Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-09-12
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES PASSED At tbs fiesl
SESSION OF rae rwExrY-SlxrH coNSSEss,
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AN ACT making appropriations idr certain brta- |
cations Of the Cnred States, ior the year e'gh- !
teeu hundred and iorty
Be il enacted bv the Senate and House OF hepre-
seaatiyes of the United States Of America, ~ Con,
gress assembled, That The following sums be, anl
the same is hereby, Appropriated, To be paid OUT OF
any unapproprated moneys IN the Treasury, LOT Inc
preservation, repairs, construction, aud ihe'aehC'
and contingent expenses OF certain nruheaions 10
the wear eighteen hundred and loTtyi VIZ
For repairs Of Fort Niagara, twenty seven thou
sand five bundled dollars;
For rebuilding and repairing The old lott az Us
wego. twenty thousand dollars;
For repairs at Fort Prebe, three thousand Two
hundred joarsi
For repairs OF Fort Scanned three thousand four
hundred dollars;
For repairs OF For, McChry, seven hundred and
fifty dollars;
For repairs Of Fort Constitution, three thousand
six hundred and seveIty-nne daiarS;
For repairs of Fort Independence and sea wall OF
Castle Island, one huudred thousand dollars.
For Fort Warren, one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars;
For Fort Adams, eighty thousand dollars;
For Notifications at New London harbur, twenty
five thousand dollars;
For Fort Schuyler, eighty thousand dollars;
For repairs OF Fort Hamilton twenty thousand
dollars;
For repairs Of Fort Lafayette, five thousand dol
lars;
Far repairs of Fort CoumbaS, one thousand Six
hundred and sixty two dollars;
For repairs of Castle Williams, five thousand Sc
ven hundred and thirty five dollars;
For repairs OF south battery, Governors Island,
three thousand five hundred dollars;
For repairs Of Fort Monroe, fifty thousand dol
lars
For rebuilding bridge over Mil creek, near Fort
Monroe, five thousand dollars;
! For repairs of road from Fort Monroe 10 said
! bridge, one thousand dollars;
! For purchase OF land in the vicinity Of Fort Mon
roe, one thousand dollars;
| For Eort Calhoun, fifty thousand dollars;
For Fort Caswell six thousand dollars;
For Fort Sumpler, twenty five thousand col
! lars;
For repairs Of Fort Mourie ten thousand dol
lars
For Fort Pulaski, forty four thousand dollars;
! For Fort on Fosters bank, Florida, fourteen
| thousand dollars;
For Fort pickens, eight thousand dollars;
For repairs Of Forl Blrancas fifteen thousand
| dollars;
For rrpars Of Fort Morgan, len thousand dol
| lars,
For repairs OF Fort Pike, five thousand dollars
For repairs Of Fort Wood, three thousand fy,
| hundred and eighty dollars;
For repairs Of the battery BienVenuc, two thou
sand five hundred dollars
For repairs OF Tower Dupre, four hundred dol
lars;
For repairs Of Fort jackson, twenty housant
lars;
For repairs Of Fort ST. Philip, ihlcc lhonsnn(
h,ee hundred dollars;
For Fort Livingston, Graude Tcue, Louisiana,
fifteen thousand dollars;
For contingencies OF Qualifications, ten thousand
dolare
For Incidental expenses attending repairs Of for
tiGcalons, fifty thousand dollars: Provided, how
ever that in case Of disappointment in the receipts
Of revenue from CUSTOMS or lands or other sources
or Of failure TO collect ,he debts due from the late
deposte banks, or from the Bank Of the United
States Of Pennsylvania that the means OF tht
Treasury shall not be sufficient TO meet the 0rdlna
ry calls Tor the service of the year, according 10 tht
appropriations made by Congress, and also the cx
penses authorised by this act the President of The
United States shall be, and hereby is, authorised
upon ascertalnment at any ime OF these Iacts, Il on
the Secretary oil the Treasury, to direct he post
ponement until after the close Of the next session o
Congress, or until Congress shall otherwise direct
oiihe whole, or such portion 81 the appropriations
made by this act as the state Of Tue Treasury shall
seem to him to require any order for postpone
ment 70 be made alike applicable to each item Of ap
preparation, so far as the state OF facts. at the lint
il is made, and due regard 10. lie public Interest,"
will permit; and all contracts entered inio in pur
suance OF these appropriations 10 be made suhjec
10 the conditions Of this provisu.
X. NJ. r. HUNTER,
Speaker cfthe House Of ReprestntatiUes.
Ri. NJ. JOHNSON,
Vice Presideat 9fthe United States,
and President cfthe Senate
APPROVED, July Goth, 1870
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