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CHAP. 265.—AN ACT making an appropriation for the erection of a marine hospital at or near Ocracoke, in North Carolina.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress $10,000 appropria- assembled, That the sum of ten thousand dollars be, and the chase of a site and same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purchase of a site and the erection of a marine hospital at or near Ocracoke, in North CaTo be done un- rolina; the site to be selected and the building to be contracted of the Secretary for and erected under the superintendence and direction of the who shall report to Secretary of the Treasury; and that he (the Secretary of the Congress. Treasury) be directed to report to Congress, at its next session, the progress and condition of the work: Provided, That the propriated not to expense of the land and building shall not exceed that sum. Approved, August 29th, 1842.

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CHAP. 266.—AN ACT making appropriations for certain sites for marine hospitals therein mentioned.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Appropriations assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated for sites for marine hospitals, selected and purchased under the act of March third, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, entitled "An act to provide for certain harbors, and for the removal of obstructions in and at the mouths of certain rivers, and for other purposes," viz:

Natchez,

Napoleon,

St. Louis,

Paducah,

Louisville,

Pittsburg, and

Cleveland.

For a site for a marine hospital at Natchez, in the State of Mississippi, seven thousand dollars.

For a site for a marine hospital at Napoleon, in the State of Arkansas, one thousand dollars.

For the site for a marine hospital at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, seven thousand four hundred and sixty-eight dollars. For the site for a marine hospital at Paducah, in the State of Kentucky, one thousand dollars.

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For the site for a marine hospital at Louisville, in the State of Kentucky, six thousand dollars.

For the site for a marine hospital at Pittsburg, in the State of Pennsylvania, ten thousand two hundred and fifty three dollars. For the site for a marine hospital at Cleveland, in the State of Ohio, twelve thousand dollars.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said several sums of money be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Approved, August 29th, 1842.

CHAP. 267.-AN ACT to establish and regulate the navy ration.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the navy ration shall consist of the following daily allowance of provisions for each person:

Component parts

One pound of salted pork, with half a pint of peas or beans; or one pound of salted beef, with half a pound of flour, and a of the rution. quarter of a pound of raisins, dried apples, or other dried fruits s; or one pound of salt beef with half a pound of rice, two ounces of butter, and two ounces of cheese; together with fourteen ounces of biscuit, one quarter of an ounce of tea, or ounce of coffee, or one ounce of cocoa; two ounces of sugar, and one gill of spirits; and of a weekly allowance of half a pound of pickles or cranberries, half a pint of molasses, and half a pint of vinegar.

Fresh meat may salted, and vegeta

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SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That fresh meat may be substituted for salt beef or pork, and vegetables or sour crout be substituted for for the other articles usually issued with the salted meats, al- bles for other artlowing one and a quarter pounds of fresh meat for one pound of salted beef or pork, and regulating the quantity of vegetables or sour crout so as to equal the value of those articles for which they may be substituted.

or rice may be

biscuit; wine for

spirits, &e.

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for each other in

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SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That, should it be neces- Soft bread, flour, sary to vary the above described daily allowance, it shall be substituted for lawful to substitute one pound of soft bread, or one pound of flour, or half a pound of rice, for fourteen ounces of biscuit; half a pint of wine for a gill of spirits; half a pound of rice for half a pint of beans or peas; half a pint of beans or peas for half a pound of rice. When it may be deemed expedient by the President of the United States, Secretary of the Navy, commander of a fleet or squadron, or of a single ship when not acting under the authority of another officer on foreign service, the articles of butter, cheese, raisins, dried apples or other dried fruits, pickles and molasses, may be substituted for each other and for spirits: Provided, The article substituted shall not exceed in value the article for which it may be issued, cording to the scale of prices which is or may be established the same. for the same. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That in cases of necessity, In case of neces the daily allowance of provisions may be diminished or varied ance by the discretion of the senior officer present in command, but payment shall be made to the persons whose allowance shall made for the dimi be thus diminished, according to the scale of prices which is or nution. may be established for the same: but a commander who shall Commander to thus make a diminution or variation shall report to his com- report the necess manding officer or to the Navy Department, the necessity for the same, and give to the purser written orders specifying particularly the diminution or reduction which is to be made. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That no commissioned officer or midshipman, or any person under twenty-one years of age, shall be allowed to draw the spirit part of the daily

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Others may re- ration, and all other persons shall be permitted to relinquish that part of their ration, under such restrictions as the President of the United States may authorize and to every person who, by this section is prohibited from drawing, or who may relinquish, the spirit part of his ration, there shall be paid in lieu thereof, the value of the same in money, according to the prices which are or may be established for the same.

Value to be paid

in money.

Aet to take effect, when.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act shall go into effect in the United States, on the first day of the succeeding quarter after it becomes a law, and in vessels abroad, on the first day of the succeeding quarter after its Acts inconsistent official receipt and any acts and parts of acts which may be contrary to, or inconsistent with, the provisions of this act, shall be and are hereby repealed.

herewith repealed.

Approved, August 29th, 1842.

Authority to con

chase thereof.

CHAP. 268.-AN ACT authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to contract for the purchase, for the United States, the right to use Babbit's anti-attrition metal.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he hereby act for the pur- is, authorized to contract for the purchase, from the proprietor of the patented interest therein, for the United States, of the right to use Babbit's anti-attrition metal in the construction of machinery and otherwork; subject to the ratification of Congress. Approved, August 29th, 1842.

ton, in lieu of Lewisburg.

