For compensation to the messenger in said office, in full of all allowances, seven hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, five hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the commissary general of purchases, per act of twenty-sixth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, three thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said office, in full of all allowances, seven hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, eight hundred and thirty dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the adjutant general, per act of twentieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, including arrearages for eighteen hundred and twenty-six, twelve hundred and ninety-four dollars and twenty-seven cents. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the commissary general of subsistence, per act of twenty-sixth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, including printing advertisements, two thousand six hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the chief engineer, per act of twenty-sixth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the ordnance office, per act of twentieth April, one thousand eight[hundred]and eighteen, two thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, seven hundred and sixty dollars. For compensation to the clerk in the office of the surgeon general, per act of twenty-sixth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, two hundred and twenty-five dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the quartermaster general, two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, eight hundred and thirty dollars. For compensation to the Secretary of the Navy, six thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the Secretary of the Navy, per act of twentieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, eight thousand two hundred dollars. Additional For compensation to the clerk in said office, per act of twenty-sixth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, one thousand clerk. dollars. For compensation to the messengers in said office, in full of all allowances, one thousand and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, including arrearages of, and prior to, eighteen hundred and twenty-six, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the commissioners of the navy board, ten thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the secretary to the commissioners of the navy board, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the commissioners of the navy board, per act of twentieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, three thousand five hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the clerks and draftsmen in said office, per act of twenty-sixth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, four thousand dollars. 1824, ch. 157. Messengers. Contingent expenses. Commissioners of navy board. Secretary of the navy commissioners. Clerks. 1818, ch. 87. Additional clerks, &c. 1824, ch. 157. For compensation to the messenger in said office, in full of all allowances, seven hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand eight hundred dollars. For allowance to the superintendent and four watchmen, employed for the security of the war and navy buildings, and for the incidental and contingent expenses, including oil, fuel, candles, and labour, two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the Postmaster General, four thousand dollars. For compensation to the two assistant postmasters general, five thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the Postmaster General, per act of twentieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, twenty-two thousand seven hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks in said office, per act of the twentysixth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, five thousand six hundred dollars. For compensation to the messengers in said office, in full of all allowances, one thousand and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, five thousand dollars. For compensation to the surveyor general in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, two thousand dollars. For compensation to clerks in the office of said surveyor, two thousand one hundred 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 surveying the public lands of the United States, twenty thousand dollars. For making surveys in Florida, agreeable to the provisions of the act, entitled "An act to provide for the confirmation of private land claims in East Florida, and for other purposes," ten thousand dollars. For compensation to the commissioner of the public buildings in Washington city, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the officers and clerk of the mint, nine thousand six hundred dollars. For compensation to the persons employed in the different operations of the mint, ten thousand eight hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses and repairs; cost of machinery; for allowance for wastage in gold and silver coinage of the mint, and for the occasional employment of an assistant engraver, ten thousand 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 the legislative expenses of said council, five thousand four hundred and eighty-two council, &c. dollars. For compensation to the governor, judges, and secretary of the Arkansas territory, including additional compensation to the judges, to the twenty-fifth May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, seven thousand six hundred and sixteen dollars and thirty-five 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 territory, eight thousand five hundred dollars. 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, six thousand three hundred and ninety-eight 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-eight thousand seven hundred and eleven dollars and forty-two cents. Governor, &c. of Arkansas territory. Contingent expenses. Governor, judges, &c., of Florida. Contingent expenses. Compensation, mileage, &c. Chief justice, the associate judges, &c. Reporter of decisions of the For compensation to the reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court, for the last and present year, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the Attorney General of the United States, three Supreme Court. 