New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-06-02
OFFICIALS:
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Second Session of the
Thity-Ninth Con cess.

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATE,
Passed at the second Session of the
Thity-NInth ConEess.
AN ACT to aid in constructing telegraph lines, and
30 secure To he government the use OF the same
Rs RTS1st nv t az" snate and House of Repre-
sentative the Uuited States OF America in Con-
Organized. or winch may hereafter be organized,
under the laws any state in TINS Union snail nave
of Telegraph through and oyer any portion of
the pubic domain OF tine United States, over
a 2ns any states at 'T Which lave BEEN or may
hereafter be declared such b. act Of Congress, and
waters of q United States: Prov ded, That such
lines of telegraph shall be so constructed and main
streams and waters, or interfere with the ordinary
travel on such military or post r9a $. And any OF
said conpani.s shal have the right to take and
from such public lands the necessary stone, timber;
and other materials or its posts PIERS stations ana
needfu in the construction, mant nance,
d operation Of said lines oil telegraph, and may
prempt and use such portion OF t t un3ccaPie
its said lines telegraph may be located a. may be
ecessary for stations. not exceeding forty acres
for each station but -uch st atoms shall not be with
in fifteen mules of each OF er.
communications between the several departments of
the government OF the United ) at and their ohl
GERS and agents shall in tine transmits sion the
business and shall be sent at rates TO be annu
ally hxed by the stmaster General. -
SEC 5 And be it further enacted, That the rights
and eges hereby granted snail not be transferred
corporation associ ton, or person: Provided how
ever That the In ted S. ates may at any tune after
the expiration OF five years from the date OF the pas
sage OF this act for postal military, or other pur.
poses pu chase all the IeeCraph lines, property and
effects OF any or al OF SAD conpan at an appraised
value to be asceftained by five competent, d. nter
ested persons two Of whom shall be selected by the
Post mas-er General of t United States, twi by the
company crested and one by the four SO previously
Sc l. And be it further enacted, Tha, before any
telegraph company shall exercise any Of the powers
or pr,Mitfei conferred Oy ms aSt sIG h
ter &c al Of the RESTRICT MS and Obligations re-
quired by tn act,
Approved July a. 1876
AN ACT to define the number and regulate the ap-
pointment of officers IN the navy, and for other
be t enacted by the Sena'e and House of Re re-
tatyss of I'm teu States Of America, in Con,
gress assembled. That the number allowed in each
grade of line officers on the active OF the navy
snail be cne admiral, one wee admiral ten rear ad-
mirals twenty five commOdores, htty captains nine
" commanders one hundred a eighty lieutenant
commander, one huudred and eighty heutenants,
one hundred and sixty masters, one hundred and
sixty ensigns, and in other grades the number now
grades author zed by THIS act be made by seec-
ton from the grade neAt below OF ot1eers VINO nave
rendered the most theIe9t ana Athiui service dur
ing the recent war, and who possess he highest pro-
fessional quah alton. and attainlnents And moth
ing in this N"t sh all pee ude the Advancement IN
rank now au noriHrd by law for distinguished con-
| duct in battle, for extraordi AIRY heroism A nd
provided rurlher, hat nothIng IN TINS act nor in
the fourteenth ection of the act approved July SIX
teenth, eighteen hundIed and sixty Two, entitled
An act to esab ish and eqqalize the grade of the
line officer Of The navy sha be so construed AS to
the grade OF rear admiral on the retlre list those
| commodoIes wh1 have commanded sqnadrcns b.,
der of he Secretary of the Navy or who have per-
| formed other highly meritorious servlceI
| SEC 2. And be 1t furth enacted. That of the
number of line Office OF the navy on the active list,
five lieutenant commanders, twenty leutenans fifty
masters, and seventy ii e ensgns may be appointed
naval service for period of not less han tao years.
and who are either now IN that seryl or we been
| b. reason Of ese appointments the number Of Off
| GERS in any grade shall exceed the number fixed by
grade shall be made until the number is reduced be
| Tow the number liked by Law for that gra e: And
provided further That tine authority given by tn
seciO shall be exhaust I'd when the number of vol.
| unteer officers above named shall have been once
SIC 3. And be 1t further enacted, That the Sec
| Rotary OF the Navy shall appo!Lt board consisting
of not than three naval officers superior rank
To the officers to be thus apDonei IN the regular
navy IRON me % cs ~ s %I@ sIT
ect and report to the Secretary Of the Navy the
nd IA bopntsb sepyss Re nnmber
| to be appointed and transferred to the sever
| thus act PROVIDED They shall lind that mum.
Der who are suitably qualified therefor. And
| any ofhce who mas served in the volunteer naval
| ,eryicr for the term # two years more all have
the light to appear before The examining board and
| pre- ent cla" and exam ned for al ap oint-
neut in the regular navy; and any volunteer officers
attached to We Sc at a or on reign stations may
dit0ns contained in this sect n, after their return
the Unite States.
SIC l. And be it further enacted. That the Sec
Rotary OF the Navy be- and he reby IS, authorized
to retain or to appoint under ex sting laws and reg
ulations such volunteer othC in tine navy the
! exg-uCies of the require.
| SEC 6 and be II uttner enacted, That heutsn
| ant commanders may BE- signed dut'I naviga
ton and watch officers on board Of vesse,-eofwar as
well III ST heuten ants Of naval stations and OF ships
| OF war.
SIC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the an
| n q compeu,at on of the - m raj of the y shat
| be ten tnous nd do ars year, and he shall be
enItird 10 the services Of segrrtary who snail re-
cave the annual pay Of heute ant in the navy
! SEC. I. And be It further enactsd,-IhHt naval
| clnstru tor, and first and second assistant sng
neer, IN the navy Shalt he appointed by the Presi
dent and confirmed y the Senate, and shall have
| naval rank and pay officers OF the navy.
| SEC 6. And be IT. ,rthrr Cted, hat I acts
and parts Jf acts inconsistent herewith hereby
! reped|H q.
| Approved July %, 1855