The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-23
BY A UTH GRITTY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed during the First Session Of the Thirty first
COngrtss.
[PUBLlC AcT-No. 33.l

AN ACT to supply deficiencies in the appropria.
tons for the service of the fiscal year ending the
thirtieth Of June, one thousand eight hundred
and hity-two.
sentatipes Of the United States Of america Con-
gress assembled, That the following sums be, and
the same are hereby, appropriated to supply def
cencies in the appropriations for the service of the
fiscal year ending the thirtieth Of June, eighteen
hundred and hfty-two, out Of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, namely:
For the amount required to pay reserved per
Crntage under the contract for the floating dock at
Philadelphia, FIVE thousand nine hundred and
tHrty three dollars and sixty eight cents.
For the amount required to pay for dredging the
river in front OF the dock basin at the Philadelphia
navy yard, twelve thousand doliare.
For the amount required 10 pay outstanding liza
bi!ltles for labor and materials expended on dry
dock, iron gates, pumps, engine house, etc at
Brooklyn, eighty-eght thousand three hundred
aud six dollars and nincty-fve cents.
For the amount required to pay Tor reservations
under the contract for engine etc. for the dry
dock at Brooklyn seven thousand dollars.
For completing the floating dry dock at San
Francisco, California, authorized by act of third
March. eli ghteen hundred and hity-Vne, three hun
dred and sixty thousand dollars; ami said dock
may be used for the purpose OF repairing merchant
chips, when not in use by the Government, in such
manner, for such compensation, and upon such
terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the
Secretary Of the Navy.
For compensation to temporary clerks in the Of
flee Of the Third Auditor Of the Treasury employed
in making out certificates Of service from the mus
ter rolls of one thousand eight hundred and twelve.
and the several Indian wars eleven thousand eight
hundred dollars which sum ehal be distributed
among the clerks according to the discretion of the
Secretary OF the Treasury Procided, That no sal.
airy from this fund shall exceed one thousand dol
lars per annum except two, who shall receive
twelve hundred dollars per annum.
For the contingent expenses OF the othce OF the
Third Auditor, to pay for preparing books oil trans
fers from the Quartermaster Generals ONCE, two
hundred dollars.
Fur compensation to extra clerks employed tenn
poarily in the office of the Auditor OF the Pos, OF
b department, -FOUR thousand dollars.
For pasnng IN books. prepared Tor the Puro zoe,
ments Of vessels returned by the sew. colIcctns
OF the customs, FIVE hundred dollars
For annuities and grants, seven hundred and
fifty dollars.
Department, consisting Of forage in kind for the
horses, mules, and oxen of the Quartermasters Do.
partment, at the several military posts and stations
and with the armies in the field; for the horses of
the first and second regiments of dragoons the
companies Of light artillery, the regiment of
mounted rihemen, and such companies OF infantry
as may be mounted, and also for the authorized
number Of officers horses when serving In the field
aud at the outposts seven hundred and ninety five
thousand dollars.
For transportation OF the army, including the
oagg ge OF The troops, when moving either by land
or water; OF clothing, camp and garrison eouiparc
ana horse equipment, from the depots at Phiia,icI
phla, 81. Louis, and New Orleans, to the several
posts AMI army depots; Of su bsistence from the
places OF purchase from the places of delivery
nnder contract to such places as the circumsa
OF the service may require il to be sent; of ,rd
nance, ordnance stores, and small arns,frotn yhe
Ioundries and armorles to the arsenals, fortifica
t'ons. frontier posts, and army depots; freights
tois and ierriage; for the purchase and hire OF
hordes, mules, oxen, wagons carte, draws shins
ana other sea-goiRg vessels and boats for the
r'nsportAtion OF supplies, and for garrison pur.
toSet' io1 aeayage and carriage at the severa.
p"sts hire OF teamsters transportation OF funds for
the pay and other disbursng departments; the ex.
pehee OF sailing public transports on tho various
rLvers, the Gulf Of Mexico, and the Atlantic and
from their situation, require that it be brought
and dollars
For the purchase Of horses required for the fret
"r1 n b conc Regiments OF dragons, the companies
oil light artillery, the regiment of mounted rife
nien, ana such companies OF infantry as may be
mounted, forty thousand dollars.
cor constructing, repairing and enlarging bar
racks, quarters, hospitals, storehouses, stables
"harVes, and ways, atthe several posts and army
depo,s; for temporary cantonmepis, and the au
thor'zed furniture for barrack room of non-corn
missoned officers and soldiers, gun houses tor the
protection Of cannon, including the necessary
tools and materials for the objects IN Enumerated and
,or rent OF quarters and Offices for officers and
oafrseks and hospitals for toops, where there are
no public buildings for their accommodat ton; for
stofe-houses for the cafe keepin Of military stores
and OF grounds for summer cantonments and en-
equipments, two hundred and nineteen thousand
dollars.
For clothing, camp and garrison eouipage, and
horse equipments, for engineer troops, ordnance
department, dragoons, rinemen, light artillery.
artillery and infantry, seventy-fve thousand dol.
For subsistence in kind, two hundred and sew
eniy-nine thousand FIVE hundred and seventeen
dollars.
For pay of FIVE companies. of Texas mounted
thpnaan md
forty one dollars
For running and marking the boundary line
between the United States and Mexico. according
to the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo eighty thou
sand dollars: Provided That nothing herein con.
tanned shal be 30 construed as to sanction depar-
ture from the point the Rio Grande north of the
town called Paso, designated in the said treaty.
FOR surveying eight hundred and ecventy. five
miles OF meridian base and standard lines U nm
derlng and survey Of irregular or river ,ots &c
IN California, at a rate not exceed ny fifteen dol
a's per ihie, unirteen thousand Que hundred and
twenty. five dollars,
for subLivlding and in California into town |
so.pS, equai 20 nine hundred miles Of survey at !
rave not exceeding fourteen dollars per mile,
WE'VE thousand doliars.
FOR subdividlng fifty townships in California
ioto sections, at rate not exceeding twelve dol.
'ars per mile, thirty-six thousand dollars.
FOR surveying private claims in California, seven
Thousand hive hundred dollars
For compensation of the surveyor general of
Arkansas, per act Of August ei ghth, eighteen hun
hred and forty-six, two thousand dollars.
For clerks in the office Of the surveyor general
81 Arkansas per act Of August eighth, eighteen
hundred and iorty-six, six thousand three hundred
collars
For surveys in the mineral region of Michigan
at rate not exceeding dollars per mile, enty-
'ocr thoueano seven hundred and eighty dollars.
For completing the survey OF the saleable lands
IN the Nenomonee cession. and the survey OF fhe
Lake Superior region, Wisconsin, at q rate not
exceeding five dollars per mile, twenty thousand
dollars.
For the completion Of the township lines and the
subdivisions OF such OF the townships bear vaiu.
able pine timber, wet Of the fourth principal
meridian, and between the third and fourth con.
ne1ion parallels, at rate not exceeding five dol
lars per mile, thirty three thousand dollars.
For annual repairs of the Presidents house, six
hundred dollars.
For filling up and grading, &c, Franklin
square, four hundred and six dollars and ninety.
nine cents.
To make the roads and walks, and to plant
Lafayette square, two thousand dollare.
10 mpiete the improvements on the square
south Of the Presidents house, twelve thousa nd
dollars Prorided, That the grounds can be filled
W and the surface completed for the sum herein
appropriated, and contract for the completion OF
the work, With good sec urity, be rendered and &C