Clerks. Surveyor in Florida. Commission er of public buildings. Officers and clerk of mint. Persons in the mint. Contingent expenses, &c. Assistant engraver. Governor, &c., of Michigan. Contingent expenses. Members of the legislative council, &c. Governor, &c., of Arkansas territory. 1824, ch. 157. Contingent expenses. Governor, For contingent expenses of said office, four thousand dollars. For compensation to the surveyor south of Tennessee, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of said surveyor, one thousand seven hundred dollars. For compensation to the surveyor in Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of said surveyor, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the surveyor in Alabama, two thousand dol lars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of said surveyor, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the surveyor in Florida, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of said surveyor, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the commissioner of the public buildings in Washington city, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the officers and clerk of the mint, nine thousand six hundred dollars. For compensation to persons employed in the different operations of the mint, nine thousand four hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, and repairs, cost of machinery, and for allowance of wastage in gold and silver coinage of the mint, seven thousand seven hundred dollars. For the occasional employment of an assistant engraver for the mint, six hundred dollars. For compensation to the governor, judges, and secretary of the Michigan territory, seven thousand eight hundred dollars. For the contingent expenses of the Michigan territory, three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation and mileage to the members of the legislative council, including printing the laws, and the contingent and incidental expenses of said council, five thousand two hundred and seventy dollars. For compensation to the governor, judges, and secretary of the Arkansas territory, including additional compensation to two of the judges, for a part of the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, per act of twenty-sixth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, nine thousand nine hundred and five dollars and fifteen cents. For the contingent expenses of the Arkansas territory, three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the governor, judges, and secretary, of the Florida judges, &c., of territory, eight thousand five hundred dollars. Florida. Contingent expenses. Compensation, mileage, &c. Salaries of the keepers of archives in Florida. Chief justice, the associate judges, &c. For the contingent expenses of the Florida territory, three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation and mileage to the members of the legislative council, including printing the laws, and the contingent and incidental expenses of said council, five thousand five hundred dollars. For the salaries of the keepers of the public archives in the territory of Florida, at five hundred dollars each, as allowed by law, one thousand dollars. For compensation to the chief justice, the associate judges, and district judges of the United States, including the chief justice and associate judges of the District of Columbia, seventy-nine thousand two hun dred dollars. For compensation to the attorney general of the United States, thres thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerk in the office of the attorney general, eight hundred dollars. Attorney gen eral. Clerk. District attor For compensation to sundry district attorneys and marshals, as granted by law, including those in the several territories, ten thousand nine hun- neys, &c. dred dollars. For defraying the expenses of the Supreme, circuit, and district courts of the United States, including the District of Columbia, and of jurors and witnesses, in aid of the funds arising from fines, penalties, and forfeitures, and for defraying the expenses of prosecutions for offences committed against the United States, and for the safe keeping of prisoners, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. For the payment of sundry pensions granted by the late and present governments, two thousand and fifty dollars. For the support and maintenance of lighthouses, floating lights, beacons, buoys, and stakeages, including the purchase of oil, keepers' salaries, repairs, and improvements, and contingent expenses, one hundred and thirty-two thousand three hundred and forty-six dollars and sixty-six cents. For procuring and placing three buoys on the bar near the port of Georgetown, South Carolina, being the amount of an appropriation for that object, carried to the surplus fund on the thirty-first of December last, six hundred dollars. For building a lighthouse on Baker's Island, on Mount Desert, in the state of Maine, being the amount of an appropriation for that object, carried to the surplus fund on the thirty-first of December last, two thousand five hundred dollars. For building a lighthouse on Dutch Island, in Narraganset Bay, Rhode Island, in addition to the appropriation of three thousand dollars, made per act of the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, two thousand dollars. For building a small beacon light on Warwick Neck, in Rhode Island, in addition to the appropriation of one thousand dollars, made per act of the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, two thousand dollars. For building a light vessel for Albemarle Sound, in North Carolina, to be placed either at or near the South Point of Roanoke Island, at or near the end of Wade's Point shoal at the mouth of Pasquotank