Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-08-28
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the Second Session of the Thirty Seventh
Congress.
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service for the year ending thirtieth June,
eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the senate and house of
representatives of the United States of Amer
lea 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 June eighteen hundred ana
sixty-three:
For 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
dollars.
For the repair and equipment Of vessels Of
the navy. eleven million four hundred thou
sand dollars.
For fuel for the navy, to be purchased in
the mode prescribed by law for other mater
ials, and for the transportation thereof, two
million one hundred and sixty thousand dol
lars.
For the purchase of hemp and other ma
terials for the navy, five hundred and forty
thousand dollars.
For ordnance and ordnance stores, includ-
ing incidental expenses, five million one hun
bred and fifty thousand dollars.
For provisions forcommission, warrant, and
petty officers and seamen, including engineers
and marines attached to vessels for sea SER
vice. three million three hundred and fifty
one thousand five hundred and twenty-one
dollars and twenty-five cents Provided that
the preserved meat forming part of the navy
ration may be prepared and packed under the
direction of the secretary ofthe navy if he shall
deem it advisable; and that the cattle or fresh
beef therefor may be purchased under his di-
rections, and tromthis appropriation; and that
he be authorized to do whatever else may be
necessary for the procuring, preparing, and
packing said preserved meat in the most APP
proved and advantageous manner; the eX-
pense for machinery and tools to be betrayed
from the laSt-named sum, and not to exceed
five thousand dollars.
For surgeons necessaries and appliances
for the sick and hurt of the navy, including
the engineer and marine corps, seventy -seven
thousand nine hundred dollars
For contingent expenses that may accrue
for the following purposes, viz: freight and
transportation; printing and stationery; adj
vertising in newspapers; books, maps, mod
els, drawings; purchase and repair of fire en-
gines; for machinery 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
hlltCiS. anu lllc PURCHASE anu IcpdlT VI WOIh-
mans tools; postage OF public letters; tele-
grams, fuel, oil, and candles for navy yards
and shore stations; pay of watchmen and in
cidental labor not chargeable to any other APP
preparations transportation to, and labor
attending the delivery Of provisions and
stores on foreign stations; wharfage,
dockage, and rent for docking vessels;
for furniture for government houses; travel
ling expenses of officers and others under
orders; funeral expenses; store and office
rent; fuel, commissions and pay of clerks to
navy agents and Storekeepers flags. awnings,
and packing boxes; premiums, and other en-
penses OF recruiting; experimenting deserters;
per diem pay TO persons attending court
martial, courts Of inquiry, and other services
authorized by law; pay to judge advocates
pay to photographers; pilotage and towage OF
vessels, and assistance to vessels in distress;
and for bills of health and quarantine ex-
penses Of vessels of the United States navy
IN foreign ports. one million seven hundred
thousand dollars.
For clothing for the navy, six hundred
thousand dollars.
For the charter of vessels, stores, extra la
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 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
hcers, when so employed, receive any COM
pensatlon in addition to their official pay, and
when any other person or persons than an Of
fcer OF the navy shall be employed the COM
pensation shall not exceed the sum Of five
thousand dollars forall contracts for purcha-
SEES or charters in any one year made under
the provisions of this act
For pay of photographer for the year end
ing June, eighteen hundred and sixty-two,
three hundred dollars.
For repairs, painting, and raising the roof
OF the navy department building, finishing
and furnishing the same, twenty thosand dol
lars.
MARINE CORPS.
For pay of officers, nom commissioned Off
GERS, musicians, privates, clerks, messengers,
stewards, and servants: for rations and cloth
ing for servants; additional rations for five
years service; for undrawn clothing and "a
tons, bounties for re-enlistments, six hundred
and mnety-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 president of the United States,
on the twenty-second OF November, eighteen
hundred and sixty-one, seventy-fo four thousand
seven hundred and sixty-seven dollars and
forty cents.
For provisions one hundred and forty-three
thousand four hundred and forty-five dollars.
For clothing, one hundred and thirty-four
thousand six hundred and sixty dollars
For fuel, thirty thousand eight hundred and
ninety-tour dollars and fifty cents.
For military stores, namely: Pay of armor-
ers repair of arms, purchase of accoutre-
ments, ordnance stores, flags, drums, flies,
and other instruments, fifteen thousand dol
lars.
For transportation ofofficers, their servants
and troops, and expenses of recruiting twen-
ty-two thousand dollars.
For repairs OF barracks, and rent of offices
where there are no public buildings for that
purpose, eight thousand dollars.
For completing repairs of Charlestown bar
racks, ten thousand four hundred and fifty-
eight dollars and ninety-seven cents Proyid-
ed, that the same can be fully completed for
that sum- and no part of the money hereby
appropriated shall be expended until it is sat
istactorily ascertaned that the said building
can be completed herewith.
For contingencies, namely Freight, ferri-
age, toll, carriage, wharfage; purchase and
repair of boats, compensation to judge advo-
Gates, per diem for attending court-martial,
courts of inquiry, and for constant labor,
house rent in lieu of quarters, burial of de-
ceased marines, printing, stationery, postage,
telegraphlng, apprehension OF deserters, oil,
candles, gas. repairs Of gas and water fixtures,
water rent, forage, straw. barrack furniture,