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I May. 4* 1805.
AUGUSTA CHRONICLE,
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AN ACT
i Maii/tg appropriations for the support of
government, for, the jear one thousand
tight hundred and fve,
BE by the Senate and Hou/e
of Representatives of the United Slates
Op America , in Congress ajfemhded , That
for the expenditure of the civil lilt in the
present year, including the contingent ex
penccs of the fcvcral departments and 'offi
cers; for the of the fcveral
loan officers their clerks, and for books
and ftatiofiary for the fame; for the payment
ofannuitics anil grants; fur the support of
- mmt eftablilhment; for the expences
of inttreoutfe with foreign nations; for the
support of light-homes, beacons, buoys and
public piers; for .defraying the expences of
ftirveying the public lands in the territories
»f Indiana and Milfiifippi ; for the. unex
pended balances of former appropriations,
defraying the expences of the second census,
and the pure haft and creftion of wharves
and (tores under the quarantine law ; and
tor fatisfying certain mifcellanedus claims,
the following fmns be, and the fame hereby
are refpedivcly appropriated ; that is to fay,
F*r comae) fat ion granted by law to the
members of the Senate and Houfc of Re.
prefen tat ives, their officers and attendants,
estimated fora session of four months and a
half continuance, one hundred /and ninety
flightthoufand, nine hundred and sixty
five dollars.
For the expence of firewood, stationary,
printing, and all other contingent expences
of the two Houles of Congress, including
the sum ot three thousand dollars appropria
ted by the aft of tkc sixth ot December,
•Re thousand eight hundred and four,
twenty eight thousand dollars:
F*r defraying the expences incidental to
the difinantling the late library room of
Congress, and fitting it up for the ac
commodation of the Houfc of Reprefemativcs
at the valuing session, fevc« hundred Dol
lars :
F#r expences of removal #f the library
all other contingent expenses of the fame,
and librarian’s allowance for the year one
thousand eight hundred and five, nine hun
dred Dollars:
For the expencc of labelling, lettering,
and numbering five thousand seven hundred
volumes of laws and journals of the old
Congress, directed by thcaCt«f the present
Session for the difpoi’al of certain copies of
the laws of the United States to be depo
sited in the library, five hundred and sev
enty dollars.
For cofnpcnlation to the President and
Vicc-Prcfident of the United States, thirty
thousand dollars,
For compensation to the Secretary of date
clerks and persons employed in that depart
ment, eleven thousand three hundred and
sixty dollars.
For the incidental and contingent expen
ccs in the fat'd department, four thousand
two hundred dollars,
For printing and dattributing copies «f
the laws of the feCond session of the eighth
Congress, ami printing the laws in news
papers, eight thousand two hundred and
fifty dollars.
For printing the laws, and other con
tingent expences of the government of the
Indiana tertitory, in consequence of tke
union with it of that of the territory of
1/ niifiana, three hundred and fifty •ollars,
For special mettengers charged with
dispatches, two tkuafand Dollars.
For compensation to the Secretary of the
ttcafury, clerks ‘and persons employed in
his office, including those engaged on the
kufinefs belonging to the late office of the
oornmiffioner of the reverie, thirteen thau
fand, four hundred and forty-nine Dollars
and eighty one Gems.
For expences of translating foreign lan*
gunges, allowance to the person employd
in receiving and tranfraitting passports and
sea-letters, stationary, and printing, one
thousand Dollars.
For compensation to the comptroller of
tha treasury, clerks and persons employed
la his office, twelve thousand, nine hundred
• and seventy seven Dollars and eight cents.
. for cxpence of stationary, printing and
incidental and contingent expences in the
comptroller’s office, eight hundred D »llar*.
tor compensation to the auditor of the
‘reafurv, clerks and persons employed in
office, twelve thousand two haodred
and twenty dollars and ninety.three e«rnts.
ter cxpcnce of stationary, printing and
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incidental and‘Contingent expences in the
office of the auditor of the treasury, five
hundred dollars.
For cp.npetition to the treasurer, desks
and persons employed in his office, fix
sand two hundred and twenty seven
and forty-five cents.
For the expence of fiationary, printing,
and incidental and contingent expences in
. the treasurer’s office* three hundred dollars.
For compensation to the register of the
treasury, clerks and persons employed in his
office, fix teen thousand and fifty, two dol.
Jars.
For thcfexpcnces of stationary and printing
in the register's office, (including hooks for
the public flock and for the arrangement of
the marine papers,) two thousand eight hun
dred dollars.
For compensation to the fccretary of the
cammiffianers of the finking fund, two hun
dred and fifty dollars,
for compensation of the clerks employed
for the purpose of making drafts of the fede
ral surveys of the land in the territory' of
the United States, north weft of the river
Ohio, and in keeping the hooks of the treu
fury in,relation to the Talcs of lands at the
fcveral land offices, two thousand fix hun
dred dollars.
For fuel and other contingent expences
of the treasury department, tour thousand
dollars#
For defraying the expences incident to the
Sating and printing the public accounts for
the year one thousand eight hundred and five,
one thousand twe hundred dollars.
