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 FORTY—·SECON D CONGRESS. Sess. HI. Ch. 122, 126. 1873. 123 said three judges; and at every such berm held by said judge of said Pay ofjudges. eastern district he shall receive the sum of three hundred dollars, the same to be paid in the manner now prescribed by law for the payment of the expenses of another district judge while holding court in said district. All recognizanoes and bail bonds taken in criminal cases for an appearance Recsgnizurlws at a circuit court in said district conditioned upon an appearance at the md bm b°°dS‘ next one of the terms hereby appointed shall be valid, and grand and petit juries shall be summoned to attend the said terms as now at other Jnu-ies. terms of the court. APPROVED, February 7, 1873. CHAP. CXXII. —  Act mafeing an Appvkyariatfcn to dc/i·a_q the Expenses of the In- Feb. 8, 1873. reslzgations uz Regard to Elections in ansas, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Bc it enacted ky the Senate and House of Representatives of the waited Stems of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of thirty thousand Appf<>1>ri¤fi<>¤ dollars is hereby appropriated to be paid out of any moneys in the treas- §:QZ;§’°Qg;;;§S ury not otherwise appropriated to defray the expenses of the investiga— m electdons in tions ordered by the Senate in regard to elections in Kansas, Louisiana, K*mS”» L°“i5i· me Arkansas. ggggggfd Ar AP1>R0ved, February 8, 1873. CHAP. CXXVI. — An Act to authorize the Construction of eight Steam Vessels of War, Feb. 10, 1873. and for other Purposes. "`i";' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of lhs United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy Eieht Sfwm be authorized to construct eight steam vessels of war with auxiliary Efggjsgufggw sail-power, and of such class or classes as, in his judgment will best and inwhat mausubserve the demands of the service, each carrying six or more guns of **6*- large caliber; the hulls to be built of iron or wood, as the Secretary may determine: Provided, That the aggregate tonnage of the whole number Tonnage and shall not exceed eight thousand tons, and that the cost of building the °°“· same shall not exceed three million two hundred thousand dollars: And provided, That four of said vessels shall be built in whole or in part, in F·>¤1rY¢¤§<=I¤ _ private yards, upon contract with the lowest responsible bidder therefor, ;;;°;’8':,g;";ff' upon public competition and proposals, due notice thereof being given by by edumcm, &e. advertisement, upon models, specifications, and drawings furnished by the Navy Department and under its direction and supervision, if} upon full examination and consideration, the same shall be deemed practicable, by the Secretary of the Navy; or the hulls of any portion of said vessels Hulbmay be built upon private contract in the government yards upon like proposals, models, specifications, drawings, and supervision, and upon like examination and consideration, the government in either case furnishing such materials as may be deemed practicable by the Secretary of the Nav . Sho. 2. That neither of said vessels shall be commenced until full and Vessels not to complete models, specifications, aud drawings shall be made for its con- Egf’“&;';’"°°‘1 struction in all its parts. And after such models and drawings are approved Models, gw., by the proper authority, they shall not be changed in any respect when ¤<>¤¤> *>¢8:g§¤8¢d the cost will exceed one hundred dollars, except upon the recommendation °x°°Pt” " of a board of survey composed of not less than five onicers of the navy, U and approved by the Secretary of the Navy; and if changes are ,thus ;g;h¤¤8¢¤¤¥° made, the actual cost of, and damage caused by, such change shall be esti- m ' mated by such board of survey ; and the terms of the contract shall provide that the contractors shall be bound by the estimate of said board- as to the amount of increased or diminished compensation they are to recexve, if any, in consequence of any such changes. .APPROVED, February 10, 1873.