Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-09
Approved, July ?, 1862
rPunL1c-No. llO.I
AN ACT 10 reorganize the Navy Department
of the United States.

AN ACT 10 reorganize the Navy Department
Of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate aud House
of Representatives of the United States
Of America in Congress- assembled, That
there shall be established in the Navy
Department the following bureaus, to wit:
First. Bureau of Yards and Docks.
Second. A Bureau of Equipment and
Recruiting.
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
Clothing.
Eighth. A Bureau of Medicine and Sur
gerry.
Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That
the President of the United States, by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate,
shall appoint from the list of officers of the
navy, not below the grade of commander,
chief for each of the Bureaus of the
Yards and Docks, Navigation, Equipment
and Recruiting, and of Ordnance, aud sha.i
in like manner appoint chief Of the Bu-
reau of Construction and Repair, who shall
be a skillful naval constructor; aud shall
also appoint a chief of the Buresu of Steam
Engineering, who shall be skillful engi-
neer, aud be selected from the list of chief
engineers of the navy; and shall also ap-
point chief of the Bureau of Medicine aud
Surgery, who shall be selected from the
list of surgeons Of the navy, aud chief of
the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
who shall be selected from the list of pay :
masters Of the navy Of not less than ten
years. standing, each of which chiefs of bu-
k,nl -
and eve hundred dollars per annum, unless
otherwise heretofore provided for by law,
which shalIbe in lieu Of all other cOmPen-
sation whatever. The said chiefs of bu-
reaus TO hold their said Offices for the term
of four years: Provided, That nothing
herein contained shall be construed to af-
feet any provision heretofore made by law
for special cases.
Sec. 3. Aud be it further enacted, That
the Secretary of tho Navy shall appoint the
following clerks aud other officers, TO wit /:
For the office Of the Secretary Of the
Navy, q chief clerk, who shall receive
salary Of two thousand two hundred dollars
per Rnnum one clerk at a salary OF eigh
teen hundred dollars, who shall also be dis
bursting clerk with q salary of two hundred
dollars Eve clerks with a salary of sixteen
hundred dollars each three clerks With q
salary Of fourteen hundred dollars each |;
four clerks with salary OF twelve hHndred
dollars each one messenger at seven hum
dred dollars, aud two laborers at six hun
dred dollars each per annum.
For the Bureau of Yards and Docks, one
civil engineer, who shall receive a salary
of two thousand dollars, one chief clerk at
eighteen hundred dollars, three clerks
at fourteen hundred dollars each, one
draughtsman at fourteen hundred dollars,
one clerk at twelve hundred dollars, one
messenger at eight hundred and forty dol
lara, and two laborers at six hundred dol
lars each per aunum. a9
For the Bureau of Equipment and Re-
cruiting, one chief clerk. who shall receive
a salary Of eighteen hundred dollars, two
clerks At a salary offourteen hundred dol
lars each. one clerk at salary Of twelve
hundred dollars, one messenger at 4 salary
of eight hundred and forty dollars.
For The Bureau Of Navigation, one chief
clerk At eighteen hundred dollars, one clerk
who shah receive salary of fourteen hum
.dred dollars, one clerk at,tWelVe hundred
dollars, one messenger at eight hnndred
and forty dollars. u -tfsF =. "A
For the Bureau Of Ordnance, one assist-