Chapter CVIII. making Appropriations for the Civil and Diplomatic Expenses of the Government for the Year ending the thirtieth of Jane, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, and for other purposes. August 31, 1852. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress

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Chap. CVIII.— An Act *making Appropriations for the Civil and Diplomatic Expenses of the Government for the Year ending the thirtieth of Jane, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, and for other purposes.* August 31, 1852. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Appropriations.That the following sums be and are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, namely:

Legislative.*Legislative.—*For compensation and mileage of Senators, one hundred and ten thousand seven hundred and seventy-six dollars. Members of Congress.For compensation and mileage of members of the House of Representatives and Delegates from Territories, three hundred and thirty-five thousand three hundred and fifty-two dollars. For compensation of Senators, members of the House of Representatives, and Delegates, fifty thousand dollars. Officers and clerks.For compensation of the officers and clerks of both houses of Congress, forty-two thousand five hundred and fifty-seven dollars and fifty cents.

Contingencies of the Senate.For the contingent expenses of the Senate, viz.: For printing, thirty-five thousand dollars. For binding, fifteen thousand dollars. For lithographing, thirteen thousand five hundred dollars. For books, twelve thousand dollars. For stationery, five thousand dollars. For newspapers, two thousand five hundred dollars. For Congressional Globe, six thousand dollars. For reporting proceedings, &c., twenty-two .thousand dollars. For messengers, pages, laborers, police, horses, and carryalls, twenty thousand dollars.

For miscellaneous items, nineteen thousand dollars. Contingencies of the House of Representatives.Accounts of T. Ritchie, and W. M. Belt.For the contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, viz.: For printing and binding, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars: *Provided,* That in settling the accounts of Thomas Ritchie, assignee of William M. Belt, for the printing of the thirty-first Congress, one half of the prices given by the joint resolution of eighteen hundred and nineteen, be allowed, not exceeding the amounts that would be paid under the respective contracts, if settled by the prices named in the act passed at the present session in regard to the public printing, estimating the paper at the actual cost thereof, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated: *Provided, further,* That the amount Proviso.to be paid for said printing, over and above the amount which would be paid under the terms and at the rate of the contracts for the same, shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars; and for printing the obituary notices of the decease of President Taylor, said contractor shall be paid the actual cost, with a profit of twenty per centum.

For furniture and repairs, three thousand five hundred dollars. For stationery, eighteen thousand dollars. For salary of librarian, reading clerk of the House of Representatives, clerk to the Committee of Claims, messengers, pages, and laborers, thirty-eight thousand dollars. For horses and mail carriages, two thousand five hundred and fifty dollars. For fuel, oil, and candles, two thousand four hundred dollars. 77 For newspapers, five thousand dollars. For engraving and lithographing, twenty-five thousand dollars.

For salary of the Capitol police, three thousand five hundred and sixty dollars. For alterations, repairs, and other miscellaneous items, thirty thousand dollars. *Library of Congress.*—For compensation of librarian, two assistantLibrary of Congress. librarians, and messenger, four thousand five hundred dollars. To defray freight and other expenses incurred under the act to regulateInternational exchanges. the exchange of certain documents and other publications, approved June twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, the sum of one1848, ch. 73. thousand dollars, and that the said act is hereby repealed.Repealed.

For purchase of books for said library, and for contingent expenses thereof, and for purchase of furniture for the same, seventy-five thousand dollars. For continuing the preparation and publication of the works of theExploring expedition.Green-house. Exploring Expedition, including the expenses of the greenhouse, and for the settlement, of arrears due on the erection of said greenhouse, twenty-five thousand dollars: *Provided,* That no part of this appropriationProviso. shall be applied to the enlarging of the present or the erection of new buildings.

For purchase of law books for said library, two thousand dollars. For the publication of the Jefferson Papers, under the direction of thePublication of Jefferson papers.1848, ch. 166. Library Committee, in addition to the balance of an unexpended appropriation, three thousand dollars. *Executive.—*For compensation of the President of the United States,Executive. twenty-five thousand dollars. *Department of State.—*For compensation of the Secretary of State,State Department. and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, thirty-three thousand seven hundred dollars.

For incidental and contingent expenses of said Department: For publishing the laws in pamphlet form, and in the newspapers of the States and Territories, and in the city of Washington, twenty-two thousand three hundred and twenty-five dollars. For proof-reading, packing, and distributing laws and documents, including cases, labor, and transportation, ten thousand dollars. For the purchase of such works as are immediately required for the library of the Department of State, two thousand dollars.

For remodelling the library of the Department of State, arranging and classifying the collection, binding the pamphlets which are contained therein, and preparing a catalogue of the same, one thousand dollars. For stationery, blank-books, binding, labor and attendance, furniture, fixtures, repairs, painting, and glazing, four thousand four hundred dollars. For printing (letter-press and copper-plate) books and maps, two thousand dollars. For newspapers, two hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars. *North-east Executive Building.—*For compensation of the superintendentN.

E. Executive Building. and four watchmen of the North-east Executive Building, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, viz.: For fuel, labor, oil, and repairs, three thousand three hundred dollars. *Treasury Department.—*For compensation of the Secretary of theTreasury Department. Treasury and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, thirty-three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.

For compensation of the First Comptroller, and the clerks and messenger1st Comptroller’s office. in his office, twenty-two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. 78 2d Comptroller’s office.For compensation of the Second Comptroller, and the clerks and messenger in his office, twenty-four thousand six hundred and fifty dollars. 1st Auditor’s office.For compensation of the First Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, twenty-three thousand dollars. 2d Auditor’s office.For compensation of the Second Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, thirty-four thousand eight hundred dollars. 3d Auditor’s office.For compensation of the Third Auditor, and the clerks, messengers, and assistant messengers in his office, fifty-nine thousand one hundred and fifty dollars.

The salary of one of the clerks created by the act of Salary of a clerk raised.1818, ch. 87.the twentieth of April, eighteen hundred and eighteen, and who is now acting as the assistant chief clerk in said office, being hereby increased to one thousand six hundred dollars per annum. Temporary clerks.For compensation to temporary clerks employed in the office of the Third Auditor, in making out certificates of service from the muster rolls of eighteen hundred and twelve, and the several Indian wars, thirty-five thousand dollars: *Provided,* That no clerk shall receive more than Proviso.at the rate of one thousand dollars per annum under this act, except one whose salary shall be sixteen hundred dollars per annum, and four whose compensation shall be four dollars per day. 4th Auditor’s office.For compensation of the Fourth Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, twenty thousand four hundred dollars. 5th Auditor’s office.For compensation of the Fifth Auditor, and the clerks and messenger in his office, fifteen thousand six hundred dollars.

Treasurer’s office.For compensation of the Treasurer of the United States, and the clerks and messenger in his office, thirteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Register’s office.For compensation of the Register of the Treasury, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, thirty thousand eight Salaries.1818, ch. 87.hundred dollars. The salary of three of the clerks created by the act of the twentieth of April, eighteen hundred and eighteen, being hereby increased to one thousand dollars per annum.

Solicitor’s office.For compensation of the Solicitor of the Treasury, and the clerks and messenger in his office, thirteen thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars. Commissioner of Customs’ office.For compensation of the Commissioner of Customs, and the clerks and messenger in his office, sixteen thousand five hundred dollars. Temporary clerks.1851, ch. 20.For the temporary employment of additional clerks in the Auditor’s Office of the Treasury for the Post-Office Department, to compute post-masters’ commissions, rendered necessary by the act of Congress reducing the rates of postage, two thousand dollars. *Contingent expenses of the Treasury Department.—* In the office of the Secretary of the Treasury:

Contingencies of Treasury Department.Extra clerks.For labor, blank-books, stationery, sealing ships’ registers, translating foreign languages, printing, advertising, printing the public accounts, and extra clerk hire for preparing and collecting information to be laid before Congress, said clerks to be employed only during the session of Congress or when indispensably necessary to enable the Department to answer some call made by either House of Congress at one session, to be answered at another—and no such extra clerk shall receive more than three dollars thirty-three and one third cents per day for the time actually and necessarily employed—ten thousand five hundred and fifty dollars? For miscellaneous items, two thousand eight hundred dollars. 1st Comptroller’s office.In the office of the First Comptroller:

For furniture, one hundred dollars. For blank-books, binding, stationery, printing, and labor, two thousand and thirty-four dollars. 79 For miscellaneous items, one hundred and twenty-five dollars In the office of the Second Comptroller:2d Comptroller’s office. For blank-books, binding, stationery, and printing blanks, including pay for the National Intelligencer and Union, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, seven hundred dollars. For labor, office furniture, and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars.

In the office of the First Auditor:1st Auditor’s office. For blank-books, binding, stationery, printing blanks, and labor, one thousand two hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, including subscription for the Union and National Intelligencer, to be filed for the use of the office, three hundred dollars. In the office of the Second Auditor:2d Auditor’s office. For blank-books, binding, stationery, labor, furniture, blanks, newspapers, and miscellaneous items, one thousand five hundred dollars.

