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 286 THIRTY—·SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 38, 39, 40, 41. 1861. A<ldi*i¤¤¤J Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Attorney-General shall dm"' have power to increase the clerical force of his office to discharge the increased duties of the same, occasioned by this act, by appointing addi— tional clerks, not exceeding two, and may iix their compensation at an annual salary not exceeding fourteen hundred dollars each per annum. APPROVED, August 2, 1861. . .-- to ide or the Construction o one or more armor ————-————AuguSt 3, 1861. CHAP XXxV’II4§hIps‘:,1:d‘§¤?"th2a¢in;’rl)?l¢lttm.{~s, and for other Purposesf . ed Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ¢y" the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy Iron crstecl- be,-and he is hereby, authorized and directed to appoint a board of three g‘;‘;;°°°g$f€“ skilful naval officers to investigate the plans and specifications that may be submitted for -the construction or completing of iron or steel-clad steamships or steam-batteries, and on their report, should it be favorable, · the Secretary of the Navy will cause one or more armored or iron or steel-clad steamships or Boating steamimtteries to be built; and there is Appmpriaticu. hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars. pugineer-im Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in case of a vacancy in the fkgfhpgfbgniyf office of engineer~in-chief of the navy the appointment thereto shall be uw, ° made from the list of chief engineers. Armzovma, August 3, 1861. August 3, 1861. CHA?. XXXIX.—-_An_Act tcamepd "An Aet to proh:`Ht  pale qf‘Spirituous Liquors  and Intoxuuhng Drmkc m the Dame: of Columbia, m certazn Cascs." Pod: p. 291. Be it enacted ky the Senate and House of Representatives of the United in§°:}:lt;§€g::?Al· States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever any person shall uqwmin msué be convicted of the offence described in the act entitled *‘ An Act to protnct ot‘Columbia. hibit the sale of spirituous liquors and intoxicating drinks, in the District of Columbia, in certain cases," he shall be punished by a fine of twenty P°•*·» P- 5*2- dollars or imprisonment in the jail of Washington county, in the District of Columbia, for the period of thirty days. Approved, August 3, 1861. August 3, 1361, Ona?. XL. —-An Act to provide for tb; Purchase of Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance " `‘''` " " lures. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of ten millions of °fP¤¤'<=h¤¤:&&¢»» dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the namxd 15d_ Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purchase and manufacture nance storui. of arms, ordnance, and ordnance stores. Approved, August 3, 1861. August 3, 1g6L CHAP. XLI. -·—·An Act to suspend in part the Operathm q/an Act entitled “An Act relat- mg to Revenue Cilllcrs and Steamers." 'v¤1. vi p. :191;: Be it ¢‘¤¤¢¢¢d by ##6 Smale and House d`Represema/tives of the United · States of America in Congress assembleel That the act of third March, faélpprigpggginzp eighteen hundred and f’orty-five, entitled “An Act relating to revenue tm revenue my cutters and steamers," be and the same is so fhr suspended as to be applied to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to apply so much of the appropria.-
 * £¤¤;;°;f°;°§8*;*; tion for the collection of the revenue as he may deem expedient to the

{Q,. Enum, W, charter er purchase of vessels for the revenue service: Hovided, That up- _ no liability shall be incurred for the purposes herein named, which, to- ’°"‘°· gether ruth the expenses of collecting the revenue, shall exceed the appropriation already made for the latter object. Approved, August 3, 1861.