The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-08-28
1PuBuC-No. 1871

One colonel commandant one colonel two lieutenant col
onel four majors adJutani and inspector one pay
master one Quartermaster two assistant quartermas
teis twenty captains, thirty first eutenans, thirty
second eutenants one sergeant major one quartermas
sergeant, one drum major one principal musician,
two hundred sergeants hundred and twenty corpO
rails thirty musicians for band, sixty drummers sixty
ffers, and twenty FIVE hundred privates.
Sec 2. And be further enacted, That the cOmmis-
sons Of the officers the marine shall not be
vacated by this act and that the President OF the Uni
ted States during the of the Senate first by
hereby authorized which appointments shall be submit
ted TO the Senate at their next session for their advice
and consent
Sec 8 And be 1t further enacted That the appoint
men, of commissioned officers TO be made under the
provisions of this shall be of persons between the
ages Of twenty and twenty five years, and shall be sub
ected under the direction Of the Secretary Of the Navy
examination TO their qualifications for the
vice to which they are to be appointed.
Approved, July 25, 1861.
[PrmIc-No III
Al ACT relative to the marine, TO fix the com
pensation Of the officers thereof, and for other pur
poses
BE ii aac.ef by the Senate and House of Representatives
That the compensation Of the officers of the
ters shall be at the following rates, to-wit:
DUTY
Captains eighteen hundred dollars per annum.
First leutenants fourteen hundred dollars per annum
Second eutenauts, twelve hundred dollars per annum
Third lieutenants nine hundred dollars per annum
Captains. twelve hundred dollars per annum.
First lieutenants, one thousand dollars per annum.
Second eutenants, eight hundred dollars per annum
Third iieutenants, seven hundred dollars per annum
Sec. 2 And be 1t further enoc.cd That the number Of
officers for each vessel shall be captain and
three eutenanrs-brst, second and third; and OF a
steam vessel engineer and one assistant engineer
and such number Of petty officers and men as III the
opinion Of the Secretary of the Treasury may be requr
ed make the vessels efficient for the duties required OF
them Prorded That the Secretary of the Treasury shall
hay tha IN nYnb
than herein prescribed should the nature OF the ser
tice to which any vessel may be assigned in his opin
ion require il.
Sec 3. And ys further Enacted That the Secretary
of the Treasury shall have the to direct the per
formance of any service by the vessels which
in his judgment may be necessary for the protection Of
Sec 4 And Be further enacted, That the Secretary of
the Treasury at his discretion dispose of any Of
the vessels belonging to the revenue marine which
his opinion unsuitable for service and to subst
therefor such other vessels the advanced naval
and the increased wants OF the service de-
mand "rOrided, That no expenditure shall be incur
red beyond the specific appropriation therefor.
Sec g. And be further enacted That the President OF
the United States with the of the Secretary Of
the Treasury may transfer the Herret Lane y
permanently to the navy: Provided That the cost OF
said steamer shall be refunded to the appropriation fOr
amount together with the proceeds of any vessels dis
posed of by authority of this act may be applied to
the building purchase Of such other vessels as may
be required.
Sec. g. And be further enacted That there may be
appointed such number of additional engineers and asss
tant engineers may be required by the steamers now
or hereafter in the service.
Approved, July 25, 1861.
[PuBIC-NO. Is
AN ACT to indemnify the States for expenses incurred
by them n defence of the United States.
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives.
Of the United States Of America in Congress assembled
the Of the Treasury be and he hereby
directed out of money in the Treasury not other
appropriated to pay the Governor of any State,
his duly authorized agents. the COSTS charges and
expenses properly incurred by such State for enrolling
subsisng, clothing, supplying, armng, equpping pay
ing and transporting its troops employed in aiding to
suppress the present insurrecton against the United
passed by the proper accounting officers Of the
Treasury
[PumIc-No 1sl
AN ACT making additional appropriations for the egis
lative, executive, and judicial expenses Of the Gov
eighteen hundred and sixty and appropriations OF
arrearages for the ending thireth Of Jrne eigh
teen hundred and sixty one.
Bet enacted by tn. Senate and House of Repre-
If the United States Of America Congress assembled
That the following be and the same hereby ap
proprated out of money in the treasury not other
appropriated for the objects hereafter expressed
for the fiscal ending the thireth OF june eighteen
hundred and sixty two, namely:
| CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATlVES.
For stationery four thousand six hundred dollars.
| For pages and temporary mail boys four Thousand
| eight hundred and forty dollars.
For aborers thousand nine hundred aud
| dollars.
| thousand dollars.
For reporting proceedings OF the called session of h
Thirty seventh Congress- at the rate per column fixed b!
law eight thousand dollars POridd That the said pro
ceedings shall be reported with and bound in the Con
gressional Globe and Appendix Of the first regular
sion Of the present Congress.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Office of the Secretary of the Treasury:
| For contingent expenses, including compensation Q
clerks who may be employed by the Secretar
according to the exgencies of the public service
additional compensation for extra labor Of clerks in b;
office, twenty five thousand dollars.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
For compiling and supervising the publication Of tn
Biennial Register per of March third eighteen hun
pred and sixty -one, five hundred dollars.
To enable the Secretary Of the Interior TO supply suc
newly created officers as are entitled thereto with fu
Of the Statutes at Large and TO replace those
furnished to old officers which have since been unavoda
bly, lost or destroyed, two thousand dollars.
For salaries of five clerks of class three eleven clerk
April twenty second and May thirty first eighteen hur
dred and fifty four, twenty eight thousand two hundre
dollars.
For compensation of eight additional night watchme
for the Department OF the Interior at salary Of six hui
dred dollars each per annu four thousand eight hui
dred dollars.
SURVEYORS GENERAL
For compensation Of the general of the Tel
rtory of Colorado three thousand six hundred and min
dollars and eighty nine cents.
For compensation OF the surveyor general of the Te
ritory Of Nevada three thousand seven hundred an
: seventy Eve dollars.
For compensation of the surveyor general Of the Te
rtory Dakota two thousand hundred and fifteen dc
> | lars and thirty eight cents.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE WAR DEPARTMEN
Office of the Secretary of War:
For the purpose of increasing temporarily the cleric
force and messengers the War Department and its b
reaus, as follows, viz:
In the Office of the Secretary of War; one clerk of Il
first class two of the second two of the third and OF
of the fourth and two assistant messengers at ann
: al salary Of eight hundred and forty dollars each.
In the office Of the Quarermaster General, five cler
Of the first class two of the second OF the thir
and one OF the fourth, and two assistant messenge
at annual salary OF eight hundred and forty dola
o each.
If In the Office OF the Commssary General three cler
Y Of the first class and two of the second.
In the office OF the Surgeon General one clerk Of
'f third class
In the Office of the Paymaster General three clerks
the second class and three of the third
In the Bureau of Typographical Engineers, two cler
| of the third class.
In the Ordnance Bureau clerks of the first cla
ID forty eight thousand hundred and sixty dollars
y And the Adjutant General is authorized TO employ
his office any number, not exceeding ten, OF non co
missoned officers to be selected by him from the arm
= in addition to his present clerical force.
Fer blank books stationery, binding. labor, and %
5 cellaneous items, two thousand dollars.
a. Once Of the Adjutant General
For blank books binding stationery, and miscelial
,a Gus items, one thousand dollars.
y. a Office of the Paymaster General
-. For blank books binding stationery, and mlscella'
~ Gus items. five hundred dollars
- Ot6ce OF the Surgeon General:
For blank books, binding. stationery and miscela
:; ous items. five hundred dolrS.
.' ~ Office Of the Colonel Of Ordnance: