356 THIRTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. RES. 38, 39, 40, 41. 1866. _ May 16, 1866. [N0. 88.] Joint Resolution relative to the C'ourLs and Post Ofice of New York City. Be it resolved by the Senaie and Hbuse of Representatives of t}zc [/Zzited Commiqsion States of America, in Congress assembled, That the mayor and postmaster °°‘:};’é;;‘?n§°' of the city of New York, the district attorney for the United Smms at ESL house in New York city, the president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Snare Mw Y°¤‘k WY; of New York, and Jackson S. Shultz, Charles H. Russell, and Moses Taylor, of New York city, be appointed a commission to select a proper site for a building for an post officc and for the accommodation of the United States courts in the city of New York; and that they report to the Postmaster-General and the Secretary of the Interior, at their earliest convenience, the selection upon which they, or a majority of them, may agree, and the price at which such site can be purchased by the governmom; for the purposes contemplated in this resolution, if a. new site should no?; m"k° ’°‘ be selected; and that if said report shall meet the approbation of the ` Postmaster-General and the Secretary of the Interior, they shall communicate the same, with such additional suggestions as they may think proper, to Congress. Approved, May 16, 1866. MB 16, 1866. N0. 39. A Msolution authorizi the Socrda 0 War to nt the Use 0 certain Lum- "`l"—`_" [ 1 berjbr the Fair fr/ze Soldier! £z,zl{·Suil0rs’ grzghan Hom. f Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United b°Ll;*;¤(}>$;r¤;;2; States of America in Congress assembled, That: the Secretary of War is ' hereby authorized to grant the usc of lumber not demanded by the Department for immediate usc, for the erection of temporary buildings in the city of Washington for the National Fair for the bcucfit of the Soldicrs’ and Sa.il0rs’ Orphan Homo. APPROVED, May 16, 1866. May 21, 1866. [N0. 40.] A Resolution to extend the Time for the Construction of the first Section of the " ”_—`__— Western Pacffc Railroad. Resolved by the Senate and Iimse of Representatives of the United Tiruc for mm- States of America in Congress assembled, That the tiiuc for the construc-
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9,,, pmgc HRH_ tended to the first day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven; but road exmuglgd, this extension is upon the condition to be accepted by said company, and ‘gff" °°“d‘“°““· notice of such acceptance to be given by them to the Secretary of nbc Interior, that the lands known as the lands of the cx-mission of San Jose as included in the map and survey thereof made October, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, by E. H. Dyer, Deputy United States Surveyor, shall not be included in the grant heretofore madc to the said Western Pacific Railroad Company. Ar1·Rovm>, May 21, 1866. May 26, 1866. [N0. 41.] A Resolution to authorize certain Medals to be distributed to Veteran ScZdz°crsj?66 "—_-f-`- ofPastagc. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United wcerggaumeclols States of America in Congress assembled, That the adjutant-general of ml; t51Q26a the State of Ohio is hereby authorized to distribute through the mails free ofnomgo. of postage, to veteran soldiers rc-enlisted in Ohio, certain medals furnished by the general assembly of that State, and in such case the cnvelopc enclosing the same shall be frankcd by such adjutaut-general in the mode proscribed by the Postmaster-General. APPROVED, May 26, 1866.
