652 F~IFTY·FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 564, 568, 571. 1898. J¤ly 2.1898- CHAP. 564.-An Act Designating Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, a Y—·‘T‘_ port of delivery in the customs collection district of Erie, Pennsylvania. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United mae eeiieeuim cis- States of America in Congress assembled, That Titusville, Pennsylvania, "'E§§£usv,,,,,mad,,,,0,, be, and is hereby, designated a port of delivery in the customs collecof delivmjy-tion district of Erie, Pennsylvania, and th at the privileges of the seventh ,,,#,T§,,'{§’,§l,‘;‘,{§?;§§é’,'§f" section of the Act approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, VM- 21» r-174- governing the immediate transportation of dutiable merchandise without appraisement be, and the same are hereby, conferred upon said port. . Approved, July 2, 1898. July 5, 1898. CHAP. 568.—A11 Act Relative to the Corps of Engineers of the Army. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Army- . States of America in Congress assembled, That the Corps of Engineers <liii§i¤iil?;;iiii>‘i.iP°` of the Army shall hereafter consist of one Chief of Engineers, with the 20§·a?;é;§;a 115% P- rank of brigadier·general, seven colonels, fourteen lieutenant-colonels, `twenty-eight majors, thirty-five captains, thirty first lieutenants, twelve {ggiyb Us how second lieutenants, and the Battalion of Engineers: Provided, That num. ’ the vacancies created by this Act in all grades above second lieutenant shall be filled by the promotion by seniority of the officers now in the _ rum yemrsemce Corps of Engineers: And provided further, That the number of olhcers
- Qs,{’,‘;’*§§‘,§f,§,‘f§,€§§; in any grade above second lieutenant shall not be increased beyond the
em. number heretofore established by law by the promotion of any officer to till an original vacancy created by this Act until such ofdcer shall have served at least three years in the grade from which he is promoted E¤¤¤¤¤¤¤i°¤¤· and the captains and lieutenants shall have satisfactorily passed the examinations required by existing laws. Approved, July 5, 1898. AAI___ July 7, 1898. CHAP. 571.—An Act Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appro~ my priations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety- eight, and for prior years, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United D<·tl¢i·*¤¤i¢¤ ¤P¤*°· States ofzlmerica in Congress assembled, That the following sums be prmtxons. _ . , _ 9 and the same are hereby, appropriated, out oi any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and for prior years, and for other objects hereinafter stated, namely: Executive office. `VYE For contingent expenses of the Executive Office, including stationery therefor, as well as record books, telegrams, books for library, miscellaneous items, and furniture and carpets for offices, care of otlrice carriage, horses, and harness, two thousand five hundred dollars. S32 p s r tm e n t of DEPARTMENT OF STATE. m$;~3;;d·;;';¤1;r:gi¤r— That the title “eleven clerks of class four; ” Department of State, ' provided for in the legislative, executive, and judicial appropriation Act tor the fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, is hereby amended to read: “One chief of bureau of appointments, two. thousand one hundred dollars; ten clerks of class four;" S€{:;r;;~;>;rgh¤;h¤jis To make the salaries of the Second and Third Assistant Secretaries mem: s.~.—m..¤»._ `P of State four thousand dollars each for the fiscal year eighteen hundred Ame. msn. and ninety-nine, one thousand dollars.
