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 120 '1`HIRTY-SECON D CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 112. 1852. by law for the performance of duty in the regmrlar line of his profession, and no other, except the legal allowance per mile, when travelling under orders connected with his duties. Rum and mgw Sec. 13. And be it further emzcted,_ That the said Light-house Board Imom to be es- by and with the consent and approbation of the Secretary of the Treembushed md sury, be authorized and required to cause to be prepared and distributed dbmbum among the light-keepers, inspectors, and others employed in the Lighthouse Establishment, such rules, regulations, and instructions as shall be necessary for securing an eiiicient, uniform, and economical system of administering the Light-house Establishment of the United States, and to secure responsibility from them, which rules, regulations, and instructions, when approved, shall be respected and obeyed until altered and annulled b the same authority. yup5N5o,, of Sec. 14¥.And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the FEMS. ¢5ti¤¤~¤f¤¤. Lighthouse Board to cause to be prepared by the engineer secretary ' of the board, or by such officer of engineers of the army as may be de- Bm, how med tililed forf tgletqlservicehall plelnshmiraivings, specincgtiens, and estimates cm. o cost, o 1 umina 'ng an 0 er appara us, an 0 cons rue ion an repair oftowers, buildings, &e., connected with the Lighvhouse Establishment, and no bid or contract shall be accepted or entered into, except upon the decision of the board, at a. regular or special meeting, and through their properly authorized officers. M¤mi¤1¤,m>w Sec. 15. And be icfurther manned, That hereafter all materials for °°“*””·°*“ f°”· the construction and repair of light-houses, light-vessels, beacons, buoys, &c., &c., shall be procured by public contracts, under such regulatiolns as the board may from time to time adopt, subject to the approval of the b°\Z;:;‘;£W“ Secretary ofL;lflet;1`reasgry,)an;l` alldworkg elf cgnstrluctioéa, relnovation, an repairs emae teo erso to oar,un erteimmediate superintenden ee of theixxengineer secretary, or of such engineer of the erm as may be detailed for that service. _B¤¤r<} to fur- Sie. 16. And be itfwrther enacted, That it shall be the duty of the QQfhe;Q2;““:§' Q; Lighbhouse Board to furnish upon the requisition of the Secretary of the ) • • his before Con- Treasury, all the eshmetes of expense which the several branches of the SWB- light,-house service may require, and such other information as may be required, to be laid before Congress at the commencement of each session. Imonsismt Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts of acts acts repmod. inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed, and all acts and parts of acts, relating to the Light-house Establishment of the United States, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, and necessary to enable the Lightahouse Board, under the superintendence of the Om, ms ,,0,, Secretary of the Treasury, to perform nil duties relating to the managetinued in fame. ment, constlruction, fllu;)n1n2.tion,)1nspection, anisupenéintgndence of lighthouses, lig I:-vesse s, eacons, uoys, see—meu· s, an their accessories, including the procuring and testing of apparatus, supplies, and materials of all kinds for illuminating, building, and rebuilding when necessary, maintaining and keeping in good repair the light-houses, lightvessels, beacons, buoys, and sea-marks of the United States, and the second and third sections of the act making appropriations for light- § gs::,` gh-cg? houses, light-vessels, buoys, &c., approved Merch third, eighteen hunmmd in Ibm_` dred and fifty-one, are hereby declared tobe in full force, and shall have the same effect us though this wot had not passed: Provided, That no additional salary shall be allowed to any civil, military, or naval officer No mamma; who shall be employed on the Light-house Board, or who may be in ¤¤l_#3‘y ¤> b¤ any manner attached to the light-house service of the United States pmunder this act: And providedfunher, That it shall not be lawful for Mmmm of any member of the Light-house Board, insoector, light-keeper, or othei me Board not to person IH any manner connected with the lxghbhcuse service, to be cn be interested. geged either directly or indirectly in any contract for labor, materials, or supplies for the light-house service, nor to possess either as principal