Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-06-30
BY AUTHORITY. Public Acts of the fhirty-FOnrth Congress of the United States. First Session.

Of the United States. First Session. AN ACT making Appropriations for certain Civil
 Expenses of the Government for the year ending
 the Both of June. 1857.
 Be it enacted, etc.. That the followine sums bo and the hereby appropriated for the objects hereafter expressed for the fiscal year ending the 3oth of June, lS57 viz:
 Surrey G tte Coast.-For survey of the Atlantic and Gulf coast of the United States (inclulinc com pensation to superintendent and assistants and ex- cluding pay and emouments of officers of the army and navy and petty officers, and men of the navy employed on the work S250 00o.
 For continuing the survey of the western coast of the United States, $l30.00o.
 For continuing the survey of the Florida reefs and Keys, (eXcndlng pay and emoluments of officers of the army and navy and petty officers and men of the navy employed on the work, } Sf0000
 For running line to connect the tranrulation on the Atlantic coast, with that on the Gulf of Mexico across he Florida peninsula, sl5.ooG
 For publishing the observations made in the pro- Sl5.000.
 For repairs and alterations of steamers " Hetze" and Vixen, and of sailing vessels employed in the coast survey, Sl GOO
 For fuel and quarters. and for mileage and trans portaon for officers and enlisted soldiers of the army serving in the coast survey. in cases no longer pro- Vided by the qnartermasters department SlO. .o00
 For the discharge of such miscellaneous claims not otherwise provided for, shall be admitted in due course of settlement at the treasury 5o0o P,Drid- co, That no part of this appropriation shall be drawn from tbe treasury except in pursuance of some law or resolution of Congress auth oI zing the expendi- ture.
 To supply deficiency in the fund for the relief of sick and disabled seamen, S250,0o0.
 L5ght- Ihase Establishment For supplying 5ll light houses and beacon lights with oil class chim neys, wicks. channels skins polishing powder whit ing and cleaning materials, transportation and other necessary expenses of the same, repairing and keep ing in repair the lighting apparatus s295357 55.
 For repairs and incidental expenses refttng and al lipb l,;l connected herewith. Sl732eg 2l
 For the salaries of 543 keepers of light houses and light beacons and their assistants, and including sl 200 for salary of superintendent of supplies on the upper lakes. s2ls s4nD.
 For salaries of 5 keepers of light vessels, s29 o5o
 For seamen's wages, repairs, supplies and inciden- tai expenses of 5 light-vessels. sl94,6@4
 For expenses of raising. cleaning painting renair- ing, rcmooring and supplying losses of huovs and day beacons and for chains and sners for the same and for coloIng ank numbering all the buoys S07,- 22S IS.
 For expenses of visiting and inspecting lights, and other aids to navigation S2,000.
 For commissions, at two and half per centum to such supenntendents entitled to the same under the proviso to the act of 3d March lS5l entitled .sAn act making appropriatonsf for the civil and diplomatic expenses of government for the year ending June 30th 1852, and for other purposes.n on the amount that may be disbuIsed by them, SS 900. For tle coasts of California Oregon and WasAinq- tm-For oil and other supplies for 23 lights cleaning materials of all kinds and transportation of the same, expenses of keeping lamps and machinery in repair, publishing notices to mariners of changes of aids to | navigation, S45,328 75. For repairs and incidental expenses of 8 icbts. and buildings connected herewith, SPA ,563.
 For salaries of 46 keepers and assistant keepers of light houses at an average not exceeding $500 per annum, S36, 800.
 For expenses of raising, cleaning repairing, re- mooring and supplying losses of floating beacons and buoys. and chains and snkers for the same, and for colorng and numbering all the buoys, s2l 800. For commissions at two and half per centum, to such superintendenis entitled to the same un- der the provso to the act of Sd March ls5 entitled " An act making appropriations for the civil and di- pomatic expenses of government for the year ending June 30th, 1852, and for other purposes" on the | amount that may be disbursed by them. $l 900.
 Forcompleting the light house Coffns Patches off Dry Bank. the Florida reef, between Carysfort Reef and Sand Key light houses, &24, ,lO5 so.