In the office of the Third Auditor:3d Auditor’s office. For blank-books, binding, stationery, office furniture, including carpeting, labor, and miscellaneous items, two thousand dollars. For expenses of arranging document rooms and preserving files and papers, one thousand dollars. For contingencies incident to the bounty land service, one thousand four hundred dollars In the office of the Fourth Auditor:4th Auditor’s office. For books and binding, six hundred dollars. For printing, fifty dollars.

For labor, one hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, two hundred dollars. In the office of the Fifth Auditor:5th Auditor’s office. For blank-books, binding, and stationery, two hundred and fifty dollars. For labor, one hundred and seventy-five dollars. For miscellaneous items, three hundred and fifty dollars. In the office of the Treasurer:Treasurer’s office. For blank-books, binding, labor, stationery, and printing, one thousand dollars. For miscellaneous items, five hundred dollars.

In the office of the Register:Register’s office. For blank-books, binding, and stationery, two thousand five hundred dollars. For blank certificates of the registers of vessels, blank enrolments, and licenses, five hundred dollars. For arranging and binding cancelled marine papers returned by the collectors, one thousand dollars. For copper-plate printed certificates of registers of vessels and crew-list, four thousand dollars. For labor, and other miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars.

In the office of the Solicitor:Solicitor’s office. For blank-books, binding, stationery, printing circulars and blank forms of reports of district-attorneys, clerks of courts, and marshals, and for labor, one thousand and fifty dollars. For statutes and reports, including those of the several States, one thousand dollars. For miscellaneous items, two hundred dollars. In the office of the Commissioner of Customs:Commissioner of Customs’ office. For blank-books, binding, stationery, printing, and labor, one thousand seven hundred dollars.

For miscellaneous items, three hundred dollars. *South-east Executive Building.—*For compensation of the superintendentS. E. Executive Building. and eight watchmen of the South-east Executive Building, four thousand five hundred dollars. 80 For contingent expenses of said building, viz.: For labor, fuel, and lights, fourteen thousand five hundred dollars. For rent of additional buildings for the accommodation of officers of the Treasury Department, three thousand five hundred dollars.

For fuel, watching, and miscellaneous items for the same, four thousand dollars. Home Department.Secretary’s office.*Department of the Interior.—*For compensation of the Secretary of the Interior, and the clerks, messengers, and laborers in his office, twenty-four thousand seven hundred dollars. Offices of the Commissioners.For compensation of the Commissioner of the General Land-Office, and the recorder, draughtsman, assistant draughtsman, clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, and packers in his office, ninety-eight thousand eight hundred and six dollars.

For compensation of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, twenty-six thousand two hundred dollars. For compensation of the Commissioner of Pensions, and the clerks and messengers in his office, eighteen thousand eight hundred dollars. Temporary clerks.Proviso.For compensation to temporary clerks employed in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, one hundred thousand dollars: *Provided, *That no clerk shall receive more than at the rate of three dollars thirty-three and one third cents per day, except two whose compensation shall Proviso.be twelve hundred dollars per annum: *Provided, further,* That the said limitation shall extend to the appropriation for a like purpose contained 1852, ch. 66.in the act to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, approved July twenty-first, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, instead of the proviso thereto.

Contingencies of Home Department.*Contingent expenses of the Department of the Interior.—* In the office of the Secretary of the Interior: Secretary’s office.For stationery, printing, binding, furniture, and repairs, subscription to newspapers, introducing gas into the Patent-Office, fuel, and other contingencies, seven thousand dollars. For library books and maps, one thousand dollars. Land office.In the General Land-Office: For compensation of laborers, two thousand dollars.

For cash system and military patents under laws prior to act of 1850, oh. 85.twenty-eighth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty, patent and other records, tract-books, blank-books, and blank forms, for the district land-offices, binding plats, field notes, and stationery, office-furniture, and repairs of the same, including carpets for rooms, and miscellaneous items, twenty-three thousand seven hundred and ten dollars. 1850, ch. 85.To meet further requirements of the act “granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States,” approved twenty-eighth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty, for patent and other records, parchment, blank forms of returns, &c., twenty-eight thousand dollars.

Indian affairs.In the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs: For blank-books, binding, and stationery, one thousand dollars. For labor, two hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. Pension office.In the office of the Commissioner of Pensions: For stationery, printing blank forms and regulations, furniture, binding books, and miscellaneous items, sixteen thousand dollars. War Department*War Department.—*For compensation of the Secretary of War, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, seventeen thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.

For compensation of the clerk and messenger in the office of the Commanding-General, one thousand five hundred dollars. THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 108. 1852. 81 For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Adjutant-General, ten thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Quartermaster-General, twelve thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of clothing and equipage in Philadelphia, four thousand and forty dollars.

For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Paymaster-General, nine thousand nine hundred dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Commissary-General of Subsistence, six thousand three hundred dollar’s. For compensation of one additional clerk in the office of the Commissary-General of Subsistence, one thousand dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Chief Engineer, five thousand nine hundred dollars.

For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Surgeon-General, three thousand six hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Colonel of Ordnance, eight thousand six hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the Bureau of Topographical Engineers, four thousand nine hundred dollars. *Contingent expenses of the War Department.—*Contingencies of War Department. In the office of the Secretary of War:

For blank-books, binding, stationery, labor, and printing, one thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. For books, maps, and plans, one thousand dollars. For extra clerks, one thousand five hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, five hundred and fifty dollars. In the office of the Commanding-General: For miscellaneous items, three hundred dollars. In the office of the Adjutant-General: For printing Army Register, general orders, circulars, &c., seven hundred dollars. For blank books, binding, and stationery, five hundred dollars.

For miscellaneous items, including office furniture, three hundred dollars. In the office of the Quarter-Master General, including the office at Philadelphia: For blank books, binding, and stationery, seven hundred dollars. For labor, one hundred and fifty dollars. For printing, two hundred dollars. For office rent at Philadelphia, five hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, four hundred dollars. In the office of the Commissary-General of Subsistence: For blank books, binding, printing, stationery, advertising, and labor, three thousand dollars.

For miscellaneous items, one hundred and fifty dollars. In the office of the Chief Engineer: For blank books, binding, stationery, and printing, six hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, including subscriptions to two daily Washington newspapers, four hundred dollars. In the office of the Surgeon-General: For blank books, binding, stationery, and printing, two hundred and twenty five dollars. For miscellaneous items, one hundred and fifty dollars. In the Bureau of Topographical Engineers:

For blank books, binding, stationery, and labor, seven hundred and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, five hundred dollars. 82 N. W. Executive Building.*North-west Executive Building.—*For compensation of the superintendent and four watchmen of the North-west Executive Building, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, viz.: For labor, fuel and light, two thousand four hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars.

Building, corner of F and 17 th streets.*Building corner of F and Seventeenth Street.—*For rent of house on north-west corner of F and Seventeenth streets, and warming all the rooms in it, twenty-one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five dollars. For compensation of superintendent and four watchmen of the building comer of F and Seventeenth streets, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, viz.: For labor, five hundred and forty dollars.

For miscellaneous items, eight hundred and sixty dollars. Navy Department.Secretary’s office.*Navy Department.—*For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, twenty-two thousand dollars. Bureau of Construction, &c.For compensation of the chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repairs, and the clerks, draughtsman, and messenger in his office, thirteen thousand six hundred dollars. For compensation of the chief naval constructor and the engineer-in-chief, six thousand dollars.

Bureau of Ordnance, &c.For compensation of the chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, and the clerks, draughtsman, and messenger in his office, nine thousand four hundred dollars. Bureau of Navy Yards, &c.For compensation of the chief of the Bureau of Navy-Yards and Docks, and of the civil engineer, draughtsman, clerks, and messenger in his office, twelve thousand six hundred dollars. Bureau of Provisions, &c.For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, seven thousand three hundred dollars.

Bureau of Medicine, &c.For compensation of the chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and the assistant to chief clerks and messenger in his office, seven thousand seven hundred dollars. Contingencies of Navy Department.*Contingencies of the Navy Department.—*For contingencies of the Navy Department and all the bureaus connected therewith, viz.: For blank books, binding, stationery, printing, labor, newspapers, periodicals, and miscellaneous items, six thousand nine hundred and thirty dollars.

S. W. Executive Building.*South-west Executive Building.—*For compensation of the superintendent and three watchmen of the South-west Executive Building, one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Additional watchman.For an additional watchman of the South-west Executive Building, five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, viz.: For labor, three hundred and twenty-five dollars. For fuel and lights, one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars.

