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Navy of the United States.


BE il enacted 6y the Senate and House Of
Representatives IF The U1,Aet States Of II
mertca in Congress assembled, That for
tile gradual improvement OF the Navy of the T.
nited States, the sum Of FIVE hundred thousand
dollars per annum, for six years, is also ap-
proproprated, to be applied as in this act pre-
scrbed, and as may, hereafter, be directed by
law.


SEC. 2. Ind be il further Enacted, That
the President of the Unit d States be, ard he is
hereby, authorized to cause to be procured,
ship timber suitable for the construction of YES
sells Of the various classes now recognised i'll the
Navy ofthe United States, and also the timber
proper for the construction OF steam batteries;
and to take the proper measures Tor having the
said timber duly seasoned and preserved, 50 as to
be I'll for immediate use.


SEC. 5. Ind be ii .farther enacted, That
the President Of the United States be, and he is
hereby, au iorizcd to take the proper measures
10 preserve the live OAK timber growing on the
lands Of the United States, and he is hereby au
thorized to reserve from s.le such lands, belong
ing to the inited states, as may he found to con-
tain live oak, or other timber, in sufficient guam
tity to render the same valuable for Naval pur-
poses


SEC 4, Ind be il .fArtder enacted, That
the President of the United States be, and he is
hereby, authorized to cause to be constructed,
two dry docks on the most approved plan, for the
use of the Navy of the United States, the one
of said docks to be erected at some point TO the
South, and the other to the North Of the Potomac
River.


1 SEC. S. Ind be il further enaeted, That
/ the President Of the United States be, and he is
hereby, authorized TO cause the necessary exam.
inations and inquiries to be made, o ascertain,
the practicabilitv and expcd ency of erecting a
Marine Railway for the repair Of sloops of war,
and other vessels Of All inferior class, at pensaco.
Ia, and if it shall appear from such inquiry an
[andj examination, that such Railway would be
useful to the Navy Of the United States, and can
be constructed at a reasonable expense, that he
cause the sane 10 be constructed on the most
approved plan.


SEC. 6. .4Qd Be n further enacted, That
The President of the United States be, and he is
hereby, authorized to cause tile Navy Yards OF
the United states to be thoroughly examined,
and plans to be prepared, and sanctioned BY the
President, for the improvement Of the same, and
the preservation Of the public property the ren
/, from which plans deviat OH shall hereafter be
made bat by his special ordr.
( SEC. Z. Ind BE- il Jurthef enactcd, That
the money appropriated br this act Shall not be
transferred to any other object OF expenditure,
nor shah any part thereof be carried TO tAe fund
cienominatvl the surplus fuGl, and annual re.
por.s shall BE submitted to Congress OF the x
pcnl;tures under this act and tic measures taken
to carry the same into effect.


Approvcd March 5, 1877