New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-13
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed Mt the First Session of the Forty
Second Congress.

Passed nj the First Session of the Forty
ecO Congress.
GENERAL NArURE-No. 81
AN ACT for the restoration of Commander,
George A.. Stevens, United States navy,
to the active from the retired list.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States be. and is
hereby, authorized to nominate, and by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate
appoint George A. Stevens to the active
list of the navy, with the rank OF lieutenant
commander.
Approved, April l9, 1871.
[GENRAL NATURE-NO. 81
AN ACT making appropriations to supply
deficiencies in the appropriations for the
service of the year ending une thirtioth.
eighteen hundred and s~eventy-one, and
tor additional appropriations for the ser
vice of the year ending june thirtleth,
eighteen hundred and seycnty-two, and for
other purposes.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That in
order to carry into effect the provisions of
an act entitled "An act granting pensions
to certain soldiers and sailors of the war of
eighteen hundred and twelve, and the
widows of deceased soldiers" approved
February fourteen, eighteen hundred and
seventy-one, there be, and is hereby, apprO-
priated, out of any moneys in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated. for the pay
ment, during the remainder of the present
fiscal year, of two clerks of class three, four
clerks of class two, nineteen clerks of class
one, and two assistant messengers in the Pen
sion Office, to be appointed by the Secretary
of the Interior, eight thousand two hundred
and sixty dollars; for office rent, furniture,
and contingent expenses OF said otficetor the
same period, six thousand five hundred
dollars; and for the payment, during the
fiscal year ending June tnirtieth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-two, of four clerks
of class three. eight clerks of class two,
forty-eight clerks of class one, and three
assistant messengers in said Office, to be APP
pointed by the Secretary of the Interior.
seyenty-seven thousand three hundred and
sixty dollars; and for office rent. furniture,
stationery and contingent expenses of said
office during the said year, seven thousand
dollars; provided. that nothing IN any act
contained shall be construed to alter or
amend an act entitled "An act to define the
duties of pension agents and prescribe the
manner of paying pensions, and for other
purposes" approved July eighth, eighteen
hundred and seventy: but the provisions of
said act are hereby declared to be i'll full
force and effect, and applicable to the pros
ecution of claims to pension, and to the
payment of pensions which may be allowed
under any or all the various acts of Con
gress granting the same; and that SO much
of the appropriation provided for in the act
making appropriations for sundry civil ex-
penses of the government for the year
ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and
seventy-two, approved March three,
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, ito
be expended in the detection
and prosecution of crimes against the United
States" as may, in the Judgment of the At
torney General, be necessary, may be used
during the current fiscal year.
That all books, records. papers, and docu-
ments relative to transactions of or with
the late so-called government of the con-
federate States, or the government of any
State lately in insurrection, now in the pos
session, or which may at any time come into
the possession of the government of the
United States, or of any department thereof,
may be resorted to for information bv the
board of commissioners of claims created
by act approved March three, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-one, and copies thereof
duly certified by the officer having custody
of the same. shall be treated with the like
force and effect of the original.
For the rebuilding of the Catholic orphan
at Charleston, South Carolina,
twelve thousand dollars. in consideration
of the services rendered by the sisters
of Our Lady of Mercy. of Charleston.
South Carolina, to the sick and wounded
Union officers and soldiers. while said city
under boInbardment during the war.
SEC. >. That there is hereby appropriated
to pay the salary for the remainder of the
present and for the neXt fiscal year, of the
Assistant Attorney General. authorized to
be appointed by the act of the last session
OF Congress, six thousand five hundred and
twenty-five dollars, or SO much thereof as
NAV be necessary.
SEC. 3. The following stated sums are
appropriated for the purposes here.
expressed. viz:
To supplya deficiency in the appropriation
for contingent expenses of the House of
Representatives for the present fiscal year,
the same to be added to the appropriation
for miscellaneous items" five thousand
To supply a deficiency in the appropria-
for the service of the Independent
Treasury. for the fiscal year, as follows:
For clerks and messengers in the office of
the assistant treasurer at Baltimore. six
seven hundred and sixty dollars.
For clerks and messengers i'll the Office of
he depository at Cincinnati, five thousand
hundred and fifty dollars.
For clerks and messengers in the Office of
he depository at Chicago, one thousand one
hundred dollars.
For clerks and messengers in the office of
he depositary at Louisville, eight hundred
For salary of the assistant treasurer at
New Orleans. to make his compensation
thousand five hundred dollars, az pro- |
1lded by existing laws, five hundred dol
ars.
For contingent expenses under the act of
sixth, eighteen hundred and forty
TX. for the collection. safe keeping. transfer
md disbursement of the public revenue, |
fifty thousand dollars; provided, that no
part of said sum shall be expended for
,lerical services. <
For salaries and expense IF the direct tax |
commissioners of South Carolina. and of
heir clerks, from July first, eighteen hun
lred and seventy, until the closing OF their
three thousand five hundred dollars,
n 80 much thereof as may be necessary.
For the support of the District of Column |
,ia for the fiscal year ending tune thirty,
hundred and seventy two:
For salary of the governor Ot9the District
If Columbia, three thousand dollars.
For salary of the secretary of the District
If Columbia, two thousand dollars.
For compensation of the members of the
'ouncil of the District of Columbia, four
thousand four hundred dollars.
For compensation of the board of public
works of the District of Columbia, ten
thousand dollars; provided, that no person
hall be entitled to draw a salary as a mem
,er of the board of public works who is |
,aid "a salary for the dicharge of the duties |
f any other officer under the government
# the United States; and said board shall
re held to be an existing board for all the
purposes specified in the "Act to to provide
government for the District of Columbia"
and after disappointment and qualiti-
alton of the members thereof.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to
purchase of Messrs. Little, Brown and Com |
,aDy two tIoDSaD1 comics of tho Siytann+h |