Trrua v1.-DEPARTMENT OF WAR. 37 them. [In settling the accounts of the commanding officer of a company 27 Feb.. 1877, c- for clothing and other military supplies, the ailidavit of any such officer 69· "· 19· P- 2*1- may be received to show the loss of vouchers or company books, or any matter or circumstance tending to prove that any ap rent deficiency was occasioned by unavoidable accident or lost in actualgervice, without any fault on his part, or that the whole or any art of such clothing and supplies had been properly and legally used and) appropriated; and such afli vit may be considered as evidence to establish the facts set forth, with or without other evidence, as- may seem to the Secretary of Wa1· just and proper under the circumstances of the case.] Sec. 226. Any surplus charts of the northwestern lakes may be sold S“;§l“,*é°h“”° to navigators upon such terms as the Secretary of War may prescribe. [33-* 3 Mar., 1869, c.1 52, s. 1, v. 15, pp. 301, 301. Sec. 227. The Chief Signal—Oilicer may cause to be sold any surplus S¤¤‘Pl!1¤ {MPS maps or publications of the Signal-Office, the money received therefor xg, l;l‘$’l3`g,°'°"” to be applied toward defrayinrr the expenses of the signalservice; and e§e§fay,§;§>; an account of the same shall be rendered in each annual report of the 227,ly_ ji, p_ 510; Chief of the Signal-Service. (527.) Sec. 228. The Secretary of War shall make an annual report to Con- RBPON of ¤¤€X· gress containing a statement of the appropriations of the precedin léigdiggdamncwm fiscal year for the Department of lVar, s owing the amount appropriated ;____,e_ under each specinc head of appropriation, the amount expended under 1 May, 1820, c. each head, and the balance which, on the thirtieth day of June precedin 52. ¤· 2. V- 3.11567- such report, remained unexpended. Such reports shall be accompanied 20 Agni!. 1874. 6- by estimates of the probable demands which may remain on each appro- u7· ’· ·"· 18* P· 33· priation. ISM5s10a. 196-] Seo. 229. The Secretary of War shall lay before Congress, at the Annual statecommencement of each regular session, a statement of all contracts for mem 0* •¤<>¤¤'*¤'¤S supplies or services which have been made by him or under his direc- ; tion during the year preceding, and also a statement of the expenditure 3 Mar., 1809, e. of the moneys appropriated for the contingent expenses of the military 28.¤· 5, v. 2. p. 536- establishment. me ss ws. M-1 Sec. 230. Whenever the Secretary of War invites plroposals for any Report of bids works, or for any materials or labor for any work, e shall report to EWB£l€’h,_.1.,- Congress, at its next session, all bids therefor, with the names of the 13g3SJ‘;‘;°·v]§§· °· bidders. we ss M-. rw-1 .3} ‘ ’’p‘ Sec. 231. The Secretary of War shall cause to be prepared and sub- Poeportoiexainimitted to Congress, in connection with the reports of examinations and nations Of riyer surveys of rivers and harbors hereafter made by order of Congress, full “;‘O‘;€l:“ 1 {1g0f "“‘ statements of all existing facts tending to show to what extent the gen- eral commerce of the country will be promoted by the several works of 27July,1868,R»es. im rovements contemplated by such examinations and surveys, to the Nc. 76, v. 15, p. 262- end) that public moneys shall not be applied excepting where such improvements shall ten to subserve the general commercial and navigation interests of the United States. [see ss ws, wc.; Sec. 232. The Secretary of War shall lay before Congress, on or be- t :lb"*}`“§di.Lft;n’t;: fore the first Monday in February of each year, an abstract of the returns gzuem of émm of the adjutants-general of the several States of the militia thereof. [gui lu,.] 15, B. 1, V. 2, p. 207.
