Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-07-17
OFFICIAL.

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Fused at the Thrd fcssion cfMe 1hbiysepeHh Congress

Fused at me ihf0 session o. t iNH'Nse't" t"HYttsa
[PunLio-No. 81.
An Acr making appropriations for the naval
service for the yeHr ending June thirty,
eighteen hundred mud sixty -four, and for
other purposes
Be enacted bg The Senate and House If Repre-
,fniatipes Of the United States Of america IN Con-
grfss assembled, That the following sums be and
they are hereby appropriated, to be paid out Of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap.
propriated, for the year ending the thirheth Of
June, eighteen hundred and Hixty-four
For pay of commission, warrant, and petty
tficcrs and seamen, including the engineer
CORPS of the navy, fourteen million seven hun
drei and thirty four thousand three hundred
and thirty-two dollars aud seventy cents.
For the construction aud repair of vessels Of
the navy, nine million two hundred and ninety
eight thousand dollars.
For the purchase and building Of ndditionaI
steamers, repairs Of same, charter of vessels,
extra labor and material, and repairs of vessels
on foreign stations, fifteen millions of dollars.
For tSo armor- plated sea steamers of iron of
the first class, three million dollars: Prouided
That no contract shall be entered into for the
construction of said steamers until after public
advertisements for proposals to build the same,
published fol- at least thirty days, in two daily
newspapers Of general circulation, published in
each Of the cities of Washington, New York,
Boston, aud Philadelphia, prior to such contract
being made.
For the purchase Of hemp and other materials
for the navy, three hundred and twenty thousand
dollars
For fuel for the navy, and for the transporta-
ton and expenses thereof, two million six hun
lrel and ninety thousand dollars.
For the equipment of vessels in tho navy,
viz:
For the purchase of various articles of equip
...l ,t,a s,.,I
furniture, and stores, in the masters, boat
swans, and saomakers' departments two mil
lion dollars.
For provisione for commission, warrant, aud
petty officers and seamen, including engineers
and marines attached to vessels for sea service,
five million four huudred und seventeen thou
sand seven hundred aud foriy,fiv dollars.
For construction and repair of machinery for
vessels in commission, five million seven hum
dred and seventy five thousand dollars.
For surgeons neoessaries and appliances for
the sick and hurt Of the navy, including the
engineer and marine corps, one hundred and
dfty-seyen Thousand five huudr' / dollars.
For cannon all descriptions, field and boat
howitzers, gun carriages, shot, shell, and equip
nent Of all kinds, powder, PURCHASE Of nitre,
small arms, ordnance labor Mt navy yards,
freight transportation, books, insp' citing in-
suumcns, watchmen, assistants for fabrication
and inspection Of guns, and contingent expenses
Of ordnance and ordnance bureau, six MILTON
three hundred thousand dollars.
For three powder tugs ut Boston, New York,
and Philadelphia, aud repairs of ordnance
steamboat, forty thousand dollars.
For repairs and additions to ordnance machi-
merry III shpp9 upu LUZ '"o 's'"D''snn,eu' y P'.t
cn4se OF NV ~ WV sr,,, ,,,,
~Hlums hcrltoi one h"nu'eu anu my 'no's"nV
uoArs ..,..,..... A....,.,,
three hundred .lullArB
For compass stations and magnetic deviations
hooks mnnneles, nags, signals, longs sanu-
glasses, leads, lpnEitudes, tables oil haWgauoh
determination Of mrrldinl Instances anu ex
periments with night signals' one b"1dfed ant
lUtiymne Thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses OF the navy, on
hundred thousand dollars
,.,,, ,. ,,,us avn noctss
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fer contingent eAP NM l liny aG,Iuo ~. ~
Tue following purposes VIZ ror 'he ireisn. nn
transportation OF uha'er'"'s anu s'otes iot y",S
uouerv. for books. mai models, and drawings
for the purchase and repair Of fire engines 10
machinery Of every description, and the paten
-. ~ Vs. i ,,a,''ia,. ~ sa,, il, ,hn ,n y
yards for docking vessels; for the purchas
aud maintenance Of horses aud oxen and driyin
teams for carts and timber wheels, and worl
mems tools of every DESCRIPTION, and repAirin
Inc came Tor los'age ol letters on puono so y.
coois o,d o,har r,oi c,y cor,Iea and ali for II,
oS nov,, ,,aras and sto,ioms far cleaning an
con"n', ~ Co.. s,,nyIv If vyntcr n nny
TsSds o. 1p on, ,.s,d ,,,pa,ss for aaos NV,
nas a 'oi 49, fo, ,y,,chmsn m
aIe nteev 49,, vords ,,ot nnni;cah
~" a,i'ar ''r,rn,rio,i9p Nv hun,i,ed M
seVeniy-nue thousand dollars.
BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING
For oor,innert .vnenses that NAV accrue f
the following purposes, viz Expenses of r
ornltlng travelling expenses OF oneers uuu
P9rlauoh oil men pruning uuu S'u''oue ',
advertising IN hewspapelsi Postaes oh Pun
letters wharfage anu uehult"Bei iuher"'
penseS apprenehulhg deser'ers' pNotaee u
'owaee oil vessels anu assistance 10 fe e'','
distress per diem pay 10 persons n.iehu,
eonrls-marshal, courts OF inquiry ANU ON
services authorized by law pay 10 JUICY uu'
Gates ana lor b'llS ol heal'h hau luhsahin ~,
pehscs OF vessels OF the navy, one lhlllloh uoua
RuRp.tr or NAv1oArtoN.
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For contingent expenses " NV bureau
NH''sa'ion' one thousauu "o''"'9
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
For oon,irceut axnenscs viz. For trauspor
tim of na,a5in,s pr;,,,i,,., stotionrrv, lao
molels dra,nia' fas,..ns and ,nisceilnne
Items sft,, ,harsani 1nI1ars
BUREAU OF PROVISIONS AND CLOTHING.
For contingent expenses, viz for caud