# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/12th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 33

Chap. XXXIII.—An Act making appropriations for the support of Government for the year one thousand eight hundred and twelve.
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 in the present year, including the contingent expenses of the several departments and offices; for the compensation of the several loan officers and clerks, and for books and stationery for the same; for the payment of annuities and grants; for the support of the mint establishment; for the expense of intercourse with foreign nations; for the support of lighthouses, beacons, buoys and public piers; for defraying the expenses of surveying the public lands; and for satisfying certain miscellaneous claims, the following sums be, and the same are hereby respectively appropriated, that is to say:
Specific appropriations.For compensation granted by law to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, their officers and attendants, estimated for a session of four months and a half continuance, two hundred and one thousand four hundred and twenty-five dollars.
For the expense of firewood, stationery, printing and all other contingent expenses of the two houses of Congress, fifty thousand dollars.
For all contingent expenses of the library of Congress, and for the librarian’s allowance for the year one thousand eight hundred and twelve, eight hundred dollars.
For compensation to the President and Vice President of the United States, thirty thousand dollars.
For compensation to the Secretary of State, clerks and persons employed in that department, including the sum of one thousand1806, ch. 41. four hundred and seventy-eight dollars, in addition to the sum allowed for the compensation of his clerks by the act of the twenty-first of April, one thousand eight hundred and six, twelve thousand nine hundred and thirteen dollars.
For compensation to a clerk on old records in the said department, for the year eighteen hundred and eleven, and the year eighteen hundred and twelve, fifteen hundred and seventy-four dollars.
For additional compensation to the clerks in the said department, not exceeding fifteen per centum, in addition to the sum allowed by the act, entituled “An act to regulate and fix the compensation of clerks, and to authorize the laying out certain public roads, and for other purposes,” one thousand seventy-two dollars and fifty cents.
For the incidental and contingent expenses of the said department, one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars.
For printing and distributing the laws of the first session of the twelfth Congress, and printing the laws in newspapers, five thousand five hundred dollars.
For printing and binding five hundred copies of the census of one thousand eight hundred and ten, four thousand six hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Secretary of the Treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, including the sum of one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars for clerk hire, in addition to the sum allowed by the act of the twenty-first of April, one thousand eight hundred and six, ​Specific appropriations.and the further sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars to make good a deficiency in the appropriation of the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven, seventeen thousand and seventy-four dollars and eighty-one cents.
For expense of translating foreign languages, allowance to the person employed in transmitting passports and sea letters, and for stationery and printing in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, one thousand dollars.
1806, ch. 41.For compensation to the comptroller of the treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, including the sum of one thousand six hundred and thirty-nine dollars, for compensation to his clerks, in addition to the sum allowed by the act of the twenty-first of April, one thousand eight hundred and six, thirteen thousand nine hundred and seventy-eight dollars and fifty cents.
For expense of stationery, printing and incidental and contingent expenses of the comptroller’s office, five hundred dollars.
For compensation to the auditor of the treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, eleven thousand seven hundred and seventy-one dollars.
For expense of stationery, printing and incidental and contingent expenses of the auditor’s office, five hundred dollars.
For compensation to the treasurer, clerks and persons employed in his office, five thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven dollars and forty-five cents.
For expense of stationery, printing and incidental and contingent expenses in the treasurer’s office, three hundred dollars.
For compensation to the register of the treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, fifteen thousand seven hundred and fifty-two dollars and two cents.
1806, ch. 41.For additional compensation to the clerks in the treasury department, not exceeding fifteen per centum, in addition to the sum allowed by the act, entituled “An act to regulate and fix the compensation of clerks, and to authorize the laying out certain public roads, and for other purposes,” six thousand six hundred and thirty-four dollars and seven cents.
For compensation to the messenger of the register’s office, for stamping and arranging ship’s registers, ninety dollars.
For expense of stationery, printing and all other incidental and contingent expenses in the register’s office, including books for the public stocks, and for the arrangement of the marine records, two thousand eight hundred dollars.
For fuel and other contingent and incidental expenses of the treasury department, four thousand dollars.
For the purchase of books, maps and charts for the use of the treasury department, four hundred dollars.
For compensation to a superintendent, employed to secure the buildings and records of the treasury department, during the year one thousand eight hundred and twelve, including the expense of two watchmen, the repairs of two fire engines, buckets, lanterns and other incidental and contingent expenses, one thousand one hundred dollars.
