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 234 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. l. C11. 902. 1856. Punishment for PUNISIILIENT Poli. v1OLATioNs OF INTERNAL-REVENUE LAXVS ; For 'i°lm°¤¤ °*`*°*°" detecting and bringing to trial and punishment persons guilty of violat- ““1"°"°““° l'""' ing the internal-revenue laws, or conniving at the same, including pay- ments for infomation and detection of such violations, twenty-five thousand dollars; and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall make a detailed statement to Congress once in each year as to how he has expended this sum, and also a detailed statement of all miscellaneous expenditures in the Bureau of Internal Revenue for which appropriation is made in this act. - Oleomnrgsriue To provide for the expense of executing the provisions of the oleo ¤¤* ¤¤P¤¤¤¢¤· margarine act, fifteen thousand dollars,·in addition to the regular appro- A"“· P· ml priation for the internabrevenue service. · Philadelphia. That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed Old court-house to sell at public auction, in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to wd 1><>¤¢·¤¤i¤¤_ ¤ ¤ the highest bidder, after thirty days’ notice in four of the principal news- "° '°m ” “"“*‘°"· papers published in the city of Philadelphia, in one or more lots, the land and premises known as the old cour·t-house and post-ollice in said city, lying upon Chestnut street and extending back to Library street, and between Fourth and Fihzh streets, and adjoining the present customhouse site in said city; the time and place of said sale in said city to be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury at a date not later than ninety days after the passage of this act, and at a price not less than three · Minimum price. hundred thousand dollars, with power to reject any or all bids, and to readvertise and oder the said property in like manner as often as may be necessary to secure the value thereof, and the cost to be paid irom the proceeds of sale; and it shall he the duty of the Secretary of the Assessmcn 1: u f Treasury to cause inquiry to be made as to the value of this property, authorized and directed to appoint a board of three persons in the employ of the United States to assess the value of the said property, and report the same to the Secretary of the Treasury, when the sum fixed by this board shall be the minimum price at which the property may be thus sold. ‘ P¤l>li¤ ¤¤¤9$y¤i CONTING-ENT EXPENSES INDEPENDENT TREASURY: For contingent gg9S" “°°· 3***3- ¥‘· expenses under the requirements of section thirtysix hundred andfifty- 1f,,,,,,,,, of 5,, three of the Revised Statutes of the United States, for the collection, en: ugeurs. safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public money, and for transportation of notes, bonds, and other securities of the United States, seventy thousand dollars. Assistant mus- For additional clerical force for the assistant treasurer of New York, “'°’· 1*°“’ Y°’k· six thousand four hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. _ rmigiii on bnl— Fnnrsnr on nuruon AND com: For freight on bullion and coin o urs. National currcu- Exrnnsns OF THE NATIONAL CURRENCY : For paper, express charges, °5’ °¤P°¤¤•=¤· and other expenses, twenty thousand dollars. Distinctive pu- DIsT1NoT1vR PAPER FOR UNITED STATES sEcUmTI¤s: For paper, P"- ‘*‘°· including transportation, salaries of register, two counters, five watchmen, one laborer, and expenses of omcer detailed from the Treasury as superintendent, thirty thousand dollars. Si15·¤rc¤in.t¤·=·¤¤- TRANSPORTATION or smvnn com: For transportation of silver coin, i‘°"'”S· including fractional silver coin by registered mail or otherwise, seventy- To im f,.,, 0 0 ,· five thousand dollars; and in expending thi sum the Secretary of the charge, Treasury is authorized and directed to transport from the Treasury or - Proriac. sub treasuries, free of charge, silver coin when requested to do so: Provided, That an equal amount in coin or currency shall have been deposited in the Treasury or such subtreasuries by the applicant or appl cants. And the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Congress the cost arising under this appropriation. IR¤9¤i¤¤gq. vw, Rzcorrucn, msrssun, AND TRANSPORTATION OF MINOR coms: The ° ‘”‘“°' °°“”· Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to transfer to the United States
 * 1***- — and if it shall appear that the price above-named is inadequatehe is
 * ‘°“ *****1 °°*¤- (beiuveen the mints and assay-offices, seven thousand five hundred