Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-18
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THR UNITED STATES,
assed at Third Session Of Fortisth Conlress.

COstinued from yesseriay's .starl
INCIDENTAL AND CONTINGENT EN-
PENStSOf IHE NAVY DEPARTMENT
OFFNk OF The sECKKrAkY OF TaENAvY
For stationery, LABOR, newspe,ars and mis-
G. uaneOus it, ms, two thousand eight hundred
&Ld forty dollars
BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS.
For statiobeTy, books, plans. drawings, snd
n tsc- llaI eoss ltem-, eight noadrrd dollars.
PUREAU OR nQUIPNksT AND RECRUIrISG-
Per stationery, books, and miscellaneous
items. seven hundred ana nfty dollars.
BUREAU UF NAVIGATION.
For stationery, blank books and miseella-
neous items, esght hundred dollars.
BUREAU OF ORDSANCs.
For stationery and miscellaneous items, eight
auBdred dollars
PUA3AU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
For stationery and miscellaneous Items, eight
hundred dollars.
BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINEERING.
For statloneVy and miscellaneous items, eight
BUREAU OF PROVISIONS AND CLOTHING.
For stationery and miscellaneous items. eight
hpndIe ed dollars.
BUREAU or MEDICINE AND sURGKRY.
For stationery and miscellaneous articles,
four hundred dollars
FOR TIE GENERAL PURPOSES OF TIE NAVY
DEPARTMENT BUILDING.
For compensation of three Watchmen aud
two laborers OF the building. two Thousand
seven hundred and sky dollars.
For labor, fuel, lights and miscellaneous
items, SIX thousand dollars.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
For eomPensa' ion of the Postmaster General,
eight thousand dollars; three Assistant POST
masters General, at three thousand five nun
dred dollars each, ten thousand fve hundred
dollars; superintendent of money. .order system,
three thousand dollars; superintendent or
foreign mails, three thoussnd dollars; chief of
division Of drad-letter Office. two thousand
f1ve hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thou sand
two hundred dollars; three chief clerks, at two
thousand dollars each, six thousand dollar:
addltIIoDal TO one clerk of class four, as dis
bursing clerk, two huadred dollars; twelve
clerks OF class four, twenty-one Thousand elk
hundred dollars; fifty lone clerks Of class three,
eighty zone thousand six hundre dollars; forty.
fve clerks CT class two, sixty three thousand
dollars; twenty three Clerks of class one
twenty-seyen thousand six hundred dollars:
fifty female clerks, sixty thoasand dola
ten folders, seven thousand two hundred
dollars; one messenger, At eight hundred and
forty dollars, and three assistants, At seven
hundred dollars each, two thousand nine hun.
dred and forty dollars; nine wa;chmen, at SIX
hundred dollars each, five thousand four hun
drsd dollars: fifteen laoorers, at SIX hundred
dollars each, nine thousand dollars; m AZ ng, in
all, two hundred and ninety -eight thousand
seven hundred and fortv dollars
For twenty-five c'erks in dead. d.letter
of1ce, under act of January twenty first, eign
teen hundred and sixty-two, twenty thousand
dollars.
FOR CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE
POSr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
For blank books, binding, stationery, fuel
lights, laborers. and furnishing apartments
for additional letter-carrlers and clerks Of the
money order system, sixty five thousand dol.
lars.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
For compensation of Commissioner of Agri-
culture, three thousand dollars: chief clerk.
