Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-10-18

AN ACT making appropriations for the Nava
Service for the Year ending the thirlieth of June
eighteen hundred aud sixty one.
BE II enacted by Ike Senate and House of Repre
sentatioes Of the United Suites of America in Can
gress assembled, That the following sums be, ant
they are hereby, appropriated, To be puid out o
any money tn the treasury not otherwise appro
priated, for the year ending the thirieth of June
eighteen hundred and sixty one;
For pay OF commission, warrant, and petty Of
hcers and seamen, including the engineer corps o
the navy, four million five hundred and seventy.
four thobsand seven hundred and twenty five dol
lars and ninety seven cents.
For provisions for commission, warrant, and
petty officers and seamen, including engineers and
marines attached to vessels for sea.service nine
hundred anu forty one thousand seven hundred
dollars.
For surgeons necessaries and appliances for the
sick aud hurt of the navy, including the engineer
and marine corps, thirty-hve thousand six hun
dred dollars.
For the repair and equipment of vessels of the
navy, one million tive hundred and twenty. three
thousand dollars: Prouided That not more than
three thousand dollars shall be expended at any
navy.yard in repairing the hull and spars of any
vessel until The necessity aud eXpediency OF such
repair and ho probable cost thereof, be ascertain
ed and reported to he Navy Department by an ex.
amlning board, to be composed of one captain, or
commander iu the navy, TO be appointed by the
Secretary of the Navy, the naval constructor OF
the yard where any vessel may be ordered or re-
pairs, and two master workman, and an engineer
OF the navy occording to the nature of the repairs
to be made; said master wOrkmen and engineer
to be designated by the head OF the Bureau OF Con.
structiun and Repairs; and not more than one
thousand dollars shall be expended in repairs on
the sails and rigging OF any vessel until the expe.
diency and necessity OF such repairs, and the esti-
mated cost thereof, have besn ascertained and re-
ported to the Navy Department by an examining
ng,nrI I.,., .lnEa h.
appointed by the Secretary of the Navy, and the
master riggrr, and master samaker of the yard
where such vessel may be ordered: ProUided That
the Secretary OF the Navy cause n careful exami-
nation TO be made by naval officers, engineers,
and constructors, into the condition of tho sniIig
vessels of the navy, and the costs of giving them,
or any of them, full steampower, together with the
expediency of making such charge in view of the
cost, condition, model, and general character OF
such vessels SO altered; and tina, the report of such
officers together with the Secretarys views there
on, be communicated to Congress at its session
For fuel for the navy to be purchased in the
mode prescribed by law Tor other materials, and
for the transportation thereof, eight hundred and
forty thousand dollars
For the purchase of hemp and other materials
for the navy, three hundred thousand dollars.
For ordnance and ordnance stores and small
arms, including incidental expenses, three hundred
and thirty eight thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses that may accrue for
the following purposes, viz: Freight and trans
portaton, printing and stationery, advertising in
newspapers, books maps, models, and drawings,
purchase and repair of fire engines and machinery
repairs OF and attending TO steam engines in navy
yards, purchase and maintenance ot horses and
oxen, and driving teams, carts timber wheels, and
the purchase and repairs OF workmen's tools; post
age of public letters fuel oil and candles for navy
yards an shore stations; pay of watchmen and in
cidental labor not choogeable to any other appro.
praton transportation to and labor attending the
delivery attending the delivery of provisions and
stores on foreign stations; Wharfage, dockage, and
rent; travelling expenses OF officers and Others un.
der orders funeral expenses, store and Office rent,
fuel, commissions and pay of clerks to navy agents
and storekeepers, flags, awnings, and packing
boxes, premiums and other expenses of recruiting,
approhending deserters, per diem pay to persons
attending courts martial, courts OF inquiry, and
other services authorized by law, pay TO Judges
advocate, pilotage and townge OF vessels, and as
sistance to vessels in distress, and for bills OF
health and quarantine expenses OF vessels OF the
United States navy I'm foreign ports hive hun dred
and ninety.six thousand dollars; Provided, That
the expenditures under the foregoing appropria-
tons shall be so accounted for as to show the dis
bursements by each bureau, under each respective
appropriation: had prOuided further, That the
estimates for expenditures for such purposes shall
hereafter be given in detail.
For the purchase of saltpetre for the use OF the
navy, ten thousand dollars
MARINE CoRPs.- For pay OF officers, non com
missoned officers, musicians, prIvates, clerks
messengers, stewards, and servants; for ration:
and clothing for servants, additional rations fol
five years, service, for undrawn clothing and ra
tions, bounties for re.enlistments, four hundred
and twenty five thousand two hundred and seven
ty eight dollars and eighty cents
For provisions, seventy one thousand sever
hundred and 6ity.nne dollars
For clothing, one humid ed and thirteen thousanc
eight hundred and fifty six dollars.
For fuel, twenty-five thousand three hundred
and forty.two dollars and twenty five cents
For military stores, viz pay OF armorers' repai
OF arms, purchase of accouterments, ordnance
stores; flags, drums, flies. and other instruments
twelve thousand dollars.
For transportation of officers and troops, AM