Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-19
TPuBLic No. 2Il1

Az ACT to aBthorizs the Secretary ofthe Navy 10
provide for the education Of Bavai construction.
aud steam engineers. and for other purposes
~ Re- ssaefed By sAe SeHats and House N Repve.~n-
iasres q ths bWise States 81 Assrca "a Csf "a a.
sezab ed, That the Secretary II the Navy BE- and hs
l. hereby authorized 20 provide By regulations to
be issued by him, r the education Of sueh mid
ahipmrn or others af the Naval Acads u.v AZ shnvs
peculiar aptitude therefor 81 naval eaustrurfors
or civil aud steam en giuesrs, ana may form sep.
crate class fqr This purpose. to lie styled gaa~t
glpesTs- or otherwise Afford TO such persons all
proper facilities r such scieHfiae mech anieai
education a. will sc them far such professions
sec. }, Aaa b Il further ea4gtss, That. sfon the
Recommendation Of the academic ard sut 4 r4r-
ne connected with she scienti re AID mschanfesl
class As graduate therein with credit NAV Be i'm
ulediA'sly appointed assistant naval construct.
or warranted IS engineers.
sec 3. Had B. e farther eaartez. That cadet ca.
Eineers, net - sxcs fifty 80 number. shall .
appointed by the Secretary Of ths Navy: Pre-ised
Tha No psTsoD, Other shan ztd- hipuleu, shail he
eligible ior such appointment who all not pro-
due sztstaef0ry eSta nee Of mech n cal skill nd
proficiency aai that he has been ems loyed Il least
W. years Ia the actual fabrication OF steam ma
ehia-ry-
&c. lad IL Z further eaaeisa That eaar' On.
Sineer~, when a.. Cimtsd. shall Be under eighteen
years # eee, zud shall have passed mental and
physical exsmiHat8Ua- They shall be admitted &
the Assa academy, wherH they shall exaasiaed
fem uuis time. according Sc ths regu atinn~
preatieed hy n Seoretar, Of the Navy aud II
und deficient at any -xaminstiau n. or dlsmisssd
faG aaiscoadaei, hey shalt net b. coatinnssl Ia the
ACID M, or ~ 'he -eFFioe, except aP-n recon-
msndatien Of tite scadru baara
So. g. Asa = e f@rtAsr saae cd That the AGA
demie eanrS, OF cal sise shait be two years,
AMI thtir psy he sane a. nj shipmau
sec. ;. Had bs Z furthsr enacted, That the uuTa.
ber OF ehisleu Il -fs shall tot exec "a one fer saeh
frss and eohd Fate vessel in he navy " tn such
d. 4, second, and third ASH tant eax,ua~rs. or
those actiss rs such, a. the wants o. the service
actually re aire. And that, from ard after the
aslf FhA n al aF Z h.
offers Of tie navy. tie active iIst. shall BE- -
follows: Every chief engineer ca dutv for the
hrst I've ynars after the date uf his commission
two thouaand TIVE hundred dollars Fer the sec
oud hTe yssrs after the date of bis eonuaisSi o.
two Thousand five hundred dollars Fer the third
i've years after the date o. his comm ssian. two
thousand eight hundred dollars. After hftesn
years sf1er the date Of ais cnmasssion three thoa
sand liars. kvcry chief engfnzer on faxwe or
waiting orders. fer the fret h4e years after the
data OF his conlmlssiea, oBe Thousand iva hundred
dollars. Fer the second i've y ars after the date
OF his c commission, en- Thousand six hundred dol
lars For the third Ere years after the daia Of hts
CON mission, one Thousand seTeE hundred dollar.
>fter fifteen years after the date Of his commissian
one thousand eight hundred dollars, Every irsf
assistant engineer on duty, one tkousaad fva kun-
drcd aoliars. While on leave or waiting orders
thousand one hundred dollars Every sscoBd
assistant engineer on duty, one thsusAHa two hun-
dred dollars. While on iszve or waiting orders
nine hundred dollars. Every third assistant
ecsineer on daty, cue thousand dollars While on
leave or waiting orders. eight huudred dollars
Sec. And y 4 fxrfAsr eaacee9, That section
two Of joint EesolstisR .saHthorIziBg the seers-
tarT Of The Navy 10 adjust he egUitsols claims Of
contractors. for naval supplies, and regulating
contracts. with the Navy Depart aenf.s = approved
March thrse, eighteen hundred and sixty-tArss,
ee and the SANE isahsrsby amended by adding to
the same the following provi=o. via: ProrIds8,
That where articles are advertised ana bid for in
classes ami in the Juagme Of the head Of the
Depsrtssnt any one or more articles appear TO be
BID Tor 81 excesziFs or unreasonable prices exceed
iEg ten per csntam above their fair market value,
lie shall be authorized TO jsct sgch bid
Approved, J1iy 4. 1854.