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 FIFTY·FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 63, 64. 1891. 711 States exclusive jurisdiction over the same, during the time the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and the service of civil process therein. _ The building shall be unexposed to dan er from nre by an open Open spacespace of at least forty feet on each side, including streets and alleys. Approved, January 12, 1891. CHAP. 64.-An actto rovide for hec nstrulf' of Stockton, California. p t 0 ction of a pub c building m the city Jamm-y 1g_ Iggy_ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary smc1;mn,_cn1. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to P“b”° b““‘””g*°"°· acquire, by (purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a site, and cause site. to be erecte thereon a suitable building, including tire-proof vaults, nniming. heating and ventilating apparatus, elevators, and approaches, for the use and accommodation of the United States post-office, landoffice, and other Government offices, in the city of Stockton and State of California, the cost of said site and building, including said cost. vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, elevators, and approaches, complete, not to exceed the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars. Proposals for the sale of land suitable for said site shall be invited  to be ad-, by pu lic advertisement in one or more of the newspapers of said v° °° city of largest circulation for at least twenty days prior to the date · specified in said advertisement for the opening of said roposals. Proposals made in response to said advertisement shallpbe addressed Responsesand mailed to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall then cause the said proposed sites, and such others as e may think proper to designate, to be examined in person by an agent of the Treasury Examination, etc., Department, who shall make written report to said Secretary of the by '*`*°”“’Y “¤°¤°· results of said examination, and of his recommendation thereon, and the reasons therefor, which shall be accompanied by the original proposals and all maps, plats, and statements which shall have come into his possession re ating to the said proposed sites. If, upon consideration of said report and accompanying papers, the Secretary of the Treasury shall < eem further investigation 118C€S· sary, he may appoint a commission of not more than three persons, Appcintmentorcomone of whom shall be an officer of the Treasury Dehpartment, which ¤**¤¤*°¤· commission shall also examine the said propose sites, and such others as the Secretary of the Treasury may designate, and grant such hearings in relation thereto as they shall deem necessary; and Hearings. said commission shall, within thirty days after such examination, make to the Secretary of the Treasury) written report of their con- Examiuatiouandie clusion in the premises, accompanied y all- statements, maps, lats, P<>¤— or documents taken by or submitted to them, in like manner aslliereinbefore rovided in regard to the proceedings of said agent of the Treasury Department; and the Secretary of the Treasury shall there- Detemmuon of ,0 upon finally determine the location of the building to be erected, ¢¤¤<>¤- The compensation of said Commissioners shal be fixed by the Compensation of Secretary of the Treasurly, but the same shall not exceed six dollars °°““m“*°”°”· per day and actual trave ing expenses: Provided, however, That the Promo. member of said commission appointed from the Treasury Depart- Treasury member. ment shall be aid only his actual traveling expenses. No money shall be used for the purpose mentioned until a valid Npeggenaitnrennm title to the site for Said building shall G vested in the United States, land? °’°°°*p““‘ nor until the State of California shall have ceded to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same, during the time the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof. for all purposes except