P. O. Department*Post-Office Department.—*For compensation of the Post-Master General, three Assistant Post-Masters General, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messengers, and watchmen of said Department, one hundred and one thousand nine hundred dollars. Additional clerk.For compensation of one additional clerk in the office of the Post-Master General, one thousand dollars. For compensation of the superintendent of the Post-Office building, two hundred and fifty dollars. Contingencies of P.

O. Department.*Contingent expenses of the Post-Office Department.—*For blank-books, binding, stationery, fuel for the General Post-Office building, oil, gas and 83candles, printing, labor, day watchmen, and for miscellaneous expenses, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. For repairs of the General Post-Office building, for office furniture, glazing, whitewashing, and for keeping the fireplaces and furnaces in order, one thousand five hundred dollars. *Auditor of the Post-Office Department,—*For compensation of the AuditorAuditor of P.

O. Department. of the Post-Office Department, and the clerks, messenger and assistant messenger in his office, one hundred and three thousand two hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, viz.: For blank-books, binding, stationery, labor, printing blanks and circulars, nine thousand seven hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, one thousand five hundred dollars. *Mint of the United States.—*Mint. At Philadelphia:At Philadelphia. For salaries of the director, treasurer, chief coiner, melter, and refiner, engraver, assayer, assistant assayer, and their clerks, twenty-one thousand dollars.

For wages of workmen, fifty thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including fuel, materials, stationery, water rent, repairs and wastage, in addition to other available funds, twenty-five thousand dollars. For specimens of ores and coins to he reserved at the mint, three hundred dollars. At Charlotte, North Carolina:At Charlotte. For salaries of superintendent, coiner, assayer, and clerk, six thousand dollars. For wages of workmen and watchmen, four thousand one hundred dollars.

For contingent expenses, including wastage of gold, fuel, materials, stationery, and repairs, one thousand five hundred dollars. At Dahlonega, Georgia:At Dahlonega. For salaries of superintendent, coiner, assayer, and clerk, six thousand dollars. For wages of workmen, three thousand six hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including wastage, one thousand four hundred dollars. At New Orleans, Louisiana:At N. Orleans. For salaries of superintendent, treasurer, assayer, coiner, melter, and refiner, and clerks, seventeen thousand three hundred dollars.

For wages of workmen, thirty-five thousand seven hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including fuel, materials, stationery, water rent, repairs, and wastage, in addition to other available funds, forty-five thousand two hundred dollars. For new machinery, twenty-four thousand dollars. For the proportion due by said mint for square block paving from Esplanade to Barrack streets, to be paid to Thomas Hynes, twelve hundredThos. Hynes. and sixty-five dollars and forty cents. *Government in the Territories.—*Territories Territory of Oregon:Oregon.

For salaries of governor, three judges, and secretary, ten thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the Legislative Assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the Assembly, nine-teen thousand four hundred and forty dollars. Territory of Minnesota:Minnesota. For salaries of governor, superintendent of Indian affairs, three judges, and secretary, nine thousand seven hundred dollars. 84 For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand dollars.

For compensation and mileage of the members of the Legislative Assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the Assembly, twenty thousand dollars. New Mexico.Territory of New Mexico: For salaries of governor, superintendent of Indian affairs, three judges, and secretary, nine thousand seven hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the Legislative Assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the Assembly, twenty thousand dollars.

For compensation of the acting secretary of the Territory of New Mexico, from the fifth of April, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, to the twentieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, four hundred and twenty-five dollars. Utah.Territory of Utah: For salaries of governor, superintendent of Indian affairs, three judges, and secretary, nine thousand seven hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the Legislative Assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses of the Assembly, twenty thousand dollars.

Judiciary.Supreme Court.*Judiciary.—*For salaries of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and eight associate judges, forty-one thousand dollars. Courts in California.One judge for both Districts.Compensation.Appeals in California to Supreme Court.For salaries of the district judges, seventy-two thousand dollars. And the district judge of the northern district of California, until other- wise provided by law, shall be judge of the southern district in that State, with an additional annual compensation of fifteen hundred dollars, so long as he discharges the duties of both districts.

And an appeal from all final judgments and decrees rendered in any of the district courts in California, in cases of equity, of admiralty, and maritime jurisdiction, and of prize or no prize, when the matter in dispute, exclusive of cost, shall exceed the sum or value of two thousand dollars, shall be allowed to the Supreme Court of the United States, and upon such appeal the like proceedings shall be had as now provided by law on appeals in like cases from the judgment or decrees of the Circuit Courts to the Supreme Court of the United States.

District of Columbia.For salaries of the chief justice of the District of Columbia, the associate judges, and the judges of the criminal court and orphans’ court, eleven thousand two hundred dollars. Attorney-General’s office.For salaries of the Attorney-General, and the clerks and messenger in his office, ten thousand three hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the office of the Attorney-General, five hundred dollars. Reporter.For salary of the reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court, one thousand three hundred dollars, for each volume published by the direction of the Supreme Court.

District-Attorneys.For compensation of the district attorneys, eight thousand eight hundred dollars. Marshals.For compensation of the marshals, seven thousand four hundred dollars. For defraying the expenses of the Supreme, Circuit, and District Courts of the United States, including the District of Columbia, also for jurors and witnesses, in aid of tire funds arising from fines, penalties, and forfeitures, incurred in the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, and previous years, and likewise for defraying the expenses of suits in which the United States are concerned, and of prosecutions for offences committed against the United States, and for the safe-keeping of prisoners, six hundred and thirty thousand dollars. 85 That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, directed toClaim of Des Moines County, Iowa, to be audited, and if correct allowed. examine the claim presented by the County of Des Moines, in the State of Iowa, for the expenses of the United States District Court, which were paid by said county prior to the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four; and if, upon such examination, he is satisfied that, prior to the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, the said county has paid money which, in accordance with the instructions of the First Comptroller of the Treasury, dated December nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, should have been paid by the marshal of the United States for said Territory, he is directed to audit and allow the same: *Provided,* That the amountProviso. thus allowed shall not exceed the sum of twelve thousand dollars, which is hereby appropriated for that purpose. *Surveyors-General and their Clerks.—*For compensation of the surveyor-generalSurveyors-General and their clerks. north-west of the Ohio, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars.

For compensation of the surveyor-general of Illinois and Missouri, and the clerks in his office, five thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Louisiana, and the clerks in his office, four thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Florida, and the clerks in his office, five thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Wisconsin and Iowa, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars.

For compensation of the surveyor-general of Arkansas, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollar’s. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Oregon, and the clerks in his office, six thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of California, and the clerks in his office, eighteen thousand five hundred dollar’s. For clerks in the offices of the surveyor-general, including the office in Oregon, to be apportioned to them according to the exigencies of the public service, and to be employed in transcribing field-notes of surveys for the purpose of preserving them at the seat of Government, thirty-three thousand dollars. *Lighthouse Establishment.—*For supplying lighthouses, containingLighthouses. three thousand two hundred and seventy-two lamps, with oil, tube-glasses, wicks, buff-skins, whiting, and cotton cloth, transportation, and other expenses on the same, and for repairing and keeping in repair the lighting apparatus, one hundred and eighty-two thousand three hundred and thirty dollars and seventy-eight cents.

For repairs and incidental expenses, refitting and improvements of lighthouses and buildings connected therewith, one hundred and ten thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven dollars. For salaries of three hundred and twenty-one lighthouse keepers and twenty-four assistants, (twenty-four of them charged with double lights, and two with triple lights,) and including one thousand two hundred dollars for salary of an inspector of lights on the upper lakes, one hundred and thirty-six thousand seven hundred and eighteen dollar’s and thirty-three cents.

For salaries of forty-two keepers of light-boats, twenty-three thousand dollars. For seamen’s wages, repairs and supplies of light-boats, one hundred and three thousand six hundred and sixty-four dollar’s and fifty-two cents. For expenses of weighing and mooring, cleansing and repairing, and supplying losses of beacons, buoys, chains, and anchors, fifty-nine thousand and fifty-seven dollars and thirty-two cents. 86 For commissions, at two and a half per centum, to such superintendents as are entitled to the same under the proviso to the act of March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, entitled “An Act making appropriations 1851, ch. 32.for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and for other purposes,” on the amount that may be disbursed by them, eight thousand dollars.

For expenses of superintendents in visiting lighthouses annually, and reporting their condition, two thousand dollars. Seahorse Key.For the erection of a lighthouse on Seahorse Key, in Florida, in addition to eight thousand dollars appropriated by the act of September twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty, four thousand dollars. Rod Fish Bar.*Post,* p. 117.For the completion of the lighthouse of the third class at Red Fish Bar, Galveston Bay, Texas, five thousand dollars.

Cape St. Blas.For rebuilding the lighthouse at Cape St. Blas, in Florida, twelve thousand dollars. Buoys, and fog signals.For expenses of coloring and numbering all the buoys, under the act of September twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty, twelve thousand dollars. For the additional expense incurred for fog signals, authorized by the act of the twenty-eighth of September, one thousand eight hundred and 1850, ch. 77.fifty, by the application of horse-power to some of them, one thousand dollars.

