The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-11
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STAES
Pd~c 4 during The First Session n The THUty
first Congress.
[Pt BLlc Acr-No. 33.1

AN ACT to supply DEFICIENCIES in the appro-
priatons for the service Of the fiscal year
ending the thirticth of June, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-two.
RcSolrcd by The S.R0tc ami H0Nsc Of Repre-
ScniaiircS NJ The UHitcd States of america in
C0HyrcsS assembled, That the following sums
be- and the same are hereby, appropriated 10
supply deficiencies in the appropriations for
the service of the fiscal year ending the thr-
iicth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty
two, out of any money in the treasury moi
otherwise appropriated, namely;
For the amount required to pay reserved
percentage under the contract for the floating
dock at Philadelphia, five thousand nine hun
ircd and thirtythrcc dollars and siXty-cight
cents.
For the amount rcquircd to pay for dreds
ing the river in front Of the dock basin at th,
Philadelphia navy yard, twelve thousand dol
lars.
For the amount required topay outstanding
liabilities for labor and materials expended OF
dry dock iron gates pumps, engine house etc.
at Brooklyn ,eighty-eight thousand three hun
drcd and six dollars and nincty-ivc cents.
For the amount required TO pay for rcscrva
tionS under the contract for engine, ETC.. fol
the dry dock at Brooklyn, seven thousand dol
lars
For completing the floating dry dock at Sar
Francisco. California, authorized by act OF
third March eighteen hundred and lilfy-onc
three hundred aud sixty thousand dollars
and said dock may be used for the purpose o
repairing merchant ships, when not in use b!
the Government, in such manner, for sucl
compensation, and upon such terms and con
ditious as shall be prescribed by tho Secretary
of the Navy.
For compensation to temporary clerks in the
Office of the Third Auditor Of the Treasury
employed in making out certificates of service
from the muster rolls of one thousand eight
hundred and twelve, and the several Indian
wars, clevcn-thousand eight hundred dollars
which sum shall be distributed among the
clerks according to the discretion OF the Sec
retary of the Treasury: I'rorided, That ne
salary from this fund shall exceed one ;hous
and dollars per annum except two, who shal
receive twelve hundred dollars per annum.
For the contingent expenses of the Office o
the Third Auditor, to pay for preparing hooks
of transfers from the QuartcrmaStcr General
oilicr, two hundred dollars
For compensation to extra clerks employ
cd temporarily in the Office of the Auditor o
the Post Office Department, -four thousand dol
lars.
For pasting in books, prepared for the pur
pose, cancelcd certificates of the registry and
enrollments ofvcssels returned by the severa
collectors of the customs five hundred dollars
For annuitics and grants, seven hundred If
~ dollars.
For the regular supplies of the Quarter
masters Department. consisting of forage il
kind for the horses, mules, and oxen of the
Quartcrmastcr's Department, at the scvcra
military posts and stations and with the armies
in the field for the horses Ofthe first and sec
ond regiments Of Dragons, the companies o
light artillery, the regiment of mounted rifle
men, and such companies Of infantry as may
be mounted, and also for the authorized mum
Der of officers horses when serving in the field
and at the outpostsi seven hundred and nine
ty-fve thousand dollars.
For transportation of the army including
the baggage of the troops, when moving ci
thcr by land or water; Of clothing, camp and
garrison equipage, aud horses equipment, from
the depots a, Philadelphia,St. Louis, and New
Orleans To the several posts and army de-
pots; of subsistence, from the places of pur
chase, from the places of delivery under con
tract, to such places as the circumstances oi
the service may require it to be sent Of ord
nance, ordnance stores, and small arms, from
the toundrics and armories to the arscnals
Notifications, frontier posts, and army depots
frcights, tolls and fcrriagc; for the purchase
aud hire Of horses, mules, oxen, wagons, carts
drays, ships and other sea going vessels and