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 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 fifty-eight thousand six hundred and fifty dollars. For building a light vessel, to be anchored at or near Hooper's Straits, in Chesapeake bay, Maryland, in addition to the appropriation of four thousand dollars, made per act of eighteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, five thousand dollars. For building a lighthouse on Concord Point, at or near the Susquehannah river, in addition to the appropriation of two thousand five hundred dollars, made per act of eighteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, one thousand five hundred dollars. For stationery and books for the offices of commissioners of loans, one thousand six hundred dollars. For the salaries of the keepers of the public archives in Florida, one thousand dollars. Expenses of the Supreme Court, &c. &c. Pensions. Lighthouses, Light vessel at or near Hooper's Straits. 1826, ch. 73. Lighthouse on Concord Point. 1826, ch. 73. &c. Stationery, Keepers of public archives. Miscellaneous For the discharge of such miscellaneous claims of the United States, not otherwise provided for, as shall be ascertained and admitted, in due claims against course of settlement at the treasury, twelve thousand dollars. For the salaries of the ministers at London, Paris, St. Petersburg, Madrid, Mexico, Colombia, and Chili, sixty-three thousand dollars. the United For the salaries of the chargé des affaires at Stockholm, the Netherlands, Lisbon, Guatemala, Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Peru, thirty-one thousand five hundred dollars. For outfits of a minister to Colombia, and a chargé des affaires to Guatemala, thirteen thousand five hundred dollars. For salary and outfit of a chargé des affaires to Denmark, nine thousand dollars. For the salaries of the secretaries of legation, fourteen thousand dollars. For the contingent expenses of all the missions abroad, twenty thousand dollars. For the salaries of the agents of claims at London and Paris, four thousand dollars. For the contingent expenses of foreign intercourse, thirty thousand dollars. For the relief and protection of distressed American seamen in foreign countries, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the expenses of intercourse with the Barbary powers, twenty 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, twelve thousand 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, ten 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 persons 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 said agent, within sixty days thereafter, to order suit to be commenced against such delinquent and his sureties. APPROVED, March 2, 1827. CHAP. XXIX.—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 twenty-seven, to wit: For pay of the army and subsistence of officers, including the military academy, nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand three hundred and sixty-three dollars and seventy-five cents. For subsistence, in addition to an unexpended balance in the treasury, on the thirty-first December, eighteen hundred and twenty-six, of thirty thousand dollars, two hundred and fifty-four thousand nine hundred dollars. For forage for officers, forty thousand one hundred and twenty-eight dollars. For the recruiting service, twenty-six thousand six hundred dollars. For the contingent expenses of the recruiting service, thirteen thousand three hundred dollars. For the purchasing department, in addition to materials on hand, amounting to forty thousand dollars, two hundred and sixty-four thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars and seventy-five cents. Purchase of For the purchase of woollens during the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, in advance for the year one thousand eight hun- woollens. dred and twenty-eight, twenty thousand dollars. For the medical and hospital department, twenty-five thousand five hundred dollars. For medical supplies for the posts on the Red river, the Arkansas, and the Upper Mississippi, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, five thousand dollars. For the quartermaster general's department, two hundred and eightyseven thousand one hundred and twenty-nine dollars and eighty-nine cents. For arrearages in the quartermaster general's department, thirty-five thousand dollars. For quartermaster's supplies, transportation and stationery for the military academy at West Point, seven thousand nine hundred and fifteen dollars and forty-two cents. For articles required for the mathematical, drawing, chemical, and mineralogical departments, library, new buildings, and repairs and improvement of barrack parade, twenty-four thousand two hundred and twenty-four dollars and fifty-three cents. For the contingencies of the army, ten thousand dollars. For the current expenses of the ordnance service, sixty-five thousand dollars. For national armories, three hundred and sixty thousand dollars. For defraying the expenses of the officers of the militia who were employed upon the military board which prepared the system of cavalry, artillery, and infantry exercise, one thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. Medical and hospital depart ment. Medicine, &c. Quartermaster general's department. Arrearages. Quartermaster's supplies, &c. Mathematical &c. Contingencies. vice. Armories. Defraying the expenses of militia officers. Settlement of the claims of the Georgia mi For the settlement of the claims of the militia of Georgia, for services rendered during the years one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, three, and four, agreeable to the estimates of Constant Freeman, and to be paid litia. under the direction of the Secretary of War, one hundred and twentynine thousand three hundred and seventy-five dollars and sixty-six cents, which shall be considered as full satisfaction for said claims. For arsenals, forty-four thousand four hundred dollars. For arrearages prior to the first of July, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, twenty thousand dollars. For constructing the road from Canton to Zanesville, in the state of Ohio, and for continuing and completing the survey of the Cumberland road from Zanesville to the seat of government of Missouri, one hundred and seventy thousand dollars, which shall be replaced out of the fund reserved for laying out and making roads under the direction of Congress, by the several acts, passed for the admission of the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri, into the Union, on an equal footing with the original states. For paying a balance due to John McClure, as superintendent of the repairs of the Cumberland road, five hundred and ten dollars. For completing the works and deepening the channel of entrance into the harbour of Presque Isle, to cover the expense of work done and to be done, which has not been contemplated by any appropria tion heretofore made, two thousand dollars. For defraying the expense of an expedition fitted out, consisting of the militia of Georgia, and the territory of Florida, for the suppression Arsenals. Canton to Cumberland road. Balance due John McClure. Completing works, &c., of Presque Isle. Expedition for the suppres |