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THIRTY-·NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 166, 167. 1867. 457 Wasl1ingt,on, to the city of Georgetown, and the county of WVashington, Levy <>oui·t_ . . · - __ · mstylevy special beyond the limits of the said city, and the levy court of saidhcounty be, mx. and they are hereby, authorized and required to levy a special tax not exceeding one quarter of one per centum for the purpose aforesaid: No person to Provided, '1`lmt hereafter no person shall be appointed as policeman or bglrcrgiajxgii watchman who has not served in the army or navy of the United States, R,mhma,, who and received an honorable discharge. has not, &<>- Siee. 2. And be it further enacted, That the proviso contained in the \Vitnesses not third section of chapter two hundred and ten of the act of July second, ziggsllxefd eighteen hundred and sixty-four, shall be construed to embrace all suits coygn to which the United States shall be a party in the court of claims, either {Q4, 91*; 2iQ; 3 3· plaintiff or defendant. °Xl"'?' °°l' Sino. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of \Vzu· is hereby Geological end authorized to direct a geological and topogmpliical exploration of t.l1e;;P';§;;l;2f*€€_ territory between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada mountains, mgenthe Rocky including the route or routes of the Pacific railroad: Provided, That the N<>¤¤_mi¤S {md same can be done out of existing appropriations. gl: Mm APPROVED, March 2, 1867. i i CHAP. CLXVII. ——An Act making Approprialfons jbr sundrz Civil Expenses ¢y" the March 2, 1867. Gvvernnmnt for the Year ending June l/zirtiet/L, Glylltééll /tundra/cmd sixty-cig/Lt, and jbr —_i_——__ other Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the (Dated States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and Civil expenses the same nre hereby, appropriated, for the objects hereafter expressed, for °ppr°p“”"°“S the fiscal year ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and sixty- eiglit, viz : — Survey of the Coast. —- For the survey of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts Coast survey. of the United States, including compensation of civilians engaged in the G*};l*‘¤tl° md work, and excluding pay and emoluments of officers of the army and u °°ws‘ navy, and petty officers and men of the navy employed in the work, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. For continuing the survey of the western const of the United States, \Vestemcoast. including compensation of civilians engaged in the work, one hundred and thirty thousand dollars. For continuing the survey of the South Florida reefs, shoals, keys, and South Florida coast, including compensation of civilians engaged in the work, and ex- mefai &°· cluding pay and emolurncnts of the officers of the army and navy, and petty officers and men of the navy employed in the work, twenty-five thousand dollars. For publishing the observations made in the progress of the coast Publishing. survey of the United States, including compensation of civilians employed in the work, Eve thousand dollars. For repairs and maintenance of the complement of vessels used in the Vessels. const survey, thirty thousand dollars. Forpay and rations of engineers for four steamers used in the hydrog- Pray, &c. of raphy of the coast survey, no longer supplied by the Navy Department, “g‘“°”· ten thousand dollars. Light/zouse Establishment.- For the Atlantic, Gulf, Lake, and Pacific Lighthouse es· °°”m’ Viz ’ 7 . . i miiiitiiiiigiteuir For supplying the lighthouses and beacon-hghts with oil, wicks, glass Lake, ,md’Pa_ ’ chimneys, clmamois skins, whiting, spirits of wine, polishing powder, cific coasts. cleaning towels, brushes, and other necessary expenses of the same, and repairing and keeping in repair the lighting apparatus, two hundred and forty-six thousand seven hundred and seventeen dollars. For repairs and incidental expenses, improving and refitting lightlgoases and buildings connected therewith, two hundred and five thousand 0 ars.