# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/6th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 47

Chap. XLVII.—An Act making appropriations for the support of Government for the year one thousand eight hundred.
Specific appropriations.Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the expenditure of the civil list, including the contingent expenses of the several departments and officers; for the compensation of clerks in the several loan offices, and for books and stationery for the same; for the payment of annuities and grants; for the support of the mint establishment; for the expenses of intercourse with foreign nations; for the support of lighthouses, beacons, buoys, and public piers, and for satisfying certain miscellaneous claims and expenses; the following sums be, and are hereby appropriated, that is to say:
For the compensation granted by law to the President and Vice President of the United States, thirty thousand dollars.
For the like compensations granted to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, their officers and attendants, estimated for a session of six months continuance, one hundred and ninety thousand one hundred and seventy-five dollars.
For the expense of firewood, stationery, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the two Houses of Congress, including the sum stipulated to be paid in pursuance of a resolution of March second, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, for supplying both Houses with the journals of Congress, twenty-one thousand six hundred and sixty-four dollars and forty cents.
For the compensations granted by law to the chief justice, associate judges, district judges, and attorney-general, forty-five thousand five hundred dollars.
For the compensations granted by law to the district attornies, and for defraying the expense of clerks of courts, jurors and witnesses, in aid of the fund arising from fines, forfeitures, and penalties; and likewise for defraying the expenses of prosecution for offences against the United States, and for safe keeping of prisoners, thirty-three thousand four hundred dollars.
​Specific appropriations.For compensation to the Secretary of the Treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, eleven thousand one hundred and eighty-nine dollars and eighty-one cents.
For expenses of stationery, printing, translating of foreign languages, allowance to persons employed in receiving and transmitting passports and sea-letters in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, eight hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Comptroller of the Treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, twelve thousand nine hundred and seventeen dollars and eight cents.
For expense of stationery, printing, and all other contingent expenses in the Comptroller’s office, eight hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Auditor of the Treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, twelve thousand one hundred and sixty dollars and ninety-three cents.
For expense of stationery, printing, and all other contingent expenses in the office of the Auditor, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the Treasurer, clerks and persons employed in his office, five thousand nine hundred and seventeen dollars and forty-five cents.
For expenses of firewood, stationery, printing, rent, and all other contingencies in the Treasurer’s office, six hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Commissioner of the Revenue, clerks and persons employed in his office, six thousand one hundred and ninety-three dollars and six cents.
For expense of stationery, printing, and all other contingent expenses in the office of the Commissioner of the Revenue, four hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Register of the Treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, sixteen thousand three hundred and forty-two dollars and one cent.
For expense of stationery, printing, and all other contingent expenses in the Register’s office, (including books for the public stocks and for the arrangement of the marine papers,) two thousand eight hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Purveyor of public supplies, clerks and persons employed in his office, two thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.
For firewood, stationery, office and store rent for the Purveyor, nine hundred and sixteen dollars.
For compensation to the Secretary of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, two hundred and fifty dollars.
For the payment of rent for the several houses employed in the Treasury department, (except the Treasurer’s office) two thousand seven hundred and thirty dollars and sixty-six cents.
For the expense of firewood and candles in the several offices of the Treasury department, (except the Treasurer’s office) three thousand five hundred dollars.
For defraying the expense incident to the stating and printing the public accounts for the year one thousand eight hundred, (including an increase of two hundred dollars in consequence of an extension of the revenue and expenditures) one thousand two hundred dollars.
For defraying the expense incident to the removal of the books and records of the Treasury department from Philadelphia to Trenton, during part of the summer of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, including the extra expenses of the several officers, clerks and messengers in each office, five thousand dollars.
For compensation to the several loan officers, thirteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
For the expense incident to the removal of the loan office of Pennsylvania from Philadelphia, during part of the summer of the year one ​Specific appropriations.thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, including the extra expenses of the clerks, in the said office, three hundred and six dollars.
For compensation to the clerks to the Commissioners of Loans, and an allowance to certain loan officers in lieu of clerk hire, and to defray the authorized expenses of the several loan offices, fifteen thousand dollars.
For compensation to the Secretary of State, clerks and persons employed in that department, eleven thousand three hundred dollars.
For the incidental and contingent expenses in the said department, thirteen thousand dollars.
For the expenses incident to the removal of the Department of State from Philadelphia to Trenton, during part of the summer of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, including the extra expenses of the Secretary for the department, the clerks and messengers therein, five hundred and eight dollars and sixty cents.
For compensation to the following officers of the Mint:
The director, two thousand dollars.
The treasurer, one thousand two hundred dollars.
The assayer, one thousand five hundred dollars.
The chief coiner, one thousand five hundred dollars.
The melter and refiner, one thousand five hundred dollars.
The engraver, one thousand two hundred dollars.
One clerk at seven hundred dollars, and two at five hundred dollars each, one thousand seven hundred dollars.
For the wages of persons employed at the different branches of melting, refining, coining, carpenters, millwrights, and smiths’ work, including the sum of eight hundred dollars per annum allowed to an assistant coiner and die forger, who also oversees the execution of the iron work, seven thousand dollars.
For the purchase of ironmongery, lead, wood, coals, stationery, office furniture, and for all other contingencies of the establishment of the mint, six thousand three hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Secretary at War, clerks and persons employed in his office, eleven thousand one hundred and ninety dollars.
For expenses of firewood, stationery, printing, rent, and other contingent expenses in the office of the Secretary at War, two thousand dollars.
For compensation to the accountant of the War department, clerks and persons employed in his office, ten thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.
For contingent expenses in the office of the accountant of the War department, one thousand dollars.
