American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-03-04

AN ACl making appropriations for the support OF the
Navy of The United States for the year one thousand
eight hundred and twenty-five.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatires of the United States Of .4merica in Com
gress assembled, That for deraying the expenses
of the Navy, for the year one thousand eight hun
dred and twenty five, the following sums be, and
the same are hereby, respectively, appropriated:
For the pay and subsistence Of the officers, and
pay of the seamen, other than those al Navy Yards,
shore stations and in ordinary, seven hundred and
leighty-three thousand FIVE hundi ed and fifty four
dollars thirty seven cents.
For the pay and subsistence of officers and others,
at Navy Yards, shore stations and in binary,
hundred and seventy nine thousand three hundred
and sixty Hour dollars and seventy three cents.
For provisions, three hundred and fifty FIVE ihou-
sand eight hundred and seventy five dollars.
For repairs of vessels, and for wear and tear Of
vessels in commission, four hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars.
For improvement and repairs of Navy Yards, one
hundred and sixty FIVE thousand dollars, viz. at
Portsmouth, in N. Hampshire, three thousand dol.
lars; at Charlestown. in Massachusetts,, twenty
thousand dollars; at New York, sixty thousand dol
lars; at Philadelphia, twelve thousand dollars; at
Washington, forty thousand dollars; at Norfolk,
including the purchase of tract of land for the
tension and security Of the Navy Yard at that place,
thirty thousand dollars.
FOR ordnance ana ordnance STORES, tnlfty-HVe
Thousand dollars.
For medicines and hospital stores, thir,y-ive
thousand dollars.
For defrayIng the expenses which may accrue
during the year one thousand eight hundred and
twenty five, for the following purposes For freight
and transportation OF materials and stores OF every
description for wharfage and dockage for storage
and rent; for travelling expenses OF officers, and
transportation of seamen; for house rent or cham
Der money for fuel and candles to officers other
than those attached to Navy Yards and shore sta
Lions for commissions, clerk hire, Office rent, sta
|tionary and fuel, to Navy Agents for premiums
and incidental expenses of recruiting; for expenses
|of pursuing deserters; for compensation to Judge
Advocates; for per diem allowance to persons al
tending courts martial and courts OF inquiry, and to
officers engaged in extra services beyond the limits
of their stations for expenses of persons in sick
quarters; for burying deceased persons belonging
to the Navy; for printing and for stationary OF every
description for books, charts, nautical and mahe-
NAUTICAL instruments, chronometers, models, and
drawings; for purchase and repairs Of steam and
fire engines and machinery; for purchase and mains
teDance Of oxen and horses, and for carts, wheels,
land workmen's tools of every description; for
postage of letters on the public service for pilot
lage for cabin furniture for vessels in commission
for taxes on Navy Ya'ds and public property; for
assistance rendered TO public vessels in distress
for incidental labor at Navy Yards, not applit able
to any other appropriation for Goals and other fuel
for forges, foundrieS, steam engines, and Tor can.
dies, OIL and fuel for vessels in commission and in
ordinary and tor no other object or purpose what
ever two hundred thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses, Tor objects arising IN
the current year, and not herein before enumerated,
five thousand dollars.
For pay and subsistence Of the Marine Corps.
one hundred and eighty -nine thousand eight hun
dred and sixty dollars and Fifty cents.
For clothing for the same, tweniy-eight thousand
seven hundred and sixty five dollars.
For fuel fer the same, six thousand dollars
For medicines, hospital stores, and instruments
for the officers and marines stationed shore, two
thousand three hundred and sixty dollars
seventy -one cents.
For contingent expenses that is to says fuel for
commissioned officers, transportation, stationary,
bed Sacks straw, extra rations to ohcers and post
|age ON public letters, fourteen thousand dollars
For arrearagcs of contingent expenses tor the
years one thoutand eight hundred and twenty three
and thousand eight hundred and twenty four,
FIVE thousand dollars
Sec. Q. find be 1t further enacted, That the SCI
vera sums hereby appropriated shall be paid out OF
ANY money in the Treasury, not otherwise appro-
prlated: Provided, however, That no money appro
prated by this act shall be paid to any person for
his compensation, who is in arrears to the United
States until such person shall have accounted for.
and paid into the Treasury, all sums Tor which he
may be liable: PROVIDED, also, That nothing in
this section contained shall be construed to extend
to balances arising solely from the depreciation of
Treasury notes received BY such person to be ex-
pended in the public service but, in all cases where
The pay salary OF any person is withheld in pur-
suance of this act it shall be the duty OF the accounts
ing officer. if demanded by the party his Agent, or
Attorney, to report forthwith to the Agent Of the
Treasury Department. the balance dues and it shall
be the duty of the said Agent, within sixty days
thereafter, to order suit to be commenced against
such delinquent and his sureties.
IL. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives