, and to grant preemption rights? bu so amended that appeals from
 * };*dug*;d§_*C§_°€;\¤;§I which such claim is based, and the amount thereof. And the Secretary