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Firrrv-Fmsr conennss. sms. 11. ons. 527-529. 1891. 839 thereof, and to deposit the proceeds of the sale to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States in the manner prescribed by sections F-- S».¤¤<=¤»€*·61Y.¤618. thirty-six hundred and seventeen and thirty-six hundred and eight- pm` een, United States Revised Statutes. ‘ Approved, March 3, 1891. CHAP. 528.-An act to rovide for the examination an sur water M¤¤!¤3. 1991- to form a harbor of safety gud refuge in Lynnhaveu Bay, iiear Egfdehmfk at the '“"__`—_` foot of Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re esentatives of the · United States of America in Congress assembled?)/'That the Secretary Lymmaveu mpva of War is hereby directed to cause examination and survey to be h£.L',f',°§},$,?‘,,;;,§_·‘°' made, and the estimated cost of improvement to be estimated for a breakévateigo form pihlarportoffsaégiety andiefziége idriiynnhaven Bay, near ape enry, a e oo o esapea e ay, irginia. Approved, March 3, 1891. CHAP. 529.-An act for the erection of United States prisons and for the impris- March 2,1em. dnment of United States prisoners, and for other purposes. —····—·····; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re esentattves of the United States of America in Congress assembZedf”That the Attorney Umm sam px-as- General and Secretary of the Interior be, and are hereby, authorized °“§m,my Genera, and directed to purchase three sites, two of which shall be located ard Secmww or cha as follows: one north, the other south of the thirty-ninth degree of ¤¤t§iaY§t*f,e§"°h”° north latitude and east of the Rocky Mountains, the third site to be located west of the Rocky Mountains, and the same to be located manu. geographically as to be most easy of access to the different portions of the country, and cause to be erected thereon suitable buildings Bunmngs. for the confinement of all persons convicted of any crime whose term of imprisonment is one year or more at hard labor by any plourt of Mthe Unitedtgtag-as inrtany S;ta£e,ITe;·rito1}yH1>r Ilgistrigt under e juri iction o e epa men 0 us ice o e nit States, and the lans, s cifications, and estimates of such sites and build- Pl¤¤».et¤. ings shall be prgeviously made and aipproved according to law, and cm. shall not exceed the sum of five hun red thousand dollars each. Sec. 2. That the sum of one hundred thousand dollars is further Aeghrgpwwn tmagpropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney Y'" " eneral, in the fitting of workshops for the employment of the prispners;hPro»v»ided, hpweveg, That the cionvgcts bye eénployed exclu- mum. sive ylll B 1HOD1I BC 111'0 0 8110 Sup l6S OI' t 9 OV€I'I1II]€l1t 3.5 To manufacture can ble Eianpiactureg Bwithputl tl}; use oi) maclpnery, and the prison- G°"‘""‘“‘°"‘ ’“PP“°’· ers s a no e wor ou B1 e e rison enc osure. Sec. 3. That the Attorney Generdl and the Secretary of the Inte- Si;g_e9LP¤rG¤¤er¤1¤¤d rrior lie, and aiipcljilegeliy, aiuthoriized tp tsl;-alect the State, Dilstpicrghor m se1eci°io3i1ri'}*Y°"°r erri ory in w 1 0 ocae an erec e prisons: rovi e , at Prorm. {)l;eHconse)nt ofghe authorities of such State, District, or Territory ¤.€‘?"‘°"°° °' ““"‘°“‘ rst o aine . Sec. 4. That the control and management of said prisons be vested P¤¤¤¤ ¤f¤c¤r¤. cw. in the Attorney-General, who shall have power to appoint a superintendent, assistmnt séilpeiégsexlzdent, warden, keepep, and ag Ether pfficers necessary or e e- eepmg, care, ro ec ion, an isci ine of such United States prisoners. He shall also have authority to Runesszc. promulgate such rules for the government of the ofdcials of said . prisons and prisoners as he may eem roper and necessary. Sec. 5. That the transportation of all United States prisoners con- Trnnsporrnion or victed of crimes against the laws of the United States in any State, °"°°°°"‘ District or Territory, and sentenced to terms of imprisonment in a