The Portland daily press., 1874-07-22
LAWS
l. Avs
OF THE
UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE
FirstSes sion of the Forty Third Congress.


AN ACT making appropria ions for the support OF
tie Military Academy f r the fiscal year ending
j 1ae thirtieh, eighteen hundred and seyenty-fve.
Be IL eadceed by the Senate and House of Repre-,
seayatives offAe tinted States Of America in Con-
grsss assembled, That the following be- and The
SINE are hereby, appropriated, out of any
JDey in the Il easury not otherwise appropriated
70. the support of the Military Academy, for the
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
s. entv-hve:
For additional pay of officers, and fer pay of in
strucJors professors, cadets, and musicians two hun
dred ana thirty-seven thousand dollar>.
For repairs and improvements, timber, plank
boards jo sts wall-srips laths shingles, slate tin
sheet-lead. nails screws, locks butts, linges glass
paint turpenine, oils, bricks, varuish, stoue, lim
cement, plaster, hail. Blasting powder, fuse iron,
steel tools, mantes, aud otEer similar materials
fourteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For pay of citizen mechanics and labor employed
upon repairs that cannot be done by enlisted men,
eight thousand dollars.
For fuel and apparatus, namely, coal, WOOD stoves
CRATES, Turn ices, ranges, rebricks and repairs of
Steam bea ing ap. aratus fourteen Thousand 1ollafs
For gas-ppes, fixtures, Ian pposts gas-lamps, gas
omelers, and retots and annual repairs, six hun
dred collars.
For fuel for cadets mess-han Shops and laundry
three thousand five hundred dollars
For postage and kilograms, three hundred dollars.
For staiiOnerv, blank books paper, envelopes
quilts, steel pens, pencils, muclage, wax and ink,
six hdndred dollars.
For transportation of materials. discharged ca
de.s and ferriages one thousand eight hundred dol
lars.
For printing-type, materials for office, diplomas
b,
dollars.
For compensation of pressman and photographer,
one hundred dollars.
For clerk to disbursing officer and master
one thousand six hundred and fifty dollars.
For clerk to aujutant, one thousand five hundred
dollars.
For clerk to treasurer, one thousand five hundred
dollars.
For department of instruct n in mathematics.
namely: For repairs of instruments fifty dollars ;
Textbooks and stationery tor instructors thirty dol
lars.
For department of artillery, cavalry, and infantry
t. c les: namely: For tan-hark fer riding hall and
gy nnasium, three hundred dollars; repairing CAMP
stlols tents, and campf rnture fifty dollars; floor
ing and mats, apparatus, and repairs Of gymnasium,
hye hundred dollars; clock and furniture for office
or comman amt OF cadets, seventy tive dollars sta
tonery for use Of instructor and assistants, hun
ared dolars foils, gloves, masks, fencing Jackets
and repairs, two hundred dollars
FOR department OF civil AMI military engineering:
for modeis, maps, repairs OF Instruments, text
ms. ructors, five hundred dollars
For department of chemistry, mineralogy and
geology; F chemicals including chemical appara-
JUS giass ana porcelain ware, paper wire and sheet
metal and ores, and Photographic materials nine
hundred dollars; rough specimens, files, alcohol
lamps, blow pes pencils and steel and agate NOR
tars, for Practical instruction IN minelalooy: for
fossils illustrating the different transformations for
dais use IN secton-roons, and for gradual increase
OF the cabinet, eight hundred dollars; repairs and
aJdtlJns to electric. galvanic, magnetic, electro
magnetic magneto-eiectric, pneumatic, and thermic
APPARATUS, and apparatus illustrating optical prop-
critics of subs ances. eigt hundred dollars; carpe
ters' and metal work, including materials for the
same, nifty dollars; pay of mechanic, to be employed
lecute room, one thousand and fifty dollars; odels
and diagrams, fifty dolars books of reference text
DOCKS ami stationery, for the of instructors
anu contingencies, three hundred dollars; compen-
sation to a0tendant fifty dollar.
For department of natural and experimental phil
osophy: For instruments 10 determine magnetic in
tens ty and declina i'm. six hundred dollars; com.
pensation to mechanics assistant, thousand dol
lars; compensation to sttendant, fifty dollars; re-
civ hrrT AaIl
For department OF practical military engineering:
For mining-m terals and for prohling, fifty dollars
t,elegraphing and signaling twenty-five dollars;
drawing materials, stationery and textbooks twen-
ty-tve dollars; repairs Of Instruments TWENTY-FIVE
dollars; contingencies, Twenty-Five dollars; one five
cared barge, four hundred dollars.
Foe department of French: For textbooks and
sta onery for the use of instructors, seventy-fve
dollars.
