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lars, in aid of a like sum contributed towards the same object by thetown of Burlington.

Approved, March 3, 1839.

Chap. LXXXVII .—An Act providing for the erection of a fire-proof building forthe use if the General Post Office Department.

Be it enacted, hy the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the Presidentof the United States be, and he hereby is, authorized to cause to beerected a fire-proof building, of such dimensions and upon such planof arrangement as may be required for the use and accommodation ofthe General Post Office Department, on the site of the Post Officebuilding recently destroyed by fire; and, for this purpose, that he beauthorized to appoint a skilful architect to prepare and submit to himthe necessary plans for the proper construction of such building, whichbeing approved by him shall be conformed to in the erection of thestructure; and the said architect may be continued in the superintend-ence of the construction of the building, or another employed in thatservice, as the President may deem best. Provided, that not more thanone architect shall be kept in the employment of the Government atWashington.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the principal riiaterial ofwhich the exterior walls of such building shall be constructed shall besuch as the President of the United States shall direct, and shall bejointed, and laid in regular courses, in the most approved mode of suchconstruction.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That, for the erection of thebuilding authorized by the first section of this act, there be, and herebyis, appropriated, the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, outof any money m the Treasury not otherwise appropriated by law.

Approved, March 3, 1839.

Chap. LXXXVIIL— An Act in addition to “An act to promote the progress of the

useful arts." (a)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall beappointed, in manner provided in the second section of the act to whichthis is additional, two assistant examiners, each to receive an annualsalary of twelve hundred and fifty dollars.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioner be au-thorized to employ temporary clerks to do any necessary transcribingwhenever the current business of the office requires it; Provided, how-ever, That instead of salary, a compensation shall be allowed, at a ratenot greater than is charged for copies now furnished by the office.

Sec. 3. And he it further enacted, That the Commissioner is here-by authorized to publish a classified and alphabetical list of all patentsgranted by the Patent Office previous to said publication, and retain onehundred copies for the Patent Office and nine hundred copies to be de-posited in the library of Congress, for such distribution as may be here-after directed; and that one thousand dollars, if necessary, be appro-priated, out of the patent fund, to defray the expense of the same.

Sec. 4. And. he it further enacted, That the sum of three thousandsix hundred and fifty-nine dollars and twenty-two cents be, and is here-by, appropriated from the patent fund, to pay for the use and occupa-tion of rooms in the City Hall by the Patent Office .

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one thousand dol-

road from Bur-lington to DeHagues.

Statute III.March 3,1839.

Fire-proofbuilding to beerected.

Proviso.

Material—howto be laid, &c.

Appropriation.

Statute IN.

March 3, 1839.

Act of July 4,1836, eh. 357.Act of Aug. 29,1842, ch. 263.

Two assistantexaminers to beappointed—how—their salaries.

Temporary

clerks.

Proviso.

List of patentsto be published.

Pay for use ofrooms in CityHall.

Purchase ofbooks.

(a) See notes of the acts granting patents for useful inventions, and of the decisions of the courts of theUnited States on the patent laws, vol. 1, 318.

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