Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-01-13


shall be construed to authorize the President of
the United States to direct any sum appropriated
for improvements at navy yards 10 be applied TO.
any other object OF public expenditure, OF to
authorize any sum to be transferred from any.
unexpended balance which may be necessary toi
the purposes for which the. appropriation was
originally made, or from any head or object OF
appropriation which NAV require another appro-
pration at any future time to supply the def
cheney occasioned by such transfer: Provided,
also, That this section shall apply TO the appro-
priations for the fiscal year ending June thirty,
eighteen hundred and forty-six, and to no other.
4 FEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That, from
and after the passage OF this act, every proposal
for naval supplies invited by the Secretary of the
Navy, under the proyiso to the general appro-
prirton bill for the navy, approved March third,
eighteen hundred and forty-three, shall be ac-
companied by written guaranty. signed by one
or more responsible persons, to the effect that
he or they undertake that the bidder OF bidders
will, II his or their bid be accepted, enter into
an obligation in such time ar may be prescribed
by the Secretary Of the Navy, with good and
sufficient suretles, to furnish the supplies pro-
posed. No proposal snail be considered, unless
accompanied by such guaranty. Ii, after the
acceptance OF a proposal, and a notification
thereof to the bidder or bidders, he they shall
Tail 10 enter into an obligation within the time
prescribed by the Secretary of The Navy, with
good and sufficient sureties for furnishing the
supplies, then the Secretary of the Navy shall
proceed 10 contract with some other person OF
persons for furnishing the said supplies; and
shalt forthwith cause the difference between the
amount contained 10 the proposal so guaranteed
and the amount Tor which he may have cont act
ed for furnish ng the said supplies, for the Whoe
period OF the proposal, to be charged up agdusD
said bidder or bidders, and his Or tieir gut anior
or qua. antors; and the same nifty be mined aieiy
recovered by the United States, for the use Of
the Navy Department, III ali acton OF debt
against either or all OF said persons.
Approved, August 10, 1916.
CHAP. lIi--4hN A. / max ny afcprtatio}s
Tor me ~ .ata,l OF Navy peAslpus Tor tie
year ead.Ag tEltietn Juue, ope llsous.iaa Z gitt
hundred aud iofty-seyea.
SEC. l. be il enacted By the senate aId House
OF Representatives, OF The UAttea S,a,e3 OF
America IN Congress assembled, Thai the iol-
loving sums be, and the same are eby app o.
pr,ated, out OF amy money Ia the 4easui, ,.yl
Otherwise apptoP raasti, los ,.e payne, o ..e
pe4ssos ~ tie eltaeaJ.Eg gile li,5te5u SAT,
o.te lnousas4d e5al Llllssl ed aii ios g-.eleis
10 pay thl0tlti Pcslsiof S..h rty-lNQ lAu4sa4a
tntee auaa!et AID Unity i've lcllas ata g Y
cesus; e5sE
TO pay the pensions OF widows Of officers
seanieii, aa.d inafuess Twelve thoa--i.l doi,a!S.
Approved. aAgasi lt. io46,
CHAP. iiS.--AN AC / to,esa,biisn Inc ..,5H.s a.
son.au iusiitut 1ot y for the me, eae nj II;-
s.on OF Aiiowl euge amo.. e meu.
James SmitiIson, esquire. ol London. H. the
kingdom 0 tfeat I3iitatl max a.g by Is; las
/, VIII and testament, gwen the whole OF his
property TO the Uui ed sta e. Of Ale c (, 0
iound al Washington, u..der t..e s.,.ne 0. ,.,a
.-Smithsoti1aa institasoh,r an est.ib.lsi.s..e 4
* for the increase and diffusion OF knowledge
among inca; aai Eiss SisIrsv', e4"ss .'r..-e u
All AZ o. congress fesetsett sad PfoTer y a!si
accepted -a1d tfu7; I,ie etasa. tR Ue "a all,
eNsG@toh of sad ,j4E aeept5ta- Ha.ls
81 40 hl'bl'A! eai,g; earl 81 @i--
s4e1- !, rae ittimet-d ~ 5at SeaaieEs q sigG
oi tep esesitsht 81 81 tAe tsiteh saa63aD, AHlees
ca IA congress assembled, Fiat ..e lsea 3t4a
a''d wee Pfes'dent OF the United Sia,es, Tue
secretary oi state, Tie Secretary of the Iseasn-
ry, lhe Secretary OF war, the Secretary OF the
Navy, the Postmaster General, the Attorney
denefdi- tle Chief justice, and The CominISs. on
er OF lhe Patenl Once OF the United States, and
the Mayor OF the city OF Washington, during
the time Tor winch they shall hold their resrcc-
i've oihees, aud such other persons as they may
elect honorary members, be, aud they are here
oy constituted, an establishment" by the name
oil the : mithsonian Institution Tor the ~
crease ana diffusion OF knowledge among me- !;
ana oy that tame SHAH De Known aud have PEE
Petuai Succession, with The powers. limitations,
and fesaict ons hereinafter conta ned, and no
other.
SEC. = And be It iurther enacted. That so
much oil the property OF the said james smith
son as has been received IN money aid paid into
the treasury oil The United States, being the
sum OF hve hundred and hiteen thousand one
hundred and sixty mine dollars, be lent TO the
United States Treasury at SIX per cent. per art-
nun interest from the first day OF September, in
the year one thousand elgnl hundred and thirty
eight, when the same Was received into the said
treasury; and that SO much of the interest as
may Ia accrued on the said sum on the first
day OF July next. which viii amount 10 the sum
OF two hundred and torty-two. thousand one
hundred and tWenty-nine dollars, or 50 much
thereof as shall by the board OF rcgeats OF the
institution established by this act be deemed ne
cessafy, be, aud the same ~ hereby. appropria-
led for the erection OF suitable buildings, and
for other current incidental expenses of sad III
sttutton; and that six pei cent. interest on the
said trust fund, II beng the said amount of five
hundred and fifteen thous md one hundred and
sixty-nine dollars, recei ed into the United
States Treasury on the first Of September, one
thousand eight nuadrcd and thirty-e ght, payable
in half yearly payments, on the first Of January
and July in eacn year, be- and the same is hereby
appropriated for The perpetual maintenance aud
support of said institution; AID all expenditures
aud appropriations 10 be made, from time TO
time, 10 the purposes of the institution afore-
said shall hn a., f-,,, ,acr,;.o