Independent Treasury.*Independent Treasury.—*For salaries of the assistant treasurers of the United States at New York, Boston, Charleston, and St. Louis, eleven thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the treasurer of the branch mint at San Francisco, California, four thousand five hundred dollars, and additional salaries of the treasurer of the mint at Philadelphia of one thousand dollars, and of the treasurer of the branch mint at New Orleans of five hundred dollars, six thousand dollars.

Additional clerks.1846, ch. 9O.For salaries of ten additional clerks, authorized by the acts of August sixth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, and August twelfth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, and a clerk for the treasurer of the branch mint at San Francisco, California, at a salary of two thousand five hundred dollars, twelve thousand one hundred dollars. For salary of chief clerk to the assistant treasurer at New York, fifteen hundred dollars. For contingent expenses under the act for the safe-keeping, collecting, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue, of sixth August, 1846, ch. 90.eighteen hundred and forty-six, twenty thousand dollars: *Provided,* That no part of said sum of twenty thousand dollars shall be expended for clerical services.

For compensation to special agents to examine the books, accounts, 1846, ch. 90.and money on hand in the several depositories, under the act of August sixth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, seven thousand dollars. Coast Surveys.*Survey of the Coast.—*For survey of the coast of the United States, including compensation to superintendent and assistants, (and excluding the pay and emoluments of officers of the army and navy, and petty officers and men of the navy employed in the work,) one hundred and eighty-six thousand dollars.

For continuing the survey of the Florida reefs and keys, (excluding the pay and emoluments of the officers of the army and navy, and petty officers and men of the navy employed in the work,) thirty thousand dollars. For continuing the survey of the western coast of the United States, (excluding the pay and emoluments of the officers of the army and navy, Certain officers of the tinny to be employed.and the petty officers and men employed in the work,) one hundred and fifty thousand dollars: *Provided,* That a sufficient number of the supernu-87merary second lieutenants, graduates of the military academy, for whom there is no command in the army, shall, upon the application of the superintendent of the coast survey, be detailed to take the places and do duty on the coast survey, instead of the civilians now employed in that service. *Marine Hospitals.—*For draining hospital site, and heating and wateringMarine Hospitals.Louisville. the hospital at Louisville, Kentucky, two thousand dollars.

For draining hospital site, and heating and watering the hospital atPaducah. Paducah, two thousand dollars. For draining hospital site, and heating and watering the hospital atNapoleon. Napoleon, two thousand dollars. For draining hospital site, and heating and watering the hospital atNatchez. Natchez, two thousand dollars. For draining hospital site, and heating and watering the hospital atSt. Louis. St. Louis, two thousand dollars. For draining hospital site, and heating and watering the hospital atCleveland.

Cleveland, two thousand dollars. To meet outstanding claims incurred in finishing the hospital at Pittsburgh,Pittsburgh. and grading and draining the site, fifteen hundred and sixty-three dollars and forty-eight cents. For completing the construction of the marine hospital at San Francisco,San Francisco. California, and for arranging the grounds, fencing, furnishing wanning apparatus, and superintendence thereof, one hundred and thirty thousand dollars. That the Secretary of the Treasury be and he is hereby authorizedPortland. and directed to purchase a suitable site in Portland, in the State of Maine, or in such place in the immediate vicinity thereof as he shall deem proper, and to cause to be erected thereon, under his direction, a marine hospital for the relief of sick and disabled seamen; and for that purpose the sum of thirty thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. *Custom-Houses.—*For continuing the construction of the custom-houseCustom Houses.Charleston. at Charleston, South Carolina, two hundred thousand dollars.

For continuing the construction of the custom-house at New Orleans,New Orleans.Vol. ix. p. 609.*Post,* p. 722. Louisiana, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, subject to the limitations and restrictions imposed on the appropriation made for the same object at the last session of Congress: *Provided,* That in case the superintendenceProviso as to superintendent. of the building be confided to an officer detailed from the corps of topographical engineers, the acting architect be dispensed with, and the said superintendent allowed a compensation not exceeding eight dollars per day.

For purchasing a site, and the construction of a suitable building atWilmington, (Del.) Wilmington, Delaware, for custom-house, post-office, court-rooms, and other offices of the United States, and furnishing the same, twenty-five thousand dollars: *Provided,* That the said lot and building be exemptedProviso as to taxation. from city and all other taxes whatever, by the act of the Legislature of Delaware: *And, provided further,* That before the Secretary of theProviso as to site and as to contract.

Treasury shall erect the said building, it shall first be his duty to procure a proper site, or lot of ground, and to make a contract or contracts for the erection of said building, and furnishing the same, at a sum or sums which shall not in the whole exceed the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, inclusive of said lot, which said contract or contracts shall be secured by good and sufficient sureties to the satisfaction of the said Secretary of the Treasury and President of the United States.

For the construction of a custom-house at Astoria, Oregon, in additionAstoria, (Oregon.) to ten thousand dollars heretofore appropriated, thirty thousand dollars. For purchasing a site, and the construction of a suitable building atRichmond, (Va.) Richmond, Virginia, for custom-house, post-office, court-rooms, and other 88Proviso as to taxation.offices of the United States, one hundred thousand dollars: *Provided, *That the said lot and building shall be exempted from city and all other taxes whatever by the act of the Legislature of Virginia: *And, provided Proviso as to site and contract.further,* That before the Secretary of the Treasury shall erect the said building, it shall first be his duty to procure a proper site or lot of ground, and to make a contract or contracts for the erection of said building and furnishing the same, at a sum or sums which shall not in the whole exceed the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, inclusive of said lot, which said contract or contracts shall be secured by good and sufficient sureties, to the satisfaction of the said Secretary of the Treasury and President of the United States.

Portsmouth, Erie, and other places.For annual repairs and office fixtures for the custom-house at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Erie, Pennsylvania, and other places, twenty-five thousand dollars. Baltimore.To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase an addition to the custom-house at Baltimore, and to repair and alter the edifice, one hundred and ten thousand dollars, said sum to cover all expenses of purchase, repair, and improvement. Waldoborough.For purchasing a site and the construction of a suitable building at Waldoborough, Maine, for custom-house, post-office, and other offices of the United States, and furnishing the same, twelve thousand dollars:

Proviso as to taxation.*Provided,* That said lot and building shall be exempted from city and all other taxes whatever by the act of the Legislature of Maine: *And, Proviso as to site and contract.provided further,* That before the Secretary of the Treasury shall erect the said building, it shall first be his duty to procure a proper site or lot of ground, and to make a contract or contracts for the erection of said building and furnishing the same, at a sum or sums which shall not in the whole exceed the sum of twelve thousand dollars, inclusive of said lot; which said contract or contracts shall be secured by good and sufficient sureties to the satisfaction of the said Secretary of the Treasury and President of the United States.

Foreign Intercourse.*Intercourse with Foreign Nations.—*For salaries of ministers of the United States to Great Britain, France, Russia, Prussia, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, and Chili, seventy-two thousand dollars. For salaries of the secretaries of legation to the same places, sixteen thousand dollars. For outfit of ministers of the United States to Great Britain and Mexico, eighteen thousand dollars. For salary of the minister resident to Turkey, six thousand dollars. For salary of the dragoman to the legation to Turkey, twenty-five hundred dollars.

For salaries of *chargés d’affaires* to Portugal, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Belgium, Naples, Sardinia, the Papal States, Peru, New Grenada, Venezuela, Buenos Ayres, Bolivia, Guatemala, Ecuador, and Nicaragua, seventy-six thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of all the missions abroad, forty thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of foreign intercourse, forty thousand dollars. For expenses of intercourse with the Barbary powers, nine thousand dollars.

For salary of the consul at London, two thousand dollars. For salary of the Commissioner to the Sandwich Islands, five thousand dollars. For interpreters, guards, and other expenses of the consulates at Constantinople, Smyrna, and Alexandria, fifteen hundred dollars. For office rent of the consul at Basle, in Switzerland, one hundred dollars. For salary and outfit of a commissioner to reside in China, including the additional compensation under the act to carry into effect certain 89provisions in the treaties between the United States and China and the1848, ch. 150.

Ottoman Porte, eighteen thousand dollars. For salary of the interpreter and secretary to said mission, two thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the consuls at the five ports in China, viz.: Kwang Chow, Amoy, Fuchow, Ningpo, and Shanghai, five thousand dollars. For salary of the consul-general at Alexandria., three thousand dollars. For the relief and protection of American seamen in foreign countries,American seamen. one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.

For clerk hire, office rent, and other expenses of the office of the consul of the United States at London, two thousand eight hundred dollars. For salary of the consul at Beyrout, five hundred dollars. For compensation to the acting *chargé d’affaires* to Russia from the fifteenth of August, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, to the fifteenth of January, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, one thousand and forty-one dollars and sixty-seven cents. To compensate Dabney S. Carr, for expenses incurred while in theDabney S.

