Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-04-06
(By Authority.)
AN ACT


ADMIRED and Jfve.
re enacted 6y The Senate and H,use If
representatives Of the United States Of nn,e.
'fca IA Coagrsss assembled, That for the cx-
Pe"oi.''re o' the civil list for the present
year. inciuding the contingent expenses
ni the severa! departments and officers
'or the composition of the several loan
o'iicers and their clerks, and Tor books and
stationary Tor the same for the payment
OF annpt,ies and grants; for the supporl
OF the MN, establishment; for the expen.
ses oil intercourse with foreign nations
ior the support Of lighthouses, beacons.
ouoys and public piers; for defrayinp the
expenses OF surveying the public lands in
Tue territories OF Indiana and Mississippi
Tor the unexpended balances of former
appropriations, defraying the expenses of
the second census, and the purchase and
erection of wbarves and stores pnder ill.,.
quarantine law; and for satisfying certain
,nisceaancous claims, the following ms
oe' and the same hereby are respectively
appropriated that is to say,
FOR compensations granted nv law tn
the members OF the Senate and House of
Representatives, their officers and atten-
dants, estimated for session of four
months and a half continuance, one hum
ared and ninety eight thousand, nine hun
dred and sixty FIVE dollars
For the expense OF frewood, stationa-
airy, printing, and al, other contingent ex.
penses OF the too houses Of Congress, ip-
Guiding the sum of three thousand dollars
appropriated by The a6t of the sixth of
llPCRmHer.
ana Tour, twenty eight thousand dollars
For deiraying the expenses incidental
10 the disman,ling the late library room Of
Congress, and fittipgi it up for the accom-
moda;'on oithe House of Representatives
az the ensEi8g session, seven hundred
dollars:
FOR expenses of removal ofthe library,
all other contingent expenses Of the same
and librarians allowance forihe year one
thousand eight hundred and Eve, nine hun.
dred dollars:
FOR The expense of labelling, lettering,
and numbering FIVE thousand seven hun.
dred volumes of laws and journals of the
old Congress, directed by the aG of the
present session for the disposal of certain
copies OF the laws OF the United States to
be deposited in the library, five hundred
and seventy dollars.
For compensation to the President and
Vice-President OF the United States, thir-
ty thousand dollars.
For compensation 10 the Secretary Of
state, clerks and persons employe ed in that
department, eleven thousand three hum
dred and sixty dollars.
For the Incidental and contingent ex-
penses in the said department, four thou
sand two hundred dollars.
For printing and distributing copies of
thelaws fthe second session ofthe eighth
Congress, and printing the laws in news
papers, eight thousand two hundred and
Fifty dollars.
For printing the Iaws, and other contin-
gent expenses Of the government OF the
Indiana territory, in consequence OF the
union with IT Of that of the territory Of
Louisiana, three hundred and fifty dol.
lars.
For special messengers charged with
dispatches, two thousand dollars.
For compensation 10 The Secretary Of
the treasury, clicks and persons employ
ed in his Office. including those engaged
=" viz DSoiu~o9 OCiDbSliS w AllE idlc OF
lice OF the commissioner Of the revenue,
thirteen thousand, four hundred and for
ty-nine dollars and eighty.one cents.
For expenses Of translating foreign Lam
guages, allqNanccs to the persons employ
ed in receiving and transmitting passports
end sea-letters, stationary and printing,
one thousand dollars.
For compensation tn the comptroller
of the treasury, clerks and persons en-
ployed in his Office, twelve thousand, nine
hundred and seventy seven dollars and
eight cents.
For expense Of stationary, printing and
Incidental and contingent expenses in the
comptroller'a office, eight hundred dollars.
For compensation to the auditor OF the
treasury, clerks and persons employed in
his Office, twelve thousand two hundred
and twenty dollars and ninety-,bree cents.
For pense Of stationary, printing, and
incidental and contingent expenses in the
office Of the Auditor of the treasury, FIVE
hundred dollars.
For compensation TO the treasurer,
clerks and persons employed in his Office,
six thousand two hundred and twenty.se-
xy.u ,oitar, acJ corsy- cv. cort.