For defraying the expense of stating and printing the public accounts for the year one thousand eight hundred and twelve, twelve hundred dollars.
For compensation to the secretary of the commissioners of the sinking fund, two hundred and fifty dollars.
1806, ch. 41.For compensation to the Secretary of War, clerks and persons employed in his office, including the sum of one thousand two hundred dollars for clerk hire, in addition to the sum allowed by the act of April twenty-first, one thousand eight hundred and six, eleven thousand three hundred and twenty-five dollars.
​Specific appropriations.For expense of fuel, stationery, printing and other contingent expenses in the office of the Secretary of War, one thousand dollars.
For compensation to the accountant of the war department, clerks and persons employed in his office, including the sum of two thousand dollars for clerk hire1806, ch. 41. in addition to the sum allowed by the act of the twenty-first of April, one thousand eight hundred and six, twelve thousand six hundred and ten dollars.
For additional compensation to the clerks in the war department, not exceeding fifteen per centum, in addition to the sum allowed by the act, entituled1806, ch. 41. “An act to regulate and fix the compensation of clerks, and to authorize the laying out certain public roads, and for other purposes,” two thousand two hundred and twenty-six dollars.
For contingent expenses in the office of the accountant of the war department, one thousand dollars.
For compensation to the clerks employed in the paymaster’s office, including the sum of three hundred and twelve dollars for deficiency in the appropriation of the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven, and a further sum of one thousand two hundred dollars in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated for that object, four thousand nine hundred and twelve dollars.
For contingent expenses in the said office, two hundred dollars.
For compensation to the purveyor of public supplies, clerks and persons employed in his office, and for expense of stationery, store rent and fuel for said office,1806, ch. 41. including the sum of five hundred dollars for compensation to clerks in addition to the sum allowed by the act of the twenty-first of April, one thousand eight hundred and six, five thousand one hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Secretary of the Navy, clerks and persons employed in his office, eight thousand six hundred and eighty-five dollars.
For expenses of stationery, fuel, printing and other contingent expenses in the said office, two thousand dollars.
For compensation to the accountant of the navy, clerks and persons employed in his office, ten thousand one hundred and ten dollars.
For contingent expenses in the office of the accountant of the navy, one thousand dollars.
For additional compensation to the clerks in the navy department, not exceeding fifteen per centum, in addition to the sum allowed by the act, entituled “An act to regulate and fix the compensation of clerks, and to authorize the laying out certain public roads, and for other purposes,” one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five dollars.
For compensation to the Postmaster-General, assistant Postmaster-General, clerks and persons employed in the Postmaster-General’s office, including the sum of two thousand seven hundred and forty-five dollars for compensation to clerks in addition to the sum allowed by the act of the twenty-first of April, one thousand eight hundred and six,1806, ch. 41. seventeen thousand nine hundred and seventy-five dollars.
For the expense of fuel, house rent for the messenger, candles, stationery, chests, &c. incident to the Postmaster-General’s office, two thousand five hundred dollars.
For additional compensation to the clerks employed in the Postmaster-General’s office, not exceeding fifteen per centum, in addition to the sum allowed by the act, entituled “An act to regulate and fix the compensation of clerks, and to authorize the laying out certain public roads, and for other purposes,” one thousand four hundred and one dollars and seventy-five cents.
For compensation to the several loan officers, thirteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
1806, ch. 41. Specific appropriations.For compensation to the clerks of the commissioners of loans, and for ​allowance to certain loan officers, in lieu of clerk hire, and to defray the authorized expense of the several loan offices, fifteen thousand dollars.
For compensation to the surveyor-general and his clerks, three thousand two hundred dollars.
For compensation to the surveyor of the lands south of Tennessee, clerks employed in his office, and for stationery and other contingencies, including the sum of fifteen hundred dollars for clerk hire in addition to the sums heretofore appropriated for that object, four thousand seven hundred dollars.
For compensation to the officers of the mint, viz:
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 one clerk at five hundred dollars.
For wages to the persons employed in melting, coining, carpenters, millwrights, and smiths’ work, including the sum of one thousand dollars allowed to an assistant coiner and die forger, who also oversees the execution of the iron work, and of six hundred dollars allowed to an assistant engraver, eight thousand five hundred dollars.
For repairs of furnaces, cost of rollers and screws, timber, bar iron, lead, steel, potash, and for all other contingencies of the mint, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars.
For an allowance for wastage in the gold and silver coinage, three thousand dollars.
