The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-04-17

used for the purposes above specified, and for nc
other, and that the said presidents and curatori
shall comply with such other requirements, anl
regulations as the Secre tary of the Treasury
may prescribe And if any alcohol SO obtained
shall be used by any officer, as aforesaid, of such
institutions for any purposes other then that
above specified then the said officers or suretie!
shall pay the tax on the whole amount of alco
hol Withdrawn from bond together with lik,
amount as penalty in addition thereto.
Approved, February 81, 1878.
GENERAL MATURING: 1871
AN ACT authorizing the nomination and ap
poiutment to the retired list of the navy o.
certain volunteers en- the active list OF the navy
who are disabled in consequence of wounds
received during the late war.
I Be it enacted By the Senate and HOUSE of Repre-
sentatipes Of the United States Of Aanerica in Con-
qress 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 to appoint, upon the retired list of the
| navy, with the rank of master, L. r. Chester,
formerly acting ensign in the navy.
Approved, February Il, 1878.
| GENERAL NATURE-NO. 80.
AN ACT making appropriations for the construc-
| ton, preservation, and repairs of certain for
| tifcations, and other works of defense, for the
| year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
| and seventy four.
| Be it enacted By the Senate and Hoase Of Reyrs-
sextatires of the United States Of america in Co.'S.
qress assembled, That the following sums be, and
the same are hereby. appropriated, out Of any
money in the treasury not otherwise appropria-
| ted, for the fiscal Year ending June thirtieth,
! eighteen hundred and seventy four, and far as
necessary for the residue of the current fiscal
year, for the following fortifcations and other
works of defense, namely:
L
thousand dollars.
Fer fort Scanned, Portland harbor, Maine,
fifty thousand dollars.
For fort Warren. Boston harbor, Massachu-
sets, forty thousand dollars.
For fort Winthrop. Boston harkor, Massachu-
sets, fifty thousand dollars.
For fort Independence Boston harbor, Massa-
chusetts, thirty five thousand dollars.
For fort Adams. Newport harbor, Rhode Island
sixty thousand dollars.
For fort on Dutch island, Narragansett bay,
Rhode Island, forty thousand dollars.
For fort Schuyler, East river, New York. sixty
five thousand dollars
For fort on Willett's point, East river New
York, forty thousand dollars.
For fort Hamilton, and additional Batteries in
New York harGor, New York. forty thousand
dollars.
Fer fort on site Of fort Tompkins, New York
harbor, New 7 ork, thirty thousand dollars.
For battery Hudson, New York harbor, New
York, twenty nine thousand dollars
| For fort Delaware. Delaware shore, Delaware,
| thirty five thousand dollars.
| For fort McI1enry, Baltimore harbor, Mary
| lsnd. twenty five thou sand dollars.
| For fort Foote, Potomac river, Maryland
| twenty five thousand dollars
| Fort Washington, Potomac river, Maryland
/ twenty five thousand dollars.
For fort Monroe, Hampton roads, Virg inis
| forty thousand dollars
For fort Moutrie, Charleston harbor, South
Carolina, forty thousand dollars.
For fort Sumpter Charleston harbor, South
| Carolina, forty thousand dollars.
For fort Pulaski, Savannah river. Georgia,
fifty thousand dollars.
For fort Taylor, Key West, Florida, fifty thou
sand dollars.
For fort Jefferson Garden Key, Florida, fifty
| thousand dollars.
For fort Jackson, Mississippi river, louisiana,
| sixty-fYe thousand dollars.
For fort Saint Philip, Mississippi river, Lou
isiana, fifty thousand dollars.
| For fort at Fort point, San Francisco harbor,
California. sixty five thousand dollars
For fort at Lime point, San Francisco harbor,
California seventy five thousand dollars.
For fort at Alcatraz island, San Francisco
harbor, California, fifty thousand dollars.
For contingencies of Notifications, one hun
I dr. a thousand dollars.
For Surveys for military defenses, one hundred
| and fifty thousand dollars.
For batteries in Portsmouth harbor, Ports
mouth, Few Hampshire, on Gerrish's island, and
Jerry point, fifty thousand dollars.
For battery at Firms point, Delaware river,
New Jersey, forty thousand dollars.
For fort at San Diego, San Diego harbor, Cal
ifornfa, fifty thousand dollars.
For torpedoes for karbor defenses and for
81 hons
and dollars: Propidca That the money herein
appropriated for torpedoes shall only be used in
the establishment and maintenance of torpedoes
to be operated from shore stations for the de-
structlon Of an enemy's vessel approaching the
shore or entering the channel and fair ways of
harbers.
Approved, February, 81, 1878.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 40.
AN ACT making appropriations for the consular
and diplomatic service of the government for
the year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred
and seventy -four, and for ether purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
seutetiues Of the United States Of America in Con-
grsss assembled. That the following sums be, and
the same are hereby, appropriated for the service
of the fiscal year ending the thirtleth of June,
eighteen hundred and seventy four, out Of any
money in the treasury not otherwise approprla-
ted. for the objects hereinafter expressed, name
ly:
For salaries of ENJOYS extraordinary and min
listers plenipotentiary to Great Britain, France,
Germany and Russia, at seventeen thousand i've
hundred dollars each seventy thousand dollars
To Spain, Austria, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Chi
ma, and Italy, at twelve thousand dollars each
eighty four thousand dollars
To Chill and Peru, at ten thousand dollars
each, twenty thousand dollars.
| For ministers resident at Portugal, Switzerland.
Greece, Belgium, Netherlands Denmark. Sweden
and Norway, Turkey Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia,
| Venzuela, Hawaiian Islands, and the Argentine
| Republic at seven thousand five hundred dollars
| EACH one hundred and five thousand dollars
For minister resident accredited to Guatemala,
Costa RIGA, Honduras, Salvador, and Nicaragua,
to reside at the place that the President may Sc
lect in any one of the States named, as by act
making appropriations for the consular and Dip
lomatic service, approved May twenty second,
eighteen hundred and seventy two, ten thousand
dollars Provided, That the pay and allowances
of said minister resident shall hereafter be ten
thousand dollars per annum, and no more
For minister resident at Uruguay, also accred-
tied to Paraguay, ten thousand dollars Pro0'-
dea, That the pay and allowances of said minister
resident shall hereafter be ten thousand dollars
per annum, and more.
For salary of minister resident and consul gen.
/ eral at Hayti, seven Thousand i've hundred dol
lars.
For minister resident and consul-g general at
Liberia, four thousand dollars.
| For salaries of secretaries of legation at Lon
don, Paris, Berlin, and Saint Petersburg. at two
| thauoap6 si Lupdrod and twenty FIVE dollars