Carr. diplomatic service of the country, to be allowed in the settlement of his accounts with the government, seven thousand one hundred and forty-four dollars. To the secretary of legation at the court of St James, for services as *chargé d’affaires* at said court, from the thirty-first of August, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, to the eleventh of October, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, three hundred and one dollars and thirty-two cents. To enable the President of the United States to make compensationCompensation to the Spanish consul for losses by violence at N.

Orleans. to the Spanish consul and other subjects of Spain residing at New Orleans, and subjects of Spain at Key West, for losses occasioned by violence in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-one, arising from intelligence then recently received at those places of the execution of certain persons at Havana who had recently invaded the Island of Cuba, twenty-five thousand dollars: *Provided,* That before payments be made under thisInvestigation to be first made. appropriation the President of the United States shall cause an investigation to be made of such alleged losses, and that the same, together with the reasonable costs of the investigation, shall be paid on the certificate of the Secretary of State that the same are proven to the satisfaction of the President.

For compensation to Peter Parker, as acting *chargé d’affaires* at Canton,Peter Parker. China, for two years from the twenty-fourth May, eighteen hundred and fifty, to twenty-fourth May, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, which shall be in full for all demand for such services for the period named, lour thousand dollars. For compensation of Charles D. Arfwedson, consul of the UnitedCharles D. Arfwedson. States at Stockholm, Sweden, for diplomatic services rendered as *chargé d’affaires* at that place, by the instruction of the Secretary of State, from the recall of Mr.

Ellsworth to the arrival of Mr. Schrorder, appointed *chargé d’affaires* from the twenty-fourth July, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, to the twenty-second day of April, eighteen hundred and fifty, a period of eight months and twenty-nine days, being one half of the salary of a *chargé d’ affaires,* and in full for all such service for the period named, sixteen hundred and eighty-one dollars and twenty-five cents. That the Secretary of State cause the accounts of Joseph Balestier,Accounts of Joseph Balestier. late special agent of the United States in Asia, to be settled in such manner as to allow him his travelling and other necessary expenses incurred in returning to the United States after receipt of notice of the termination of his mission; and that his salary as such agent be also allowed from the time when it was discontinued until a reasonable time for bis return, not exceeding six months, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

To Anthony Ten Eyck, for additional compensation as late commis-Anthony Ten Eyck.90sioner to the Sandwich Islands,—being the some amount allowed by act of September thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty, to Charles Eames, his successor, three thousand dollars. Public Lands.*Public Lands.—*For salary of the recorder of land-titles in Missouri, five hundred dollars. For compensation for secretary to sign patents for public lands, one thousand five hundred dollars. For salaries and commissions of registers of land offices, and receivers of public moneys, one hundred and twenty-six thousand eight hundred dollars.

For expenses of depositing public moneys by receivers of public moneys, twenty-three thousand five hundred and eighty dollars. For incidental expenses of the several land offices, thirty-four thousand two hundred and forty dollars. Land Surveys.*Surveys of Public Lands.—*For surveying the public lands, including incidental expenses and special surveys, demanding augmented rates, to be applied and apportioned to the several districts, according to the exigencies of the public service; the part to be applied to the re-surveys Florida.required by the location and survey of private claims in Florida to be disbursed at a rate not exceeding five dollars per mile, in addition to the unexpended balances of former appropriations, one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars.

Saganaw bay, &c.For survey of the Islands in Saganaw Bay and river, and other islands on the coast of Lakes Huron and Michigan, six hundred dollars. Missouri.For correcting erroneous and defective lines of the public and private surveys in Missouri, at a rate not exceeding six dollars per mile, including office work, two thousand five hundred dollars. For completing the survey of towns and villages in Missouri, named 1812, ch. 99.1824, ch. 184.in the act of June thirteenth, eighteen hundred and twelve, and May twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and twenty-four, one thousand dollars.

For transcribing records of private land claims in the office of the recorder of land titles at Saint Louis, twelve hundred dollars. Illinois and Missouri.For additional compensation to certain deputy surveyors in Illinois and Missouri, for corrective and detached surveys, one thousand six hundred and ninety-four dollars and forty-seven cents. Mississippi.For the payment of a balance due for surveying done in the State of Mississippi, in the year eighteen hundred and forty-one, seven hundred and one dollars and forty-two cents.

Act relative to swamp-lands.1850, ch. 84.For compensation of surveyors and other agents required in Illinois, Missouri, and Florida, to carry into effect the act of September twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty, granting swamp-lands, &c., six thousand dollars. Louisiana.For surveyors in Louisiana at augmented rates, thirty-five thousand six hundred and eighty-six dollars. Florida.1848, ch. 83.For survey of private claims in Florida, under the act of June twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, including the work now under contract, ten thousand dollars.

For completing certain surveys in Florida, at a rate not exceeding six dollars per mile, in consequence of the peculiar difficulties attending the execution of the same, on account of swamps, lakes, marshes, &c., and for scrap-work, ten thousand dollars. Oregon.For surveying standard parallels, township and section lines, in Oregon, at a rate not exceeding twelve dollars per mile, including incidental expenses, sixty-two thousand dollars. For surveying two thousand six hundred and twenty-five miles of meridian, base, and standard lines, meandering and survey of irregular or river lots, &c., at a rate not exceeding fifteen dollars per mile, thirty-nine thousand three hundred and seventy-five dollars.

California.For subdividing lands in California into townships, equal to two thou-91sand seven hundred miles of surveying, at a rate not exceeding fourteen dollars per mile, thirty-seven thousand eight hundred dollars. For subdividing one hundred and fifty townships in California into sections, at a rate not exceeding twelve dollars per mile, one hundred and eight thousand dollars. For extending surveys in California through the mineral region, twenty thousand dollars. For surveying private claims in California which may have beenPrivate land claims in California.Proviso. presented in good faith to the board of land commissioners, twenty-two thousand live hundred dollars: *Provided,* That the authority hereby conferred on the Surveyor-General shall apply only to such unconfirmed cases as in the gradual extension of the lines of the public surveys he shall find within the immediate sphere of his operations, and which he is satisfied ought to be respected, and actually surveyed in advance of confirmation.

For subdividing the islands of Santa Cruz, San Miguel, or SantaCertain islands on the coast of California. Rosa, San Bernardo, Santa Catalina, San Clemente, or San Salvador, San Nicolas, and Santa Barbara, on the coast of California, by the coast survey, according to such plan as may be devised by the General Land-Office, so that said islands may be readily disposed of under the laws of the United States, and in establishing the necessary comers along the meanders with which to connect the lines of the subdivisions under this appropriation, twenty thousand dollars: *Provided,* That the SuperintendentProviso. of the Coast-Survey shall return to the General Land-Office two complete copies of the maps and field notes of said subdivisions with the meanders and connections aforesaid, one of which shall be for the records of the Surveyor-General: *And provided, further,* That all leasesOutstanding leases to be void. of any of said islands, or of any part of either of them now outstanding, shall be regarded as without authority and void.

For rent of Surveyor-General’s office, purchase of instruments, records,Surveyor-General’s office. drawing materials, furniture, fuel, pay of messenger, &c., eleven thousand four hundred dollars. For completing the geological survey of the iron region of that portionMichigan. of Michigan which borders on. Lake Superior, fifteen hundred dollars. For defraying the expense of surveying and marking the boundaryBoundary between Missouri and Iowa.7 How. 660. between the States of Missouri and Iowa, under the recent decision and order of the Supreme Court, eleven thousand forty-two dollars and sixty-eight cents. *Public Buildings.—*For compensation of the Commissioner of PublicPublic Buildings.

Buildings, two thousand dollars. For the compensation of a clerk in the office of the Commissioner ofCommissioner.Clerk. Public Buildings, one thousand dollars. For the annual repairs of the Capitol, water-closets, public stables,Capitol. pavements, and other walks within and around the Capitol Square, the flagging in the crypt, the doors of the wood-vaults, and for repainting the crypt, faces of the wood-vaults, &c., seven thousand dollars. For the purchase of two thousand feet of six-inch iron water-pipe, toWater-pipe. conduct the water to the Capitol, and for laying the same, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For annual repairs of the President’s House and improvement of theMiscellaneous. grounds, viz., repairs of the roof and chimneys, replacing defective stone at the base of the house, laying brick walks from the house to the Treasury, War, and Navy Departments; cleaning, painting, and white-washing the inside of the house, repairing gravel walks, paving brick gutters in the grounds, fitting new blinds to the south windows outside, six thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the door-keeper of the President’s House, fiveDoor-keeper. hundred dollars; and assistant door-keeper of the same, three hundred and sixty-five dollars. 92 Watchmen.For compensation of two watchmen at the President’s House, at a salary of five hundred dollars each per annum, one thousand dollars.

