New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-31


one thousand eight hundred dollars each:
sword master. at one thousand two hundred
dollars, and two assistants, at one thousand
dollars each; boxing master and gymnas!,
one thousand two hundred dollars assist
ant librarian, one thousand four hun
dred dollars; three clerks to super
intendent, one at one Thousand TWO
hundred dollars, one at enc thousand
dollars, and one at eight hundred dollars;
clerk 70 commandant of nidsL.pMen and
clerk TO paymaster, at one thousand dollars
each: apOthecarv. seven hundred AID nifty
dollars cOmmissary, TWO hundred aLu
eIgh.y-eighr dollars: messenger 70 superin-
tencent. six hundred dollars, COOK, three
hundred and twenty-five dollars ana MY
cents: armorer, i've hundred ard twenty
nine dollars and fifty cents: quarter gun
ner. four hundred and nine dollars ard nfty
cents; gunner's mate, four hundred and
s;xty-nine dollars and fifty cents; cock
swain. four hundred and sixty-n-re doi!als
and fifty cents: three seameE. IN Depart
Meuts of seamanship. at three hundred anG
foItv-EiEe collars and fifty cents each; para
master. five hundred and twenty eIgnt dol
lars; eighteen tTsI-cass musicians. q. three
hundred and fCrty-eight dollars each; seven
seconG-class musicians, at three hunured
dollars each; two druInmers and one tier
(Erst-classl at three hundred anu forty
eigh. dollars each in all, ffty-eight thou
sand i've hundred and seventv-slX dollars.
For pay CT watchmeE and others, tnlTtT
thousand six hundred and thyme COL
lars and fifty cents.
For pay Of mechanics and others, seven
teen thousand four hundred ard s.xty-one
dollars and ninety cents.
Fer pay Of employees in the department
of Steam Engirerv, fer machiris.s, boiler
makers, and others, eigh: thousand seven
hundred and sixty dollars.
oirco md INN
buildings, aud for repairing the wal inclos-
ing the grounds Of the academy. fourteen
thousand dollars.
Fer contingent expenses, sixty-tour 'hoa-
sand dollars.
That from and after the thlrtieth Gay OF
June eighteen hundred and seventy-;hree.
the term of the classes in the Naval Acad-
e,nv al Annapolis shall be six years, instead
Of four, as now provided by law, and this
provision shall first apply to the class
entering the academy il the year eighteen
hundred ard seveIty-three, and 10 all SUBJ
seGuent classes.
Hereafter the course Of instruction Tor
cadet engineers shall include two years OF
service in naval sea steamers in addition to
the period al tie Naval Academy now pre-.
vided by law; provided. that engineer
officers graduated at the Naval Academy
snail take precedence with al! other OH
GERS with whom they have relative rank,
according to the actual length Of service
in the navy. Chief engineers having the
same rank as medical and pay directors
and inspectors, shall, when at sea, have the
same pay; that naval officers subjec. TO ex-
animation before promotion to a grade
limited in number by law shall not be en-
titled to examination IN such sense rs 20
give increase of pay until designated by
the Secretary OF the Navy to I'LL vacancies
IN the higher grade; and officers eligible
Der shall nc: be entitled to examination
until ordered 20 present themselves for ex-
animation or until class, in which hey are
included. has been SO ordered by the Secre-
rary Of the Navy.
MARINE CORPS.
For pay ard subsistence of officers Of the |
marine corps, and for pay of non commits
stoned officers, musicians, and others OF tie !
corps, three hundred and seveEty-thTee |
thousand six hundred and thirty-nine dol |
lars. |
For pay and subsistence Of two thousand |
privates, three hundred and seven.y-four |
thousand dollars.
Fer provisions, one hundred and twenty |
one thousand six hundred and thirty-six |
dollars and twenty-five cents.
Fer clothing, one hundred and sixty |
seven thousand six hundred and thirty six |
dollars.
Fer fuel. thirty thousand eight hundred
and fifty -six dollars.
For military stores, namely: For pay If |
mechanics, repair Of arms, purchase Of az
coutIements, ordnance stores, fage. drums,
ffes and other instruments, ten thousand |
dollars.
For transportation of officers, and their |
servants, and troops, and for expenses Of |
recruiting, twelve thousand dollars.
For repairs of barracks, and rent of Of !
fees, where there are 20 public buildings, |
ten thousand dollars.
For forage for horses belonging to field |
and staff officers, SIX thousand dol lars.
For hire of quarters for officers where !
there are no public quarters, sixteen thou |
sand FIVE hundred dollars.
For contingencies. namely: Freight; fer |
riage; toll; carriage; wharfage purchase |
and repair of boats: labor /; burial of de |
ceased marines; stationery: teiegraphing !
apprehension OF deserters; oil, candles, gas: |
repairs of gas and water fixtures: water |
rent, barrack furniture furniture for 0tfi- |
GERS quarters. bed-sacks, wrapping paper.
Gil cloth, crash, rope, Irvine, spades, shcv- |
els. axes, picks, carpenters tools; repairs |
20 fire engines purchase and repair of en- |
CINE hose purchase of lumber Tor benches, |
mess tables, hunks; repairs to public carry |
all purchase and repair Of harness pur- |
chase and repair of hand carts and wheel |
barrows; scaveGgerlng; purchase and re- |
pair of galleys, cooking stoves, ranges,
stoves where there are no CRATES; gravel FOR |
parade grounds, repair of pumps brushes, |
brooms, buckets, paving, and Tor other pur- |
poses, twenty-five thousand dollars Pro- |
vided, that the Secretary OF the Navy be. |
and he hereby is authorized to make sound |
lngs between the western coast of the |
United States and Japan, for scientific pur. |
poses. and for the purpose of determining |
the practicabllity of laying telegraph cable |
between those points: Provided that no an !
preparation Of money shall be made for euch |
purpose And provided further, that no |
money appropriated by this act shall be ex- |
pended on account of vessels or naval en-. |
gines contracted for during the war.
SEC. ?. That the Supreme Court NAV. if.
in its judgment, the purposes of Justice re- !
4ulre It, allow any amendment, either in |
form or substance, of any appeal in prize |
cases, or allow prize appeal therein, if If |
appears that any notice of appeal or of in. |
tention to appeal was filed with the clerk of |
the district court within thirty DAYS next !
after the rendition of the final decree |
therein
SEC. 3. That the act of Congress an.
proved December twenty-frst. eighteen |
hundred and sixty-one, entitled IAN act 10 |
further promote the efficiency Of the navy |
and the act approved June twenty fifth.
eighteen hundred and sixty-four, entitled |
An act to amend the act of the twenty
first December, eighteen hundred and sixty |
one, entitled An act to further promote the \
efnclency of the navy" shall not be here
after construed to retire any officer before /
sixty two years of age.
Approved March 3, 1873.
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