The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-19
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF. THE UNITED STA TIES.


An ACT amendatory the Acts relative to the Attorney
oenorals Office, and to fix the Compensation Oh h
Assistant and Clerks.
Be it enacted Jy tie Senate and House Of Representative
81 Che United States of America in Congress dssenoei
Thathereafter the salary of the assistant
shall be, and the is hereby, raised TO the SUM "
fhirty-fve hundred dollars per anDum.
Sec Q And be 1t further enacted, That in neu o. sns
provisions of law prescribing the ya II 10
powers az to the employment Of clerks In his ONCE -
herebey authorized to employ in his Office chief clerk
At salary of two thousand and two hnnored uVaa r.
two fortcass clerks sts ANNUAL salaries of
eighteen hundred dollars EACH two hrdcass clerks at
annual salaries of sixteen hundred dollars eacn, h
hrstcass clerk at an annual salary OF Twelve gu
dollars besides such temporary clerks may from time
to time be needed Provided however, That the
such temporary clerks shall in no one year exceed one
src g. And be IL further enacted That for the purpose
Of paving for the current fiscal year. the increased conn
pensation above provided the hereby
ated for the payment salaries In bis office In the APP
preparation Bill for the current fiscal to draw and
use from the balance OF moneys standing
the books of the treasury the first Of July last to the
credit of bis Office for pay OF clerks and messenger
IRON say other 'hen sean s % sns
3D. not exceeding in the whole twentyfour hum
dred dollars towards such additional compensation for
the current fiscal year.
Approved, March 8, 1855.
AN ACT to provide for the Construction of Wagon
and Nebraska.
Be enacted BY the Senate and House of Representatives
81 the United States of america in Congress assembled
That the Secretary Of the Interior and hereby
and empowered to survey locate and construct
the following wagon-roads:
First road from Nobrara to the mouth of the Turtle
Hi River and thence upon the most direct practicable
route, to Virginia City, In Montana Territory with
branch from mouth Of Turtle Hill River such other
point a. may be selected to Omaha.
Second. road from point at or near tbs mouth of
the Blk Sioux River via Ysncton, Dakota Territory
point at the mouth of the Big Shsyenne River,
thence up said river to its main forks thence up the
north fork to point Of intersection with the road from
Niobrara.
Third. For road from point the western bounda-
~ OF Minnesota be determined by the Secretary of the
Interior to point at the mouth of the Big Shey
enne River
Fourth. road from virginia City, in Montana. upon
the most practical route to Lewiston, in Idaho.
Sec And be it further enacted, That, to enable the
Secretary OF the Interior to carry the provisions of
the orGTqng section the sum of one hundred and forty
out OF any money In the treasury not otherwise appro
prated NIFTY thousand dollars of which shall be applisdto
the construction Of the road from Virginia City to Lewis
ton; ny thousand dollars shall be applied to the con-
structton Of the road Niobrara and branch Omaha
twenty thousand dollars shall be applied the contruc
fion OF the road from the mouth Of the Big Shsyenne to
Us intersection with the Niobrars road ten thousand
dollars shall 6e applied to the construction of bridge
over the Blk Sioox River or 20 much of this sum as may
be necessary and any balance remaining to be applied
continuing and improving the road from Sioux City,
Iowa. to the Big Sheysnns Dakota Territory and the
nsinder shall be apple to the construction of the road
from the western boundary Of Minnesota to the Big Shsy
eune River: Provided, That any unexpended money
sroad nom Sioux City to Fort Randall Dakota Territory
4hnbe and is hereby transferred from the War Depart
hent to the Department of the Interior. j
Approved, March 3. 1885, -s-'S'