river, in addition to the appropriation of five thousand five hundred dollars, made per act of the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, three thousand dollars. For building a lighthouse on Point Defer, in the state of Louisiana, in addition to the appropriation of ten thousand dollars, made per act of the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, four thousand dollars. For surveying the public lands of the United States, seventy-four thousand one hundred and thirty-one dollars. For the salaries of the registers and receivers of land offices, in cases where no moneys are received by them for land, two thousand dollars. For stationery and books, for the offices of commissioners of loans, one thousand six hundred dollars. For the salary of the late governor of the Michigan territory, (William Hull,) from the 10th of April, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, to the first of February, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, one thousand six hundred and twenty-eight dollars thirty-two cents. For the salary of the secretary to the land commissioners in East Florida, (Francis J. Fatio,) omitted in the act of the 3d of March, one land commis sioners in East Florida. Balance due superintendent of the Cumberland road. Assistant superintendent. Amount due thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For balance of the amount allowed to the late superintendent of the Cumberland road, (David Shriver, Jun.,) in lieu of, and in full of all his claims, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the assistant superintendent of the Cumberland road, (William Hawkins,) from the eighth of August to the fourth of October, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, one hundred and fifty-eight dollars and ninety cents. For amount found due to a contractor, (William Stephenson,) for executto a contractor, ing a part of the work on the Cumberland road, two hundred and fiftytwo dollars and thirteen cents. &c. Compensation to clerk of land commissioners. 1823, ch. 10. Registers for ships, &c. Discharge of miscellaneous claims. Compensation to a commis sioner, &c. 1823, ch. 30. 1824, ch. 175. To the ministers at London, Paris, &c. Salaries of ministers, &c., appointed to the governments on the continent of America. Outfits. Secretaries of legation. Contingent expenses. Agents of claims at London and Paris. Expense of foreign inter course. Seamen. Intercourse with the Barbary powers. Commissioner, &c., under treaty of Ghent Carrying into effect the 6th and 7th articles thereof. Compensation to Thomas H. Gillis for extra services in the For compensation allowed to the clerk of the land commissioners in Michigan territory, (J. Biddle,) per act of the twenty-first of February, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, one thousand dollars. For registers for ships and vessels, and lists of crews, four thousand dollars. For the discharge of such miscellaneous claims against the United States not otherwise provided for, as shall be ascertained and admitted, in due course of settlement, at the treasury, twelve thousand dollars. For compensation allowed to one of the commissioners for examining titles to lands between the Rio Hondo, and the Sabine river, per acts of the third March, eighteen hundred and twenty-three, and twenty-sixth May, eighteen hundred and twenty-four, seven hundred dollars. For the salaries of the ministers at London, Paris, St. Petersburg, and Madrid, and of the chargé des affaires at Stockholm, at the Netherlands, and at Lisbon, forty-nine thousand five hundred dollars. For the salaries of the ministers or chargé des affaires who have been, or may be, appointed to the governments on the American continent, to wit: Colombia, nine thousand dollars; Chili, nine thousand dollars; Mexico, nine thousand dollars; Buenos Ayres, four thousand five hundred dollars; Guatemala, four thousand five hundred dollars; Brazil, four thousand five hundred dollars; Peru, four thousand five hundred dollars. For outfits of a chargé des affaires at Peru and Guatemala, nine thousand dollars. For the salaries of the secretaries of legation, fourteen thousand dollars. For the contingent expenses of all the missions abroad, thirty thousand dollars. For the salaries of the agents of claims at London and Paris, four thousand dollars. For the contingent expenses of foreign intercourse, forty thousand dollars. For the relief and protection of distressed American seamen in foreign countries, thirty-five thousand dollars. For the expenses of intercourse with the Barbary powers, thirty thousand dollars. For the salaries of the commissioner and arbitrator under the first article of the treaty of Ghent, one half the salaries of the secretary, clerk, and messengers, and half the contingent expenses of the commission, ten thousand three hundred and thirty-seven dollars. For expenses of carrying into effect the sixth and seventh articles of the treaty of Ghent, including the compensation of the commissioner, agent, and surveyor, and their contingent expenses, sixteen thousand dollars. For compensation to Thomas H. Gillis, chief clerk in the office of the fourth auditor, for performing the service of the said auditor, during his last illness, from the eighth of October, one thousand eight hundred auditor. and twenty-three, to the twenty-third of June, one thousand eight hun- office of fourth dred and twenty-four, nine hundred and fifty dollars, being the amount of the surplus of the appropriation for the fourth auditor's salary for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several sums hereby appropriated shall be paid out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated: Provided, however, That no money appropriated