The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-07
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AZ such ports as the Secretary of the Treasury LAY deem
necessary there shall DO an officer appointed by nm 70
sup rntend all matters ofexportaton and drawback, I'M
der tho direction OF the collector whose compensation
therefor shall presbedby the Secretary ofthe lreasu
w. not exceeding however III any case an annual rate o.
two thousand dollars which, together with the once ex
penses of such supernten shall not be included III
the maximum OF the aggregate expenses OF tne ONCE o.
the said collector And all hooks papers and documents
the bureau of drawback in the different ports relating
70 the drawback of duties paid under the internal revenue
aws shall be delivered to said collector OF Internal reVe
| nue.. - .
Sgo 49, And belt further enacted, That all provisions
any former act inconsistent with the provisions OF this
let are hereby repealed: Fopidcd, hoeerer That no
duty imposed by any previous act which has become aue
Or which return has been ought 10 he made sha De
mtted or released by this act but the same shal o.
collected and paid and all fines and penalties nereoioe
Incurred shall be enforced and collected ana a oneIee
heretofore committed shall be punished as TINS ACT naa
not passed and the commissioner OF Internal reye
nue. under the direction ofhe Secretary Of the Treasury
IL authorized to make all necessary regulations and 70
prescribe all necessary forms and proceedings for the col
lection of such taxes and the enforcement OF uch nes
and penalties for the execution Of the provisions OF THIS
SEC II. And be 1t further enacted That the privilege OF
purchasing supplies goods imported from foreign coun-
tries for the use Of the United states duty iree when
now does or hereafter shall exist by provisions OF law
shall be extended under such regulations as the Secret
m of the Treasury prescribe to all articles OF done
dc production which subject to tax by the provisions
sgc is And be 10 further enacted That this act shall
s in force and effect on and after the first day Of April
ii the year eighteen hundred and sxyfve unless other
| wise provided by this act.
SEC 49, And be ii further enacted That the Secretary
TIN the Treasury ia hereby authorized TO appoint com
mission consisting ofthree persons onqre ana report
al the earliest practicable moment upon the subject OF
rasng by taxation such revenue as may De necessary IN
order to supply the wants Of the government having re-
gard and The sources rom wnfh
raising the same and to report the form Of bill and
that such commission have power to inquire into the
manner and efficiency Of the present and past methods
to take testimony
ID such and under such regulations as may De
prescribed by the Secretary Of the Treasury And such
shall receive for their services three hun
bred dollars month for the time necessarily employed,
| and their necessary travelling expenses.
Ssc. 20. And be further enacted, That the Secretary
Of the Treasury may any time prior to the first day Of
July eighteen hundred and sxtysx assign to the office
Of the commissioner Of the internal revenue such num-
Der of clerks as he may deem necessary or the exgen-
cies of the public service may require and tho privilege
Of Thanking all letters and documents pertaining to the
duties of his Office and Of receiving free Of postage all
such letters and documents hereby extended TO said
Approved, March 8, 1866. f9 sH.
An ACT making Appropriation for the Naval Service for
year ending June thirtieh eighteen hundred aud sixty
Be it enacted BY tie Senate and House Of Representative
of the Z ned States Of America in Congress assembled
That the following sums be- and they are hereby sppro
pated to BIO paid out of any money in the treasury not
Otherwise appropriated for the year ending the thrtiet
OF June, eighteen hund ed and sixty elk x,
For pay Of commission warrant and petty officers and
seaen, including the engineer corps OF the navy TWEEN
ty-three million three hundred and twenty thousand
seven hundred and twenty-five dollars and nifty ccnts
For the compilation aud repair of vessels of the navy
twenty million i've hundred and thirty thousand
dollars. h. I'd. 81. IT,
For the purchase Of hemp and other materials for til,
navy, five hundred and seventy thousand dollars.
For fuel for the navy and for the transportation
expenses thereof seven million SIX hundred and eight,
thousand dollars. -t,..-. s.. 49,
For bounties to scamen, one million dollars.
F For the equipment Of vessels in the navy, Wis
I'm rhauaa IF vnrta,
canvas leather iron, cables and anchors OIL furniture
gaeys and stores and for the payment of labor on ar
Giles manufactured in the navy yard and for outfit stores
of vessels five million eight hundrdd thousand dollars
For provisions for commission, warrant and petty off,
Gers and seanen including enginoers and marines at
tached to vessels for service twelve millions, nine
hundred and twentythree thousand two hundred and
eighty dollars and seyentyfve cents.
