Chapter XX. *in addition to an act intituled “An act for establishing the salaries of the Executive officers of Government, with their assistants and clerks.”*March 3, 1791
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Chap. XX.— An Act *in addition to an act intituled “An act for establishing the salaries of the Executive officers of Government, with their assistants and clerks.”*March 3, 1791. Section 1. 1789, ch. 13.Further annual allowance of $200 to chief clerk to the auditor.*Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That from and after the passing of this act, there shall be allowed to the chief clerk of the auditor, the annual sum of two hundred dollars, in addition 1799, ch. 40.to the salary allowed to him by the act, intituled “An act establishing the salaries of the executive officers of government, with their assistants and clerks,” to be paid at the treasury of the United States, in quarterly payments, and from like appropriations as may be assigned for the payment of the other salaries mentioned in the above recited act.
Sec. 2. Allowance of expenses in removing from New York to Philadelphia, to clerks employed in the several offices: and of $400 for one year to assistant secretary of the treasury.*And be it further enacted,* That there be allowed to the clerks employed in the several offices attached to the seat of government, in addition to their respective salaries, their reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the removal of Congress from the city of New York, to the city of Philadelphia.
Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That there be allowed to the assistant secretary of the treasury, in addition to his salary for one year, commencing with the passing of this act, four hundred dollars, to be paid in the same manner as his salary. Approved, March 3, 1791.