Gardener.For compensation of the public gardener, twelve hundred dollars. Laborers.For compensation of sixteen laborers employed in the public grounds and President’s garden, at forty dollars per month, seven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. Iron settees.To enable the Secretary of the Interior to purchase a suitable number of iron settees to be placed in the public grounds at the Capitol and President’s House, the sum of eight hundred and forty dollars. Gate-keeper.For compensation of the keeper of the western gate of the Capitol grounds, seven hundred and thirty dollars.

Additional watchmen.1850, ch. 10.1850, ch. 90.For compensation of two additional day-watchmen, to be employed in preserving the public grounds about the Capitol, authorized by the act fifteenth May, eighteen hundred and fifty, to supply deficiencies, and the act of thirtieth September, eighteen hundred and fifty, making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government, at five hundred dollars each, one thousand dollars. Miscellaneous.For compensation of the messenger in charge of the main furnace in the Capitol, three hundred and fifty dollars.

For compensation of the laborer in charge of the water-closets in the Capitol, three hundred and sixty-five dollar’s. For cart hire upon the public grounds, one thousand dollars. For the purchase of manure for the public grounds, one thousand dollars. For the purchase of tools for laborers, five hundred dollars. For the purchase of trees and tree-boxes, to replace when necessary such as have been planted by the United States, and for repairs of pavements in front of the public grounds, thirteen hundred dollars.

Grades of streets.To complete and revise the grades of the city of Washington, and to determine the plans for the drainage and sewerage thereof, six thousand dollars; the surveys and plans to be made by the engineer now in charge of that duty, under the direction of the President of the United States. Supply of water to Washington and Georgetown.Report to be made.To enable the President of the United States to cause the necessary surveys, projects, and estimates to be made for determining the best means of affording the cities of Washington and Georgetown an unfailing and abundant supply of good and wholesome water—report thereof to be made to Congress at its next session—the sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be found necessary.

Streets, &c.For defraying the expenses incurred in the improvement and for embellishing the triangular space on the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets, five thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. Insane Asylum.To enable the Secretary of the Interior, under the direction of the President of the United States, to purchase a site in the neighborhood of Washington, and for the erection, furnishing, and fitting up of an asylum for the insane of the District of Columbia, and of the army and navy of Proviso.the United States, one hundred thousand dollars: *Provided,* That the whole expense of purchasing the site, and of erecting, furnishing, and fitting up the building, shall not exceed the sum herein appropriated.

Bridges.For compensation of two draw-keepers, and for fuel and oil for the lamps of the Potomac Bridge, one thousand three hundred and seventy-seven dollars and fifty cents. Paupers.For the support, care, and medical treatment in the Washington Infirmary, of twelve transient paupers, medical and surgical patients, two thousand dollars. Auxiliary guard.For compensation and contingent expenses of the auxiliary guard, fourteen thousand eight hundred dollars. Bridges.For compensation of two draw-keepers, and for fuel and oil for the 93lamps of the two bridges across the eastern branch of the Potomac River, nine hundred dollars.

For repairs of the two bridges over the eastern branch of the Potomac River, four thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine dollars; and that the bridges across the Potomac and eastern branch thereof be surrendered to the authorities of the District of Columbia. For lighting Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol grounds to theLight. President’s House, the Capitol grounds, the President’s House and grounds, and the streets around the executive offices, sixteen thousand dollars. For inclosing Lafayette Square with an iron fence, including fourLafayette Square. gates, twelve thousand dollars.

For defraying the expense incurred in the improvement of Lafayette Square, three thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight dollars. For the completion of the east wing of the Patent Office building, onePatent Office Building.Contract. hundred and three thousand dollars: *Provided,* That the work and materials furnished by contract for said building, and likewise the materials for the extension of the Capitol, be measured agreeable to the original contracts, and that no further payments be made until the measurement is made and reported.

The contracts and the proposals to be put in theDirections. hands of the measurer, and he or they to be sworn, before entering on duty, to examine and measure and report every part of the work and materials without deviation from the contracts and proposals; and if it be shown that any extra materials are used, they to be rated at the *pro rata* price for materials only, and entered in a separate column of the account. And the same rule of measurement to be applied to all other buildings and other public works and contracts in this District.

And it shall be the duty of the Comptroller of the Treasury to arrest and stop any voucher not made in form and in accordance with the terms of the contract against which it is drawn. And it is hereby made a penalPenalty for false vouchers for work. offence for every measurer and inspector of work, or disbursing officer, to make, or present, or to pass, or attempt to pass, any falsely made or fictitious voucher to draw money from the Treasury on any contract or accounts whatever; and that all contracts shall hereafter be advertisedNotice of contracts. at least sixty days before letting; and that all contracts now existing in relation to building the additions to the Capitol, as well as the Patent Office, not made according to law, are hereby cancelled, at the end of sixty days, and notice of the same shall be given in all the newspapers in the city of Washington; and that all contracts of every description which have been made without public notice having been given, where notice was required, shall be cancelled after sixty days’ notice having been given in the newspapers of this city: *Provided, also,* That goodSecurity to be given. and sufficient security shall be given for twice the amount of money at any time to be advanced to the contractor, under any contract; and that bids shall be opened in presence of the bidders, if they, or any one ofOpening of bids. them, should be present, and that notice to that effect shall be given in the advertisement for proposals, to be published agreeably to this proviso.

And all contracts made without an appropriation of money forContracts without appropriation declared void. an object, the subject of a contract, are hereby cancelled and declared void. For finishing the front of the basement of the centre building of the Patent Office and making it conform to the design of the wings, three thousand two hundred dollars. For the erection of the west wing of the Patent Office building, and completing the drains for said building and of the Post-Office building, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

For taking up, repairing, and relaying the steps of the east portico ofCapitol. the Capitol, and for taking up, dressing, supplying new flagging, and relaying the same in the arcade under the portico, one thousand five hundred dollars. 94 Pennsylvania Avenue.For grading and paving with round, stone the carriage-way of Pennsylvania Avenue from Seventeenth Street west to Rock Creek, setting curbstone on each side thereof, at the distance of twenty-five feet from the building line, and relaying the flag footways at the intersection of the cross streets, twenty thousand dollars.

Miscellaneous.*Miscellaneous.—*For salaries and incidental expenses of the commission appointed under the act of March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, California land claims.1851, ch. 41.Secretary and clerks.for settling land claims in California, fifty thousand dollars: *Provided,* That said board be authorized to appoint and employ one secretary and three clerks, in lieu of the number provided for in the above recited act, whose annual compensation shall be two thousand dollars each.

For annuities and grants, seven hundred and fifty dollars. For expenses of loans and treasury notes, twenty thousand dollars. Cemetery near Mexico.1850, ch. 78.To carry into effect the act approved September the twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty, for the purchase of a cemetery near the city of Mexico, and the interment therein of the remains of the American Ante, p. 20.officers and soldiers who fell in battle or otherwise died in or near the city of Mexico, the sum of three thousand dollars, which, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended for this purpose under the direction of the President of the United States.

And interments of citizens of the United States who have heretofore died or may hereafter die in Mexico, may be made in said cemetery under such regulations as may be prescribed by the President of the United States. For the discharge of such miscellaneous claims not otherwise provided for, as shall be admitted in due course of settlement at the Treasury, five thousand dollars: *Provided,* That no part of the appropriation shall be drawn from the Treasury except in pursuance of some law or resolution of Congress authorizing the expenditure.

Seamen.To supply the deficiency in the fund for the relief of sick and disabled seamen, one hundred thousand dollars. Jonathan Elliott.As indemnity to Jonathan Elliott, commercial agent of the United States at Santo Domingo, for amount by him expended in maintaining refugees in the late revolution at that place, six hundred dollars. C. H. Sherman and others.There shall be allowed and paid to each of the following persons, Charles H. Sherman, Lewis E. Jackson, Henry Taylor, Frederick Morris, and John Davies, mariners sent into the port of New York and detained there as witnesses for the United States, one dollar and twenty-five cents for each day necessarily occupied on the voyage and arriving at New York; and the judge of the district court of the United States in which the said witnesses have been detained to testify shall allow and cause the same to be paid as other witnesses fees are paid.

Penitentiary.For compensation of the warden, clerk, physician, chaplain, two assistant keepers, four guards, and porter, of the penitentiary of the District of Columbia, seven thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of three inspectors of said penitentiary, three hundred dollars. For the support and maintenance of said penitentiary, fifteen hundred and sixty dollars. Census.For clerk hire, stationery, rent, fuel, and contingencies in the completion of the census of eighteen hundred and fifty, forty-nine thousand dollars.

