The national Republican., 1861-06-21
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
Public Acts Passed at the Second Session
of the Thirty-sixth Congress.


Car xIx-An Act making Appropriations for the Naval
hundred and sixtv-two.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House o.
Representatives ofthe United States Of America
IN Congress assembled, That the following sums
be and they are hereby appropriated, to be paid
out Of any money in the Treasury not other.
wise appropriated, for the year ending the thir-
tieth OF June, eighteen hundred and sixty two
For pay of commission, warrant, and nett Y
officers and seamen, including the engineer
corps Of the navy. four million four hundred
and thirty-eight thousand five hundred and
seventy.seven dollars.
For provisions for commission, warrant, and
petty officers aud seamen, including engineers
and marines attached to vessels for sea service.
one million forty.two thousand eight hundred
and fifty dollars.
For surgeons necessaries and appliances for
the sick and hurt of the navy, including the en-.
gineer and marine corps, thirty-fve thousand
five hundred and fifty dollars.
For the repair and equipment Of vessels Of
the navy, two million FIVE hundred and eighty
thousand dollars: Propided, That not more
than three thousand dollars shall hereafter be
expended at any navy yard in repairing the
hull and spars Of any vessel until the necessity
and expediency OF such repair, and the proba.
BILE cost thereof, be ascertained and reported to
the Navy Department by an examining board,
to be composed Of one captain or commander
IN the navy, to be appointed by the Secretary
OF the Navy, the naval constructor of the yard
where any vessel may be ordered for repairs
and two master workmeu of such yard, or one
master workman and an engineer of the navy,
according to the nature of the repairs to be
made; said masterworkman or engineer to be
DESIGNATED hv th.. haaA of fha oc
struction and Repairs and not more than one
thousand dollars shall be expended in repairs
on the sails and rigging of any vessel until the
expediency and necessity of such repairs, and
the estimated cost thereof have been ascertained
and reported to the Navy Department by an
examining board, to be composed of one naval
officer, appointed by the Secretary of the Navy.
and the master rigger and the master sailmaker
oil the yard where such vessel may be ordered.
For fuel for the navy, to be purchased in the
mode prescribed by law for other materials, and
for the transportation thereof, five hundred and
forty thousand dollars.
For the purchase Of hemp and other mate.
rials for the navy, three hundred thousand dol.
lars.
For ordnance and ordnance stores, including
incidental expenses, three hundred and twenty
seven thousand FIVE hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses that may accrue for
the following purposes, viz: freight and trans.
portstion, printing, and stationery, advertising
in newspapers, books, maps, models, and draw
ings, purchase and repair of freengines and
machinery, repairs of and attending to steam
engines in navy yards, purchase and main.
tenance Of horses and oxen, and driving teams
carts, timber wheels, and the purchase and
repairs of workmen's tools, postage of public
letters, fuel, OIL and candles for navy yards and
shore stations, pay Of watchmen, and Incl.
dental labor not chargeable to any other ap.
preparation, transportation to and labor attend.
ing the delivery Of provisions and stores ON for.
eign stations, wharfage, dockage, and rent, tray
elling expenses of officers and others under or.
ders, funeral expenses, store and Office rent fuel,
commissions and pay of clerks to navy agents
and stOrekeepers, flags, awnings, and pack.
ing boxes, premiums and other expenses of re.
cruiting, apprehending deserters, per diem pay
to persons attending courts martial courts OF in.
quiry, and other services authorized by law.
pay TO judge advocates, pilotage and towage OF
vessels, and assistance to vessels in distress
and for bills OF health and quarantine expenses
OF vessels OF the United States navy in foreign
porls, eight hundred and ninety.nine thousand
dollars: Provided, That the expenditures under
the foregoing appropriations shall be SO ac
counted for as to show the disbursements by
each bureau under each respective appropra
ton.
For the purchase Of the right to use in the
navy, it in the opinion of the Secretary of the
Navy it shall be deemed expedient, Davidson
boat lowering, attaching, and detaching appa
ratus, sum not exceeding ten thousand dol
lars.
For the purchase of the right to use by tn,
United States, Brooke's deep sea sounding ap
paratus, FIVE thousand dollars.
For the balance Of the expenses of the sur
vey Of the Isthmus of Chirlqui. one thousan,
six hundred and thirty seven dollars and eighty
one cents.
For the purchase of the right to use in tn,
United States navy, on steamships and propel
lers, IN navy yards, or otherwise, whenever the
Govern ment of The United States NAV choose
to lie the same, Sargeant's steam engine gov
ernors, ten thousand dollars Porided, Th,
Secretary OF the Navy shall consider it expe
dient.
Marine Corps.- For pay of officers non. com
missloned officers, musicians, privates, clerks
messengers, stewards, aud servants, for ratiun
and clothing tor servants, additional rations 70
tve years service, for uudrawn clothing anc
rations, bounties for re en!istmenis, four hun
dred and twenty-five thousand two hundt &c
and seventy.eight dollars and eighty cents.
For provisions, seventy-one Thousand gevel
hundred and fifty nine dollars.
For clothiug, eghry-one thousand six hun
dred and ninety dollars.
FOR fuei' twenty-five thousand three hundred
and torty,two dollars and twenty-five cents
FOR military stores, viz: pay OF armoters, re
pair of arms, purchase of accoutremeuts, ord
nance, stores, flags, drums, 6fes, and other in
struments, twelve thousand dollars,
For transportation OF Hicers and troop,, and
expenses of recruiting, fourteen thousand dol
lars.
For repairs of barracks and rent of Offices
where there are no public buildings for thai
purpose, eight thousand dollars
For contingencies, viz: freight, ferriage, toll
carriage, wharfage, purchase, and repair O