United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/8th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 55
March 27, 1804.
Chap. LV.—An Act concerning the Public Buildings at the City of Washington.
Appropriation for the public buildings.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That fifty thousand dollars shall be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to be applied under the direction of the President of the United States, in proceeding with the public buildings at the city of Washington, and in making such necessary improvements and repairs thereon, as he shall deem expedient.
Approved, March 27, 1804.