The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-23
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AN ACT making appropriations for the naval service for
the year ending the thrteth Of June eighteen hundred
and hfty-se
Be enaced b he Senate and House Of Representatives
Qf he United State, Of America in C0ngress assembled
That the following be- and they hereby appropr
aed be paid out Of any money In the treasury not 9TH
erwse appropriated for the year ending the thirteh Of
June, one thousand eight hundred and ffty-seven
For pay OF commission warrant and petty officers and
seamen including the engineer corps OF the navy three
million four hundred and twentyone thousand hun
dred and eighteen dollars
For provisions for commission, warrant and petty Off
and seamen including engineers and marines attached
vessels for service eight hundred and forty thousand
four hundred and fifty dollars
For increase, repair armament and equipment Of the
navy including tho and OF vessels in commission
fuel for steamers and purchase Of hemp for the navy,
million seven hundred and nneyni thousand ye hun
dred dollars -.. .... ... ...... +.
For ordnance and ordnance stores and small arms in
Guiding incidental expenses two hundred and twentyone
thousand dollars,
For contingent expenses that may accrue for the follow
Ing purposes viz; freight and transportation, printing and
stationery, advertising 10 newspapers books maps models
and drawings purchase and repair OF hre engines and
navy-ysrds purchase and maintenance Of horses and
oxen and drawing teams carts timber wheels and the
purchase and repairs Of workmens tools postage OF pub
lie letters fuel Gil and candles for navyyards and shore
ststous pay Of watchmen and incidental labor, not
chargeabe TO any other appropriation, transportation
to and labor attending the delivery OF provisions and
stores on foreign stations wharfage dockage and rent
cling expenses Of officers and Others under orders funeral
expenses store and Office rent stationery fuel commissions
pay OF clerks to navy agents and sorekeeper flags
awnings and packing boxes premiums and other expenses
of recruiting spprebendng deserter diem pay TO per-
sons attending and courts Of inquiry and
oher services authorized by law pay to
posge and towage Of vessels and assistance TO vessels
distress bills of health and quarantine Expenses Of
sels Of the United States navy in foreign ports eight
hundred and fy-nInc tbousaud hundred and Fifty
dollars Provided that the expenditures under the fore
going appropriations shall be accounted for as to show
the disbursements by each bureau under each respective
appropriation .,
To enable to the Secretary Of the Navy TO publish the
charts Of the explorations Of La Platte river, and the
charts Of the surveys Of Behring's Straits Expedition,
twenty-sir thousand hundred and eighysix dollars
That each purser attached to soop Of war or other
vessel smaller than frigate shall be authorized to ap
point clerk in lieu Of the steward heretofore allowed sub
ect to the approval Of the commanding officer OF such
vessel and such clerk shall have the privileges allowed to
the clerk Of the commanding officer, and bis yearly
pensation shall be four hundred dollars and ono ration
per day s.. .
MARINE CORPS
For pay of the officers non-commissioned officers mu-
cians and privstes clerks messengers stewards and
for rntons and clothing for servants subsistence