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246 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Gus. 595-597. 1888.

 forthe urposes of said co oration; Provided, That at the dissolution

Dm°m“°n` of saidldorporation, or if should cease for the space of six months to maintain a reform school for girls, all the property, real and personal, of said co ration shall vest in the United tates. ·*“"“”’”’¥· Sec. 3. That the said board of trustees shall have the same power and authority in relation to girls as the board of trustees of the Regcérm School of the District of Columbia now possess in relation to s. °”°‘”'* 4. That said board of trustees shall have authority to appoint such officers, ents, teachers, and other employees as may be necessary, and fix {the rate of compensation of the same, subyect to the approval of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. BY·‘“'* Sho. 5. That the said board of trustees shall have authority to make such by-laws and rules and regulations as shall be necessary for the government of the officers, teachers, employees, and inmates of the school, and from time to time alter, amend, and change the same. £°““ “"" Sec. 6. That all the sections of the actof May third, eighteen hun- VnL1gp.49. dred and seventy-six, entitled "An act revising and amending the various acts establishing and relating to the Reform School of the District of Columbia/’ not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby made applicable to the Reform School for Girls of the District of Columbia, except the word "gir1s" shall be understood wherever the word "boys’ occur in said act, and the words "eightcen years " wherever the words "sixteen years " occur. °¤¤¤¤**¤¢- Sm. 7. That within thirty days after this act is passed said trustees shall meet and organize by electing a president; and they shall draw lots and decide the length of service o said trustees. T ree of said trustees shall serve for one year, three for two years, and three for three years, and their successors in office shall be appointed in like manner as the trustetegsé of the Reform School of the District of Columare now appom .

  • ""“'“" Sec. 8. That Congress shall have the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act at any time.

Approved,·July 9, 1888. July 9. 18- CHAP. 596.-An act for the completion of a public building at Wichita, Kansas. Be tt enacted by the Senate and House R esentatives 0 the fgliligglcw ¤·¤•·_ United States of America in Congress a.ssevr%ed,cThat the additional syagtigbtdi-ima m sum of one hundred thousanddollars is hereby a pro riated for the °°"' ‘ completion of a suitable building, with fire-proofpvaults therein, for the accommodation of the post-o ce, United States courts, and other Government offices, at the city of Wichita, State of Kansas, to be expended by the Secretary of the Treasury, subject to the r uirements of an act for that purpose approved March third, eiuhteen hundred and egghty-five. he limit of cost rescribed in saiaf act is hereby extend as aforesaid, and no dplan shall be a proved which will involve an expenditure for site an building comiilete, including approaches, greater than the limit herein fixed. Approved, July 9, 1888.

__ ·|¤1r9J¤¤- ¤HA.P.597.—An actmlatingto therecordofwil1sin theDistrict0f Columbia.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0 Re esentatives the mm United Stategoeg drnerica. in Congress asserdbledfyr That the recgd of ummgoaunx any or ici} heretofore or hereafter recorded in the office of °°*"" the mm of wills of the District of Columbia, which shall have been _ itted to mgobate by the supreme court of the District of Columbia, or by the te orphans? Court of said District, or the record of the transcript of the record and probate of any will or codicil