 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1530 pages
...for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of government of the United States, authorizes the commissioners (who were to be appointed by the President)...eastern side of the Potomac, within the District, (Columbia,) as the President shall deem proper, for the use of the United States. It is only by the... | |
 | Edward Ingersoll - Law - 1821 - 882 pages
...district deemed to be accepted, &c.] SEc. in. The said commissioners, or any two of them, shall have power to purchase or accept such quantity of land on the eastern side of the said river, within the said district, as the president shall deem proper, for the use of the United... | |
 | Henry Charles Carey, J. Lea - America - 1823 - 532 pages
...three commissioners to survey, define, and limit the district; and gave to the commissioners power to purchase or accept such quantity of land on the eastern side of the Potomac, as the president should deem proper, for the use of the United States. It was also enacted, that the... | |
 | William Elliot - Plants - 1837 - 350 pages
...States. See. 3. And be it enacted. That the said commissioners, or any two of them, shall have power to purchase or accept such quantity of land on the eastern side of the said river, within the said district, as the president shall deem proper for the use of the United... | |
 | United States - Session laws - 1845 - 816 pages
...3. And be it [ further] enacted, That the said commissioners, or any two of them, shall have power to purchase or accept such quantity of land on the eastern side of the said river, within the said district, as the President shall deem proper for the use of the United... | |
 | Attorneys general's opinions - 1851 - 1232 pages
...The act of July 16, 1790, for establishing the seat of &oveoiment ofthe United States, author ized commissioners, who were to be appointed by the President, to purchase or accept suci quantity of Imid on the eastern side or yie Potomac, within the District of Columbia, as ihe PresiHe'nt... | |
 | United States. Attorney-General - Administrative law - 1852 - 788 pages
...purpose. Ibid. be expressed in the same manner as hia assent ia expressed to acts of Congress. Ibid. 6. The act of July 16, 1790, for establishing the seat...commissioners, who were to be appointed by the President, to purchasf' or accept such quantity of land, on the eastern side of the Potomac, within the District... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1856 - 708 pages
...of the government of the United States,'' it was provided that the commissioners "shall have power to purchase or accept such quantity of land on the eastern side of the said river, (Potomac,) within the said district, as the President shall deem proper for the use of... | |
 | 1866 - 724 pages
...to survey and by proper metes and bounds to define and limit a district of territory, and with power to purchase or accept such quantity of land on the eastern side of the Potomac as the President should deem proper, for the use of the United States and according to such plan as... | |
 | United States. President - United States - 1866 - 920 pages
...to survey and by proper metes and bounds to define and limit a district of territory, and with power to purchase or accept such quantity of land on the eastern side of the Potomac as the President should deem proper, for the use of the United States and according to such plan as... | |
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That the said commissioners, or any two of them, shall have power to purchase or accept such quantity of land on the. eastern side of the said river, within the said district, as the President shall deem proper for the use of the United States... 
