Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-02
GPUBLIC-No. 24.I

GPUBLIC-No. pa
AN Act making appropriations for the sup
port OF the Military Academy for the fiscal
year ending June thir1eth, eighteen hundred
and sixty mine.
be Il erGeted by tie .Serate and House of Repre-
scht0ttres Of ce tinted States of America in Con-
gTess Gssensb|ed, That the following sums be.
and the same are hereby, appropriated out of
any money IN the treasury not otherwise ap-
prop iated, for the support of the Military
Academy for the year ending the thirtieth June,
eighteen hundred ana sixty-ni
For additional pay Of officers, and for pay of
instructors, cadets, and musicians, one hun
dred and eIghty-two thousand seven hundred
and forty-seven dollars and fifty cents
For Communication of officers subsistence, five
thousand eight hundred and three dollars and
fifty cents.
For pay in lieu of clothing to officers SER
wants, one hundred and fifty-six dollars
For current and ordinary expenses, fifty-six
thousand eight hundred and five dollars Pro-
rided, That the second section of the act ap-
proved April frst, eighteen hundred and sixty
four, q making appropriations for the support
of the Military Academy for the year ending
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-
five" is hereby repealed.
For purchase of books for the library, two
thousand dollars.
For expenses of board of visitors, two thou.
sand dollars Prsrfded. That the second sec
uon OF the act approved August eighth, eigh-
ieen hundred and forty-si making appropri.
atoms for the support of the Military Academy
FOR the year ending the tbirtieth of June, eigh-
teen hundred and forty-seven, be amended by
sinking out the first proviso in said section,
and by inserting ia lieu thereof the folio wing
PrOrided. That the whole number of visitors
each year shall Lot exceed seven.
Tor forsgefor artillery and cavalry horses
1--we thousand dollars.
For horses for artillery and cavalry practice
four thousand dollars.
Fer repairs of officers quarters, five thou
sand dollars.
or targets and batteries for artillery prac.
tice, one hundred dollars.
For Initure for cadets hospital, two hun
dred dollars.
For gas pipes, gasometers, ard retorts, six
hundred dollars.
For purchase of fuel for cadets mess-hall.
three Thousand dollars.
For furniture for soldiers hospital, one hun
DIR dollars.
For breast high walls of water battery. i've
thousand dollars: FrOrided, That the same
shall complete the work.
For reftoOring academic building and bar
racks, fifteen hundred dollars.
For addition to soldiers hospital, two thou
sand dellars.
For contingencies for the superintendent of
the academy, five hundred dollars: Pro,ided
That no part of the sums appropriated by the
provisions of this act shall be expended in yio-
lation OF the provisions OF an act entitled can
act 10 prescribe an oath of office. and for other
purposes" approved July second, eighteen
hundred and sixty-two: And prOrifed further
That no part of the moneys appropriated by
this act shall be applied TO the pay or subsst
ence of any cadet from any State declared to be
in rebellion against the government of the
United States, appointed after the first day { (
January, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight
until such State shall have been returned 20 its
original relations 10 the mon.
SCHUYLER COLFAx,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
b. +. WADE,
President ofthe Senate pro ten Dors.
Endorsed by the President: Received March
1, l-6S.'
mote BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
The foregoing act having been presented 10 the
President of the United States for his approval,
and not having been returned by him to the
house of Congress in which it riginated with
IN the time prescribed by the Constitution of
the United States. has become law withou
his approyal.l