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 360 FORTTNINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Gus. 23, 24. 1887. Jan. 17, 1887. CHAP. 23.-An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to sell and convey —————————-· the United States 0HBl'»0m—l]0HS8 and p0st·ofIice property at Eastport, in the State of Maine, lately destroyed by fire, the proceeds thereof to be invested in the purchase of a new site for and to provide for the erection of a new public building at that place. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Eastpcrt. Me- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas C¤¤*°¤··h°*§ ° ury is hereby authorized and directed to sell at public auction, in the in all of the newspapers published in the town of Eastport, the land and premises known as the United States custom-house and post-office, on Washington and_Water streets in said town of Eastport, Maine, the time and place of said sale in said town to be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury at a date not later than sixty days after the passage of this act, with power to reject any or all bids, and toreadvertise the said property in like manner as often as may be necessary to secure the value thereof, and the cost to be paid from the proceeds of sale of said _ property. P¤>•=¤¤d¤ to be Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Treasury shall invest the purchase-
 * ,1m.:y°t2L;,;0l§? town of Eastport, Maine, to the highest bidder, after thirty days’ notice
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erection of bum, in the purchase or acquisition by condemnation of a site, and cause to ing. be erected thereon a suitable and commodious nre—proof building, with tire-proof vaults, for the use and accommodation of the post-oflice, custom-house, and other Government offices, at the town of Eastport, Cost, ece. in the State of Maine. The cost of said building, including site, approaches and heating apparatus, when completed upon plans and specifications to be previously made and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall not exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars; and the site purchased shall leave the building uuexposed to danger from tire by an open space of at least forty feet, including streets and P·’¤¤i¤<>· alleys: Provided, That no part of said sum shall be expended until the TNR- valid title to the said site shall be vested in the United States, nor until the State of Maine shall cede to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same, during the time the United States shall be or remain the , owners thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and the service of any civil process therein. Appr01>ri¤¢i<>¤·· Sec. 3. That the sum of one hundred thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be used and expended for the purposes provided in this act. Approved, January 17, 1887. Jan. 17, 1887. CHAP. 24.-An act for the relief of Albion S. Keith. Preamble. Whereas,Albion S. Keith, late a naval cadet in the United States Navy, · having successtnlly passed his iinal examination for graduation and being found mentally, morally, and professionally qualified for promotion to the rank of ensign, has been, however, iound physically disqualified for promotion by reason of a disease contracted from exposure in the line of duty at sea, which entirely disables him, and because of which he was honorably discharged: Therefore, _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United $$***;,1; $· Kwhéd States of America in Congress assembled, Thats the President be, and he on Q6 :!;?§‘;“;8_ is hereby, authorized,by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, ti»ed·1m. to appoint the said Albion S. Keith an cnsign in the United States Navy on the retu·ed·list. Approved, January 17, 1887. e