‘ 220 THIBTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 84. 1861. For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand five hundred l rs. (blair compensation and mileage of the members of the Legislative Assembly, ciiicers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the Assembly, twenty thousand dollars. _ Exteusieuor Sue. 5. And be it further enacted, That the sum of eighty thousand T¤¤¤¤r.v build- dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose, be, and ing' the same is hereby, appropriated for the payment for materials delivered for the extension of the Treasury building under existing contracts ; and that the further sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars be also appropriated for the continuance of the work of such esztension. · Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Qommissioner of Indian B§‘;f;"t§:fing Affairs be directed to examine the accounts of _Br1gham Young, late govtotllt examined. ernor of Utah Territory, and ex-oilicio superintendent of Indian aifaus, for disbursements alleged to have been made by him on account of the Indian service in said Territory, and report a statement thereof to Conss. . gmS¤c. 7. And be it further enacted, That the judge of the district court _T¤¤¤¤ 9f ik- for the district of Minnesota is hereby required to hold a term of said
- ‘6:Q§’_""“m“° court in each year at Mankato, to commence on the first Monday in June,
instead of at Preston, as now required by law; and so much of the act 1859, ch. 74. of Congress approved March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, re· V°l· ’¤- P- *0*- quiring the said judge to hold a term of said court at Preston, is hereby re ealed. Pgymautto Igsc. 8. And be it further enacted, That the treasurer of the branch Niskwl 0¤¤¤i¤· mint at San Francisco, California, be, and he is hereby, directed to pay to Michael Cassin, administrator of the estate of James Cassin, deceased, the sum of three hundred and ninety-one dollars, being the value of twenty-two ounces of gold dust deposited by James Cassin, deceased, iu the year eighteen hundred and fiftyéive, and by mistake credited to John Cassin. Aw,,,,,,, of Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of State be di- Charles J. Helm rected to audit and settle the accounts of Charles J. Helm, consul-general
- g;;°"3x°d· mi of the United States at Havana, upon the principles of justice and equity,
P°¤¤°$ . . . . . pugwgd, for the expenses incurred by hun in preparing and making the reports and returns, and bringing up the arrearages of the business of his predecessor in that office, and for extra clerk-hire in his office, and for moneys advanced to destitute American citizens, and for extra rent, and to pay the amount thereof, not exceeding the sum of eight thousand seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Purchases and Sec. 10. And be irfurtlzcr mama4L That all purchases and contracts
- ¤**M¤;:{<<:§>_* for supplies or services, in any of the Departments of the Government,
,iQeg°'§,°c__w bg except for personal services, when the public exigencies do not require made saeradvee the immediate delivery of the article or articles, or performance of the mg "°' P"°*”°‘ service, shall be made by advertising a sufficient time previously for proposals respecting the same. When immediate delivery or performance is required by the public exigency, the articles or service required may be procured by open purchase or contract at the places, and in the manner in which such articles are usually bought and sold, or such services en- Contracts, &e. gaged betweeuiudividuals. No contract or purchase shall hereafter be mlxgogg made, unless_ the same be authorized by law or be under an appropriation by 1,,,,, 8,,,,,,,,, adequate to its fulfilment, except in the War and Navy Departments, for &<=- clothing, subsistence, forage, fuel, quarters, or transportation, which, however, shall not exceed the necessities of the current year. And the third Act 15430, ch, section of the act entitled “An act making appropriations for the legisla-
- °mIf»;f!;°5;fd· tive, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the year
- ending the thxrtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-oue," shall be,
and the same is hereby, repealed. Approved, March 2, 1861..