CHAP. 269.—AN ACT establishing a court at Charleston, in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress District Court to assembled, That hereafter terms of the district court for the be held at Charles- western district of Virginia, be holden at Charleston, in the county of Kenawha, commencing on the Wednesdays after the second Mondays of April and September of every year, in lieu of the sessions of said district court now directed to be held at Lewisburg, in the county of Greenbriar, which said last mentioned sessions of said court are hereby discontinued. Approved, August 29th, 1842.

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CHAP. 270.-AN ACT to provide revenue from imports, and to change and modify existing laws imposing duties on imports, and for other purposes.

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[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passage of this act, in lieu The duties to be of the duties heretofore imposed by law on the articles herein- the following artiafter mentioned, and on such as may now be exempt from duty, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, the following duties that is to say:

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First. On coarse wool unmanufactured, the value whereof, Wool unmanuat the last port or place whence exported to the United States, shall be seven cents or under per pound, there shall be levied a duty of five per centum ad valorem; and on all other unmanufactured wool, there shall be levied a duty of three cents per pound, and thirty per centum ad valorem: Provided, That when wool of different qualities of the same kind or sort, is imported in the same bale, bag, or package, and the aggregate value of the contents of the bale, bag, or package, shall be appraised by the appraisers, at a rate exceeding seven cents per pound, it shall be charged with a duty in conformity to such appraisal Provided further, That when wool of different qualities, and different kinds or sorts, is imported in the same bale, bag, or package, the contents of the bale, bag, or package, shall be appraised at the value of the finest or most valuable kind or sort, and a duty charged thereon accordingly: Provided further, That if bales of different qualities are embraced in the same invoice, at the same price, the value of the whole shall be appraised according to the value of the bale of the best quality: Provided further, That if any wool be imported having in it dirt, or any material or impurities, other than those naturally belonging to the fleece, and thus be reduced in value to seven cents per pound or under, the appraisers shall appraise said wool at such price, as in their opinion, it would have cost had it not been so mixed with such dirt or impurities, and a duty shall be charged thereon in conformity to such appraisal: Provided also, That wool imported on the skin shall be estimated as to weight and value as other wool.

Second. On all manufactures of wool, or of which wool Manufactures of shall be a component part, except carpetings, flannels, bock- wool. ings and baizes, blankets, worsted stuff goods, ready-made clothing, hosiery, mits, gloves, caps, and bindings, a duty of forty per centum.

Third. On Wilton carpets and carpeting, treble ingrain, Saxony, and Aubussen carpets and carpeting, a duty of sixtyfive cents per square yard; on Brussels and Turkey carpets and carpeting, fifty-five cents per square yard; on all Venitian and ingrain carpets and carpetings, thirty cents per square yard; on all other kinds of carpets and carpeting, of wool, hemp, flax, or cotton, or parts of either, or other material not otherwise specified, a duty of thirty per centum ad valorem: Provided, That bed sides and other portions of carpets or car.

Carpetings.

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Blankets.

Manufactures of combed wool, &e.

Yarn.

Gloves, caps, bindings and hosiery.

Flannels, bockings, &c.

petings shall pay the rate of duty herein imposed on carpets or carpetings of similar character.

Fourth. On woollen blankets, the actual value of which at the place whence imported shall not exceed seventy-five cents each, and of the dimensions not exceeding seventy-two by fiftytwo inches each, nor less than forty-five by sixty inches each, a duty of fifteen per centum ad valorem; and on all other woollen blankets, a duty of twenty-five per centum ad valorem. Fifth. On all manufactures, not otherwise specified, of combed wool or worsted, and manufactures of worsted and silk combined, a duty of thirty per centum ad valorem; on all hearth rugs, an ad valorem duty of forty per centum.

Sixth. On woollen and worsted yarn, a duty of thirty per centum ad valorem.

Seventh. On woollen and worsted mits, gloves, caps, and bindings, and on woollen or worsted hosiery, that is to say, stockings, socks, drawers, shirts, and all other similar manufactures made on frames, a duty of thirty per centum ad valorem..

Eighth. On flannels, of whatever material composed, except cotton, a duty of fourteen cents per square yard on bockings and baizes, fourteen cents per square yard on coach laces, thirty-five per centum ad valorem; on Thibet, Angora, and all Coats hair, &c. other goats' hair or mohair unmanufactured, one cent per pound; on camlets, blankets, coatings, and all other manufactures of goats' hair or mohair, twenty per centum ad valorem.

Clothing, &c.

Ninth. On ready-made clothing, of whatever materials composed, worn by men, women, or children, except gloves, mits, stockings, socks, wove shirts and drawers, and all other similar manufactures made on frames, hats, bonnets, shoes, boots, and bootees, imported in a state ready to be used as clothing by men, women or children, made up either by the tailor, manufacturer, or seamstress, an ad valorem duty of fifty per centum; on all articles worn by men, women, or children, other than as above specified or excepted, of whatever materials composed, made up wholly or in part by hand, a duty of forty per centum Thread laces, &c. ad valorem; on all thread laces and insertings, fifteen per centum ad valorem; on cotton laces, quillings, and insertings, usually known as trimming laces, and on bobbinet laces of Gold and silver cotton, twenty per centum ad valorem; on laces, galloons, tresses, tassels, knots, and stars of gold or silver, fine or half fine, fifteen per centum ad valorem; on all articles embroidered in gold or silver, fine or half fine, when finished, other than clothing, twenty per centum ad valorem; and on clothing, finished in whole or in part, embroidered in gold or silver, fifty per centum ad valorem.

laees, &c.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the passage of this act, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, on the importation of the articles hereinafter mentioned, the following duties; that is to say:

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