The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-28
OEEICIAL.

ors Inv the section of the said
act be- and the same are hereby extended to inspectors
of the customs; and any officer other person entitled to
or interested part share of any line, penalty or
forfeiture incurred under this any other law Of the
United States may be examined witness in any of
the proceedings the recovery such ne PENALTY or
forfeiture by either Of the parties thereto and such ex
animation shall not deprive such witness of his or her
share interest in such fine, penalty forfeiture
$50. B. And be ii further enacted That in case apy
store warehouse other building shall be upon or near
the boundary line between the United States and any
foreign country and there is believe that dua
BILE goods deposited have been placed therein or
carried through or into the without payment of m
ties and In violation Of law aad the collector deputy col
lcctor naval officer or surveyor Of customs shall
oath before magistrate competent to administer the
same that he has reason to believe and does believe that
such offence has been therein committed, such officer
shall have tho right to search such building the pre-
misses belonging hereto and ii any such goods shall be
found therein, the same, together with such build
ing, shall be seized, forfeited and disposed of &C.
cording to law, and the said building shall be
forthwith taken down or removed And any per-
son or persons who shall have received deposited in
such building carried through the same any goods as
aforesaid shall have aided therein in violation of law
shall upon due conviction before any of competent
Jurisdiction be punished by fine not exceeding ten thou
sand dollars by Imprisonment exceeding two Yeas
or by both such fine and Imprisonment.
SEC. a. And be It further enacted That the first Sec
ton OF the act Of April second, eighteen hundred and
foryour entitled "An act directing the disposition
certain unclaimed goods wares merchandise seized
being illegally imported into the United States" be
amended that In place of the word "one wherever the
same may be found in said section the word FIVE shall
Approved, February 2s, 1865.
AN ACT making Appropriations for the Construction,
Preservation, and Repairs of certain Notifications and
other Works OF Defence for the Year ending the hir-
tieth of june, eighteen hundred and sixtysx
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives
81 the United States Of America ia Congress assembled
That the following sums be, and they hereby, appro
prated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated for the construction preservation and
pairs certain Notifications and other works of defence
|
| dred and sixty-six:
For Fort Wayne, near Detroit, Michigan, seventy-hve
| For repairs of Fort Niagara near Youngstown, New
York. twenty-five thousand dollars.
For Fort Ontario, 0swego, NewYork, fifty thousand dol
lars. 5,l
For Fort Montgomery, at outlet of Lake Champlain
New York, fifty thousand dollars
For Fort knox, at naif0ws of Penobsco River Maine
seventy-hve Thousand dollars.
Por Fort Pophal, Kcnncbec river, Maine sevcnty-fv,
For Fort Prcble Portland Mane seventy-ve tho,lsan,
dollars.
For Fort scammel Portland, Maine, fifty thousan,
dollars
For Fort Georges, Hog Island Ledge Portland Maine
seventy -fvo thousand dollars
For Fort Constitution Portsmouth. New Hampshire
For Fort McClary, Portsmouth, New Hampshire fit
thousand dollars.
For Fort Winthrop Boston, Massachusetts, ten tho,san
| dollars.
For Fort Independence Boston, Massachusetts,, hv
| thousand dollars.
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dollars.
For seawall of Great Brewsters Island Boston harbo
Massachusetts, twenty thousand dollars.
For repair OF Seawalls Deer and on Loves Island
Boston harbcr Mass ,chusetts, fifty thousand dollars
For permanent forts at New Bedford harbor Massach,
setts n fly THOUSAND dollars.
For Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island, fifty housan
dollars.
For Fort Hale, New Haven, Connecticut fifty thouan
dollars.
For Fort Schuyler East River, New York, twenty-v
thousand dollars .i-..... ...
Co,t Cnl,u
York, fifty thousand dollars
For repairs at Fort Hamilton, New York, twcnty-fv
, thousand dollars
For fort site of Fort Tompkin Staten Island Ne,
York, fifty thousand dollars.
Fer fort at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, fifty thousan
! dollars. 3.
