Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-08-12
D0urMal ann 5tatesmatt
OFFICIAL,
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
PASSED. at he Second Session at fAe Tdir'u-Sevsnth
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OFFICIAL.


gresf assembled That there shall be established in
the Navy Department the following bureaus, to
wit:
First. A Bureau Of Yards and Docks.
Second. Bureau of Equipment and Recruit
| ing.
Third a Bureau of Navigation.
Fourth. Bureau of Ordnance.
Fifth. A Bureau of Construction and Repair.
Sixth. A Bureau of Steam Engineering.
Seventh. A Bureau of Provisions and Cloth
ing.
Eighth Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
Sec .. And be ii FURTHER indcted, That the
President of the United States, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate shall ap-
point from the list of officers of the navy, not
below the grade of a commando II chief for each |
of the Bureaus of Yards and Docks, Navigation
Equipment and Recruiting, and of Ordnance,
and shall in like manner, appoint n chief Of the
bureau Of Construction and Repair, who shall
be a skillful naval constructor; and shall also
appoint chief OF the Bureau of Steam Engineer
ing, who shall be sklliul engineer, and be
selected from he list of chief engineers of The
navy and shall also appoint a chief of the Bn-
| reau of Medicine and Surgery, who shall he
selected from the list Of the surgeons of the navy,
and q chief of the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing, who shall be selected from the list Of
psymasters OF the navy of not less than ten years'
! sfanding, r'rh o' si.ca eie.- Vi bureaus SHAH
dollars per annum, unless otherwise heretofore
provided for by law, which shall he in leu of all
other compensation whatever. The said chiefs
of bureaus to hold their said Offices for the term
of four years Provided, That nothing herein
contained shall be construed to affect any pro-
vision heretofore mHde by law for special cases.
Sec. j. -lnd De Il FURTHER endcted, That the
Secretary Of the Navy shall appoint the following
clerks and other officers to wit;
For the office of the Secretary of the Navy, II
chief clerk, who shall receive salary of two
thousand two hundred dollars per annum; one
clerk at salary of eighteen hundred dollars,
who shall also be disbursing clerk with salary
of two hundred dollars; FIVE clerks with a salary
Of sixteen hundred dollars each; three clerks
with salary of fourteen hundred dollars each
four clerks with salary of twelve hundred dol
lars each one messenger at nine hundred dol
lars per annum; one assistant messenger at
seven hundred dollars, and two laborers at six
hundred dollars each per annum.
For the Bureau of Yards and Docks, one civil
engineer, who shalt receive salary of two
thousand dollars, one chief clerk Mt eighteen
hundred dollars, one clerk at sixteen hundred
dollars, three clerks at fourteen hundred dollars
each one draughtsmRn at fourteen hundred
dollars, one clerk at twelve hundred dollars, one
messenger at eight hundred and forty dollars and
two aborers at six hundred dollars each per
annum.
one chief clerk, who shall receive salary of
eighteen hundred dollars two clerks at salary
!, of twelve hundred dollars, one messenger at
salary of eight hundred aud forty dollars.
FOR the Bureau of Navigation. one chief clerk
at eighteen hundred dollars, one clerk who shall
receive salary Of fourteen hundred dollars, one
clerk at twelve hundred dollars, one messenger
at eight hundred and forty dollars.
For the Bureau Of Ordnance, an assistant to
be selected from the commissioned officers Of the
navy, with the pay of three thousand dollars per
annum one draughtsmau at fourteen hundred
dollars, one clerk ut fourteen hundred dollars
one messenger at eight hundred and forty dollars
per annum, and one aborer at six hundred dol
lars, and one laborer Mt four hundred and eighty
dollars per annHn
For the Bureau of Construction and Repair,
one chief clerk at d salary of eighteen hundred
dollars year, one draughtsmau at fourteen hun
dred dollars per annum, five clerks at n salary
Il of fourteen hundred dollars each, one Of twelve
hundred dollars, one messenger at q salary OF
4 eight hundred and forty dollars per annum, and
one aborer Mt sig hundred dollars per annum.
: For the Bureau of Steam Engineering, one
chief clerk at n sAlary of eighteen hundred dol
lars, one draughtsman at fourteen hundred dol
lars, one clerk at fourteen hundred dollars, one
.. assistant drGughtsman at twelve hundred dollars,
one messenger at eight hundred and forty dollars
salary per annum, and one laborer at six hum
d dred dollars per annum.
! For the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing
70 one chief clerk with salary OF eighteen hundred
dollars, four clerks with salary Of fourteen
hundred dollars each, one clerk with salary Of
"a twelve hundred dollars one messenger with a
n salary of eight hundred and forty dollars per
u annum, and one laborer with Halary of Biz
ID hundred dollars per annum
- For the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery, tive
clerks with n salary of fourteen hundred dollar
each. and one messenger with salary OF eight
n hundred and forty dollars per annum.
For the protection OF the building occupied By
the Department, one day watchman anu wv
night watchmen at n salary of six hundred dol
lars each per annum, and for the general care u
% the building furnace, and grounds, one aborel
& at q enlary of six hundred dollars, aud on
ID laborer at q salary of three hundred aud sixt.
~ ~ dollars
IS Sec A. And 5e It further enacted, That th
Secretary of the Navy snail assign and distribute
among the said bureaus such of the duties of th'
Navy Department as he shall judge to be expe
dient and proper and all OF the duties of tn
= said bureaus shall be performed under the au
thority of the Secretary of the Navy, and thei
orders shall be considered as emauating iron
nd him. and shall have full Force and effect as such
We Sec. 6. And be IL FURTHER enacted, That all es
ly Inmates for ecic, general and contingent ex
nenses of the Department, and of the severn
= bureaus shall be furnished to the Secretary Q
the Navy by the chiefs OF the respective hureau'
n and all such appropriations shall be under til
- control and expended by the direction of th
i, Secretary of the Navy, aud the appropriation fo
~ each bureau shall be kept separate in the TreF
sury.
Sec. G. And be ii furidcr enacted, That tn
chiefs of the respective bureaus of the Nav
/, Department shall be authorized to frank all con
municatons from their respective bureaus; au
ali communications to their bureaus on the bus
by ness thereof shall be free OF postage.
Sec. Z. And6e ii further enacted, That all ac
. and parts of arts conflicting or inconsistent wit
the provisions of this act be and the same N
hereby repealed
N Approved, July 8, 1862
TPuBuo-No. 49,
An ACT to rinnt The ripht Of pre- emption