Public Law 47–286

That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to purchase a site for, and cause to be erected thereon, a suitable building, with fireproof vaults therein, for the accommodation of the post, office, internal revenue offices, and other government offices, at the city of Brooklyn, State of New York. The plans, specifications, and full estimates for said building shall be previously made and approved according to law, and shall not exceed for the site and building complete the sum of eight hundred thousand dollars: Provided, That the site shall leave the building unexposed to Linger from fire in adjacent buildings by an open space of not. less than forty feet, including streets and alleys; and no money appropriated for this purpose shall be available unlit a valid title to the site for said building shall be vested in the United States, nor until the State of New York shall have ceded to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same, during the time the United States shall be or remain the owners thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and the service of civil process therein.