72 Trru: x.—· DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. Use of gggmved Sec. 427. The Joint Committee on the Library shall grant to the De. glam Pl 'lk*"”’*‘ rtment of the Navy the use of such of the enggayed plates of the .—.Xp°d1tl°°` --M. United States Exploring Expedition under Captain ’1lkes, in charge of 26·l¤lY»1866»R*>¤~ the committee, as may be desired for the purpose of printing a supply N°‘80’v‘14*P'366' of charts for the use of the Department. _ _ Collection of Sec. 428. The Secretary of the Isavy shall from time to time cause to ¤¤¤¤¤i¤¤’ *l¤S¤· be collected and transmitted to him at the seat of Government all flags, _@;,QQQi sqtandards. and colors taken by the Navy from the enemies of the United 78,s.1,v. 3, .133. ltates. Reports td)Con— Sec. 429. The Secretary of the Navy shall make annual reports to EMS b{IB°¢¤'°*¤¤‘Y Congress upon the following subjects: [Snr6E1M. 196-1 _ @°_* “vY‘A First. A statement of the agpropriations of the preceding fiscal year 1M¤y,1820,c-52, for the Department of the l avy, showingl the amount appropriated °· 2» V- 3- P- 567- under each specific head of appropriation, the amount expended under 83334;% gg °' each head. and the balance w ich, on the `thirtleth day of June pre-
- 27 'Jdly, 1866, e. cediiég such report, remai_ned unexlpended. Such reports shall_be accom-
287, s. 3, v. 14, p. pani by estimates of the probab e demands which may remain on each 305- appgopriation. _ ' cond. A statement of all offers for contracts for supplies and services made during the preceding year, by classes, indicating such as have been accepted. _ _ Th1rd. A statement showing the amounts expended during the (preceding fiscal year for wages of mechanics an laborers employe iu building, repairing, or equipping vessels of the Navy, or in receiving and securing stores and materia s for those purposes, and for the purchase of material and stores for the same purpose; and showing the cost or estimated value of the stores on hand, under this appropriation, in the navy—yards, at the commencement of the next preceding fiscal year; and the cost or estimated value of articles received and expended during the year; and the cost or estimated value of the articles belonging to this a propriation which may be on hand in the navy-yards at the close of the iz; :;L preceding fiscal year. Fourth. A statement of all acts done by him in making sale of any vessel or materials of the Navy; specifying all vessels and materials sold, the parties buying the same, and the amount realized therefrom, together with such other facts as may be necessary to a full understandin of his acts. Estimatesforex- -130. All estimates for specific, general,and contingent expenses of
the Department. and of the several Bureaus, shall be furnished to the Secs5g“LY·}g62·°·é?;· retary of the Navy by the chiefs of the respective Bureaus. [Sec 5 MM-1
iijgog,-Qp1i{5c();Z Sec. -1:31. There shall be a Hydrographic Office attached to the Bunce. reau of Navigation in the Navy Department, for the improvement of
the means for navigating safely the vessels of the Navy and of the
129,.;. 1,v.’14,p,ls9.` mercantile marine, by providing, under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy, accurate and cheap nautical charts, sailing directions, navigators, and manuals of instructions for the use of all vessels of the United States and for the benefit and use of navigators generally. Maps,;-hart¤,&c. Sec. 432. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to cause to be
: prepared, at the Hydrographic Office attached to the Bureau of Navi-
129,,_2,,._’1.,,p_{;9_ gation in the Navy Department, maps, charts, and nautical books reating to and required in navigation, and to publish and furnish them to navigators at the cost of printing and paper, and to purchase the plates and copyrights of such existing maps, charts, navigators, sailing irections an instructions, as he may consider necessary, and when he may deem it expedient to do so, and under such regulations and instructions as he may prescribe. Money received Sec. 433. All moneys which may be received from the sale of maps, fpm my of *¤¤P¤· charts, and nautical books shall be returned by the Secretary of the 2*E_F;__ Navy into the Treasury of the United States, to be used in the further 21 J¤¤¢.]866.¢- preparation and publication of maps, charts, navigators. sailing direc- 12°·”·3·"·“·P·°9· tions, and instructions for the use of seamen, to be sold at the rates as set forth in the preceding section.