For the expense incident to the removal of the War department from Philadelphia to Trenton, during part of the summer of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, including the extra expenses of the Secretary for the department, the accountant, the Paymaster-General, the Quartermaster-General, the keeper of military stores, clerks and messengers in each office, four thousand four hundred and twenty-six dollars and fifty-six cents.
For compensation to the Secretary of the Navy, clerks and persons employed in his office, including deficiencies in former appropriations for clerk hire, nine thousand one hundred and fifty-two dollars and twenty-five cents.
For the expense of firewood, stationery, printing, rent, and other contingencies in the office of the Secretary of the Navy, three thousand three hundred dollars.
For compensation to the accountant of the Navy, clerks and persons employed in his office, nine thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
For contingent expenses in the office of the accountant of the Navy, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
​Specific appropriations.For expense of removing the department of the Navy from Philadelphia to Trenton, during part of the summer of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, including the extra expenses of the Secretary for the department, the accountant, clerks and messengers in each office, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four dollars and fifty-nine cents.
For compensation to the Surveyor-General, two thousand dollars.
For compensation to the assistant surveyors, chain carriers, axe men and other persons employed, stationery and other contingent expenses in the Surveyor-General’s department, (in addition to former appropriations) two thousand dollars.
For compensation to the governor, judges, and secretary of the territory northwest of the river Ohio, five thousand one hundred and fifty dollars.
For expenses of stationery, printing patents for land, office rent, and other contingent expenses in the said territory, three hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the governor, judges, and secretary of the Mississippi territory, five thousand one hundred and fifty dollars.
For expenses of stationery, office rent, and other contingent expenses in the said territory, three hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the Postmaster-General, Assistant Postmaster-General, clerks and person employed in the Postmaster-General’s office, nine thousand three hundred dollars.
For expense of firewood, stationery, printing, rend, and other contingent expenses in the office of the Postmaster-General, and for the expense incident to the removal of the general post-office from Philadelphia to Trenton during part of the summer of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, including the extra expenses of the Postmaster-General, his assistant, and clerks; with expenses incurred by the postmaster at Philadelphia, by a removal of his office to a more healthy part of the city, and of his increased expenses in attending to the duties of his office in the years one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, and one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, four thousand and eighty-one dollars and forty-nine cents.
For the discharge of such miscellaneous demands against the United States on account of the civil department, not otherwise provided for, as shall have been admitted in a due course of settlement at the treasury, and which are of a nature according to the usage thereof to require payment in specie, two thousand dollars.
For the payment of sundry pensions granted by the late government, nine hundred fifty three dollars and thirty-three cents.
For the maintenance and support of lighthouses, beacons, buoys, and public piers, and stakeage of channels, bars, and shoals, and for occasional improvement in the construction of lanterns and lamps, and materials used therein, and to make good deficiencies in former appropriations occasioned by the increased number of lighthouses, thirty-nine thousand three hundred and ninety-two dollars and three cents.
For repairing Charleston lighthouse, five thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars.
For erecting a lighthouse on Old Point Comfort (in addition to former appropriations) one thousand five hundred dollars.
For the payment of contracts entered into for building of a lighthouse on Cape Hatteras, and a beacon on Shell Castle island, (the balance of former appropriations being carried to the credit of the surplus fund) thirty-five thousand six hundred and ninety-eight dollars.
Specific appropriations. Vol. i. 562.For the payment of balances which may be found due to individuals, in consequence of settlements at the treasury, pursuant to the act of Congress passed on the twelfth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, intituled “An act respecting loan-office and final settlement certificates,” &c. twenty-five thousand dollars.
For defraying the expenses of printing, with devices, the subscription certificates, and issuing the same to the subscribers to the loan of five millions of dollars, cost of paper; also, the incidental expenses of said loan in its operation at the Bank of the United States; and likewise for printing certificates of the eight per cent. stock for the treasury, and the several loan offices, including the cost of paper, and other incidental expenses of funding this stock, five thousand dollars.
For the discharge of such miscellaneous demands against the United States, not otherwise provided for, as shall have been admitted in a due course of settlement at the treasury, and which are of a nature according to the usage thereof, to require payment in specie, four thousand dollars.
For the expenses of intercourse with foreign nations during the present year, in addition to the sum of forty thousand dollars appropriated by law for that purpose, the sum of fifty-two thousand dollars.
For further expenses in carrying into effect the sixth article of the treaty of amity, commerce and navigation between the United States and Great Britain, including the expenses authorized by the act intituled, Vol. i. 523.“An act directing the appointment of agents in relation to the sixth article of the treaty of amity, commerce and navigation between the United States and Great Britain,” fifty-two thousand five hundred and fifty-six dollars.
For the salaries of the commissioners under the seventh article of the said treaty, including the contingent expenses, sixteen thousand four hundred and forty-four dollars.
For the salaries, clerk hire, office rent, and other contingencies of the two agents residing in England on business relative to the said seventh article, nine thousand dollars.
For further expenses in carrying into effect the treaty of amity, navigation, and limits, between the United States and Spain, twenty thousand dollars.
For the difference between the cost of the stipulated articles in the annuity to the Dey and Regency of Algiers, and the permanent appropriation therefor, fifty-six thousand dollars.
For defraying the expenses incident to the valuation of lands and houses, and enumeration of slaves, within the United States, as directed by the act of July the ninth, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, in addition to the sum appropriated by that act, two hundred and fifteen thousand dollars.
How these appropriations shall be paid. Vol. i. 138.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several appropriations herein before made shall be paid and discharged out of the fund of six hundred thousand dollars reserved by the act “making provision for the debt of the United States,” and out of any money which may be in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, May 7, 1800.