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 THIRTY-NINTH ·CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 253, 254, 255, 262. 1866. 251 CHAP. CCLIII. ——An Act to grade East Capitol Street and establish Lincoln Square. July 25, 1866. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the commissioner of public East Capitol buildings be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed, in such manner S;3;g*;]%°Lin as he may deem most proper, to cause East Capitol Street to be graded gm, Squaw Bn. from Third Street east to Eleventh Street east, and to cause the square at c1¤s¤d· the intersection of said street with Massachusetts, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky avenues, between Eleventh and Thirteenth streets east, to be enclosed with a wooden fence, and the same shall be known as Lincoln Square. And the sum of fifteen thousand dollars is hereby ap- APP'°P*'i“"i°“· propriatcd out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable the said improvement to be made. Approved, July 25, 1866. CHAP. CCLIV.—-An Act in Relaliongo the unhrwjhl Tapping of Government Wa1ev· July 25, 1860. tpes. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Uongress assembled, That the unlawful tapping of _U¤1¤Wf¤i*°·P· any water pipe laid down in the District of Columbia by authority of the §;g§t°15jg:°m` United States is hereby declared to be a. misdemeanor and an indictable pipes punishable offence; and any person who may be indicted for and convicted of such W E" °" gm` offencc in the criminal court of the District of Columbia shall be subject pmoumou ` to such fine as the court may think proper to impose, not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year. And it is hereby made the special duty of the commissioner of public Gomrnissione. buildings to bring to the notice of the attorney of the United States for ?;g§`;E1;t;Y;ld' the District of Columbia, or to the grand jury, any infraction of this law. cute. Approved, July 25, 1866. CHAP. CCLV. — An Act to authorize the Entry and Clearance of Vessels at the Port of July 25, 1866. Calais, Maine. """"`;—" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rqaresenlatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, from and after the pas- Diputy ¢<>U¤<=- sage of this act, the Secretary of the Treasury may authorize, under such gsi3i5c???";:; regulations as he shall deem necessary, the deputy collector of customs at enter end elemthe port of Calais, in the State of Maine, to enter and clear vessels, and "°”°*$» &°· to perform such other official acts as the said Secretary shall think ad— visablc. APPROVED, July 25, 1866. CHAP. CCLXII. —- An Act anting the Ri ht of Wa to Ditch and Canal Owners over July 26, 1866. the Pugic Lands, andqfor other %’u1poses. '_"`;' _Be nl enacted Qy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the mineral lands of the Mi¤¤¤¤U¤¤d¤ public domain, both surveyed and unsurvcyed, are hereby declared to be €§;L°;:g°zp:§a*§ free und open to exploration and occupation by all citizens of the United citigens, &o. States, and those who have declared their intention to become citizens, f;*?.g°°"gl° ***8*** subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by law, and subject also [ ns' °' to the local customs or rules of miners in the several mining districts, so far as the same may not be in conflict with the laws of the United States. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That whenever any person or asso- l?"§<>¤¤» Qwciation of persons claim a vein or lode of quartz, or other rock in place, §l;?‘2;;§gfQQf;;" bearing gold, silver, cinnabar, or copper, having previously occupied and any vein of ’ improved the same according to the local custom or rules of miners in the q“$"g*’°;"'{€ . . . . . . gf), 0. 8V1I1g district where the same is situated, and having expended m actual labor gcgupigd and and improvements thereon an amount of not less than one thousand dol-   ;=;<;;g:<1i—