Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-14

VI Nidoe tlltocI anu tcu OF CLASS tWO and one
| slstant messenger at u salary of seven hundred
| dollars per annum; said additional force Shall be
employed and continue only during the rebel.
hon, and for one year after its close; and the
amount necessary to pay their salaries from the
time of their appointment, for the fiscal wear
ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty
three, and for the fiscal year ending June third
eth, eighteen hundred and siXty-iOur, is hereby
appropriated.
Sect. Q. And be it further enacted, that the
appropriation for temporary clerks in the treasu-
! ry department. for the year ending thirteth June
| eighteen hundred and siXiv-fOur, s. al ap0lv To
ana include stationery aud furniture Tor The use
| Of said clerks.
COURT OF CLAIMS.
| For salaries OF Two addi iuna judges from the
| eighth of March, eighteen hundred aud sixty,
| three, 10 thIrtieth June, eighteen hundred aud
slXty-iour, at an annual salary each of four thou
sand dollars, ten thousand five hundred aud
| twenty dollars.
For salary of bailif, from eighth March,
eighteen hundred and sixty three, TO thirieth
June, eighteen hundred and sixty four, at at an
nual salary of ono thousand dollars, one thou
sand two hundred and ninety five dollars
For Il minister resident in Greece three thou-
sand seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Sect. TO- And be it further enacted That the
secretary OF the treasury is hereby authorized TO
allow to Butler and Carpenter, contractors. for
engraving Internal revenue Stamps, thirty per
cent of The cost of engraving the special dies for
that purpose, and not to exceed in amount the
sum Of twenty thousand dollars.
oect. IL. And be 1t further enacted, That the
sum of one hundred thousand dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary be and the
same is hereby appropriated, out of any money
IN the treasury not otherwise appropriated TO-
wards deiraylng the expenses consequent upon
carrying into effect the act of congress of TtbiS
datel, entitled "An act to regulate [relating tol
haocas corpus, aud regulating Judicial proceed
lngS in certain cases"
Sect u. And be it further enacted. that so
much OF the second section of the act of August
SIKH, eighteen hundred and forty-sx. entitled
An act TO provide for the better organization of
the treasury, and for the collection safe keeping
transfer al disbursement of the public reve-
nue., as dcsignaies the mint of the United States
III the city OF Philadelphia to be the place of de-
post OF the public money at that point is hereby
amended so as 10 authorize the deposit of The
same IL the custom-house lifting of the said
ey, whenever, IN the opinion of the secretary of
the treasury, the public convenience will he sub.
serNci thereby; aud the sum of ten thousand
dollars Is hereby appropriated, payable out of
any moneys IN the treasury not otherwise appro-
priatcd, to be expended under the direction a.
the secretary of the treasury ia the construction
OF vaults and the fitting up of offices IN the said
customhou'e building for the proper receipt. Gus
fodY, ana disbursement of such public money as
may he deposited therein.
Sect l3 Aud be it further enacted that the
treasurer of the mint of the United States by
virtue Of that Offic,, assistant treasrtrer of the
United States at Philadelphia, is authorized TO
designate from among the clerks in his said of.
hces fe'pec lively, one to act chief clerk to the
treasurer OF the mint, and one other, to act as
Chi clerk to the assistant treasurer of the Unit
ed S,afes.
Sect II And be it further enacted, that in case
OF the sickness or unavoidable absence of the
treasurer Of the mint, he may, in his discretion,
au horze the respective chief clerks 10 act in his
place, anu 10 discharge all the duIeS required by
law OF tue treasurer of The mint fr ,.sisto,,t
treasurer of the United States at Phaielphia.
sect. ID AMI he 1t further cbac.ed, that the
he assistant Ireasury of the Uni,ed States at
Philadelphia, il the receipt, custody, and dis
bursemenl OF the public money, as MAY be re-
qured Of them by the treasurer, with the same
responsibility for the faithful performance of
such duty as is imposed upon them by the laws
in force for the government of the mint and the
officers and clerks thereof.
Sect l6. And b. it further enacted, that the
secretary Of the senate be directed to pay out of
the contingent fund, for su n extra messengers,
pages, lahorerS, and services for the senate dur
ing the present seSsiO 1, as the committee 10
dit and control the contingent expenses OF the
senate NAV approve and direct.
Sect. II. And be it further enacted, that an
assistant collector of customs shall be appointed
az the port of New York. in the mode prescribed
by law for the appointment of deputy collectors,
at an annual compensation of five thousand dol
lars, who shall perform such duties and exercise
such powers now devoved on the collector as
may he assigned to him by that officer; and all
the official acts of said assistant, in pur uance of
such assignment, shB he as void in law as if
performed by the collector himself: Provided,
that the collector shall be responsible for the Of
fetal acts as aforesaid of said assistant, and that
no additional appropriation shall be made for the
payment of his compensation.
Sect IS. And be it further enacted, that the
signal corps of the army shall, during the pres
ent rebellion, be organized as follows: There
shall be one chief signal officer, a colonel, who
shall be signal officer of the army; one euten-
ant colonel; two majors, who shall be inSpec-
tors; and for each army corps or military de-
partment there shall be one captain and as many
lieuttnantS not exceeding eight, as the president
may deem necessary, to be appointed by the
president, by and with the advice and consent of
the senate, who shall receive the pay and emolu-
ments of cavalry officers of similar grades and
for each officer of the signal corps there may be
enlisted or detailed sergeant and six pri-
Yates, who shall receive the ay of similar grades
of engineer soldiers Provided, that no officer
enlisted man shall be allowed 10 serve in the sig
nal corps until he shall have been examined and
approved by military board 10 be convened
for that purpose by the secretary OF war.
Sect 10. And be il further enacted that the
officers and enlisted men herein provided for
shall be subject the rules and articles of war.
They may be mounted upon horses the property
of the Unitel States, and shall serve in any mil
tary department, or with any forces to which
they may be order, d. And officers of the army
WHO may UC dppOluIcu III tIla cups "llSi
the rebellion, he restored 10 their respective regi-
ments or corps, and receive the same rank and
promotion as if they had continued TO serve
therein.
Sect 20. And be it further enacted, that there
shall be appointed in the office of the signal Off
Ger two clerks of class two. And in selecting
officers and men for the organization of the sig
nal corps as herein provided, preference shall be
piyen TO such as have served faithfully. or as
now serving in the acting signal corps of the
army.
Sect. 81. And be it further enacted, that, IN
order to allow time for their thorough eXamina-
| ton, the president may appoint the officers au-
! thorized by this act during the recess of Con-
| gress; which appointments shall be submitted to
| the senate at their next session for their advice
| and consent.
Sect. %. And be it further enacted, that the
| sum of thirteen thousand dollars be, and the
same is hereby appropriated, TO be paid out of
| any money in the treasury not otherwise anpro-
prated for reconstructing the bridges and mar
| ket house in Georgetown, built across the Ches-
apeake and Ohio canal and for raising the same
So as TO omen Il convenient outlet to the trade of
the canal 10 the Potomac river, in place of that
which has been interrupted by the occupation of
the acdueduct connecting the Chesapeake and
| Ohio and tile Alexandria canals, as bridge for
the transportation of supplies for the army of the
| limited States across said river, said sum to be
expended under the direction of the president of
the chesapeake and Ohio canal company.
Sect. %. And be it further enacted, that the
secretary of the treasury be und he is hereby di-
| rected ont of any money in the treasury not 9TH