two thousand dollars; entomoicgIs,, two thou
sand ooilaIsi chemist, two thousand dollar-:
superintendent OF experimental gardens, two
thousand dollars; botaDist, fourteen hundred
collars; superintendent of seed-room, eighteen
hundred dollars; librarian eighteen hundred
dollars; s;superlnrendent Of folding room, twelve
hundred dollars; three clerks of class four, five
thousand four hundred dollars; four clerks of
class three, six thousand four hundred dollars;
sax clerks OF class two, eight thousand foar
hundred dollars; seven clerks of class one,
eight thousand four hundred dollars; nve
Copyists and attendants IN museum, at one
thousand dollars each five Thousand dollars;
three messengers, At eight hundred and forty
dollars each, TWO thousand nve hundred and
twenty dollars; two wa,chmeu. at SIX hundred
dollars each, twelve hundred dollars; six Ia
boIeIs, at SIX nun dred dollars each. three thou
sand ak hundred dollars; staristician, two
thousand dollars; assistant chemist, sixteen
hundred dollars; assistant superintendent of
experimental garden and gI ounds, twelve hun
dred dollars: assistant superintendent of seed
room, twelve hundred dollars; disbursing
clerk. eighteen hundred dollars; two engineers,
one al fourteen hundred dollars, and one at
twelve hundred dollars; MAKING, IN all, sixty
eight thousand five hundred and wentv dol
lars.
AGRICULTURAL srArIsrICs
For collecting statistics and material for an
nual report, hfteen thousand dollars; one
warchman. seven hundred and twenty dollars.
For continuan and completion of investl-
satIoLs of cattle disease, fifteen thousand dol
laIs.
CONTINGENCIES.
For stationery, freight, and Incidentals, five
thousand dollars.
For purchases for library, laboratory, and
m Use um, i've thousand dollars.
For fuel, light, and miscellaneous expenses,
three thousand two hundred dollars.
For keep Of horses, fifteen hundred dollars.
kor cases for museum. repairs OF furniiura.
fences, and water, two thousand five hundred
dollars.
For labor and repairs in the experimental
garden. and purchase Of plants Tor the same,
TIN thousand dollars.
For improvement of the grounds, ten thous-
al q dollars
For purchase OF new and valuable seeds aud
labor In putting them up twenty thousand
dOllars. And this act shall lot be so construed
as TO reduce the com psnsatiOn of AM employee
OF the government below the amount allowed
IL the last or present appropr. ation bull
UNITED STATES MINI AND ASSAY
OFFICE.
MINT AT PHILADELPHIA.
or salaries of the dIrec or, treasurer, assay
er, melter and retner, chief corner and engrt-
Ner, assistant assayrr, and seven clerks, thirty
seven Thousand nine hundred dollars.
Ior wages of workmea anu adJusters, one
hundred and twenty -five thousand dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses,
twenty nve thousand dollars.
For specimens of ores and COINS to be pre-.
served IN the cabinet Of the mint, six hundred
collars
For freight on bullion and coin, Il We thou
sand dollars.
BRAnCH MINT AT sAH FRANCISCO, CALIPOR-
MIA.
For salaries Of superintendent, treasurer,
assayer, melter and refineT, coIner, and Sax
clerks, thirty thousand d We hundred dollars.
For wages OF workmen and adjusters. one
hundred and nifty thousand dollars
For incidental and contingent expenses, re-
pairs, and wasttge, sixty mine thousand n We
hundred and forty -nve dollars
For specimens Of ores, three hundred dollars.
ASSAY OFFICE, NEW YORK.
for salaries of superintendent, assayer, and
nelter and refBer, assistant assayer. omcers.
and clerks, twenty -nve thousand seven hun
dred dollars.
For wages OF workmen, IN addition TO unex-
pended balances OF former appropriations, for
" thousand dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, Nifty
thousand dollars
BRANCH MINT AT DENvBR.
For aseayer, who shall have charge of the
sald mint, eighteen hundred dollars.
For mel,sr, eighteen hundred dollars.
For wages Of workmen, twelve thousand
dollars.
For two clerks, at eighteen hundred dollars
each. three thousand six hundred dollars.
For in ciden tai and contingent expenses, three
thousand dsllars-
HRAkoH nIHf AT MEw ORLEANS
For the care ana preservatio Of the branch
mint buildings mac hinery, and material a.
New Orleans. three thousand dollars
khANCH MINT AT CHARLOTTE, noRTH CARO-
LIMA.
For the care and preservation of the branch
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