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 THIBTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 28, 29, 30. 1861. 283 the Navy, or as may be required by law, and who shall act as Secretary of the Navy in the absence of that officer. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there be added to the clerical A<*¤i,¤¤¤¤! force of the Navy Department eight additional clerks, with a salary of $§rg;;;€;;,§_* twelve hundred dollam each per annum. Axrnoven, July 31, 1861. CHA?. XXVIII.-—-An Act maan A riatfon to the E rises 0 lransportbapmnd delivering Arm andklldlmi¢Io»¤spIl;3"0pWm no Mgyal Citi;?;;: of :71 Sims »y" 'my 31’ mu w rch the Inhabitants now are or hereager may be in Rebellion against the Government of the United bmtes, and to provadefor I Expense of organizing them into Com ies, Battuhbns, Regiments, or oeherwisehfbr their own Protection against domestic lgglence, Insurredion, Inversion, or Rebellion. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ¢y" Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of two millions of fg‘g;’im":`5_ dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the ii,,,, ,,,,,,:3,;-G5,. Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended, under the direction tim to Supply of the President of the United States, in supplying and defraying the wml ams' expenses of transporting and delivering such arms and munitions of war as in his judgment may be expedient and proper to place in the hands of any of the loyal citizens residing in any of the States of which the inhabitents are in rebellion against the Government of the United States, or in which rebellion is or may be threatened, and likewise for defraying such expenses as may be properly incurred in organizing and sustaining, while so organized, any of said citizens into companies, battalions, regiments, or otherwise, for their own protection against domestic violence, insurrection, invasion, or rebellion. Approved, July 31, 1861. CRAP. XXIX.-—As1A¢*t makin an A oion orthe Purcluzsea Arms orthe Vol- Jul 81, 1861. _ umm and %egulal·)pSl’rI¢i•l-;'l;t¢y”z`l‘i‘e Umlod States. f f ———-¥-———— Bc if enacted ky the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of ten millions of Purchase or dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the ;‘i‘;)':*,;0:PP'°P““‘ Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direc- ` tion of the President of the United States, for the purchase of arms for the use of the volunteers and regular troops of the United States. Approved, July 31, 1861. .XXX.-· n' a(bmma.mon'to mineandr ust01h0C0m sa— Cnr of illt I6r f¢he Govemmmizdndfw Memrmsu. pm  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives qt the United State: of America in 0'emgress assembled, That for the purpose of scaling, Board of C<>m· equalizing, and reducing the compensation of the various officers of the ;‘:j;fQQ:Yf¤Q’m_ Government, a Board of Commissioners is hereby organized, to be com- dugg png or om-] posed as follows: Of two members of the Senate, to be appointed by the °¤;;t¤*a`°:$;*: presiding officer of the Senate; three members of the House of Repro- Q,,,,'m§°d,,,y°£ seutatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one officer of the navy and one oicer of the army, to be appointed by the President. That said Board shall examine and report, as soon as practicable: First, a fair and just compensation for each officer of the Government; second, such provisions of law as will regulate the expenditure of all indefinite Pg?] and contingent appropriations, including those for the courts of the United? ' States; third, regulations for the more economical collection of the reve- 4, nue; fourth, what officers or employments, if any, may be dispensed with without detriment to the public service. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That said commission have leave