Chapter III. to adjust Appropriations heretofore made for the Civil Service of the Navy Department to the present Organization of that Department
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Chap. III.— An Act to adjust Appropriations heretofore made for the Civil Service of the Navy Department to the present Organization of that Department.Dec. 19, 1862. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of theTransfer of appropriations for Navy Department. Treasury be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to transfer the amounts heretofore appropriated for the pay of chiefs of bureaus, clerks, messengers, and laborers connected with the Navy Department, so that they will correspond with the present organization and pay as authorized1862, ch. 134.*Ante*, p. 510. by the act of Congress of July fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, viz:
For the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, three thousand eightBureau of Equipment and Recruiting, hundred and seventy-four dollars. For the Bureau of Yards and Docks, ten thousand six hundred andof Yards and Docks, forty-three dollars. For the Bureau of Navigation, three thousand and fifty-seven dollars.of Navigation, For the Bureau of Ordnance, six thousand nine hundred and fifty-fourof Ordnance, dollars. For the Bureau of Construction and Repairs, nine thousand five hundredof Construction and repairs, and thirty-four dollars.
For the Bureau of Steam Engineering, four thousand two hundred andof Steam Engineering, twenty-four dollars. For the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, five thousand eight hundredBureau of Provision and Clothing. and fifty-eight dollars. 632 THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 3, 4. 1863. For the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, five thousand eight hundredBureau of Medicine and Surgery. dollars. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That all remaining balances shallRemaining balances may be expended for clerical services. attach to the office of the Secretary of the Navy, and may be expended by him for such clerical services as he shall judge the interests of the department require.
Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That the sum of one thousand dollars,Further transfer. heretofore appropriated for the contingent expenses of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repair, be transferred to the Bureau of Steam Engineering, and the sum of one thousand dollars to the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting. And also that the sum of one thousand dollars, heretofore appropriated for the contingent expenses of the Bureau of Ordnance, be transferred to the Bureau of Navigation.
Approved, December 19, 1862.