The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-09-09

appropriations and all remaining balances Of
appropriations heretofore made for building
ro- building, re- placing, purchasing, or repairing
vessels Of war, or other vessels, for the use of
the navy, or for the purchase of timber, ord
nance, or any other articles for bulldog, arm
ing, eqnipping, or repairing vessels ip the navy,
or for the repair of vessels in ordinary. and re-
pair, wear and tear Of vessels in Commission,
together with any materials which have been or
may he collected under any Of the said appro-
priaions, he, and The same are hereby rransierr.
ed to the head Of appropriation to be called
/" The appropriation for the increase, repair, ar
mament and equipment Of the navy, and
wear and tear Of Aessels IN commission;" and
the amount Of SAID appropriations, and Of such
other as may be made hereafter for like pur-
poses, and the materials which have been or
NAV be hereafter collected for the same, may bc
expended and used by the Secretary Of the ma
W, in building, replacing, arming, repairing,
and equipping, and employ ing any vessels which
Congrese may have nurhorized. or NAV hereaf-
ter authorize 10 be built, rebuilt, purchased, or
replaced, in such manner as The interest or
necessities Of The service may require.
SRc. 4. and be ie further enacted, That it
shall be The duty OF The Secretary If the Navy
10 cause TO be laid before Congress annually, az
soon as after the beginning Of the yearas prac
ticahle, 4 statement of the amounts expended
during the preceding fiscal year for tho wages
oi mechanics aud laborsrs employed IN building,
repairing. or equip, ,rg vessels Of the navy, or
in securing stores and materials for those pur-
poses, and for The purchase Of materials and
stores for the same purposes: statement OF
the costs or estimated value Of the stores on
hand, under this appropriation, in the navy
yards nj the commencement OF the next preced-
ing fiscal year, the cost, or estimated value OF
tba i,la hsln tat,,
which may be on hand in the navy yards at the
next preceding fiscal year.
SEc B. ind be a further enacted, That when |
ever in the opinion OF the Secretary ofthe Ma !
w it shall be conducive TO tho public interest !
to use any article Of provisions, materials, or
other stores, fot different appropriation from |
that undor which they may have been purchas-
ed for the naval service, il shall be lawful for
him to authorize such use, and IL shall be his
duty TO certify to the Secretary of the Trcasu-
ry the value or cost Of the articles thus used
and the Secretary Of the Treasury is hcrby au-
thorized and required TO causs the proper Off
GERS Of the Treasury to transfer the amount Of
such cost or value upon the books Of the Treas
ury, from the appropriation for which the arll-
Gle may have beeu used, TO the appropriation
from which they may have been or may be Ia.
ken, so that the actual expenditure may be ac-
curaiely shown.
SIC. 6. and be IL further enacted. That the
following SUN, being the unexpended balance
of u former appropriation which has been car
ried to the credit OF the surplus fund, be, and
the same is hereby appropriated WV.
For dlslrbu,Isn rs prize money among the
officers and crew of the private armed brig Cen
Armstrong. per act Of June 1884, S2,l75 90.
SEC. 7. lind be IL further enacted, That
there he appropriated, from any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated i"r the
immediate survey OF the coast OF Apalachicola
Bay, 10 the mouth Of the Mississippi River, for
the ascertainmcnt Of the practicablliy Of estah- !
fishing a navy yard and naval station which |
shall best subserye the protection Of the com
merce of the Gulf OF Mexico the sum Of $40, /
600. to be expended under the direction Of
the Commissioners Of the Navy Board.
SIC. :. And be IL further enacted, That
whenever The President Of the Uuitcd States /
shall have authorized the trasfer Of any moneys
from any head OF the naval appropriations TO
other heads Of naval appropriations rs author
ized by the act of Congress approved 30th June,
| isJi, II shall be the duty Of the Secretary OF
the Treasury, Immediately after the naval ap-
for the year shall have been made,
to cause all such transfers TO he repaid, by re-
transfers on the books Of the Treasury, So asto
preserve for each appropriation the amounts
which were granted by Congress l.
Il, VI. r. HUNTER,
Speaker The House IF Representatives.
Ri. NJ. JOHNSON,
lice PrcSident ofMc United States ard
President Of the Senate.
ArpovEp, July 2Olh, 1870.
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