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 316 THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 52, 53, 54. 1861. facture and use the same can be purchased at a price not exceeding that sum. Ordnance. For the purchase of ordnance for the use of the navy, three hundred thousand dollars. b_F•.•rtAbercrom- For repairing the quarters and outbuildings at Fort Abercrombie, seven ie. thousand dollars. Volunteers. For collecting, drilling, and organizing volunteers, under the acts au— thorizin the President to acce t the services of five hundred thousand E _ _ P men, twenty millions of dollars. Sem-amy of Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Navy be, NW? ¤¤¤Y and he is hereby, authorized to change the names of any vessels pur— chased vessels. they shall be thereafter known by the names so given them by virtue of this ect. Gunboatg {0, Sec. 3. And be it furt/wr enacted, That there be, and hereby is, ap- Wevmu firm- proprinted, in like manner, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, for the construction and equipment of gunboats for service on the Western rivers. Arrnovnv Auvust 5, 1861. $ C) A 5 1361, CrLu>.LII.—AnA t aki Ap ropnhf to ythe Expenses of the Investigating C' - miltees 1y' the House Z" lfggreseftatives gid égnaie appointed the first Session qfo;}’;e {Hair! -seven¢h Congress, and of the Commission aut)`wrz`zed to examine and report as to the (gmpemation of all Ojfcers of the Government. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Appropriation States of America in Congress assembled, That there be, and hereby is, for ¤¤rp¢¤§¤¤ vf appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- Qgxifggig priated, the sum of ten thousand dollars, to pay the expenses of the investivzitinv committees of the Senate and House of Re resentatives _ ¤ n _ _ P appointed at the first session of the Thirty-seventh Congress, and also the expenses of the commission authorized to examine and report as to the How drawn compensation of all officers of the Government; said sum of money to be •¤d d¤¤l>¤¤°d· drawn from the Treasury as part of the contingent expenses of the House of' Representatives, and to be disbursed in the mode provided by law for such expenses. Approved, August 5, 1861. August 5, 1861; CHAP. LIII. —-An Act authorizing the Constructidn of twelve small Side-wheel Steamers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _Twelve small States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy
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' side-wheel steamers, for the use of the navy of the United States, of light Appropriation. drought and great speed ; and that for the purpose aforesaid twelve hundred thousand dollars be, and the same hereby is, appropriated. Armovnn, August 5, 1861. 'Augnet 6, 1861. CHAP. LIV`. ·-—An Act making Appropriations_fbr Fortgfications and jbr other Purposes. Be it enacted oy tire Senate and House of Representatives of the United Appmprlations Statics of America an Congress assembled, That there be, and is hereby, f°’*°’ °·°¤°“· appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise approprurted, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars for contingencies of ioruyfsicatioris, to be used and applied under the direction of the Secretary 0 ur. I wm, $.0,,,,,,;,,, Szc. 2. And be it further enacted, That any commissioned officer of the _ army, navy, or marine corps, who, having tendered liismesignation, shall, Hmong";) peg prior to duo notice of the acceptance of the same by the proper authority, weed n umu,. and without leave, quit his post or proper duties with the intent to remain