For department of Spanish: For text books and
stationery for tue of instructors. fifty dollars
For department of law and ethics: For text books
INSTRUCTORS fifty dollars: Procided, That the Secre-
tary of War may assign one of the judge advocates
OF the army to be professor of law.
Fof de pa. t.nent Of drawing: For models of sec
ont class, one hundred dollars; models for third
class, one hun ired doars tar-boaId for mourning
models thirty dollars; frames for securing models
from INJURY, hfty dollars colors brushes, pencils
anu paper for the use of instructors, twenty-five
dollars.
sand two unired dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses For
gas, coal-oi. candles, and wickng for lighting the
AGA emy, cadet barracks. mess-hall, offices, stable
ami slde-wa ks, four thousand dollars; water-ppes
plumb ng and repairs, two thousand dollars; clean
ing public buildings, (not quarters) five hundred
AMI sixty dollars; bloons, brushes pals, tuos soap
AMI cloths two hundred dollars; chal< crayons,
sponge, slate. and rubbers for recitation rooms one
huudred dollars; compensation of chapel-organist
two hundred dollars; compensation of librarian,
one hundred and twenty dolars compe station OF
n me commissioned officer in charge Of mechanics
fifty dcllns; compensation of soldier writing in al
Jutdnts Office, fifty dollars; pay Of engineer of hea-
ing and ven Hating apparatus or the cadet-barlacks
chapel, and philosophical academy, including the
library, one thousand five hundred do lars; nav of
assistant OF same, seven hundred and nty doll IRIS;
pay Of five hremen, two thousand Two hundred dol
las; Increase and expense of the library, books
ma gaines, periodicals, AMI binding, two thousand
1ofiars.
For pay of librarians assistant, one thousand dol
lars.
FOR contingencies for superintendent of the acade
my. oae thousand dollars.
For furniture for cadet-hospltal and REPAIRS one
hundred dollars.
For pruning catalogue for library, five hundred
dollars.
Buildings and grounds: For repairing and OMEN
M roads aud walks, five hundred dollars
For continuing superstructure of the new hospital
for ,cadetN, wenty thousand dollars.
For continuing construction of sewerage from bar
ra eks and quarters, three thousand dollars.
For repairs to reservoirs and increasing capacities
one Thousand liars.
Approved, June 6, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE NO. 81
<hAN hOl W CuduS6 TIE name OF the DOrt OF
San Pedro, California, to Wilmington.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Rem
resentdti0eS of the United States of Anerica In
Congress assembled, That the port of San Pc
dro, on the Pacific coast, shall be called Will
lngton.
Approved June 6, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 1871
AN ACT to equalize pensions in certain cases.
Be Il enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
tate -
yress assembled, That all persons entitled to pen
-ions under special acts fixing The rate of such pen
slons, and now receiving entitled to Ieceye less
pen ion han tnat allowed by the general pension
laws under like circumstances are, in lieu of their
present rate of pension, hereby declared TO be en-
ilsi to the ben is auh subject to the Limitations
If the general pen ion laws entitled San act TO re-
wise. c9nsoli and amend the laws relating to
pensions, approved March third eighteen hundred
md seyenty-three; AMI that this ct go into effect
rom and alter its passage: Prooided That this act
hall not be construed to reduce any pension granted
1y special act.
Approved, June 6, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE No. 1871
AN ACT to amend the act entitled San act to pro-
mote The development of the mining resource, of
the Uned States" passed May tenth, eighteen
huhdrei and seyenty-four.
Be IL enacted 5y the Senate and House or Rem
of the United States of ADaerita
~ congress assembled, That the provisions of the
lltn section OF he act entitled ''An act to promote
te ue.sIopMenC OF the mining resources of the
Unite States, " passed May teuth eighteen hundred
ind sevenly-t"o, which requires expenditures of Ia
Dor ami improvements on claims located nrior IN the
usage OF said act, are by so amended that the
1me for the first annual expenditure on claims 10 /
atel prior to the passage of said act shall he @
ended to the st day of January, eighteen him. |
L e and seventy five. mum
Approved June g. 1874. |
GENERAL NATURE-No 4O.l
AN ACT authorizing corrections to be made in er |
rors IF prize lists.
BE q ena ted By the Senate and House of Repre- |
eBtdttces Of the United States of america in Con-
ess assembled, That the second ami third para
5raphs OF the tenth section of the navy-prize law
approved June thirtieth. eighteen hundred and six
y-tour, "hich relate to the shares of commanders
dlvllons and feet-captaIDs. shall apply to Off
efs serving IN those positions from April eighteen
lunreh ana slxt7-one, dhe commeno ement of the |
ate war; ana the shares shall be paid in the man.
md piragrapb, said payments to be male Out of the
ivil pension fund; and all acts inconsis ent with
~ repealed. go Ae-o
Approved, June s, 1874.