The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-11-08
PUBLIc-No. $751;
AN ACT 10 %reorganize the Navy Depart
ment of the United states.

ment of the United states.
Be it enacted by The senate and House
of Representatives of the United states Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
act approved February seventh, eighteen
hundred and fifteen, entitled IAN act to al.
ter and amend the several acts for establish.
ing a Navy Department, by adding thereto
a Board of Commissioners" be-, and the
same is hereby, repealed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be attached to the Navy Depart.
ment the following bureaus. to wit
1. A bureau of Nnvy Yards and Docks.
2. A bureau of Construction, Equipment,
and Repairs.
3. A bureau of Provisions and Clothing.
4. A bureau of Ordnance and Hydrogra-
ply.
5. A bureau of Medicine and surgery.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
the President Of the United states, by and
| with the advice and consent of the senate,
shall appoint from the captains in the naval
service a chief for each Of the bureaus Of
Navy Yards and Docks, and of Ordnance
and Hyorography, who shall each receive a
salary of three thousand five hundred dol
lars per annum, in lieu of all other compen.
sation, whatever, in the naval service /; and
shall, IN like manner, appoint a chief of the
bureau of Construction, Equipment. Re-
pairs, who shall be a skilful naval construct.
or. and shall appoint a chief of the bureau
of Provisions and Clothing, who shall each
receive for his services three thousand dol
lars per annum and shall in like manner
appoint from the surgeons of the navy a
chief of the bureau of Medicine and surger.
y, who shall receive for his services two
lhousond five hundred dollars per annum.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
the secretary of the Navy shall appoint the
following clerks, TO wit;
For the office Of secretary ofthe Navy, a
chief clerk, who shall receive for his servi-
ces two thousand dollars per annum one
registering clerk, who shall receive for his
services one thousand four hundred dollars
per annum three recording clerks. who
shall receive for their services each one
thousand dollars per mum !; one principal
corresponding clerk, who shall receive for
his services one thousand FIVE hundred dol.
lars per annum and two assistant cores.
bonding clerks. who shall receive for their
services each twelve hundred dollars per an.
mum /; one warrant clerk, who shall receive
for his services twelve hundred dollars per
annnm and one miscellaneous clerk, who
shall receive for his services eight hundred
dollars per annum,
For the bureau Of Navy Yards and Docks,
one civil engineer, who shall receive for his
services Two thousand dollars per annum ;
one d%raughtsmen, who shall receive for his
services one thousand dollars per annum ;
one chief clerk, who shall receive for his ser.
vices one thousand four hundred dollars per
annum I; and two assistant clerks. one of
whom shall receive for his services one
thousand dollars per annum, and the other
shall receive for his services eight hundred
dollars per annum
For the bureau of Construction, Equip
men,, end Repairs, one assistant constructor
and draughtsman, who shall receive for his
services The sum of one thousand six humid
red dollars per annum ; and four clerks, one
of whom shall receive for his services four
teen hundred dollars per mum, and the
others shall receive for their services one
thousand dollars per annum each.
For the bureau of Provisions and Cloih-
ing, one chief clerk, who shall receive for
his services one thousand four hundred dol.
lars per annum I; and two clerks, one of
whom shall receive for his services one
thousand two hundred dollars per annum,
and the other shall receive for his services
eight hundred dollars per annum'
For The bureau of Ordnance and Ilydrog-
raphy, one draughtsman, who shall receive
for his services one thousand dollars per
annum /; and three clerks, one of whom shall
receive for his services twelve hundred dol
lars per annum, and the others shall receive
for their services one thousand dollars per
annum each.
For the bureau of Medicine and Surgery,
Two clerks, one of whom shall receive for
his services twelve hundred dollars per an
mum, and the other shall receive for his ser.