Year: 1866

of the United States.


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of The United States of Ame-
RIGA in Congress assembled, That there shall
be established in the Navy Department the
following bureaus, to wit:


First. A Bureau of Yards and
Docks.


Second. A Bureau of Equipment and
Recruiting.


Third. A Bureau of Navigation.
Fourth A Bureau of Ordinance
Filth. A Bureau of Construction
and Repair.


Sixth A Bureau of Steam Engi-
neering.


Seventh. A Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing.


Eight. A Bureue of Medicine and
Surgery.


Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the President of the United States, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate,
shall appoint from the list of officers of the
navy, not below the grade of commander,
chief for each of the Bureaus of Yards and
Docks Navigation, Equipment and Recruit
ing, and of Ordnance, and shall in like man
ner appoint chief of the Bureau of Con-
struction and Repair, who shall be a skilful
naval constructor; and shall also appoint a
chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering,
who shall be a skilful engineer, and be Sc
lected from the list of chief engineers of the
navy; and shall also appoint a chief of the
Bureau of Medicine and surgery, who shall
be selected from the list of the surgeons of
the navy, and chief of the Bureau of Pro-
visions and Clothing, who shall be selected
from the list of paymasters of the navy of
not less than ten years. standing; each of
which chiefs of bureaus shall receive salary
of three thousand five hundred dollars per
annum, unless otherwise heretofore provided
for by law, which shall be in lieu of all other
compensation whatever The said chiefs of
bureaus to hold their said Offices for the term
of four years: Provided, That nothing here
in contained shall be construed to affect any
provision heretofore made by law for special
cases.


Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Navy shall appoint
the follow ing] clerks and other officers
to wit:


For the office of the Secretary of the Navy,
n chief clerk, who shall receive salary of
two thousand two hundred dollars per an
mum one clerk at salary of eighteen hum
dred dollars, who shall also be disbursing
clerk with a salary of two hundred dollars;
five clerks with salary of sixteen hundred
dollars each; three clerks with salary of
fourteen hundred dollars each four clerks
with a salary of twelve hundred dollars each;
one messenger at nine hundred dollars per
annum; one assistant messenger at seven
hundred dollars and two laborers at six
hundred dollars each per annum.


For the Bureau of Yards and Docks, one
civil engineer, who shall receive a salary of
two thousand dollars; one chief clerk at
eighteen hundred dollars one clerk at six
teen hundred dollars three clerks at fourteen
hundred dollars each one draughtsman at
fourteen hundred dollars; one clerk at twelve
hundred dollars; one messenger at eight
hundred and forty dollars and two laborers
at six hundred dollars each per annum.


For the Bureau of Equipment and Recruit
ing, one chief clerk, who shall receive salary
of eighteen hundred dollars two clerks at
salary of fourteen hundred dollars each; one
clerk at salary of twelve hundred dollars
one messenger at salary of eight hundred
and forty dollars


For the Bureau of Navigation, one chief
clerk at eighteen hundred dollars; one clerk
who shall receive salary of fourteen hum
dred dollars; one clerk at twelve hundred
dollars one messenger at eight hundred and
forty dollars, ~,


For the Bureau of Ordnance. one assistant,
to be selected from the commissioned officers
of the navy, with the pay of three Thousand
dollars per annum one draughtsman at four
teen hundred dollars; one clerk at fourteen
hundred dollars; one messenger at,eight huu-
dred and forty dollars per annum,; and one
laborer at six hundred dollars; and one Ia
borer at four hundred and eighty dollars per
annum. 90, fss5