Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-30
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
p,s.,d AZ ths Tkird SessioB Of the Forty second Con-
L"'' gFess.
raEEERAL NAruRE. No. 9e.l

rQEEERAL NATURE, No. 26.l
,,y Acr tn authorize the construction Of eight
AS steam vessels Of war, and for other purposes
ps a .naeted bv L.a ssrats and House Of Rprssenta
,. ~ M United States Of America IN Congress- as
e1ed, dnSs sa sIt steam vessels Of war, with
anxiary sail power, and OIL such GLASS OF GLASSES
as in his Judgment VIII best snpsetve 1ae oemanos ~
large caiber the hulls 70 be built OF iron OF wood
aa me secretary may deteImine; Frorlded Lnat tne
Sregete ~ s tonnage Of the whole num0er shall not
sasa eiohI Thousand tons, and that the cost OF
HntIding tne same shall not exceed three million
.vn hundred Thousand dollars; And p1 Guided, mat
snr N aaid vessels snail be built, In whole or In
srt in Driyate Yards, upon contract Win Inc low
est responsible bidder thereioI 9Poh p9paS a Sonpe
hs Hadyertiseinent, upon models, hpectheatlons
and drawings furnished by the Navy Department
au sn Elimination and consideration, the same snail
he deemed practicable by the Secretary OF the navy
the hus OF any porym =, ~, ssi1 SsrSs
mon IKE proposals, dels, specifications, ORA "
ings and supervision. and upon IKE examination % .
ani confederation. the government in either case
tr ,isnlno such materials as may be deemed pract-
asne by the Secretary OF the Navy.
SO l. That neither of said vessels shall De COM
,oepced until full and complete models. specihca-
tiona and drawings shall be made for its conhtruc-
ZION in ali parts. And after such models anu draw
inoa are approved by the proper authority, they
.nss not pe changed In any respect when the cost
vii exceed one hundred dollars, except upon the
recommendation OF a beard OF survey composed OF
nd ess than i've officers of the navy, and approved
Nv the secretary OF the Navy; and II changes are
linus made, the actual cost and damage Dy such
change shall be estimated by such 6oarn 0i survey
smd the terms of the contract Bhall proVlue
that the contractors shall be bound Dy the
stimate of said board TO the amount OF increas-
ed or diminished comPenss tion they are 70 receive,
Tanv IN consequence of any such changes.
Approved February 10, 1878.
IRRsoLuTIoN OF GENERAL NATURE-No, ii
JnINT RESOLUTION rendering the THANKS OF
Congress- 10 Captain David kitchie, commanding
Inc revenue ste amer "Moccasin," and the omcers
and men under his command.
Resoufd bv the Senate and Houee Of Repre- enatioes
Offe United States Of America Congress asseLaou,
ghaL the thanks OF Congress are due, anu he
hereby rendered, to Captain David htcnie, coni-
mandng the revenue steamer MO;cabh anu "
the olicers and men under his command for lhelI
nnrojo and humane action in saving the lives OIL
fortV-twO human beings, and rescuing seventeen
aesd 6odles from the wreck of the steamer "Metis'
on inc waters OF Long Island Sound, on the morn.
ing OF the thirty-frst of August, eighteen hundred
Approved, January "a, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE No. 10
AN ACT establishing post routes in the State ol
Maine.
Re itsnaoted by the Senate and House Of RepreSen
tapes ofthe united states of America IA Congress a.
ssnbled Ihat the following be established ~ post
Maine: From East Baldwin, via North Baldwin
SebaRO and South Bridgeton; from cray Depot "
GRAY Corner, ia the county Of Cumberland