by this act shall be paid to any person for his compensation, who is in arrears to the United States, until such person shall have accounted for, and paid into the treasury, all sums for which he may be liable: Provided, also, That nothing in this section contained shall be construed to extend to balances arising solely from the depreciation of treasury notes received by such person to be expended in the public service; but in all cases where the pay or salary of any person is withheld, in pursuance of this act, it shall be the duty of the accounting officer, if demanded by the party, his agent, or attorney, to report forthwith to the agent of the Treasury Department, the balance due; and it shall be the duty of the said agent, within sixty days thereafter, to order suit to be commenced against such delinquent and his sureties. APPROVED, March 14, 1826. CHAP. XIV.-An Act making appropriations for certain fortifications of the purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, to wit: For fortifications, to each specifically, as follows: For fort Adams, at Brenton's Point, one hundred thousand dollars. For fort Hamilton, at New Utrect [Utrecht] Point, seventy-five thousand dollars. For fort Monroe, at Old Point Comfort, one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars. For fort Calhoun, at the Rip Rap Shoal, eighty thousand dollars. For the fort at Oak Island, North Carolina, thirty thousand dollars. For the fort at Chef Menteur, eighty-five thousand dollars. For repairs and contingencies, fifteen thousand dollars. For repair of fort Constitution, in Portsmouth Harbour, two thousand five hundred dollars. For the purchase of land, and the right of way on Throg's Point, in Long Island Sound, seventeen thousand dollars. Money to be paid from the treasury. Proviso. Proviso. STATUTE I. March 14, 1826. [Obsolete.] Specific appropriations for certain fortifications. Fort Adams. ton. Fort Monroe. Fort Calhoun. Fort at Bogue point. Oak island. Repairs, &c. tion. For the purchase of land, point. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said sums shall be paid &c., on Throg' out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. APPROVED, March 14, 1826. CHAP. XV.-An Act to authorize the legislature of the state of Mississippi to appropriate the amount of the three per cent. fund, arising from the sales of public lands. STATUTE I. March 14, 1826. [Obsolete.] Three fifths Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That three fifths of the five of the five per cent. fund, arising from the sale of public lands, to the making of roads and canals, &c. STATUTE I. per cent. fund, arising from the net proceeds of the sales of public lands, March 25, 1826. CHAP. XVI.—An Act making appropriations for the Indian department, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six. [Obsolete.] Specific appropriations for the Indian department. Superintend ent of Indian affairs, &c. &c. Sub-agents, Presents to Indians, &c. Contingent expenses. Money to be paid from the treasury. Proviso. Proviso. STATUTE I. March 25, 1826. [Obsolete.] Specific appropriation for the year 1826. Army, &c. and military academy. Subsistence. Forage for officers. Recruiting service. Contingent expenses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, to wit: For the pay of the superintendent of Indian affairs at St. Louis, and the several Indian agents, as established by law, twenty-nine thousand five hundred dollars. For the pay of sub-agents, as established by law, thirteen thousand five hundred dollars. For presents to Indians, as authorized by act of one thousand eight hundred and two, fifteen thousand dollars. For the contingent expenses, ninety-five thousand dollars. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several sums hereby appropriated shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated: Provided, however, That no money appropriated by this act shall be paid to any person, for his compensation, who is in arrears to the United States, until such person shall have accounted for and paid into the treasury all sums for which he may be liable: Provided also, That nothing in this section contained shall be construed to extend to balances arising solely from the depreciation of treasury notes, received by such person to be expended in the public service; but in all cases where the pay or salary of any person is withheld in pursuance of this act, it shall be the duty of the accounting officer, if demanded by the party, his agent or attorney, to report forthwith to the agent of the Treasury Department, the balance due, and it shall be the duty of the said agent, within sixty days thereafter, to order suit to be commenced against such delinquent and his sureties. APPROVED, March 25, 1826. CHAP. XVII.-An Act making appropriations for the military service of the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, respectively appropriated, for the military service of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twentysix, to wit: For pay of the army, and subsistence of officers, including the military academy, nine hundred and ninety-four thousand four hundred and seven dollars and seventy-five cents. For subsistence, two hundred and eighty-nine thousand one hundred dollars. For forage for officers, thirty-five thousand five hundred aud twenty dollars. For the recruiting service, in addition to an unexpended balance, on the thirty first of December, one thousand eight hundred and twentyfive, of six thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine dollars, twelve thousand one hundred and forty-five dollars. For the contingent expenses of the recruiting service, in addition to an unexpended balance on thirty-first day of December, one thousand |