For purchasing books, maps, and charts,
for the «fe of the treasury department, four
hundred dollars.
For compensation to a fiiperintendant em
ployed to Tenure the buildings and records of
the treasury, during the year one thousand
eight hundred and five, including the
pence of two watchmen, and for the repair
of two Ike engines, buckets, lan-b-rn*
and other incidental expences, one thousand
one hundred dollars.
For the erection of a fire proof l/iivkhuid
ing for the. preservation of the records of
the treasury ; the cellars in which they have
hitherto been kept, being found from their
dampness improper far that use, nine thou
sand dollars.
For compensation to the fccretary of war,
clerks and persons employed in his office, e
leven thousand two hundred and fifty dol
lars.
For the expences of fuel, flationary, prin.
ting, and other contingent expences of the
office of the fccretary of war, one thousand
dollars.
For compensation to the accountant of the
war department clerks and persons employ
ed in lus office, ten thtufand nine hundred
and ten dollars.
For contingent expences in die office of
the accountant of the war department one
thousand dollars.
For compensation to clerks employed in
the paymaiter's office, oi e thousand eight
hundred dollars.
For fuel in the said office, ninety dol
lars.
For compensation to the purveyor of pub
lic supplies, clerks and persons employed
in his office, including a sum of twelve
hundred dollars, for compensation to his
clerk?, in addition to the sum allowed by
the aft of the fecund day of March, one
thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine,
and for expence of flat ionary, (lore rent and
fuel for the said office, four thousand fix hun
dred dollars.
For compensation to the fccretary of the
navy, clerks and persons employed in his
office, nine thousand one hundred and ten
dollars.
For cspenceof fuel, stationary, printing,
and other contingent expences in the office,
of the fccretary of the navy, two thousand
dollars.
For compensation to the accountant of the
navi*, clerks and persons employed in his
office, including the fam of one thousand one
hundred dollars, f#r compensation to his
clerks, in addition to the Turn allowed by
the aft of the fecund of March, one thou
sand seven hundred and ninety-nine, ten
thousand four hundred and ten dollars.
For contingent expences in the cffica of
the accountant of the navy, seven hundred
and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the poftraafter.gcne.
ral, effiftent postmaster general, clciks and
persons employed ip the pbftmaftes general's
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°fS'cp, including 3 fimioffour thousand, five
hundred and ninety.five dollars, ior corapcn.
faiion to his clerks, in addition Jjim
allowed by the act of the second of March,
one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine
thirteen thousand nine hundred and fifty live
dolla rs.
For expence of fuel, candles, house rent
for the nuifenger, It a nonary, chdls, Sc:,
cxdufive of expenevs of prosecution, port
manteaus, mat! locks awd other expences
incident to the department, thefc being
paid tor by the poftmaiier.gcneral, out of
the finds of the cilice, two thousand dol
lars.
For compensation to the fcvcral loan of
ficers, thirteen thousand two hundred and
fifty dollars.
For compensation to the clerks of the
several commiflioners of loans, and an al
lowance to certain loan officers, in lieu of
clerk lure, and to defray the anthorifed ex.
peaces of the- several loan offices, thirteen
thousand dallnra.
For defraying the cxpence of clerk lure,
in the office of the commifficvicr of loans of
the Hate of Pennsylvania, in eonfequcnce of
the removal of the offices of the trcafmy
department, in the year one thousand eight
hihdred, to the permanent feat of govern
ment, two thousand dollars.
For compensation to the furveyor-gencral,
and the clerks employed by him, and for
cxpence of-ftationary and other comingcn
ties of the furveyor-gencral's office, three
thousand two hundred dollars.
For compensation to the surveyor of the
lands font]) of the flafe of Tcnncflee, clerks
. employed,in his office, stationary, and other
contingencies, three thousand two hundred
dollars.
For compensation to the officers of the
mint :
The director, two thousand dollars.
The trettfurer, one thousand two hundred
dollars. .
T-ne allay es, one utywaia . r i. s r
dollars.
The chief coiner, one thousand five hun
dred dollars.
The melter and refiner, one rhoufandfivc
hundred dollars.
The enp-rtver, one thousand two hundred
dolls rs.
One clerk, at seven hundred dollars.
And two, at five hundred dollars each.
For the wages of potions employed at the
different branches of melting, coining, car
penter’s, mill-wriglu’s and liniih’s work,
including the Ann of eight hundred dollars
per annum, allowed (o an alfiftant coiner
and die-forger, who a’fo overlees the exe
cution of the iron work, fix thousand five
hundred dollars.
For the repairs of furnaces, cod of rol
lers and ferevv*, timber, bar-iron, lead,
(led, pot-ash, and for all other contingen
cies of the mint, two thousand nine hun
dred dollars.
For compensation to the governor, judges,
fcc.rctary, and legislative council of tlie
territory of Orleans, nineteen thousand two
hundred and forty dollars.
For incidental and contingent expences
of the Icgillative council, and of the lecrc
tary of the said territory, two thousand dol
lars .
Far compensation to the governor, judg
es and fccretary of the Mtiliffippi territory,
five thousand one hundred and fifty dollars.
