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572 THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 242. 1854. At Detroit, Michigan, a marine hospital, to cost not more than seventy- five thousand dollars. At Pensacola, F1orida,a marine hospital, to cost not more than twenty thousand dollars. At Burlington, in the State of Iowa, a marine hospital, to cost not more than nfteen thousand dollars. Provisions as Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the several sums mentioned ll? bllgggng md in the preceding section, as the cost of the buildings therein authorized °Splto be constructed, together with ten per cent. thereon to cover the com. pensation of architects, superintendents, advertising, and other contingent expenses, and so much as may be required to purchase suitable sites for said buildings, be, and the same are hereby, appropriated for the purposes aforesaid, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated: _Proviso as to Provided, That no money hereby appropriated shall be used or applied

  • 1*%- for the purposes mentioned, until a valid title to the land for the site of

such building, in each ease, shall be vested in the United States, and until the State shall also duly release and relinquish to the United States the right to tax or in any way assess said site or the property of the United States, that may be thereon, during the time that the United States shall be or remain the owner thereoil C<>mp<>¤S¤¤i<>¤ Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That there be appropriated out of g{;,1;;*;$=~¤¤ °m` any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sum sufficient to pay to the clerks and employees of the government, for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nve, such additional compensation as they may be entitled to receive, under the act 184* °h· “· of twenty-second April, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, entitled “An act to amend the third section of the act, making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of government for the year ending thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and for other purposes," and, where additional compensation is not otherwise provided for: Provided, That all laborers in the employment of the Executive departments of the government in the city of Wasliington, shall receive an Salary oflobor- annual salary of four hundred and eighty dollars each : Provided fur- "' ther, That the Postmaster-General be allowed, in addition to his present Additional number, three clerks of class two and two of class three ; That the At- °I°*'k'- t0rney—General be allowed in addition to his present number, one clerk of class one, two of class two, and one of class three; That the Secretary of the Treasury be allowed in the First Auditor’s office, in addition to the present number, two clerks of class one : in the Sixth Auditor’s office, in addition to the present number, seven clerks of class one, and one shall be taken from class three and ut in class four; and, in the Treasurer’s office, one clerk shall be taken llom class two, and one from class three, and put in class four; and that the Secretary of State be allowed in addition to his present number of clerks, two at an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars each, one at an annual salary of fourteen hundred dollars, and one at an annual salary of sixteen hundred dollars; and the money necessary to pay the compensation and increased compensation under this section be, and the same is hereby appropriated. Librarians and S20. 7. And be it further enacted, That the librarian of Congress m°“°”€°'· shall receive eighteen hundred dollars; the assistant librarians fifteen hundred dollars each, and the messenger twelve hundred dollars per annum, and the money is hereby appropriated to pay the same. 0<>11¤¤ti<>¤¤ of Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the collections of the explor-

 ing expedition, now in the Patent-Oflice, be placed under the care and

and care of;oHi- management of the Commissioner of Patents, who is hereby authorized °‘;;;°' that P¤¤‘· to employ one principal keeper of scid collections at an annual salary of Pnine hundred dollars, one assistant keeper at an annual salary of seven hundred and fifty dollars, one night watchman at an annual salary of six hundred dollars, and two laborers at an annual salary each of three hundred and sixty-five dollars.