For the construction repair and tear of machinery
of vessels in commission seventeen million one hundred
and forty-fve thousand dollars.
For surgeons necessares and appliances for the sick
and hurt OF the navy including the coast survey
giheer and marine corps two hundred and
thousand five hundred dollars. h
For ordnance and ordnance stores including labor and
incidental expenses, eight million three hundred thou
For navigation apparatus and supplies, and for pur
poses incidental to navigation, four hundred thousand
dollars.
For clothing for the navy, one million dollars
For contingent expenses Of the navy, two hundred and
Bureau of Yards and Docks.-For contingent expon.
ses that may accrue for the following purposes vz For
freight and transportation; for printing advertising, and
stationary for books, MAPS models and drawings for
the purchase and repair Of reen gnes for machinery
OF every description and patent right to use the
for repairs of steam-engnes and attendance; for pur
chase and maintenance OF and horses and driving
tcams for carts, timber wheels and workmeus tools
every description for navyyard purposes; for kilograms
and postage Of letters on public servce for furniture for
government offices and houses for coal and other fuel
for candles oil, and gas; for cleaning and clearing up
yards; for aags awnings and packingboxesj for pay Of
watshmen ior incidental labor at 1avyards not ap
at Portsmouth, New Hampshire; for tolls and fsrriages
for water taxi and for rent Of stores and rendezvous
one million seven hundredan aud sixty thousand dollars
Bureau Of Navigation contingent expenses Of the
| bureau of navigation, viz: .a-
For freight and transportation of navigation materials
Instruments books, and stores; for postage on public
etters for telegraphng public business for adver
Using for proposals; for packingbo and materials
for blank books forms, and stationery at navigation
incidental expenses not applicable any other appro
priation, five thousand dollars.
Bwsau Of CONTRACTION and Rspair-Eor contingent
and incidental expenses, wiz -r
For postage, drawings and transportation Of nateri
ais, seventy five thousand dollars. a-. l'nf
Bureau Of Steam Ehgineering.-For contingent sx-
For transportation Of materials, printing stationery,
experiments advertising books, drawings models pos
tage, and incidental expenses, eghtyve thousand DOL
Bureau Of Provisions and clOtnin0.-FOr contingent
expenses, viz: s ia
from station station within the United States cooper
age pay of assistants to inspectors advertising for propo
sails printing paymasters blanks and stationery for
cruising vessels ak hundred thousand dollars.
Bureau of Medicine and Sugery.-For contingent ex-
penses of the bureau of medicine aud surgery sevsnyve
thousand dollars
Marine Corps,-For pay of officers, non-commissoned
officers musicians privates corks, messengers steward
and nurse and servants for raons and clothing for Off
cer servants additional raons to officers for five years
services for undrawn clothing and ratons, and bounes
for re-enlistments, million and forty thousand
eight hundred and sixtyfve dollars and foryfve cents.
For provisions one hundred and sxty-nine thousand
nino hundred and seven dollars and fifty cents.
For clothing, three hundred and thousand
| FIVE hundred and twelve dollars.
For fuel thrtytwo thousand six hundred and twenty.
| six dollars, and seventy-fve cents.
For military stores, viz; pay OF mechanics, repair OF
arms purchase Of accoutrements ordnance stores flags
drums es and other instruments sixteen thousand dol.
| lara
For transportation of officers their servants troops
and expenses Of recruiting twenty-five thousand dol.
| lars.
For repairs of barracks and rent of offices where there
4 are public buildings, fifteen thousand dollars
! For contingencies, viz freight ferrage toll carriage
wharfage; purchase and repair of boats compensation
to judge-advocatsk per diem for attending corsmar
tia courts of inqry aud for constant labor; house
rent In lieu Of quarters; burial of deceased marines
printing, stationery, postage, teegraphing apnreben
sion Of deserter OIL candles gas repairs of Gas and
water nxtures water rent forage straw barracE fun
ture furniture for Officers quarters bed sacks
pingpaper oloth, crash. rope, twine spades sboyei
axes, picks carpenters tools; keep Of horse for th
messenger pay Of matron, washerwoman and MORTAR =.
the hospital headquarers; repairs to fre.eneine. mr.
chase and repair Of engnehose purchase of Inn,p
benches messtables and hunks repairs 10 nrhli ior
all purchase and repair Of harness: purcosa 20
| pair of handcarts and wheelbarrows scavsn, re-
purchase and repair Of galeys; cookingstoyos ssnms
wn rar O are no Crates gravel for parade