For the support, clothing, and medical treatment of insane paupers of the District of Columbia, at such places as the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion deem proper, nineteen thousand dollars. Boundary line with Mexico.For running and marking the boundary line between the United States and Mexico, under the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, one hundred Proviso as to its location.and twenty thousand dollars: *Provided,* That no part of this appropriation shall be used or expended until it shall be made satisfactorily to Vol. ix. p. 922.appear to the President of the United States that the southern boundary 95of New Mexico is not established by the commissioner and surveyor of the United States farther north of the town called “Paso” than the same is laid down in Disturnell’s map, which is added to the treaty.

For arrearages incurred during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, for running and marking theVol. ix. p. 922. boundary line between the United States and Mexico under the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the collection of agricultural statistics, and purchase of seeds, toAgricultural Statistics. be paid out of the patent fund, five thousand dollars. For compensation of the librarian of the Patent Office, twelve hundredLibrarian. dollars, to be paid out of the patent fund.

For the purpose of erecting a pedestal in Lafayette Square for theStatue of Andrew Jackson. equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson, on such plan as may be approved of by the artist for that work, five thousand dollars. For freight and transportation of the group of statuary contracted forStatuary by H. Greenough. with Horatio Greenough, from Leghorn to Washington, and for placing it upon the pedestal in front of the eastern portico of the Capitol, a sum not exceeding seven thousand dollars.

To make good the interest on investments in stocks of the State ofChickasaws. Arkansas, held in trust by the Secretary of the Treasury for the Chickasaw Indians, not yet paid, to be reimbursed out of the interest when collected, five thousand and four hundred dollars. For the construction and equipment of not less than six revenue cutters,Revenue Cutters. the sum of ninety thousand dollars; the said sum to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury. For the redemption of seventeen loan office certificates, numbered oneLoan office certificates. hundred and fifty-eight, three hundred and twelve, six thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, six thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, six thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, six thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, six thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, six thousand and nine hundred, six thousand nine hundred and one, six thousand nine hundred and two, nine thousand one hundred and seventy-five, nine thousand two hundred and eighty-five, nine thousand two hundred and eighty-seven, nine thousand two hundred and eighty-eight, nine thousand two hundred and ninety-three, nine thousand two hundred and ninety-four, and twelve thousand three hundred and thirty-three, which have been presented at the Treasury for payment at the specie value thereof, and with interest as computed by the Register of the Treasury: *Provided, *Proviso.Satisfactory evidence be produced to the Secretary of the Treasury, that the persons who have presented the said certificates for payment are the *bond fide* holders of the same, four thousand one hundred and sixty-five dollars and forty-two cents.

To enable the Clerk of the House of Representatives to “deliver toBooks for members of Congress. each of the members and delegates of the House of the present Congress who have not already received them, such books as have been furnished to the members of the twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth, thirtieth, and thirty-first Congresses,” and which were ordered by resolution of the House of July twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, one hundred and fifteen thousand eight hundred dollars: *Provided,* That the accounts forProviso. the purchase of said books be audited as usual by the Committee on Accounts: *Provided,* That report shall be made in detail at the commencementProviso. of the next session of Congress of the mode and manner of purchase of these books, and whence they were obtained.

To enable the Clerk of the House of Representatives to pay ForceAmerican Archives or Doc. History. and Rives for one hundred copies of the eighth volume of “American Archives,” or Documentary History of the United States, for new members of the House of the twenty-eighth Congress; one hundred and one copies of the same volume for new members of the twenty-ninth Congress 5 one hundred and sixteen copies of the same volume for new 96members of the House of the thirtieth Congress; and one hundred and thirty-four copies of the same volume for new members of the House of the thirty-first Congress, in all four hundred and fifty-one volumes, at thirteen dollars ninety cents and six mills per copy, in addition to six hundred and forty dollars and thirty-six cents, an unexpended balance of a former appropriation, five thousand six hundred and thirty-one dollars and twenty-five cents.

To enable the Clerk of the House of Representatives to pay for reporting and publishing twenty-eight hundred columns of the proceedings of the present session of the House of Representatives in the Daily Report of Cong. Proceedings.Globe, at seven dollars and fifty cents per column, twenty-one thousand dollars. To enable the Clerk of the House of Representatives to pay a balance due for reporting and publishing proceedings of the House, second session of the thirty-first Congress, at the rate of seven dollars and fifty-cents per column in the Daily Globe, six hundred and forty-nine dollars and fifty cents.

To enable the Clerk of the House of Representatives to pay for twenty-four copies of the Congressional Globe and Appendix of the first session Congressional Globe and Appendix.of the thirty-second Congress, for each member and delegate of the House, thirty-four thousand two hundred and seventy-two dollars; and for binding the same, being twenty-two thousand seven hundred and fifty-two volumes, in strong and substantial half binding, with Russia leather back and comers, at a rate not exceeding sixty cents per volume, thirteen Proviso.thousand six hundred and fifty-one dollars and twenty-cents: *Provided, *The foregoing expenditures, to be made by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, shall be under the control and superintendence of the Committee of Accounts.

Patent Office Library.For books for the library of the Patent Office, to be paid out of the patent fund, one thousand five hundred dollars. For fitting up the library of the Patent Office, to be paid out of the patent fund, two thousand dollars. Clerk of Serg.-at-Arms.For salary of the clerk of the Sergeant-at-Arms, fifteen hundred dollars. Compensation of the messengers of the P. O. in the House of Representatives.That from the commencement of the present Congress, the compensation of the messengers employed in the post-office of the House of Representatives be one thousand dollars per annum, in lieu of their present per diem, the sum of four thousand dollars.

Clerk and draughtsman in the Patent Office.For additional compensation to the disbursing clerk and draughtsman in the Patent Office, the sum of three hundred dollars each, to be paid out of the Patent Office fund; and that hereafter the disbursing clerk shall be required to give bond with approved security in the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of For the compensation of two additional permanent clerks in the Patent Office, to be appointed by the Commissioner of Patents, at a salary of fourteen hundred dollars each, the sum of twenty-eight hundred dollars, to be paid out of the Patent Office fund.

California Mint. 1852, ch. 54.For establishing the branch of the United States’ mint at San Francisco, California, in accordance with the provisions of the law approved the third day of July, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, the sum of three hundred thousand dollars: *Provided,* That no contract for materials, or for Advertisement for contracts.the purchase, lease, rent, or erection of buildings shall be made, except to the lowest bidder, after sixty days’ advertisement in at least three newspapers, two of which shall be published in the State of California: *And, provided further,* That nothing herein contained shall prevent the transfer Transfers from other mints.of machinery and materials from the United States’ mint or branches to the branch mint at San Francisco at a fair valuation: *Provided, further,* That said contract or contracts for the building and machinery for Limit of cost.said branch mint shall not in the whole for the completion, exceed the sum of three hundred thousand dollars. 97 For the payment of the balance due the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,Massachusetts. under the fifth article of the treaty of Washington, for balance of expenses incurred by said State in protecting the north-eastern frontier, the same having been heretofore settled at the Treasury of the United States, but unpaid for want of an appropriation, three hundred and five dollars and eighty-one cents.

For payment of balance found due by the Comptroller of the TreasuryMaine. to the State of Maine, under the fifth article of the treaty of Washington, for expenses on account of the north-eastern boundary over and above the appropriations made, two thousand two hundred and twelve dollars and seventy-eight cents. And the accounting officers of the Treasury are hereby directed, in theInterest on advances by Maine.1861, ch. 36. settlement of the claims under the act of March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, “authorizing the payment of interest upon the advances made by the State of Maine for the use of the United States Government in the protection of the north-eastern frontier,” to embrace the interest, whether paid or lost, prior or subsequent to the years eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, eighteen hundred and forty, and eighteen hundred and forty-one, named in said act, upon the sums expended by said State and refunded by the United States, according to the terms of said act, as well as during said years.

That the library committee be authorized to sell any works in theSale of books damaged by the fire. library which were rendered imperfect by the late fire, and appropriate the proceeds of said sale to the purchase of other works. To enable the Secretary of State to purchase one hundred copies ofIndex to Stat at Large. the Synoptical Index, to complete the series of Statutes at Large heretofore authorized by law, at three dollars and fifty cents per volume, three hundred and fifty dollars.

Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted, * That the clerks, messengers, watchmen,Compensation of clerks, messengers, watchmen, and laborers, increased. and laborers employed at an annual salary, or in temporary positions, in the Executive and Legislative Departments of the Government in the city of Washington, whose annual compensation does not exceed twelve hundred dollars, shall, in addition thereto, be allowed an increased1854, ch. 53, $2. compensation of twenty per cent.; all whose compensation shall exceed twelve hundred dollars, and shall be less than sixteen hundred dollars, shall receive an additional compensation of ten per cent, upon the amount of their salaries: *Provided,* That no salary shall be increased to moreProviso. than sixteen hundred dollars by the per cent, or additional compensation herein provided for, and that the same shall be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated: *Provided, *Proviso.That this section shall not extend to more than one salary of any person receiving a salary for discharging the duties of more than one office at the same time, or to any person who does not actually discharge the duties of the office for which he receives such salary,Persons acting for other claimants not to receive the increase. or to any person engaged in prosecuting any claim other than his own, before any of the Departments or Congress; and that in case any pay or accounting officer of the Government shall pay said additional per centage to any such person, it shall be a misdemeanor in the personPenalty for violation of this provision. knowingly paying or receiving such additional per centage, rendering each liable to indictment and punishment by fine and imprisonment: *Provided, further,* That the increase of salary given by this section shallProviso. not extend beyond the present fiscal year without further legislation.

