Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-09-11
IPUBLIc--No. 1857

| PUBLIC-No. l35
AN ACT making appropriations fo,
the naval service for the wear end.
ing thirtieth of June, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-three, and for othcr
| purposes.
| BE Il enacted by The Senate and House Of Repre-
scrltatires Of NE United States Of America IN Con
gress assembled, That the following sums b
and they are hereby appropriated, t.
be paid out of any money in the Trea
snry not otherwise appropriated, fo
the year ending the thirticth Of June
eighteen hundred and sixty-three
For pay of commission, warrant
and petty officers and seamen, inclu
ding the engineer corps of the navy
eleven million six hundred and sew
entecn thousand one hundred and
nine dollars. .....
For the repair and equipment OF
vessels Of the navy, eleven million
four hundred thousand dollars.
For fuel for the navy, to be pur-
chased in the mode prescribed by law
for other materials, and for the trans.
portation thereof, two million one
hundred and sixty Thousand dollars
For the purchase of hemp aud 9th
er materials for the navy, five hun.
dred and forty thousand dollars.
For Ordnance and ordnance stores
idcluding incidental expenses, five
million one hundred and fifty thous
and dollars.
For provisions for commission, w ar
rant, and petty officers and seamen, in
Guiding engineers and marine attach.
ed to vessels for sea service, three
million three hundred and fifty-onc
thousand five hundred and twenty
one dollars aud twenty-five cents
Prorided, That the preserved mea,
forming part Of the navy ration may
be prepared and packed under the di,
rection of the Secretary of the Navy,
if he shall deem it advisable and
that the cattle or fresh beef therefor
may be purchased under his directions
and from this appropriation and that
he be authorized to do whatever else
maybe necessary for the procuring pre-
pairing, and packing said preserved
meat in the most approved and ad-
vantageous manner the expense for
machinery and tools to be betrayed
from the last-named sum, and not to
exceed five thousand dollars.
For surgeons necessaries and ap-
pliances for the sick and hurt of the
navy, including the engineer and ma,
rine corps, sevety-seyen thousand
nine hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses that may
accrue for the following purposes, viz:
freight and transportation printing
and stationery advertising in news
papers books, maps, models, draw.
ings purchase and repair of fire en-
gines for machinery of every de-
scription and the patent right to use
the same repair of and attending to
steam-engines i'll navy yards +; pur-
chase and maintenance of horses and
oxen, and driving teams, carts, tim
ber-whcels, and the purchase and re-
pair of workmau's tools postage of
public letters kilograms fuel, oil
and candles for navy yards and shore
stations pay of watchmen and Incl
dental labor not chargcable to any
other appropriation transportation to
and labor attending the delivery oil
provisions and stores on foreign sta
tions; wharfage, dockage, and rent
for docking vessels for furniture for
Government houses travelling ex-
penses of officers and others under
orders funeral expenses store and
office rent fuel, commissions and pay
of clerks to navy agents and store
keepers flags, awnings, and packing
boxes /; premiums, and other expen-
ses of recruiting; apprehendng de-
serters !; per diem pay to persons at.
tending courts-martial, courts of in
guiry, and other services authorized
by law (; pay to judge advocates
pay to photographers f; 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 ports, one million seven hum
drcd thousand dollars.
For clothing for the navy, six hun
dred thousand dollars.
For the charter Of vessels, stores,
extra laborers, and purchase of ad-
ditional steam vessels, three million
dollars PrOridcd, That hereafter, in
all cases where the officers Of the ma
Wy can be made available, consistent
ly with the public service, in making
contracts for the charter Of vessels
and the purchase of additional steam
vessels, no other person or persons
shall be employed nor shall such Of
ficers, when SO employed, receive any
compensation in addition to their Off.
cial pay. and when any other person or
persons than an officer Of the navy
shall be employed the compensation
shall not exceed the sum of five thou.
sand dollars for all contracts for pur-
chases or charters in any one year
made under the provisions Of this act.
For pay of photographer for the
year ending June, eighteen hundred
auu oiAty -t"o, tNicc uuuuIeu uOIarS.
For repairs, painting, and raising
the roof of the Navy Department
building, finishing and furnishing the
same, twenty thousand dollars.
MARINE CORPS.
For pay Of officers, non-commission-
ed officers, musicians, privates, clerks.
messengers. stewards, and servants /;
for rations and clothing for servants !;
additional! rations for years service !;
for undrawn clothing and ratlons,
bounties for re-enlistments, SIX hun
dred and ninety-six thousand one
hundred and ninety eight dollars and
thirty cents.
For the support Of five hundred and
eighty men authorized to be enlisted
for the marine corps, by the Presi-
dent of the United States, on the
tweaty-second of November, eighteen
hundred aud sixty-onc, seyenty-four