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 260FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 11, 12, 19. 1878-779. fund commissioner of said District, for ten successive insertions in two daily papers in \Vashington and two in New York; the bids to be opened in the presence of the Secretary of the Treasury, and the award to be subject to his approval." Redemption or .- Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, aumaturiug bends- thorized to advance to the sinking-fund commissioner, upon requisition of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, a sum not exceeding two hundred and eighty-one thousand and five hundred dollars, to pay the bonds of said District falling due as aforesaid, and the amount so advanced shall be reimbursed to the United States from the sale of the bonds to be issued in accordance with the provisions of this act. Re-assessment Sec. 3. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be authorami f€¤S¤¤ EK- ized to expend a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars to defray the I‘““S°°‘ expenses of the re-assessment of real property and taking the census in said District, as directed in the act of Congress approved April third, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight. Approved, December 23, 1878. J an. 13, 1879. CHAP. 12.-An act to authorize the proper acconnting·officer of the Treasury to audit ·—-————-1 and pay the claim of the State of Tennessee for keeping United States military prisoners. Be it enacted bg the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Tennessee. States of America ·i n Congress assembled, That the proper accountingkeg  officer of the Treasury be, and hereby is, authorized to audit, and, when pmQ,u,,*j,S_ · audited, to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the amount due the State of Tennessee if any amount is tound due for keeping and maintaining United States military prisoners. Approved, January 13, 1879. Jan. 20, 1879. CHAP. 19.-—An act making appropriation for the support of the Military Academy ——-—— for the iiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty, and for other pl1I`1>SOS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Appropriations. States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury Military Acad- not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the Military Academy, M11`- for the iiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty: Pay ofpmfcsmm For pay of two professors, at three thousand five hundred dollars per and others. annum each, seven thousand dollars. , For pay of seven professors, at three thousand dollars per annum each, twenty-one thousand dollars. For additional pay of professors for length of service, seven thousand two hundred and thirteen dollars and thirty-three cents. For pay of one instructor of practical military engineering, in addition to pay as first lieutenant, nine hundred dollars. For pay of one instructor of ordnance and science of gunnery, in addition to pay as tirst lieutenant, nine hundred dollars. For pay of eight assistant professors, in addition to pay as nrst lieutenants, four thousand dollars. For pay of three instructors of cavalry, artillery, and infantry tactics, in addition to pay as first lieutenants, one thousand five hundred dollars. For pay of four assistant instructors of tactics, commanding companies, in addition to pay as second lieuteuants, two thousand four hundred dollars. Salary of adju- I? or pay of adiutant, in addition to pay as first lieutenant, three hunf¢w¢· dred dollars: Provided, That the sum paid to said officer shall not exceed one thousand eight hundred dollars per annum. For pay of one master of the sword, one thousand five hundred dollars. For pay of cadets, one hundred a-nd fifty thousand dollars; and no