And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby directed to contract, forContract with assaying establishments in California. a term not more than one year, and upon the most reasonable terms, not exceeding one per cent., with the proprietors of one, and, if practicable, with those of more than one, assaying establishment in California, upon satisfactory security, to be judged by him, who shall discharge the duties prescribed and in the manner designated by the act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year 981851, ch. 32.Standard of gold to be received by U.

S.ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-one; and no gold or silver other than coin of standard fineness of the United States, or foreign coin, in the manner prescribed by existing laws, shall be receivable in payment of dues to the United States. Sec. 3. Compensation of members of Congress.1851, ch. 42. *And be it further enacted,* That the act entitled “An act to amend an act entitled an act allowing compensation to the members of the Senate, members of the House of Representatives of the United States, and to the delegates of the Territories, and repealing all other laws on that subject,” shall apply to Senators and members of the House of Representatives, and delegates from the Territories, at all extra sessions of Congress or of the Senate, convened within ten days after the adjournment of a regular session.

Sec. 4. Lighthouses. *And be it further enacted,* That the appropriation “for three lighthouses of the third class at Half Moon Shoal, Red Field Bar, and at Red Fish Bar.Clopper’s Bar, Galveston Bay,” of fifteen thousand dollars, by the act entitled “An act making appropriations for lighthouses, lightboats, buoys, &c., and providing for the erection and establishment of the same, and 1851, ch. 37.for other purposes,” approved March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, be, and the same is hereby, made applicable exclusively to the construction of a lighthouse of the third class at Red Fish Bar, Galveston Bay, Texas.

Sec. 5. Certain appropriations for offices Sec’y of the Interior, in the acts of 1850, ch. 90, and 1851, ch. 32, made applicable to Patent Office Buildings. *And be it further enacted,* That the appropriations “for compensation of superintendent and four watchmen of the building occupied by the Secretary of the Interior,” of one thousand seven hundred dollars, and of five hundred and fifty dollars, by the acts “making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the years ending thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-one and fifty-two,” approved thirtieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty, and third March, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, be, and the same are hereby, made applicable to the “compensation of superintendent and four watchmen for that portion of the Patent Office building which will be occupied by the Secretary of the Interior,” for the fiscal year ending thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-three.

Sec. 6. Gaugers in the N. Orleans custom-house. *And be it further enacted,* That the collector of the customs at the port of New Orleans be, and he hereby is, authorized to appoint, with the approbation of the Secretary of the Treasury, three head gaugers for the said port, at an annual salary of one thousand five hundred dollars each, instead of the force now employed in the gaugers’ department at the port aforesaid. Sec. 7. Territorial officers, pay of, in case of absence.1852, ch. 49.1853, ch. 96. § 2. *And be it further enacted,* That if either of the officers of any of the Territories of the United States shall absent himself from the Territory of which he is an officer, for a period of time greater than sixty days, he shall not receive compensation for the time he may have been absent.

Sec. 8. Reports to President, &c., not to be printed. *And be it further enacted,* That it shall not be lawful for the officer or person in charge of any bureau or office in any of the departments of the Government, to print, or cause to be printed, at the public expense, any report he may make to the President of the United States, or to the head of any of the departments. Sec. 9. Heads of Departments may continue certain officers.1846, ch. 175. *And be it further enacted,* That the third section of the act entitled “An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, and for other purposes,” approved tenth of August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, be, and the same is hereby revived and continued in force for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-three.

Sec. 10. Unexpended appropriations, when to be carried to “surplus fund.” *And be it further enacted,* That where any moneys shall have remained unexpended upon any appropriations by law, other than for the payment of interest on the funded debt, or the payment of interest 99and reimbursement according to contract of any loan or loans made on account of the United States, as likewise moneys appropriated for a purpose in respect to which a larger duration is specially assigned by law, for more than two years, after the expiration of the fiscal year in which the act shall have been passed, all and any such appropriations shall be deemed to have ceased and been determined, and the moneys so unexpended shall be immediately thereafter carried, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, to the account on the books of the Treasury denominated the “surplus fund,” to remain likeSurplus fund not to be applied to other purposes. other unappropriated moneys in the Treasury, and it shall not be lawful, for any cause or pretence whatsoever, to transfer, withdraw, apply, or use for any purpose whatever, any moneys carried as aforesaid to the surplus fund without further and specific appropriations by law.

Sec. 11. *And be it further enacted,* That where the ministerial officersExtraordinary expenses in executing laws. of the United States have or shall incur extraordinary expense, in executing the laws thereof, the payment of which is not specifically provided for, the President of the United States is authorized to allow the payment thereof, under the special taxation of the district or circuit court of the district in which the said services have been, or shall be rendered, to be paid from the appropriation for defraying the expenses of the judiciary.

Sec. 12. *And be it further enacted,* That the President of the UnitedAssociate law agent in California. States appoint an associate law-agent for California, learned in the law, and skilled in the Spanish and English languages, whose duties and compensation shall be the same as those of the law-agent: *Provided,* That the compensation of the agent and associate shall not exceed five thousand dollars each. And in every case in which the board of commissionersTwo transcripts of final decisions on California land claims to be made. on private land claims in California, shall render a final decision, it shall be their duty to have two certified transcripts prepared of their proceedings and decision, and of the papers and evidence on which the same are founded, one of which transcripts shall be filed with the clerk of the proper district court, and the other shall be transmitted to the Attorney-General of the United States, and the filingAppeals.17, How. 625. of such transcript with the clerk aforesaid shall *ipso facto* operate as an appeal for the party against whom the decision shall be rendered; and if such decision shall be against the private claimant, it shall be his duty to file a notice with the clerk aforesaid within six months thereafter, of his intention to prosecute the appeal; and if the decision shall be against the United States, it shall be the duty of the Attorney-General within six months after receiving said transcript to cause a notice to be filed with the clerk aforesaid, that the appeal will be prosecuted by the United States; and on a failure of either party to file such notice with the clerk aforesaid, the appeal shall be regarded as dismissed.

Sec. 13. *And be it further enacted,* That the Post-Master GeneralAdditional clerks in the P. O. Department be, and he is hereby authorized to appoint and employ, five additional clerks in the Post-Office Department, namely; one at an annual salary of sixteen hundred dollars, two at an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars, two at an annual salary of one thousand dollars. Sec. 14. *And be it further enacted,* That the provisions contained inExtra pay of officers.1852, ch. 66. the fourth section of the act entitled “An act to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the sendee of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two,” be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Sec. 15. *And be it further enacted,* That from and after the passagePay of deputy naval officers at Boston, N. York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and N. Orleans. of this act, in lieu of the compensation now allowed by law for his services, there shall be paid hereafter to each of the deputy naval officers at the ports of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New Orleans, two thousand dollars per annum, to be paid out of the fund for the expenses of collecting the revenue. 100 THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.

Sess. I. Ch. 100. 1852. Sec. 16. Pay of clerks of assistant treasurer at N. York. *And be it further enacted,* That the salary of the chief clerk in the office of the assistant treasurer of the United States in New York be, and the same is hereby increased to sixteen hundred dollars per annum, and the salary of each of the other clerks in the said office is increased to twelve hundred dollars per annum, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Sec. 17.

A. B. Hamilton to receive additional pay for printing, if he releases his contract. *And be it further enacted,* That if A. Boyd Hamilton, the present contractor for executing the printing of the Senate and House of Representatives, shall file with the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives his written consent to relinquish his contracts in the premises, the .said Secretary and Clerk, and the Clerk of the Printing Committee are hereby authorized and required to settle and pay his accounts for all work done, and all work ordered now in his hands in process of completion, according to his contract prices, with such proportion of fifty thousand dollars in addition thereto as the amount of the work performed by him bears to the amount of work done by the printer for the thirty-first Congress, when estimated under his contract prices.

Sec. 18. No officer who receives a salary of $2500, shall receive pay for any other office. *And be it further enacted,* That no person hereafter, who holds or shall hold, any office under the Government of the United States, whose salary or annual compensation shall amount to the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars, shall receive compensation for discharging the duties of any other office. Approved, August 31, 1852. Chapter CIX: making Appropriations for the Naval Service, for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. 10 Stat. 100 1852-08-31 Chapter CIX Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

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