Chapter XX. *to authorize the Appointment of certain Watchmen, and for other Purposes.*March 30, 1867. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the eight watchmen on the Sergeants-at-arms of the Senate and House to appoint certain wat
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CHAP. XX.— An Act *to authorize the Appointment of certain Watchmen, and for other Purposes.*March 30, 1867. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the eight watchmen on the Sergeants-at-arms of the Senate and House to appoint certain watchmen and gate-keeperdome of the Capitol, at the congressional stables, the gate-keeper, and watchmen of the grounds surrounding the Capitol, be hereafter appointed by the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, and the sergeant-at-arms of the 12House.
That the officers aforesaid be also authorized to appoint three additional watchmen, one for each of the eastern porticos and the carriage-ways Pay of watchmen. under the same. Each watchman so appointed shall receive an annual compensation of one thousand dollars, payable on the order of the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate and the sergeant-at-arms of the House, or Appropriation for present fiscal year; either of them, and the amount of money necessary to pay said watchmen from the date of their appointment until the end of the present fiscal year be, and the same is hereby, appropriated. for next fiscal year;For the compensation of said watchmen for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, the sum of eleven thousand dollars is hereby appropriated. for additional officer and private of Capitol police.For the compensation of an additional lieutenant and private of the Capitol police, authorized to be appointed by the presiding officers of the two houses of Congress, from the date of their appointment until the close of the present fiscal year at the rate paid others of the same grade, so much money as may be necessary is hereby appropriated, and for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, the sum of thirty-three hundred dollars is hereby appropriated.
Sergeant-at-arms of Senate and House to select pattern and furnish uniform to police and watchmen, at what price;The sergeant-at-arms of the Senate and the sergeant-at-arms of the House are hereby authorized to select a pattern for a uniform for the Capitol police and watchmen, and furnish to each member of the force two suits per year, at a cost not to exceed fifty dollars per suit, and also to furnish said force with the necessary belts, arms, and so forth, at a cost not to exceed twenty dollars per man, and the amount of money necessary belts, arms, &c. to carry this provision into effect is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, payable upon the certificate Appropriations. of the officers above named.
One half of the moneys hereinbefore appropriated shall be paid into the contingent fund of the Senate, and the other half into the contingent fund of the House of Representatives. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* Sergeant-at-arms to make rules, &c. to secure the Capitol from defacement, &c.;That the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate and of the House of Representatives are authorized to make such rules and regulations as they may deem necessary to preserve the peace and secure the Capitol from defacement and for the protection of the public may arrest and detain persons violating the rules, until, &c. property therein, and shall have power to arrest and detain any person violating said rules, until such person can be brought before the proper authorities for trial, without further order of Congress.
Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,*Appropriations for Washington aqueduct, &c. how to be expended. That all moneys appropriated for the Washington aqueduct and for the other public works of the District of Columbia shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War. Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted,*This act may be altered. That all laws inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. Approved, March 30, 1867.