The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-07
BY AUTHonIrY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Public 96

ter for the year ending the threh OF june eighteen
hundred and ffty-sight
Be IL enacted BIZ he Senate and House of Reprssentaltss
ofhe United STATES Of Aerca IA C6ngfsss dssdgled That
the following be- and they are hereby
out of any money In the treasury not otherwise approp
aed for the construction, preservation aud repairs of
certain Notifications barracks aud quarters for the year
ending the thirtieh of June, eighteen hundred and fifty
eight:
For Fort Montgomery, outlet of Lake Champain fifty
thousand dollars.
For Fort Knox, at the Narows of the Penobscot river
Maine fifty thousand dollars.
For Notifications the entrance of Kennebec river
Maine one hundred thousand dollars.
For the commencement OF fertilization Hog Island
ledge in Portland harbor Maine fifty thousand dollars
For Fort Warren, Boston harbor and preservation of its
| site, ten thousand dollars.
For Fort Winthrop, Governors island, Boston harbor
thirty thousand dollars
For Notifications the entrance of New Bedford har-
| Dor one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For Fort Adams, protection of site Newport harbor,
Rhode Island, fifteen thousand dollars.
For Fort Schuyler East river New York harbor twenty
| thousand dollars.
For Fort Richmond Sta Island New York harbor one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For forcations at Sandy Hook New Jersey outlet Of
New York harbor, two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
For the fort opposite Fort Schuyler
New York, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For the erection of fort the site of Fort Tompkus
The State of New York. one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
For Fort Delaware, on Delaware river, two hundred
| thousand dollars.
CARROLL Sellers Point Hats, Baltimore
Maryland, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For Fort Calhoun, Hampton Roads, Virginia. one hun
| dred thousand dollars
For Fort Sampler Charleston harbor South Carolina,
one hundred thousand dollars
For Fort Pulaski Savannah river, Georgia twentysix
| thousand dollars
For Fort Ciinch enran 10 Cumberland Sound Florida
| seventy-hve thousand dollars
For Fort Barrancas Pensacola harbor Florida, thirty
| three thousand dollars.
| For Fort Gaines, Dauphin island entrance to Mobile
1 Alabama
For defences at Proctor's landing, Like Borgne Lous
ana, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For Fort Livingston Granderre island, Blrratara BAY
Louisiana, and preservation of its Site twenty thousand
| dollars.
| For Fort Taylor Key Wes, Florida two hundred thou
For Fort Jefferson Garden Key Florida three hundred
thousand dollars.
For Notifications AIcaraz island San Francisco bay
California, two hundred thousand dollars.
For fort at Fort Point San Franc bay, California
three hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For repairs at Fort Hamilton at the Narrows New York
harbor, ten thousand dollars
For repairs of Fort lafayette, New York harbor,
| thousand dollars.
For repairs Of Fort Wood, Bellows island, New York
harbor, five thousand dollars.
For barracks, quarters and hospital at Fort Columbus
Governors island, New York harbor fourteen thousand
dollars.
For purchase of additional land for site of Fort Tomp
kins forty-two thousand three hundred dollars
For modification Of Fort Madison, Annapolis harbor
Maryland, twenty thousand dollars.
For artesian well at Fort Monroe thousand doars
For repairs OF Fort jackson, Savannah river Georgia
eighteen thousand dollars.
For the fertilization of Ship island coast of Mississippi
one hundred thousand dollars
For forthcations for the defence of the inner Mo-
bile bay known as Grants Pass and Pass Heron
For repairs of Fort Pckens Pensacola harbor Florida
fifteen thousand dollars.
For repairs and extension of Fort St. Philip Mississippi
river Louisiana, TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars.
For repairs of Fort Macomb and preservation of site
Chef Mentenr Pass, Louisana, thousand dollars
For repairs OF Tower Dupre, Bayou Depre louisiana
and perfectng title of Site twelve hous md dollsrs
For Notifications for the defence OF the entrance Gal
weston harbor and bay, Texas, eighty thousand dollars
To purchase site and construct additional defences
for San Francisco, California three hundred thousand dol
lars
For contingent expenses Notifications for preservation
of Sites protection Of titles and repairs of sudden dam
| ages thirty thousand dollars.
For repairs and alterations of barracks quarters hos
tails store rooms and fences at permanent forts
pied by troops, nineteen thousand dollars.
For the construction of permanent platforms for modern
Of large cabre in the existing Notifications Of i'm
portan, harbors one hundred thousand dollars
Approved March 3, 1857
Public u
AN ACT reducing the duty on imports and for other pur-
poses
Be enacted By The Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of the United States Of america Congress assembled
That and after the first day Of july eighteen hundred
and yseven ad valorem duties shall be imposed in lien
OF those now imposed upon goods and merchan
lows viz
Upon the articles enumerated n schedule A. and B. of the
tariff act of eighteen hundred and forty-sx, duty Of
thirty per centum and upon those enumerated scbed
ues O. D. Il, f. g. and H. of said act the duties of twen
-our per centun nineteen per centun fifteen per
twelve per cennm eight per centum and oar per
respectively, with such exceptions hereinafter made
and all articles so imported aforesaid and not emu
merated in the said schedules in schedule shall
pay duty Of fifteen per centum.
SIC And beuther enacted That all manufactures COM
posed wholly cotton which beached printed painted
Japanued leather skins of all kinds shall be transferred
to schedule d. ginger green ripe dried preserved or
picked ochers and ochrey earhs medicinal roots
leaves, gums and resins in crude otherwise pro-
vided tor wares chemical earthen pottery of capa
city exceeding ten gallons shall be transferred schedu
Borate OF lime and codela, tow of hemp or fax
shall be transferred to schedule f. Antimony crude or
regulas of barks of all kinds otherwise provided for
camphor crude cautbarides carbonate of soda emery
in lump puive,ized fruits green ripe dried gums
Arabic Birbary copa East India Jeddo Senegal subst
ute ragacanih and ali other gums and resins in crude
state machinery exclusively designed and expressly i'm
ported for the manufacture Of fax and linen goods
namely, cedar lignumviia, ebony, box granada, ma
hogany, wood satin wood, and all cabinet woods
shall be transferred to schedule g. Acids acetc bepzoic
bcracc c,ric, muriatc, white and yellow oxac pyro
lgenous and tartace and all ether acids of every de-
scrpon used for chemical manufacturing purposes not
otherwise provided for aoes amber ambersrs annseed
annao orleans arsenic articles not in crude
state used in dying tanning not otherwise provided for
assaoe'ida aspliatum bArilla bleaching powder or
chloride of lime borax crude; boucbo leaves; brim-
stone crude in bulk cameos mosaics, diamonds, gems
pearls, Iubes, and other precious stones mot set y
chalk clay cochineal cocoa cocoanuts and shells
cork three bark of tartar of indigo ex
tracts and decoctons of logwood