The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-11-29
MIDDLEBURY VT. NOVEMBER %, 1912.

Be il euacted by the Senate and Hous
OF Representatives of the United States @
America in Congress assembled, That III
Secretary of War be and he hereby is. di
recied 10 cause 10 be audited and settled tn
accounts of Captains Allen and Stevenson
companies of mounted Missouri volunteer
U militia which were called out by order o
Governor Miller in the year one thousan,
eight hundred and twenty nine said compa
MES hnving been regularly called out an.
mustered into the service by competent au
thority ; and that the amounts found 10 b.
due, for provisions, and transportation and
pay, be paid out of any money in the Treas
ury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, August 81, 1912.
AN ACT TO regulate the appointment anc
pay Of engineers in the navy of the Uni
ted States.
BE il enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congaess assembled. That the
Secretary of the Navy shall appoint the re-.
qulslte number of chief engineers and assis.
tant engineers, not 10 exceed one chief en-.
gIneer, two first assistant, two second assis.
tant and three third assistant engineers for
each steam ship Of war. for the naval service
OF the United States, who shall be paid when
in actual service as follows:
To the chief engineer, fifteen hundred
dollars per annum and one ration per day {;
TO the first assistant engineer, nine hund.
red dollars per annum and one ration per
day; 10 the second assistant engineer. sew.
en- hundred dollars per annum aud one ra.
ton per day TO the third assistant cnei
neer. five hundred dollars per annum and
one ration per day; the chief engineer shall
be entitled TO mess in the ward room of ships
of war. and in all cases of prize money he
shall share as lieutenant; the first assistant
engineer shall share as lieutenahts of ma.
rines the second assistant engineer shall
share as midshipman; The third assistant
engineer shall share as the forward officers !;
but neither the chief nor assistant engineers,
shall hold any other rank than as engineers.
Sec. 2. And DO it further enacted, Tha,
the Secretary of the navy shall be authorized
10 enlist and employ the requisite number of
firemen, who shall receive. each, thirty dol.
lars per month and one ration per day, and
the requisite number of coal beavers, who
shall receive, each, eighteen dollars per
month and one ration per day and the said
hremen and coal beavers shall in all cases Of
prize money, share as seamen.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That
the said chief engineer and assistant engi.
neer when waiting orders, shall be paid as
follows; To the chief engineer. twelve hun.
dred dollars per annum; to the first assist
ant engineer, seven hundred dollars per an.
mum; TO the second assistant engineer, five
hundred dollars per annum 10 the third as
sistant engineer, three hundred and fifty
dollars per annum.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Navy shall appoint a
skilful and scientific engineer in chief, who
shall receive for his services the sum of
three thousand dollars per annum and shall
perform such duties as the Secretary of the
Navy shall require of him touching that
branch of service,
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, Tha,
the Secretary Of the Navy shall be author
lied to prescribe a uniform for the said
chief engineers and assistant engineers,
and 10 make all necessary rules and reg ula-
lions for the proper Arrangement and gov
eminent of the corps Of engineers and as.
sistant engineers, not inconsistent with the
constitution and laws of the United States
The said engineers and assistant engineers
shall be, in all respects, subject TO the laws,
rules, and regulations of thu Naval service,
in like manner with other officers ofthe ser.
vice.
Sec. 6. And be il further enacted, That
The said chief engineers shall be appointed
by commission, and the assistant engineers
shall be appointed by warrant from the Sec.
reiary of the Navy, in such forms as he
may prescribe.
And be it further enacted, That the Sec.
rotary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, au.
thorized 10 establish, at such places as he
NAV deem necessary, suitable depots of
coal, or other fuel, for the supply of steam
ships of war.
ADnroyed luouet al 1910