378 THIRTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 103. 1849. 205 5g_ end of Tuckernuck Shoal, and the other on the end of Great or Sandy iggé ggy Rip Shoal, two hundredband five dollar? Zn;) fligyt;1:eup]e1r;;s.the (mccul Observations, _ For meteorologica p slprvgiitionsl o than and dollars 32000. tion of the Secretary o the avy, wo s . f h N _ Secretary of Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary o tle avy th? N“Y *° d°' be directed to detail three suitable vessels of the navy m testing new ml d"°° '°ss°l°'d b L` utenant Maur in in resting new routes and perfecting the. discoveries .ma e y re y ¥°’·**°¤» &°- the course of his investigations of the wmdsuand currents of the ocean; and to cause the vessels of the navy to cooperate in procuring materials for such investigations, in so far as said cooperation may not be Prevlso. incompatible with the public interests: Provided, That the same can be accomplished without any additional expense. Secretary of Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War be, W" *° °"’·“‘f“ and he is hereb authorized and directed in conformity with the ccrtainvessels to . y’ . . . I ’ f t th N Nqvy· pepe, recommendation contained in his annua report, to trans er 0 e avy Department such vessels now belonging to the War Department as, in his judgment, will promote the public interests. _ Pay er preset- Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That in lieu of the pay allowed 9* SF**'*°¤ by law, a purser, when, by order of the Secretary of the Navy, attached m mm' to and doing duty at the naval station of California, shall receive the Pmviso. same pay as if attached to a frigate in commission for sea service: Provided, That not more than one purser shall, at the same time, be attached to the said station on general or special duty. _ f d H Itctentivn Sec. 5. And be it urther enacted That the retention o one 0 ar
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vutes extended. Corps, directed by the act of second March, eighteen hundred and 1833: °h· 68- thirty-three, be extended, as in the case of the musicians and privates of the army, to the whole term of their enlistment. Fw °*` °“Si‘ Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the engineers in the navy D€€l'S`lI1 lll1G l\El.Vy I fe ~ f . viz I m,,b1,sh,,d_ s 1 aerea ter receive e o owing pay, h d d d H gw0g_ Chief Engineers on duty, first five years, fifteen un re dollars. $2000. Chief Engineers on duty, after five years, two thousand dollars. $1200. Chief Engineers on leave, first five years, twelve hundred dollars. $1400. Chief Engineers on leave, after live years, fourteen hundred dollars. $1000. First Assistant Engineers, on duty, one thousand dollars. 3S5D_ First Assistant Engineers, on leave, eight hundred and fifty dollars. 3800 Second Assistant Engineers, on duty, eight hundred dollars. $600- Second Assistant Engineers, on leave, six hundred dollars. $600- Third Assistant Engineers, on duty, six hundred dollars. $00* Third Assistant Engineers, on leave, four hundred dollars. mgllglyyfyilgigail Sec. 7. Andlbc it ji¢rther' enacted, That the Secretary of the Navy contract with E. be, and hereby is, authorized so to modify the contract entered into Kgn(;§H‘“foP°f; by him with E. K. Collins and his associates for the transportation of gum, 1g5g_ the mail between New York and Liverpool, under direction of the act $8% <=h- 62- of Congress approved March third, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, as to postponethe commencement of the mail service stipulated to.be performed until the first day of June, eighteen hundred and fifty, without, in other respects, impairing the condition or obligations of the said contract. Pmcmoneyto Sec. 8. And it further enacted, That from and after the passage be hereafter de- of this act, all prize money, arising from captures made by the vessels Qéggfld m *h° of the navy of the United States, received by the marshal who shall ry' make sale of such prizes, shall, within sixty days after such sale, deposit the net proceeds, after paying all charges, as now provided by H h law, into the treasury of the United States; and all money now m the 8h,!?`;; f,:;';}: hands of prize agents shall also be deposited in the treasury, to be disuted. tributed as now provided by law; such part thereof as may belong to
