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 THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 7, 8. 1861. 265 •*mixed vegetables;" or three quarters of a. pound of preserved meat, two ounces of butter, and two ounces of desiccated potato; together with fourteen ounces of biscuit, one quarter of an ounce of tea, or one ounce of coffee, or cocoa, two ounces of sugar, and a gill of spirits; and of a weekly allowance of half a pound of pickles, half a pint of molasses, and half a pint of vinegar. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That fresh or preserved meat may Substitution of be substituted for salt beef or pork, and vegetables for the other articles articlesusually issued with the salted meats; allowing one and a quarter pound offresh, or three quarters of a pound of preserved meat for one pound of salted beef or pork ; and regulating the quantity of vegetables so as to equal the value of the articles for which they may be substituted. Sec. 5. And be it farther enacted, That should it be necessary to vary Sams subject. the above-described daily allowance, it shall be lawful to substitute one pound of soft bread, or one pound of Hour, or half a pound of rice,for fourteen ounces of biscuit; half a pint of wine for a gill of spirits; half a pound of rice for half a pint of beans or peas ; half a pint of beans or peas for half a pound of rice. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That in case of necessity, the daily Daily allowallowance of provisions may be diminished or varied by the discretion of **3*;* ma; b? ,";· the senior officer present in command ; but payment shall be made to the of Qaenlmggzisf persons whose allowance shall be thus diminished, according to the scale sary. of prices which is, or may be, established for the same; but a commander pmssdgngs in who shall thus make a diminution or variation shall report to his com- Sud! WSG- manding otlioer, or to the Navy Department, the necessity for the same, and give to the paymaster written orders, specifying particularly the diminution or reduction which is to be made. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That no commissioned or warrant Provision asm oliioer, or any person under twenty-one years of age, shall be allowed to $Pl*'“ ml°¤· draw the spirit part of the daily ration; and all other persons shall be permitted to relinquish that part of their rations under such restriction as the President of the United States may authorize ; and that the spirit portion of the daily ration may he suspended or stopped by the commanding officer, whenever, in his opinion, it shall be expedient, for cause of drunkenness; and to any person who, by this section, is prohibited from P8 ent in drawing, or who may relinquish, the spirit part of his ration, there shall lieu Enos be paid, in lieu thereof, the sum of four cents per day. S20. 6. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act shall When act to go into effect in the United States on the first day of the succeeding quar· “k° °f°°°· ter after it becomes a law ; and in vessels abroad, on the first day of the succeeding quarter after its ofHcia1 receipt; that any acts and parts of acts Repealing which may be contrary to, or inconsistent with, the provisions of this act, °l*“’°· shall be, and are hereby, repealed Sec. 7. Amt be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Navy be Preserved authorized to procure the preserved meats, pickles, butter, and desiccated $"zf·p§;‘;;x;‘;" vegetables in such manner and under such restrictions and guarantees as in his opinion will best insure the good quality of said articles. Approved, July 18, 1861. CHA?. VIH. —An Act nuzki additional Appropriations for the Naval Service for the July 18, 1861. Year endingthe thirtieth of gzne, eighteen hundred and siztydwa, and Apprvpiiaiians of ‘*‘*_‘_ A.rraaragesjbr the Year ending the thirtieth af? June, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. Be it enacted by the Senate and House og Represematives‘qf the United States of America in Uongress assembled, That the following sums be, aud they are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treas- Nav;] appro. ury not otherwise appropriated, for the year ending the thirtieth of June, priations. eighteen hundred and sixty-two : For pay of commission, warrant, and petty officers and seamen, includ- YW- von. x11. Pms.·—-34