Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-01-04

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have been Stationed. may be forwarded.
whenever practicable To- any other
,.,;mt o. which the, miy have been or
,lcied. uii!innt further charge thereon.
Approved, July 81. 1851.
CHAR. XIII An Act IN provide for
the Temporary Iucrca>c at the Navy.
Be Il esact,d By he .Sr"qie c"f Uo"se
# R,prtseatahiscs II the L"'tri Stats q
Imer,ca ~ Congrcss assembled. That
for and during the present instruction
the Secretary of the Navy shall be. aud
lie is hereby. authorized Ia hire. pnr-
chase, ar contract for suc. vessels us
NAV b. necessary f,r the Temporary III
crease of the navy of the United States,
and he is also hereby antli"riZed t" fur
any vessel or vessels wliic.' may be pnr-
chased or contracted for, with such
tio,,s of war. rs may be necessary to cna-
bic such vessel or vessels to render the
most efficient service, pursuant t" the
orders which may be given to their re-
spcctivc commanders.
SEC. 2. AMI be Il further enacted,
That tic Temporary appointments
made, or which may be made, 10y the
Secretary of the Navy, Of acting lieu
tenants, acting paynastcrs, acting as.
sistant surgeons, acting masters and
masters mates, arc hereby ratified and
confirmed IT'S Temporary acting appoint
ments, until the return OF the vessels
in which they are respectively emf
played. or until the suppression ofthc
present insurrcction, rs may be deemed
necessary and the rate Of compcnsa-
tinn allowed tortl,e several grades spec
flied is hereby legalized and approved.
Sac. 8. And be 1t further a,actett,
That tor the purpose OF carrying into
effect the foregoing act, and t" suppress
piracy, and render more effective the
closing If the ports of the insurgents,
there he appropriated and placed ut the
disposal Of the Navy Department the
sum of three millions of dollars.
Approved, July "a, 1861.
CHAP. XIV.-An Act for the Relief
Of the Widows and Orphans of the Or
ticcrs, Seamem. and Marines Of the Uni
ted States Slnop.of.war Lerant, and for
other Purposes.
BE il emctcd By the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the Uuitra STATES Of
america IN Congress assembled, That,
for the purpose of fixing the time ut
which shall commence the pensions
under the existing laws. of the widows
and orphan children of the officers,
seumen, marines, aud Others Ia service,
who were lost in the United States
sio"p of,war Levant, us well us the time
t" which the pay Of said officers, sell
men, marines, and Others in the SER
vice, shall be allowed, the tl,irticth day
of June, one thonsnd eight hundred
siXty-onc, shall be deemed and taken
10 be the day on which The said slool-
ot-war Lcvant f,nndcred II: sea-.
SEC. .. Ant be ii .furthcr enactra,
That the widow, or child, or children,
and in case there shall be no widow,
or child. or children, (ns aforesaid, J
then the parent or parents, and ifthcre
he u" parents, tho brothers and sisters
OF the officers, scamcn, marines, aud
others in service, VIII" were lost IN said
sl"p.of.war Levant, including ,l't;,in' =
clerk and assistant draugl,tsi,,an, shall
shall DC entitled IT, aud receive, out If
any money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated, II sum equal to
twelve months pay Of their respective
deceased relations aforesaid. IN nddi.
ti.m To the l'ay Que to the said deceased
ut the date "f the loss If said vessel.
SEC. 3. And be Il further rmetr,i,
That f!ic proper accounting officers If
the Treasury Department bc. aud are
hereby. authorized aud Il rv,tcd {" set
tic the accounts al Andrew j. Watson.
late ,a'r>cr in the navy, who WAS lost
In tie >i'~'I, "f-war Lcvanr. with Nil his
accounts ai.d vouchers FIR expenditures
a"d payments made 10y him. and with
:;!l the n"ney. >t'rc>. and supplies sr'-
cured for the use os sand vessel and 20
allow him 4 crcsli; E'r Whatever appears
I" H. due f.,'.,. him ou the books ri the
Department
Approved, Juiy "a, 1851.