For compensation to the governor, judges and secretary of the territory of Orleans, thirteen thousand dollars.
For clerk hire, expense of stationery, and other contingent expenses of said territory, one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the governor, judges and secretary of the Mississippi territory, including the sum of six hundred dollars for clerk hire in the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven, nine thousand six hundred dollars.
For expense of stationery, office rent and other contingent expenses of said territory, three hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the governor, judges and secretary of the Indiana territory, six thousand six hundred dollars.
For expense of stationery, office rent, and other contingent expenses of said territory, three hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the governor, judges and secretary of the Michigan territory, six thousand six hundred dollars.
For expense of stationery, office rent, and other contingent expenses of said territory, three hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the governor, judges and secretary of the Louisiana territory, six thousand six hundred dollars.
For expense of stationery, office rent, and other contingent expenses of said territory, three hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the governor, judges and secretary of the Illinois territory, six thousand six hundred dollars.
For expense of stationery, office rent, and other contingent expenses of said territory, three hundred and fifty dollars.
For the discharge of such demands against the United States, on account of the civil department, not otherwise provided for, as shall have been admitted in due course of settlement at the treasury, two thousand dollars.
​Specific appropriations. 1811, ch. 40.For compensation granted by law to the chief justice, the associate judges and district judges of the United States, including the chief justice and two associate judges for the district of Columbia; to the attorney-general, and to the district judge of the territory of Orleans, including the sum of one thousand dollars for the payment of the additional salaries for the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven, allowed to the judges of the district of Columbia, by the act of the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and eleven, sixty thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars.
For the like compensation granted to the several district attornies of the United States, three thousand four hundred dollars.
For compensation granted to the several marshals for the districts of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey, North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, East and West Tennessee, and Orleans, two thousand two hundred dollars.
For defraying the expenses of the supreme, circuit and district courts of the United States, including the district of Columbia, and of jurors and witnesses, in aid of the funds arising from fines, forfeitures and penalties, and for defraying the expenses of prosecutions for offences against the United States, and for the safe keeping of prisoners, forty thousand dollars.
For the payment of a balance due for the salary of Robert H. Harrison, deceased, formerly a judge of the supreme court of the United States, the same having heretofore been carried to the surplus fund, five hundred and fifty-six dollars and sixteen cents.
For the payment of sundry pensions granted by the late and present government, nine hundred and sixty dollars.
For the payment of the annual allowance to the invalid pensioners of the United States, from the fifth of March one thousand eight hundred and twelve, to the fourth of March one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, ninety-eight thousand dollars.
For the maintenance and support of lighthouses, beacons, buoys and public piers, stakeages of channels, bars and shoals, and certain contingent expenses, ninety-three thousand one hundred dollars and sixty-seven cents.
For defraying the expense of surveying the public land within the several territories of the United States, forty-eight thousand six hundred and twenty dollars.
For surveying the coast of the United States, being the balance of a former appropriation carried to the credit of the surplus fund, forty-nine thousand two hundred and eighty-four dollars and twenty-five cents.
For expenses of intercourse with foreign nations, seventy-three thousand dollars.
For the contingent expenses of intercourse with foreign nations, one hundred thousand dollars.
For expenses of intercourse with the Barbary powers, fifty thousand dollars.
For the relief and protection of distressed American seamen, fifteen thousand dollars.
For defraying the expenses of regulating, laying out, and making a road from Cumberland in the state of Maryland to Ohio, agreeably to an act of Congress, passed the twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and six,1806, ch. 19. being so much of a former appropriation carried to the surplus fund, at the close of the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven, three thousand seven hundred and eighty-six dollars and sixty cents.
For expenses of prosecuting claims and appeals in the courts of Great Britain, in relation to captures of American vessels, and defending causes elsewhere, four thousand dollars.
​Specific appropriations.For the discharge of such miscellaneous claims against the United States, not otherwise provided for, as shall have been admitted in due course of settlement at the treasury, four thousand dollars.
For defraying the expenses authorized by the eleventh section of the act of March the second, eighteen hundred and eleven, entituled1811, ch. 30. “An act for establishing trading houses with the Indian tribes,” to be drawn annually by the President of the United States, for the payment of agents, assistant agents and clerks, including the sum of eleven thousand sixty-two dollars and fifty cents, which had accrued by said act, for the year eighteen hundred and eleven, twenty-five thousand eight hundred and twelve dollars and seventy-six cents.
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 an act making provision for the debt of the United States, and out of any monies in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, February 26, 1812.