For exper.ees of stationary, office rent,
and other contingent expenccs in the faul
territory, three hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the governor, judg
es and fee ret ary of the Indiana territory,
five thousand one hundred and fifty dollars.
For the expences of stationary,
rent, and other contingent cxpenccs in the
said territory, three hundred and fifty dol
lars.
For the difeharge of fitch demands again (I
the United States, on account of the civil
department, nor otherwise provided lor, as
Hull have been admitted in a due course of
feulemenr ac the treasury, and which are
of a nature, according to the usage thereof,
to require payment in fjxcic, two thousand
dollars.
For additional compensation to the clerks
of the several departments of date,' ireaf'.uy,
war and navy, and of she genera! pod office,
not exceeding, for each department refpeft
' ivelv, fifteen per centum, in audition to
the sums allowed by the aft, intituled “ An
aft to regulate, and fix the compensation of
clerks,” eleven thousand eight hundred and
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(Vet, XIX. No. p. t
: eighty-five dollars.
or copulation granted by Jaw to thv
fiujgkot tlTc Utiucif ~SiatcsP
chief jullice, and two alfociatc judges of
the dlllrkt of Columbia, and to the a tier,,
ney .general, fifty.five tbomand nine hunf
dred dollars.
for the like compcnfation granted to the
fevcral diftrift attornies of the United States,
three thouf.iud four hundred dollars'.
for compcnfation to the,jnardials of the
diftrids of Maine, Nevv-HuMfliirc, Ver
niont, Kentucky, Ohio, weft Tcu
nclfce, and Orleans, oitc thousand fix hun
dred dollars,
for defraying the expenccs of the fit
prerne, circuit, and didrift courts of the
United Slates, including the diftrift of Co
lumbia, and of juror# and witnoTes, in aid
of the funds aiding from fines, forfeiwres,
and penalties, and likewise for defraying
the rxpences of profeemion tor offences a
gainfl the United States, and for fate keep
ing of prisoners, fotty thousand dollars.
hoy the payment of sundry pensions gran*,
ted by the late? government, nine hundred
dollars. '
lor (he payment of an annuity granted
to the children of the late colonel John
Harding, and major Alexander Trueman,
by an act of Cong refs palled the fourteen lie
of May, one thousand eight hundred, fix
hundred dollars:
Tor the pay meet of the annual allowance
♦ to the invalid pensioners of the Unite I
States, from the filth of March, one thru,
sand eight hundred and five, to the fourth
of March, one thousand eight hundred and
fix, ninety eight thousand dollars: .
l or the maintenance and support of light,
houses, buoys and public piers, andfiakcago
of channels, bats and ihoals, and certarv
contingent expsuces, "one hundred and fif
teen thoufaivl two hundred ami nine dollars
and thirty.fix cents ;
... isj found',
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ted for that ohjeft, three thousand d -liars :
For erecting beacons in the harbor of
New. York, in addition to the Turns hereto
fore appropriated for thtt object, fix thou
sand dollars ;
For efe-Hing becaons and pi icing buoy s
near the entrance of Savannah rive' - , brntr
an expence incurred under the aft of the
sixteenth day of July, one thousand fiven
hundred and ninety- eight (>he balance of a
former appropliation for the fame object,
having been carried ro the ertdit of tha
furplu- fund,) two thousand four hundred
and ninety.four dollars and eighty.nine
cents: #
For reviving f> much of unexpended
balances of appropriations granted by an aht
palled the sixth of April, one thonfatul
eight hundred and two, and which have
been carried to the Turpins fund, to wit;
For creating public piers in the river
Delaware, five thousand eight hundred ar-i
eighty-eight dollars and feverity.nine cent; .
For erecting certain light.houfes, aril
fixing buoys in Long.lll.iud, found, nine
thousand fix hundred and Icventy eight
dollars arid thirty eight cents:
And for building a light house on Cum
berland South Paint, four thousand dollars :
For the light.houfe at the
month of the Milfilfippi, and ihe light.houfe
at or near the pitch of Cape Lookout, in
addition ro the sum heretofore appropriate!
to thofc objects, by the aft of the tweni*
fixthof Much, one thousand eight hundred
and four, twenty thousand dollars.
Towards completing the faryevs of pub
lic land in the (laic of Ohio, and in the In.
diana and Milfilfippi territories l«ity thou
sand ctbll ars:
For the difoharge of such mifeellaner.ns
claims against the United States, not other
wise provided for, as lhall have been admit
ted indue courfc of fettleiftcnt at the tr'.*)-
fnry, and which arc of a nature, socoreFng
to the usage. thereof, to require payment la
fpecic, four thousand dollats.
For defraying certain expcnces heretofore
incurred in the war, and navy departments,
and which in clue course of fi tcitment in
| thole departments have been adjufietf, and
* c annot be difiharged o.ut of any existing ap
propriation, t wenty thoufiind dollars :
For cite exy .’nee nf ta Jr.g the fivond cen
sus of the inhabitants of the United States,
bcimr the Ivlancc of a former appropriation
carried to the fir phis fund, for: teen Vh
sand one bundled and fixty.two dy.Ssrs, and
fevebty fcecar cciit#: