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TERMS OF THE SEVENTH VOLUME.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the Second Session Of 9Th
Congress-.
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AYACT making appropriations for the M.
val service for the year one thousand
eight hundred and forty two.
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House of
REPRESENTATIVES of the United States of A.
asrlca in Congress assembled, That the
following sums be appropriated, in addition
10 the unexpended balances Of former ap-
Droprarions, out of any Incorporated
money! in the Treasury, for the naval ser.
vice for the year one thousand eight hum
bred and forty two, viz:
No. !. For pay of commission, warrant,
and petty officers and seamen, two million
three hundred and thirty-five thousand dol
ars. Provided, That till otherwise ordered
nv Congress the officers of the navy shall
not be increased beyond the number in the
respective grades that were in the service
IN Inc first dav of January, eighteen hun.
fred and forty two, nor shall there be any
further appointment of midshipmen until
the number in the service be reduced to the
number that were IN service on the first day
ofJanuary, eighteen hundred and forty -one,
bevond which thew shall not be increased
until the further order Of Congress.
No. 2. For paw Of superintendent, ma
Va. constructors, and all the civil establish
msnts at the removal yards, seventy eight
thousand four hundred and twenty dollars.
No. 8. For provisions, seven hundred
and twenty thousand dollars.
No. 4. For medicines and surgical in
.,ruments, hospital stores, and other expen-
.es on account of the sick, thirty thousand
dollars.
No. 5. For Increase, repair, armament,
and equipment of the navy, and wear and
tear of vessels in commission. two millions
dollars.
No 6. For ordnance and ordnance
stores on the Northern lakes, fifty nine
thousand and ninety seven dollars.
Nc. I. Fer improvement and necessary
teDarr. of the navy yard at Portsmouth, New
nslnushire, forty.seveu thousand four hum
drsd and twenty -fve dollars.
W. 5 For improvement and necessary
repairs of the navy yard at Charleston,
Massachusetts,, twenty nine thousand dol
lars.
No. For improvement and necessary
repairs Of the navy yard at Brooklyn, New
York. one hundred and twenty nine thou
sand 100 dollars: Provided, That no
part of this money OF any former approprI-
alton to that object shall be applied to the
construction of dry dock at Brooklyn. ex
cept in payment for materials previously
contracted for and yet to be delivered, until
suitable place shall be selected in the har.
Dor of New York and the title 10 the land
obtained, and plan & estimate of the cost
made, under the direction of the Secretary
Of the Navy, and approved by him and the
President And provided, also, That the
Secretary of the Navy may,in his discretion,
apply the sum of one hundred thousand dol
lars of the amount hereby appropriated, and
any balance of former appropriations foI
for the construction of a dry dock al
BROOKLYN. New York to the construc'
ton of a floating dock at the same
place; and if any part of this appropriation
+ shall be expended upon the construction OF
floating dock, as hereby authorized, the
j construction of the dry dock shall be sus-
4 pended until the further order of Congress.
No. 10. For improvement and necessary
/ repairs of the navy yard at Philadelphia,
/ PENNSYLVANIA, one thousand six hundred
dollars.
No. IL. For improvement and necessary
i repairrs of the navy yard at Washington
District of Columbia, fifteen thousand three
hundred dollars.
No. II For improvement and necessary
1 repairs of the navy yard at Gosport, Virgin
ia, fifty six thousand eight hundred dollars.
No. Is. For improvement and necessary
repairs OF the navy yard near Pensacola,
4 Florida. and for a naval constructor at said
/ Place, thirty-hve thousand three hundred
/ dollers.
No. ID. For necessary repairs Of the hos.
i pia building and its dependencies a,
Charleston, Massachusetts, three thousand
nine hundred and sixty dollars
No. Is. For finishing coPPering the roo
of the hospital building at Brooklyn, New
York, fifteen hundred dollars.
/ No. I6. For necessary repairs OF the hos
pltal building and its dependencies at NOR
folk, Virginia, thirteen thousand seven hun
bred and fifty dollars.
| No. II. For building an ice house ant
Prvies at the hospital at Pensacola, two
thousad dollars.
No. Is. For necessary repairs of thu
Philadelphia naval asylum, one Thousand
three hundred dollars
II No. 10. For defraying the expenses tina
may accrue for the following purposes, VIZ
fot freight and transportation of materials
and stores of every description for whar
@se and dockagc; storage and rent; trav