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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the ed session of the 27th Congress.


Passed at the ed session of the 27th Congress.
ICHAr 2ss IAN ACT reotg.nize the Navy De-
2arment Of the United States.
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Represeta-
tices Of the United States Of America Cogress
Led, That approved February seventh eighteen
the several for establishing Navy Department. by
adding thereto Board Of Commissiones be, add the
same is hereby. repealed.
And be 1t further enacted That there shall be attached
o Navy Department the following bureaus, witt
I. A bureau If Navy Yards and Docks
2. bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repair,
3. A bureau of Provisions and Clothing.
4. bureau Of Ordnance and Hydrogfaphy.
). A bureau Medicine and Surgery.
.and be ii further enacted That the President OF the
United States and which The advice and consent OF the
Senate. shall appoint from the captains IN the naval ser
vice. chief for each of the bureaus OF the Navy ards
and Docks Ordnance and Hydrography who shall
each salary OF three thousand FIVE hundred dollars
Der nnnun. lieu OF all other ton, Whatever
the naval service; and shall, in like manne appoint
chief o bureau Of Construction, Equipment, and Re-
pairs VINO shall be a skfIl naval constructor. and shall
also appoint chief of The bureau of Provisions and Co
thing who shall each receive for his three thousand
dollar, per and shall in like appoint from
of chief Of the of Medicine
Surgery, shall for his services thousand
five hundred dollars annum.
Sec L. lind be it further enacted That the Secretary
the Navy snail appoint the following clerks,
For Secretary of Tho Navy, n chief clerk,
who shall ,rceve for his two thou.and dollars per
registering clerk who shall for his
vices thousand four hundred dollars three
recording clerks Who shall receive for their services each
ding clark shall receive for his services Thousand
five hundred dollars and two assistant cores
pondins clerks who shall for their services each
twelve hundred dollars per annum one warrant clerk who
his twelve hundred dollars
and miscellaneous clerk, who shall receive for mis-
services eight hundred dollars per
For the of Navy ards ami Docks, civil
gneer shall his thousa I'D doll
lars per anhum one dfaughtsman who shall receive Tor his
thousand dollars chief clerk,
shall for his thousand four hundred
dollars per and assistant, clerks. of whom
and other shall receive for his services eight hundred
dollars per annum.
For the of Construction, Equipment, and Re-
pairs assistant and dragh shall
receive Tor hund
dollars per and four clerks, of whom shall
fourteen hundred dollars
Others shall receive tor their services thousand
dollars per annum, each.
For the bureau Provisions and Clothing. chief
clerk shall tor his services thousand four
hundred dollars per and clerks, of nhom
shall receive tor ms one TWO hundred o
and the other shall for his services
eight hundred dollars per annum.
For the bureau of Ordnance and Tydrography, one
shall for his services hou
sand dollars per and three clerks Of whom
shall receive for MS services twelve hundred dollars per an
pun others shall receive for their thou
sand dollars per annum, each.
For Medicine and Surgery clerks,
shall receive for his services twelve hundred dol
per and the other shall receive for his services
eight hundred dollars and assistant
shall for his services less the highest
pay of his grade in the service
Sec s. 4nd be it further enacted, That the Secretary
the assign and distribute among said bureau
such of duties the Navy Department, he shat
Judge be expeden and proper: and all the duties OF ih
said shall performed under the authority of The
Secretary the Navy. and their orders shall be
emanating from him and shall have full force and ehec
az such =
allowed each bureau who shall receive 70
his services compensation not exceeding seven hundred
dollars per annum.
Sec ! 4nd be it further enacted, That
hereby established shall be authorized frank al
from his bureau and all communication
the business thereof shall be free of post
ago.
Sec. 8. .4nd be further enacted That the books
cord and papers, belonging the Office of the Nav
Comm shall be distributed the bureaus,
cordng of their duties respectively and thu
Secretary Navy is hereby authorized provide 70
such books of record and accounts and suc
stationary may be found necessary; for which pupos
the thousand FIVE hundred dollars s hereby ap
proprated payable out of moneys in the Treasury
Sec g. lind be it further enacted That the unexpenie
balance of aprropria for clerks the Office of tn
ecrea,v Of the NAVY and the unexpended IN
appropriation the Commission of the Navy, thei
secretary and clerks, together with such additional
may be this law into effect be, and tn
hereby, appropriated, out OF any moneys in tn
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec 10 lind be it further enacted, That the Secretar
the Navy SHALL if the be done without detr
the public sefvce appoint with their CONSENT Off
GERS above this de of euenants,
duties Of any clekshp created by this Eek
cept herein erwise provided) who shall receive
their services than nine hundred dollars
including their regular and ratons; but the aF
pon,ment of officer IN the to oil the ofees
ps this shall i'll manner whatsver inerter
with his grade in the service
Sec find further enacted That all acts, par
of authorizing the President of the United States,
tho Secretary of the proper Department. under his dire
ton to OF the appropriated
particular branch of expendi tufe that Department.
applied another branch of expenditure in the
Department, be- and hereby far relates the
paftment Of the Navy. repealed.
JOHN WHITE,
Sneaker Of the House Of Representatives..
WILLIE P. MANGUM,
Pendent of the Senate. pro tenlpore
Approved, August 3lst, 1912. JOHN TYLER
JOINT RESOLUTION 20 authorize he cor