The national Republican., 1862-08-08
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed At TIE Second Session Of he TArty
sevasth Congress.

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at TIE Second Session Of he TAirty
seuah Obngress.
tPuSLIc-No. 1851
AN ACT making appropriations for the naval
service for the year ending thirtieth Of June,
eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and for
other purposes.
Be u snsoted 6y The Senate and House of Rep
resentdtiues Of he 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
otherwise appropriated, for the year ending
the thirtieth OF juno, eighteen hundred and
Fer pay of commission, warrant, and petty
officers and seamen, including the engineer
corps Of the navy, eleven million six hundred
and seventeen thousand one hundred and nine
For the repair and equipment Of vessels Of
dollars.
For fuel for the navy, to be purchased in the
mode prescribed by law for other materials
and for the transportation thereof, two million
one hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
For the purchase Of hemp and other mate
rials for the navy, nve hundred and forty thou
sand dollars.
For ordnance and ordnance stores, including
incidental expenses, Ave million one hundred
and hfty thousand dollars.
For provisions for commission, warrant. and
petty officers and seamen, including engineers
and marines attached to vessels for sea service,
three million three hundred and nifty .one thou.
sand Ave hundred and twenty.one dollars and
served meat forming part Of the navy ration
may be prepared and packed under the direc-
tion of the Secretary Of the Navy, II he shall
deem it advisable; and that the cattle or fresh
beef therefor may be purchased under his di.
he be authorized to do whatever else may
be necessary for the procuring, preparing, and
packing said preserved meat In the most ap.
proved and advantageous manner; the expense
for machinery and tools to be betrayed from
the lastnaned sum, and not to exceed i've
thousand dollars.
For surgeons neoessaries and appliances for
the sick and hurt Of the navy, including the
engineer and marine corps, seventy seven thou.
sand nine hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses that may accrue for
the following purposes, viz: freight and trans
portation; printing and stationery; advertising
In newspapers; books, maps, models, drawings
purchase and repair Of fire engines; for ma
chinery Of every description and the patent
right TO use the same; repair OF and attending
to steam engines In navy yards; purchase and
maintenance Of horses and oxen, and driving
teams, carts, timber.wheels, and the purchase
and repair Of workman's tools; postage Of pub
navy yards and shore stations; pay ofwatchmer
and Incidental labor not ohargeable to any othei
appropriation; transportation to and labor At
tending the delivery Of provisions and storet
on foreign stations; wharfage, dookage, and
rent for docking vessels; for furniture for Gov.
ernment houses; travelling expenses of officers
and others under orders; funeral expenses store
and office rent; fuel, commissions, and pay o
clerks to navy agents and storekeepers; flags
awnings, and packing boxes; premiums, and
othar avna naaa Of racruitinp. ANIMAL endinO de-
serters; per diem pay to persons attending
courts martial, courts of inquiry, and other
services authorized by law; pay to Judge advo
Gates; pay to photographers; pilotage and towage
and for bills Of health and quarantine expenses
of vessels Of the United States navy in foreign
ports, one million seven hundred thousand dol
For clothing for the navy, six hundred thou
sand dollars.
For the charter of vessels, stores, extra Ia.
borers, and purchase Of additional steam yes.
sells, three million dollars: Provided, That
hereafter, In all cases where the officers of the
navy can be made available, consistently with
charter Of vessels and the purchase Of add
tional steam vessels, 10 other person or persons
shall be employed; nor shall such officers
when so employed, receive any compensation
other person or persons than an oficer Of the
navy shall be employed, the compensation
shall not exceed the sum Of Ave thousand dol
lars for all contracts for purchases or charters
in any one year made under the provisions Of
'F| Fof fI' pay OF photographer for the year ending
June, eighteen hundred and sixty.two, three
hundred dollars.
the Navy Department building, finishing and
furnishing the same, twenty thousand dollars.
MARINE CORPS.
For pay OF officers, nor. commissioned ON
GERS, musicians, privates, clerks, messengers,
stewards, and servants; for ratiOns and cloth.
ing for servants; additional rations for Ave
years. service; for undrawn clothing and ra
tions, bounties for re.enlistments, six hundred
and ninety.s thousand one hundred and nine
ty.eighty dollars and thirty cents.
men authorized TO be enlisted for the marine
corps, by the President Of the United States
on the twenty second Of November, eighteer
hundred and sixty .one, seventy.four thousant
seven hundred and sixty seven dollars and forty
cents.
For provisions, one hundred and ferty.thret
thousand four hundred and forty.flvs dollars
For clothing, one hundred and thirty-foul
thousand six hundred and sixty dollars.
ninety -four dollars and ffty. y.cents.
For military stores, namely: Pay of armor
ers, repair Of arms, purchase Of accoutre.
ments, ordnance stores, flags, drurqs, hfes, ant
other Instruments, fifteen Thousand dollars.
VI OWooTb, tnolT boENhutb
and troops, and expenses Of recruiting, twenty
two thousand dollars.
For repairs of barracks, and rent of Offices
where there are no public buildings for tina
purpose, eight thousand dollars.
racks, ten thousand four hundred and hfty
eight dollars and ninety seven cents: Provided
| That the same can be fully completed for tina
sum; and no part Of the money hereby appro
priated shall be expended until 1t ts satisfact to
rily ascortained that the said building can bt
completed herewith.
For contingencies, namely: Freight, ferriage
toll, carriage, wharfage; purchase and repair
| Of boats: compensation TO judp advocates; PEI
diem for attending courts. martial, courts of In
quiry, and for constant labor; house rent II
lieu OF quarters; burial of deceased marines
printing, stationery, postage, telegraphing; ap
| prehension Of deserters; oil, candles, gas re
pairs Of gas and water fixtures, water rent
| forage, straw, barrack furniture; bed sacks
| spades, shoves, axes, picks, carpenters tools
keep OF horse for the messenger; pay OF ma
| tron, washwoman, and porter at the hospita
| headquarters, forty .fve thousand dollars.
NAVY YARDS.
Portsmouth, Ne,o Hampshire.
For machine shop and smitnery, fitting ant
| furnishing the same, reservoir, capstan 70
sheers, quay wall near landing, extension o
| storehOuse number eleven one hundred feet
| repairs and increase Of ordnance machinery
and shops, and repairs of all kinds, two hun
dred and thirty-two thousand thirty.two dol
lars.
For futtock saw. mill and building, ten thou
sand dollars.
| Boston.