The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-06
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Second Session OF the
Thirty-seventh Congress.
RnbIic-No. 10.


Public-No. no.
AN ACT to reorganize the Navy Department of the
United States.
Be q enacted By The Senate and House Of Represent
atires Of the United States Of America in Congress
nsseulbied That there shall be established in the
Navy Department the following bureaus, to-wit:
First. Bureau of Yards and Docks.
Second. Bureau of Equipment and Recruit
Third. A Bureau of Navigation.
Fourth A Bureau of Ordnance.
Fifth. A Bureau of Construction and Repair.
Sixth A Bureau of Steam Eng ineering.
Seventh. Bureau of Provisions and Clothing.
Eighth. A Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
SEc2. Aud be IL further enacted, That the Presi
dent 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 Ofthe Bureaus OF Yards
and Docks, Navigation, Equipment and Recruiting,
and of Ordnance and shall in like manner appoint
chief Of the Bureau of Construction and X pair,
who shall be skillful naval constructor and shall
also appoint chief Of the Bureau OF Steam Engin-
eering, who shallbe skillful engineer and be Sc
lected from the list of chief engineers of the navy
and shall also appoint chief of the Bureau of
Medicine and Surgery, who shall be selected from
the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, who shall
be selected from the list of aymasters OF the navy
Of not less than ten years standing each of which
chiefs of bureaus shall receive salary of three
thousand five hundred dollars per annum, unless
otherwise heretofore provided for by law, which
shall be in lieu 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
provision heretofore made by law for special cases.
SEC 3. Afd be further enacted, That the Secre-
tary of the Navy shall appoint the following clerks
and other officers, to-wit:
For the office of the Secretary of the Navy chief
clerk, who shall receive salary of two thousand
two hundred dollars per annum; one clerk at a sal
airy of eighteen hundred dollars, who shall also be
discussing clerk with salary Of two hundred dol
lars; five clerks with salary of sixteen hundred
dollars each three clerks with salary of fourteen
hundred dollars each four clerks with salary of
twelve hundred dollars each one messenger at nine
hundred dollars per annum; one assistant messen-
ger at hundred dollars, and two laborers at
six hundred dollars each per annum.
For the Bureau of Yards and Docks, one civil en-
gineer, who shall receive salary of two thousand
dollars one chiefclerk at eighteen hundred dollars,
one clerk at sixteen hundred dollars, three clerks at
fourteen hundred dollars each, one draughtsman at
fourteen hundred dollars one clerk at twelve hun
bred dollars, one messenger at eight hundred and
forty dollars, and two laborers at six hundred dol
lars each per annum.
For the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting,
one chief clerk who shall r ceiv~ salary ofeight
cen hundred dollars, two clerks at salary of four
teen hundred dollars each, one clerk at salary of
twelve hundred dollars one messenger at a salary
ofeight hundred and forty dollars.
For the Bureau of Navigation, one chief clerk at
eighteen hundred dollars one clerk who shall re-
ceive a salary offourteen hundred dollars clerk
at twelve hundred dollars, one messenger at eight
hundred and forty dollars.
For the Bureau Of Ordnance one assistant. to be
selected from the commissioned officers of the navy,
with the pay Of three thousand dollars per annum
one draughtsman at fourteen hundred dollars, one
clerk at fourteen hundred dollars, messenger ut
eight hundred and forty dollars per annum, and one
laborer at six hundred dollars, and one laborer at
four hundred and eighty dollars per annum.
For the Bureau of Construction and Repair, one
chief clerk at a salary of eighteen hundred dollars
year, draughtsman at fourteen hundred dollars
= perannum, i've clerks at salary Of fourteen hun
bred dollars each, Of twelve hundred dollars
one messenger ut salary ofeight hundred and forty
dollars per annum, and one laborer at six hundred
dollars per anDum.
Eor Nl,aR uroou of Gfao EnO ring chi
clerk at Il salary Of eighteen hundred dollars one
draughtsman at fourteen hundred dollars, clerk
at fourteen hundred dollars, one assistant draughts-
man at twelve hundred dollars, one messenger at
eight hundred and forty dollars salary per annum
and one lahorer at six hundred dollars per annum
For the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, one
chief clerk with salary of eighteen hundred dol
lars, four clerks with salary of fourteen hundred
dollars each one clerk with salary of twelve hun
bred dollars, one messenger with a salary of eigh
hundred and forty dollars per annum and one Ia
herewith salary of six hundred dollars per an
mum.
For the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, two
clerks with salary of fourteen hundred dollari
EACH and one messenger with salary of eight hun
dred and forty dollars per annum.
For the protection of the building occupied b.
the Department, one day Waterman and two nigh
watchmen at salary of six hundred dollars eacl
per annum, and for the general care ofthe building
furnace and grounds, laborer at salary of 81,
hundred dollars and one laborer at salary ofthre
hundred and sixty dollars.
SEC. A. And be IL further enacted, That the Score
tary Of the Navy shall assign and distribute anon
the sad bureaus such OF tie uutes Vi inc ..aFy Oe
partment he shall judge to be expedient an
proper; and all Of the duties of the said bureau
shall be performed under the authority of the Sec
rotary of the Navy, and their orders shall be con
sidered emanating from him, and shall have fu
force and effect such.
SEC 5. And be IL further enacted, That all est
mates for specific, general, and contingent expense
oftlie Department, and Of the several bureaus sha
be furnished to the Secretary Of the Navy by II
chiefs of the respective bureaus, and all such al
preparations shall be under the control and e1
pended by the direction of the Secretary OF n
Navy, and the appropriation for each bureau sha
lie kept separate in the Treasury.
SEC. s. And be 10 further enacted That the chic
of thf respective bureaus of the Navy Department
shall be authorized to frank all communication
from their respective bureaus and all communities
tions to their bureaus the business thereof sha
be free of postage.
SEC 7. And be I further enacted, That all ac
and parts OF acts conflicting or inconsistent wit
the provision of this act be and the same are her
by repealed
Approved, July 5, 1862 ,~