American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-03-31
By AUTHORITY.-No. IL.


AN ACT making appropriations for the support of the Ma
Wy of the United STATES for the year one thousand eight
hundred and twenty-siS.
Be enacted By the Sae and House Of Representatives g
me United States of America in Congress assembled That for
defang the OF the Navy tor the year one tho
sand eight hundred and wenyslx the following sums be-
and the same hereby, respectively, appropriated:
For the pay and subsistence Of the officers and pay Of
the sesme other than those at Navy Yards shore stations
and in ordinary, nine hundred and eight thousand five hum
dred and nnety-hve dollars and fifty cents.
For the pay subsistence, and allowances OF ohcers and
pay of and others at Navy Yards shore Stations
hospitals and in ordinary, hundred and rty.one thou
sand hundred and thirteen dollars and twenty-five cents
For the pay Of Naval Constructors Snperntendents and
all the Civil Establishment at the several Navy Yards and
stations, hfywo thousand Two hundred and forty dollars
For provisions three hundred and thousand
eight hundred and seventy dollars seveny-five cents
For repairs of vessels in ordinary and for wear and tear
of vessels in commission three hundred and nifty thousand
dollars
For repairs and improvements of Navy Yards, one hun
dred and seventy thousand dollars to witt Portsmouth,
New-Hampshlre ten thousand dollars; Charlesown, Mas
sachuset,s, forty thousand doars Ne@York, thityhve
Thousand dollars Philadelphia. thirty thousand dollars
Washington, fifteen thousand dollars Gospor forty thou
sand dollars
For survey of the harbors of Savannah and Brunswick
in Georgia, Beaufort in South Carolina, and Baltimore,
Maryland with view to ascertain the prac facilities OF
those places for naval purposes len thousand dollars
For medicines, surgical Instruments, and hospital stores
and all other expenses account of the Sick torh.e
thousand dollars
For defrayg the expenses which may during the
thousand eight hundred ana tWenly-sA, Ior e
following purposes
For freight and transportation Of materials, and stores OF
every description for wharfage and dockage for storage
and rent for travelling Of officers, and ransorta
tion of for house OF chamber money! or fuel
candles officers other than those attached to Nav!
Yards and shore stations for commissions clerk hire, ohce
rent fuel and stationery to Navy Agents for premiums
and incidental expenses of recrutng for OF pur
suing deserters for compensation to Judge Advocates
for per diem allowance to persons attending Courts Martial
and Courts Of Inquiry aud to officers engaged on extra
service beyond the lnts of their stations for expenses OF
persons sick quarters for bung deceased persons be-
longing to the Navy for printing and stationery OF every
description for books, charts mathematical and nautical
Instruments chronomeer models and drawings for puf-
and repairs of fire and engines and machine
for purchase and maintenance of and horses and for
carts, wheels, and workmes tools Of every description
for postage of letters public services for polage tor
cabin furniture for vessels in commsson for taxes on
Navy Yards and public propery for assistance rendered
to public vessels in Distress for incidental labor Navy
Yards not applicable any other appropriation; tor Goals
aud aher fuel for forges founres, steam engines adtor
candlt OIL and fuel for vessels in commission, and in
dnary and including the expense of breaking up the sta
lions the Lakes and at NewOeans and Barratara, and
for transporting the articles from thence, and for no oher
object purpose whatever TWO hundred and forty hou
sand dollars
For contingent expenses for objects arising during the
year thousand eight hundred and twenysx, and not
hereinbefore enumerated five thousand dollars.
For the pay and subsistence of the officers noncomms
stoned officers, musicians, prvates and washerwomen Of
the Marine Corps hundred and seveuty-sx thousand
hundred and fifty eight dollars ten cents
For clothing for same wentyeight thousand seven
hundred and sixty five dollars.
F1r fuel for the same, six thousand dollars
For conngenc that is to say tor travelling expenses
for officers and transportation for men, freight of
from station to ancther toll, forage, wharfage and
carriage, expenses Of recruiting, per diem allowance for at
tending Courts Martial and Cours of Inquiry compensa
ton to Judge Advocates house and chamber money
where there quarters assigned, incidental labor il
the Quarter Masters Department. expenses of burying
deceased to the printing and station
cry postage public letters, forage per Gem allowance
TO officers extra duty, expense Of pursuing deserers
keeping in repair the barracks at the different stations
for the men, barrack rn spades axes, shoves
picks and carpenters Il OILS, and for other purpose
whatever, thirteen thousand FIVE hundred dollars.
For sundTy expenses arising in the current year, mo-
hereinbefore mentioned five hundred dollars,
For medicines, hospital stores and instruments for the
officers and marines Stationed shure thousand three
hundred and sixy-nne dollars and seventy.one cents.
Tor barracks, nine thousand dollars
For the Agency the coast OF Africa, for receiving h
negroes, muatoes and persons Of color delivered from
board vessels seized in the prosecution Of the slave trade
by commanders of the United States armed vessels, thirty
two thousand dollars
SEC O. And be further enacted, That the several sum
hereby appropriated shall be paid out Of any money in tn
Treasury, otherwise appropraied Protded, h0UeUel
That money appropriated by this act shall be paid
person for his compensation who is in TO the Un
ted Saes until such person shall have accounted for,
paid in the Treasury all for which he may be liable
Provided, also that nothing this section contained, sha
be construed extend to balances arising solely from h
depreciation Of Treasury notes. received by such person
be expended in the public service; but in all cases wher
the pay or salary of any person withheld in pursuance
this act shall be the duty Of the accounting officer DE-
manded by the party, his agen attorney, to repo
forthwith to the Agent Of the Treasury Department, II
balance due and It shall be the duty Of sad Agent, will
in sixty days thereafter order suit to be commence
against such delinauent and his surees
JOHN w. TAYLOR,
Speaker OF the House of RI preventative
JOHN CALHOUN,
Yice-Presdent Of the United States and
President Of the Senate.
AppRovzD-March IA, 1896.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
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