Permanent

structures to

take place of

certain cases.

No. 11. - MARCH 3, 1859.

Stat. at Large, CHAP. LXXXI. - An Act making Appropriations for Lighthouses, Light-Boats, Buoys, Vol. XI. p. 423. &c. and providing for the Erection and Establishment of the same, and for other Purposes. SEC. 2. That hereafter, whenever any of the light-vessels occupying positions which are adapted to the erection of lighthouses upon pile founlight-vessels, in dations require to be rebuilt, or such extensive repairs as to render the substitution of such lighthouses advisable and practicable, then such permanent structures are authorized to be erected in place of any such lightvessels: Provided, That the expense arising from all such changes and erections shall be defrayed from the general annual appropriations for repairs, &c. of light-vessels, unless special appropriations should be made for any such change.

Proviso. Expense, how defrayed.

Secretary of Treasury may discontinue lights, &c.

SEC. 3. That the Secretary of the Treasury, on the recommendation of the lighthouse board, be, and he hereby is, authorized in his discretion to discontinue, from time to time, such lights as may become useless by reason of the mutations of commerce and changes of channels of harbors, and other causes.

Vol. XII. p. 61.

Secretary of Treasury may re-establish discontinued lighthouses on recommendation of lighthouse board.

Stat. at Large, CHAP. CLXII. · · An Act making Appropriations for Lighthouses, Beacons, Buoys, &c. SEC. 5. That the Secretary of the Treasury, on the recommendation of the lighthouse board, be, and he is hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to re-establish, from time to time, such lights as may have been, or may hereafter be, discontinued as useless, under the authority conferred by the act of third March, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, entitled “An act making appropriations for lighthouses," and so forth, whenever, in the 1859, ch. 81, § 3. judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the recommendation of See above, No. the lighthouse board, such re-establishment is required by public convenience or the necessities of commerce.

11.

Stat. at Large, CHAP. CXLIX. Vol. XIV. p. 425.

Survey to be made at Cross

ledge Shoals, &c.

Delaware bay, and report and

estimate.

Contract to be made after advertisement for proposals, and with lowest bidder, &c.

Salaries of

No. 13. MARCH 2, 1867.

-An Act to authorize the Building of Lighthouses therein mentioned, and for other Purposes.

SEC. 2. That the lighthouse board is hereby directed to make a survey, if no survey has been made, at Crossledge Shoal, or at some other point in the Delaware bay, in the neighborhood of said Shoal, and report on the survey to be made, or which has already been made, to the next Congress, as to the feasibility of erecting thereon a permanent lighthouse, and an estimate of the amount necessary to be appropriated therefor.

SEC. 3. That no contract shall be made except after public advertisement for proposals in such form and manner as to secure general notice thereof, and the same shall only be made with the lowest bidder therefor, upon security deemed sufficient in the judgment of the Secretary.

SEC. 4. That, from and after the passage of this act, the Secretary of keepers of light- the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered to reguhouses to be reg- late and fix the salaries of the respective keepers of lighthouses in such Secretary of the manner as he shall deem just and proper: Provided, That the whole sum allowed shall not exceed an average of six hundred dollars to each keeper.

ulated by the

Treasury.

The average

not to exceed $600 to each.

Stat. at Large,

CHAP. CLXVII. — An Act making Appropriations for sundry Civil Expenses of the Government for the Year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, and for Vol. XIV. p. 457. other Purposes.

SEC. 3. That the lighthouse board be authorized to apply any unex- Lighthouse pended balance which may remain after the completion of a lighthouse board may apwork on the Pacific coast to the construction of any other similar work balances on Paply unexpended upon the same coast, which may have been authorized by Congress, but cific coast; for which the amount appropriated may prove insufficient.

SEC. 4. That the lighthouse board is authorized, whenever an appro- may purchase priation has been or may be made by Congress for a new lighthouse, the sites for lighthouses, &c. proper site for which does not belong to the United States, to purchase when, &c. the necessary land, provided the purchase-money be paid from the amount appropriated for such lighthouse: Provided, That no superintendent of Certain superlights, whose compensation as collector of customs exceeds three thousand intendents of lights not to redollars per annum, shall receive any compensation as disbursing agent for the lighthouse establishment, whether the sums disbursed by him be for articles to be used or services rendered within or without the limits of his superintendency or collection district.

ceive pay as disbursing agents for lighthouse establishment.