The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-27
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of the customs and officer other person entitled to
interested in part share Of any fine penalty or
forfeiture incurred under this any other law of the
United States may be examined a witness in any of
the proceedings tor the recovery of such fine PENALTY or
forfeiture by either OF the parties thereto and such ex
animation shall not deprive such witness of his or her
share or interest IN such fine, penalty, forfeiture
SEC. B. And be IL further enacted, That in case any
store, warehouse other building shall be unon ar
the boundary line between the United States and any
oreSh country and there is reason to believe that uta
BILE goods are deposited have been placed therein or
carried through or into the without payment of u-
es ana III violation OF law aud the collector deputy
rector nVh onicef or surveyor of customs, shall make
oath before any magistrate competent TO administer tho
same that he has to believe and does believe that
she s Cnenee mas been therein committed, such officer
shall have the right to search such building and the pre-
misses belonging therco and If any such goods shall be
found therein, the same, together with such build
ing, shall be seized, forfeited and disposed of ae.
eording to law, and the said building shall be
forthwith taken down removed And any per.
son or persons who shall have received deposited in
such building or carried through the same any goods
aforesaid, shall have aided therein in violation of law,
SHALL upon due conviction before any court of competent
be punished by fine not exceeding ten thou
sand dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding two yea
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SEC. 4. And be further enacted That the first sec
ton OF the act of April second eighteen hundred and
fortyfour, entitled An act directing the disposition of
certain unclaimed goods, wares merchandise seized for
being Illegally imported into the United States be so
amended that in place of the word one" wherever the
same may be found in said section, the word FIVE shall
| be inserted
Approved, February %, 1865.
Preservation and Repairs Il certain forcations and
other Works of Defence 70 the Year ending the hr.
tleth of June, eighteen hundred and sixtysix.
BE enacted BY tie &Rate and House Of Representatives
Of the United States Of America IN Congress assembled
That the following be, and they hereby appro
pras1 out of any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated for the construction, preservation and
pairs of certain iorcations and other works Of defence
for the year ending the hStieh of June, eighteen hun
| bred and sxty-six
For Fort Wayne, near Detroit, Michigan, seventyvo
| thousand dollars.
For repairs of Fort Niagara, near Youngstown New
| York, twenty-five thousand dollars
For Fort Ontario, oswego, New York. fifty thousand dol
| lars.
For Fort Montgomery at outlet of Lake Champlain
New York, fifty thousand dollars.
For Font Knox, at of Penobscot River, Maine
seventy-fve thousand dollars
For Fort Popham kennebec river, Maine, seventy ye
| thousand dollars.
For Fort Prsble Portland Maine seventy five thousand
dollars
For Fort Scanned Portland, Maine, fifty thousand
dollars.
FOR Fort Georges, on Hog Island Ledge Portland Maine
| seventy-fvs thousand dollars
For Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
twenty Live Thousand dollars.
| For Fort McCary. Portsmouth, New Hampshire, ift!
| thousand dollars.
For Fort Winthrop Boston, Massachusetts, ten thousan,
| dollars.
For Fort Independence, Boston, Massachusetts, iv
| thousand dollars
For Fort Warren, Boston Massachusetts ten thousan
| dollars.
For sea-wal of Great Brewstcrs Island Boston harboi
| Massachusetts tw.nty thousand dollars.
For repair of Seawals Deer and Lovells Island:
Boston harbor, Massachusetts,, fifty thousand dollars.
For permanent forts at New Bedford harbor, Massaehu
sets, fifty thousand dollars
For Fort Adams Newport, Rhode Island fifty thousan
dollars -"
For Fort Hale New Haven Connecticut fifty thosan
dollars
For Fort Schuyler, East River, New York. twenty-five
thousand dollars
For fort at Wlles Point opposite Fort Schuyler New
York, fifty thousand dollars
For repairs at Fort Hamilton New York, twenty-five
thousand dollars.
For fort site of Fort Tompkins Staten Island, New
| York, fifty thousand dollars.
Fer fort at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, fifty thousand
dollars. r-
For repairs of Fort Mlin near Philadelphia, twenty
thousand dollars.