For repairs of Fort Milin, Philadelphia, twcn
! thousand dollars
for repairs of Fort Washington, on Potomac River
! twenty-five thousand dollars.
For Fort Monroe, Hampton Roads, Virginia, twentyhv
For Fort Ciinch, Florida, fifty thousand dollars
For Fort Taylor, Key West Florda two hundred thous
| and dollars. VS.
For FORT Jefferson, Garden Key Florida, hundre
For fot Ship Island coast of Mississippi fifty thous
. and dollars
onn hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Fort at Alcatraz Island San Francisco Bay California
. ono hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For additional decnces at San Francisco, California
fifty thousand dollars.
For offences of Washington three hundred thousan
!, dollars. -,
Por field works aud field operations million dollars
J, For bridge trains and equpaee for armies in the field
y three hundred thousand dollars.
FOR tool aud siege trains for armies in the field, nv
:, hundred thousand dollars
= For surveys for military deences for purchase Of cam
!. paign maps three hundred Thousand dollers
For survey of Northern and Northwestern lakes, incud
ing Lake SUPERIOR hundred and twenty-five thousand
!, dollars -
For engraving and printing charts of lake surveys fit
: teen thousand dollars.
For purchase and repairs of instruments twenty thou
sand dollars. . b.
For repairing equpping and enlargng Fort Porter Al
J, Buffalo, fifty thousand dollars
Approved, February % 1865
An ACT relating the Enrolment and License Of certain
Vessels.
Be iendcied by the Senate and HoHe of Representatives.
u of the United States Of America in Congress- assembled
That whenever shall become necessary for the
of any vessel of the United States navigating thu
Western rivers and the waters the Northern North
= eastern and Northwestern frontiers Of the United
D States otherwise than by sea, and being in district
other than that to which such vessels shall belong,
procure her enrolment and license license renewal
thereof the proceedings may be had in the district
in which said vessel then shall be- as are now, or shall
then beroquired law application for such enrolment
and license renewal thereof as the case may be- in the
district to which such vessel may belong excepting the
giving of bond and the enrolment and issuance OF license
and the officer before whom such proceedings shall be
had shall certify the to the collector of the district
to which such vessel may shall belong who shall there
upon the sadowner giving bond required
In all such cases. duly enroll the said vessel and issue IL
cense in the form if the application had originally
De0n lnaue Ill
to said owner owners forward 1t by mail to
the officer who certified to him the preliminary proceed
ngs aud who shall in such case deliver the said license
to the owners master of the vessel Pro
pided That this act shall not be construed in any
respect to change existing laws excepting in far 1t
enable such procure enrolment lcenseor
Dewa thereof without returning their vessels to their
home ports or districts.
/ Approved, February 2s, 1865.
AN ACT to amend an Act entitled San Act regulate the
Announcement of Tonnage Of Ships and Vessels of the
United States" approved May SIXTH eighteen hundred
| and sixty-four
Be enacted by Me Senate and House Of Representatives
oftte United States of Anierica Congress assembled That
the act entitled can act to regulate the adneasurcmeht
TONNAGE of ships and vessels ef the United States ap
proved Nav sixth eighteen hundred and sixtyour shall
be construed that part any ship vessel shall be
admcasured registered for tonnage that is used for
cabins staterooms and constructed entirely above the
/, | frst deck, which is not deck to the hull.
Approved February 49, 1865.
AN ACT concerning the Collection District Of Salem and
r Beverly in Massachusetts,.
BE enactedbg the Senate and House Of Representatives
y he United States Of america in dbgress assembled That
inc once OF naval officer for the district Of Salem and Bcv
) hereby, abolished.
SEC. And De further enacted That the office of
eeyor lot saa district to reside Beverly be- and the
same is hereby, abolished
SEC That the salary of SURVEYOR of said district shall
hereafter be four hundred dollars DER annun,
! Approved, February Is, 1866
az AIT eaHHng 70 the Michigan City IIarbor Company
the use oil government Piers in said Warbor fr the
purpose OF protecting said Harhor ~, ~
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