Kansas weekly herald., 1855-06-08
BY AUTHORITITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
{ Public 65.l

AN ACT making appropriations for the
naval service for the year ending the
thirtieth of June, one thousand eight
hundred and ifty-six.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums be, and the same are here
by, appropriated, to be paid out of any
money IN the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, for the year ending the Thrill
eth of June, one thousand eight hundred
and fifty-six.
For pay of commission, warrant and
petty officers and seamen, including the
engineer corps of the navy, three million
five hundred and fifteen thousand one hun
dred and eleven dollars: Provided, That
the compensation of the chiefs of Bureau
of Construction Equipment and Repair,
and of Medicine and Surgery be the same
as now allowed to the other chiefs of Bu-
reaus of the Navy Department, and that
the deficiency be paid out Of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated.
For pay of superintendents, naval con-
structors, and all the civil establishments at
the several navy-yards and stations, one
hundred and twenty-four thousand four
hundred and eighty dollars. And such
further sums as may be necessary for pay
ing the clerks and others In the Washing
ton navy-yard the compensation authorized
by the act approved April twenty-second d,
eighteen hundred and fifty-four. That in
lieu of two thousand dollars per annum the
maximum compensation now allowed by
law to navy agents; there shall be allowed
two per centum commission on the first hun
dred thousand dollars, or under, disbursed
by them, and one per centum on every sue
ceeding one hundred thousand dollars, OF
under, disbursed by them, until the
compensation reaches the sum of three
thousand dollars per annum, which amount
shall be the maximum of compensation for
said agents: Provided, That the compen-
saIion named herein shall be in lieu of all
extra compensation for services of every
nature and description, rendered by navy
agents, by order of the Navy Department,
from and after the passage of this act
find prouided further, That nothing here
In contained shall be construed to reduce
the salary to which any navy agent is en-
titled under existing laws.
For provisions for commission, warrant,
and petty officers and seamen, including
engineers and marines attached TO yes
sells for sea-service, six hundred and eighty
six thousand two hundred dollars.
That the purscr of the navy at Wash
ington, District OF Columbia, shall, from
and after the passage of this act receive
the same pay as is now allowed by law to
the pursers at the navy-yards at Boston,
New York, Norfolk, and Pensacola: Pro-
Uided, That when pursers of the navy shall
be appointed inspectors of provisions, clo-
thing and small stores, they shall while so
acting, receive the same compensation as
pursers of the navy-yard TO which they
may be attached.
For surgeons necessaries and applian-
ees for the sick and hurt of the navy, inclu-
ding the marine corps, thirty-four thous-
and three hundred and twenty-five dollars.
For increase, repair, armament, and
equipment of the navy, including the wear
and tear of vessels In commission, fuel for
steamers, and purchase of hemp for the
navy, two million seven hundred and nine
ty-nine thousand five hundred dollars.
To continue the construction of the six
steam-frigates authorized to be built by an
act of the first session of the thirty-third
Congress, three million of dollars.
For Stevens war-steamer, two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars: PROVIDED, That
the Secretary of the Navy may, at his dis
cretion, apply the said sum, in whole or in
part, during the fiscal year ending Thrift
eth June eighteen hundred and fity-fve.
To enable the Secretary of the Navy to
carry into effect the "joint resolution re-
specting the Arctic expedition, command
ed by Passed Assistant Surgeon, E. Z.
Kane" or so much thereof as may be ne.
sessary, one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
For ordnance and ordnance stores and
small-arms, including incidental expenses
five hundred and forty thousand dollars.
For preparing for publication the Amer.
lean Nautical Almanac. twenty thousand
eight hundred and eighty dollars.
For the purchase of nautical instruments
required for the use of the navy, for re.
pairs of the same, and also of astronolni.
cal instruments and for the purchase ol
nautical books, maps, and charts, and fol
backing and binding the same, twenty.
three thousand dollars.
For printing and publishing sailing di.
reetions, hydrographicaI survey. AMI as.