Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-17

as lake-coast light and for putting a beacon-
range on the pier, thirty five thousand dollars.
For Fox River rangealghts. Erection of two
bay, to serve as a range for the channel eleven
For Huron Island slisht-station.: Cutting
road ffom.the landing to lighthouse on Huron
island, Lake Superios two thousand dollars.s q
sS and fHf ns e lh & fosss The
light station, Lake Superior, nine hundred dol
For Eagle River light-station - Rebuilding,
upon a proper site the. lighthouse at Eagle
river, Lake Superior, fourteen thousand dol
liars. b1elIeniad 2iiloA -f99bci Ips H5Al
For erection of a, beacon-light and dwelling
for the keeper on Lake Superior, at the term.
nus of the Northern Pacific railroad, Minnesota,
ten thousand dollars. - o2inH2 e''hl btHo' ~
For Cape Foulweather light-station 1Ereci
Cape Foulweather, Oregon, ninety thousand
Far Fauntleroy Rock beacon: Erection of
day-beaeon Fauntlefoy rock, Crescent City
harbor, California, five thousand dollars gs5is
For Point Bonita light-station: Establish
ment Of a tirst-class steam fog-signal at Point
Bonita light-station, entrance to San Francisco
harbor, California, ten thousand dollars ssw I'll
For San; Pablo STRAITS light-station Erection
of a lighthouse and fog. signal to guide through
Ln6 Strdts VI GUN dplO, OdiilOIuld, bWeuty
thousand dollars Iodi isdi laal sdi % ssh'o
For Pigeon Point light-station Continuing
and completing the, lighthouse and fog-signal
works at Pigeon Point, sea-coast of California,
ninety thousand dollars. sll hbop 2.-I'4l'''
For Point Conception slight-station Estab-
lishment, of q. frst-class steam fog-signal at
Point Conception light-station, on the sea-coast
of California. six thousand dollars. n
For Point Arena Hght-station Establishment
of frst-class steam fog-signal at Point Arena
light-station, California, eight thousand FIVE
Fer Cape FIattery light station: Establish
ment of frst-class steam fog-signal at Cape
Flattery light-station, entrance to Puget sound,
| Washington Territory ten thousand dollars. ,4
For q life-saving station on Narragarlsett
beach, Rhode Island, under acts approved
July twenty, eighteen hundred and sixty eight
and March third, eighteen hundred and sixty
nine, seven thousand dollars. ,.Ifur ,df ol s5v
l. FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD DISTRICTS -
For, lighthouse and buoy-tenders Steam
tender for the first and second lighthouse dis
tricts, Maine and Massachusetts, Fifty. thou
sand dollars, 5000 - = a e''' ~ =
For steam tender for the third lighthouse
district, fifty thousand dollars. 93d 80 zli ils
| SEC. f. That whenever it shall be shown to
| the satisfaction Of the Secretary of the Treas
ury that parties are entitled to refund Of duties
| under the twenty-sixth section of the act of
July fourteen, eighteen hundred and seventy,
VI
| eighteen hundred and seventy -one, It shall be
| the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to
| draw his warrant upon the Treasurer, directing
| said Treasurer to refund the same out Of any
money in the treasury not otherwise appro-
SEC. 5. That there be appropriated, out OF
| anysn1oney in the treasury not otherwise APP
propriated, the sum of seventeen thousand FIVE
| hundred dollars for the salary of an envoy ,ex-
| traordinary and minister plenipotsntiary, and
| twenty-five hundred dollars for the salary Of :
secretary, and eighteen hundred dollars for
that of an assistant secretary OF legation to the
German Empire. : - I'll ~o,-.... adt O.,
SEC. s. That the appropriation made March
been covered into the treasury, the Secretary OF
| the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized
and directed to cause to- be, constructed, upon
| the site already given to and owned by the
United States, asuitable building, fire proof. at
| Columbia, South Carolina, for the accommoda-
ton of the post Office and United States circuit
and district courts; and for this purpose there
| is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the
| treasury not otherwise appropriated, seventy
| FIVE thousand dollars, to be expended underth
| direction of the Secretary. of the Treasury
who shall cause proper plans and estimates te
| be made so that no expenditure shall be made
| or authorized for the full completion of said
| building, beyond the amount herein oappro-
priated: PrSuided That no money hereby ap,
propriated shall be used or applied for the pur.
poses mentioned until it shall appear that the
| State has duly released and relihquished to the
United States the right to tax or any way asses.
the site, or the property of the United. State:
| that may be thereon, during the time that the
| United States shall be or remain the owner
thereof. Bg aili .Iu'- .3oT4 oaI sfoi6 sSls -,
SEe.7. That all fines, spenalties, and for.
FIXTURES, heretofore or that may be hereafter In
CURED, the acts entitled respectively, AN ;ac
to extend the laws of the United States relating
| to customs, commerce, and navigation oveftht
territory coded to the United States by Russia
to establish collection district therein, and fol
| other purposes, /" approved July twenty-seven
| eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, and, An &C
to prevent the determination of fur-bearing ami
mails in Alaska,f approved July one, eighteen
hundred and seventy, shall be disposed of &C
cording to the provisions of the act entitled
| 'An act to regulate the disposition of the pro
ceeds of fines, penalties, and forfeitures incurred
under the laws relating to the customs, and fo
| other purposes approved March two, eighteeI
hundred and sixty-seven. 80.
| Sec. 8. That the Secretary of the Interior be-
/ and he hereby is, authorised to increase th,
| compensation of assistant marshals in taking
the census of eighteen hundred and seventy
necessary; Provided, That in no case shall such
| increase except fifty per centum of the amount
of compensation now allowed by law, nor shall
/ the entire compensation be morethan eight dol
lars per day for the time actually employed
and the joint resolution entitled /" A resolution
in relation to the compensation of assistant ma r
| shals for taking the census of eighteen hundred
and seventy approved June ninth, eighteen
hondred and seventy, be, and the same is here
by, repealed. -, y, $3.50,
SEC 8. That the President of the United
States be, and he is hereby, authorized to pro-
scribe such rules and regulations for the admis-
i sion of persons into the civil service of the
/ United States as will best promote the eficien'
cy thereof and ascertain the fitness Of each can
didate in respect to age, health, character
knowledge, and ability for the branch of service
into which he seeks to enter; and for this pur
pose the President is authorized to employ suit
scribe their duties, and to establish regulation
4 for the conduct of persons who may receive ap-
! pointments in. the civil service. a. sss.s.s sar
i Approved, March s. 1871. s.,ir ,a,r ,,,y
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