Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-06-28

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: IN the office of comptroller of the treasu
~, nine thousand aud sixty seven dollars
IN the Office OF the auditor, eight ,houssnt
eight hundred and eleven dol. : in the
Office OF the treasurer of The Jnued States
two thousand eight hundred and seventeen
dollars, forty five cents; aud in The office
OF the register OF the treasury. ,biri..o
thousand two hundred and forty two dol.
lars and Two cents:
4 For the department of war, sixteen tbon.
sand live hundred and forty dollars, tina, is
10 say ;.in the office of the secretary. s,x
Thousand three hundred and forty dollar, !.
; IN the office OF the accountant Of the war
department, eight thousand five hundred
4 dollars; and IN the Office of the purveyor
OF public supplies, one thousand seven
/ Ndndred dollars:
For The department of the navy, twelve
tn, u'aIid nine hundred dollars, that is to
say sin the office of the secretary. four
thon wand nine hundred dollars and in M,
Office OF the accountant of The navy d.oart.
msnt, tight thousand dollars.
Sec Z. Ind be IL further enacted. Tb,,
the pos. master general of the United
States, 81. al be, and hereby is authorised
to appoips such number OF clerks in his
Office, as ne shall Judge proper, and,o an
portion their compensations IN such man
ner as the SCI vices 10 be rendered by each.
shall in his ], 'dgmenl require Provided
That the who'll amount OF ordinary COM
pensations for I. Jerks 10 The said Office,
shall not exceed. he sum Of nine thousand
three hundred AMI forty i've dollars annu-
ally.
Sec. 8. Ind be it. further enacted. Tha,
the director of the m int be, and he is here.
by authorised to ALLOW 80 one OF the clerks
employed IN hls office seven hundred dol
lars per annum and 4. he said director is
hereby authorised To ex. Wned the further
sum ct one thousand dol, ars annually, in
clerk hire, in such man6e as his dlscre-
ton shall dictate. Aud tn surveyor ee.
neral Is hereby allowed TO e. ypeneo twelve
hundred dollars annually, fc.' clerk hire.
Sec. a. Ind be &c .Jurfher e, alcied, That
there Shall be allow ed 20 the commission,
ers OF loans, in The states oil Nassachu-
sets and New York respective. W, not ex.
ceediDS live cletks, at the rate oi five hun
dred dollars each, per aonum to be com.
missioner of loans in Conneclicut, not ex.
ceeding Two clerks, at tlie rate of four nun
dred dollars each, per aEnum 10 the
commissioners OF loans in Pennsylvania, /
NOT exceeding SIX clerks, at The rate OF fi.,r |
hundred dollars each, annually: To thu, |
commissioners of loans in VIRGINIA and [
South Carolina, respectively, mol exce.d. |,
ing Two CLERKS. at The rate OF FIVE hundred
dollars eacb' annually: the aggregate of
conpensations tor clerks employed by ei.
ther OF SAID commissioners, to be appurti.
oned among them at his discretion. And
There shall be annually allowed in lien of
clerk hire, to the commissioned of loans
~ the state OF New Hampshire, TN ee hua-
urea and nt'y dollars: to the comm ssion.
CT oi loans IN the state ofRhode Island, four
hundred dollars: 10 the commissioner of
ioans IN The state of New Jersey, three
hundred dollars: and TO the commission.
~ ., ioahs IN the state of Maryland, two
hundred and Fifty dollars. i
oec' 5. .dnd be it further enacted, Tha,
me compsnsations allowed by this act 10 /
clerks, shall commence with The year one
thousand eight hundred and seven and l.
u sheii DC the duty of the secretaries for
the departments of state, treasury. war
and navy, and of the post master general,
and surveyor general, and 1.-THE commits.
sioners OF loans in The several states, to
report TO Congress, at the beginning of
each year, the names of the clerks they
nave employed respectively, in the prece.
ding year, and The sum given 10 each
and whether The business for clerks in Il
creases or dimlnishes in .tksir respe Give
departments, that Congress may be epa.
bied to make further arrangements by
law respecting clerk hire. And it shall
be the duty oflhe secretary of the treasu.
ry particularly 10 report, whether the bu.
slness in the loan Office of Pennsylyaoia.
shaii rom year to year, continue to re.
quire the additional sum of two Thousand
dollars allowed by This aet for clerk hire,
IN consequence of the removal of The trea.
sury Office from Philadelphia, in eighteen |
hundred, TO the permanent seat of govern.
mcnt; and likewise, he shall report The
necessity fsuch shall continue, Of emploV.
ing clerks on the business belongino 10 III.
Office OF the late commissioner Of the re.
venue.
Sec. 6. ind be IL further Enacted. That
hereafter, in case of the removal of any
public office, by reason of sickness which
may prevail in the iown or city where such
office IS located, particular account of The
cost OF such removal shall he t,;I t,c.