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 424 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 146, 147. 1867. March 2, 1867. CHAP. CXLVI.—— An Act in Relation to Persons imprisoned under Sentence for Ofmw ‘°"'_—"" against the Laws of the United States. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Cvnvicfsun- States ¢y" America in Congress assembled, That all prisoners who have °f been. or shall hereafter be, convicted of any offence against the laws of stms eonnnsd the United States, and confined in any State prison lOl'. penitentiary in gLE;£°**hg;;: execution of the judgment or sentence upon such conviction, who so con-‘ RMS ici!, to duct themselves that no charge for misconduct shall be sustained against have deductions them, shall have a deduction of one month in each year made from the "‘”“ f"°'“ FM term of their sentence, and shall be entitled to their discharge so much term of their. _. sentence. the sooner, upon the certificate of the warden or keeper of such puson or penitentiary, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Approved, March 2, 1867. March 2, 1867. CHAP. CXLVII. — An Acy22· the Relic/`¢y" certain Cm1tmctorsforthe Oanslrwstion of ’—"`_*"" Vess s·0f FVar and Steam. Machinery]. Be it enacted by the Senate and Muse of Representatives of the United Claims of con- States of America in C'02z_qress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy %’“F“?" M . is hereby authorized and directed to investirrate the claims of all contracuilding certain . . ° . vessels or wm tors for building vessels-ofiwar and steam machinery For the same under ¤¤$l 5*%**1 ¤¤¤· contracts made after the first day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty- gggggggg? one, and prior to the first day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty- Basis of the four, and said investigation to be made upon the following basis: He i”"°$“K‘“l°"· shall ascertain the additional cost which was necessarily incurred by each contractor in the completion of his work by reason of any changes or alterations in the plans and specifications required, and delays in the prosecution of the work occasioned by the government, which were not provided for in the original contract; but no allowance for any advance in the price of labor or material shall be considered, unless such advance occurred during the prolonged time for completing the work rendered necessary by the delay resulting from the action of the government aforesaid, and then only when such advance could not have been avoided by the exercise of ordinary prudence and diligence on the part of the contractor, and from such additional cost, to be ascertained as aforesaid, there shall be deducted such sum as may have been paid each contractor for any reason heretofore over and above the contract price, and shall ·1—abuqm. stm,- report to Congress a tabular statement of each case, which shall contain ment <>fb¤¤ch the name of the contractor, a description of the work, the contract price, grsseandto amount of such increased cost caused by the delay and action of the °°¤mi¤ “'h°*· government as aforesaid, and the amount already paid the contractor over and above the contract price: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy, under the resolution, shall investigate the claim of W. H. NVebb for constructing the steamer Dunderberg, applying the provisions of this resolution in such investigation, except that proper consideration shall be Claim of W. given to the increased cost incurred by said Webb by reason of any alterg¤s¥;Eg“*`°;h6 ation in the plans and specifications for the Dunderberg made during the Duudmmé progress of the work, whether such alterations were provided For in the original contract or not, when payment for the same was not embraced in the contract price. Approved, March 2, 1867
 * sr;:fm°é`3;_ the whole increased cost of the work over the contract price, and the