For repairs of Fort Washington, on Potomac River,
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For Fort Monroe Hampton Roads, Virginia twenty-five
| thousand dollars
For Fort Taylor Key West Florida, two hundred thous
and dollars. ~ n
FOR Fort Jefferson, Garden Key Florida, hundred
| thousand dollars
For fort on Ship Island coast Of Mississippi fifty thous
and dollars.
For fort at Fort Point San Francisco Bay California,
onn hundred and fifty thousand dollars
Fort ut Alcaraz Island, San Francisco Bay California
ole hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For additional deiences at San Francisco, California
For defences of Washington, three hundred thousand
dollars.
Por field works and field operations ono million dollars
For bridge trains and cluipago for armies in the field
three hundred thousand dollars.
For tool and siege trains for armies in the held hvt
hundred thousand dollars
For surveys for military dcfcnces, for purchase Of cam
paign maps, three hundred Thousand dollers.
For survey Of Northern and Northwestern lakes incud
ing Lake SUPERIOR one hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars
For engraving and printing chart, of lake surveys, ff
teen thousand dollars.
For purchase and repairs of Instruments twenty thou
sand dollars.
For repairing, cqupping and charging Fort Porter, al
Buffalo, fifty thousand dollars.
| Approved, February Is, 1865.
Az ACT relating to the Enrolment and License of certain
| Vessels.
Be enacted blythe Senate ard Houee Of Representative
If the United States Of America IN Congress- assembled
That whenever shall become necessary for the owner
owners of any vessel of the United States navigating thu
Western rivers and the waters the Northern, North
eastern and Northwestern frontiers of the United
States otherwise than by sea, and being in district
other than that to which such vessels shall belong, e
procure her enrolment and license or license or rcnewa
thereof the proceedings may be had i'll the dstria
In which said vessel then shall be- now, or shall
then be requedby law application for such enrolment
and license or renewal thereof the may be- in tn
district to which such vessel may belong excepting th
giving of bond and the enrolment and issuance of license
and the officer before whom such proceedings shall b
had shall certify the to the collector of the district
to which such vessel may shall belong who shall there
upon the said owner owners giving bond as required
in all such duly enroll the said vessel and issue ii
cense in the form ii the application had originally
been made in this office; and either deliver the said Ii
cense to said owners forward it by mail to
the officer who certified to him the preliminary proceed
ins who SHALL in such case deliver the said license
| to the master of the vessel: Pro
pded That this act sha not be construed in any
respect change existing laws excepting in so far
enable such to proc enrolment or license 70
newal thereof without rel rning their vessels to the
| home ports or districts.
| Approved, February2s 1865.
AN ACT to amend an Act entitled An Act to regulate tn
Admeasuremen of Tonnage of Ships and Vessels of thu
United States approved May sixth, eighteen hundre'
| and sxty-four
BE enacted BIZ the Senate and House Of Representative
ofe United States Of America in Congress assembled Tia
| the act entitled "An act to regulate the admeasuremen
Of tonse of ships and vessels Of the United States a
proved May SIXTH eighteen hundred and sixtyon shall
be construed flat part OF any ship OF vessel shall b
admeasred registered for tonnage that is used fol
cabins or state.roos and constructed entirely above tbs
| first deck which is not deck to the hull.
II Approved, February IS, 1866.
AN Acr concerning the Collection District of Salon
Beverly, in Massachusetts,.
BE enacted By the Senate and House Of Representatives
% TIE United States Of America IN Co,g,esS assembled That
the ONCE OF naval officer for the district of Sale and Bev
erly in the State of Massachusetts,, be- and the same
! hereby abolished
SIC And be further enacted That the Office of sur
veyor Tor l district reside at Beverly be- and the
= same is hereby abolished
SEC That the salary of surveyor Of said district shall
4 Inrovs az i vl hundred dollars per annun.
4 Approved, February Is, 1866.
Al ACT granting to the Michigan CITY Harbor Company
the use OF Government Piers in said Harbor for the
purpose Of protecting said Iarbor " 49,
Be It enacted by the Senate and Ho,s If rso.sse,,o
Ams&s r.