The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-06-03
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LAW OF THE UNITED STATES.
AN ACT
1870

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To regulate and fx tie te1zfion Of eleris and to an
f60'f tie laying out e-rtai" Public road AMI far ot5.y
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Bit e"a7e9 by the Senate and HoglS of Rebreenfa-
fiVeS Of Tie O%ted Suites Of Ameyisq in C0ngyej5 az
IeH hat the iecretaries of fate, treaury war, and
navy departments, iall be- and the are hereby au-
thoriisd 10 aPportion te compent;ons for clerks in
their respective departments, in fuoh mauner as the
fervices TO be performed fia in their Judgment, re-
quire ProVjda, That the whole amount of ordinary
conPenat'ons for clerks in the faid departments ref
pectivey, ihall not exceed the following funs annual
ly, that is to Iay
For the department of fate, feyen thouClnd one
hundred and City dollars:
For the trealury department. forty four tborc,,d
two hundred and twenty fsven dollars and twenty
eight cents, that is to fay in the office Of the fe1rsta-
ry OF the treainry, ten thoufand two hundred aud
eighty nine dollars and eighty one cents; in the office
of comptroller Of the rea(ry, nine tliouiand aud fix
ty feveu dollars in the Office of the auditor EIGHT
thouiand eight hundred and eleven dollars in the
office o the treaiurer Of the United States two thou
and eight hundred and feventeen dollars, forty five
cents; and in the Office Of the RICHTER OF the ,rearv,
thirteen thoufand two hundred and forty two dollars
and two GEMS
For the department Of war, fifteen thoufand five
hundred and forty dollars, that is 10 fay I'm the Of
flee of the feereary, fix thoufand three hundred and
forty dollars in the Office Of the accountant Of the
war department, eight thouand FIVE hundred dollars (;
and in the Office Of the puryeyor of public fupplies
one t7ouilnd feven hundred dollars:
For the department. of the navy, twelve thouCand
nine hundred dollars, thar is fay; i'll the Office of
the lecretary, four thOufand nine hundred dollars
and in the Office of the accountant Of the navy derart
ment, eight :houGlDd dollars.
Sec. 9. A5d be IL fayfJry ea1S7ad, That the pon-
matter general OF tie United States, fhall be, and
hereby IS authorized TO appoint fuch number Of clerks
in his Office, as he lhal Judge proper and to appor
ton their eomPend;ion5 in lueh manner rs the ferv-
ccs 70 be rendered By each, ha in his judgment re-
quire PyoDi5ch, That the whole amount of ordinary
compeniatons for clerks in the laid Office fall not
exceed the fun ofnine thoufand three hundred and
forty five dollars annually.
Sec. 3. H7yBe IL E4rfJsy eaS7ei, That the director
Of the mint be, and he is hereby authorized to allow
to one Of the clerks employed in his oce feven hun
died dollars pes annun and the aid director here
by authorized to expend the further fum of one thou
and dollars annually, in clerk hire, in fuch manner
as his dicretioh bal! distate And the furveyor.ee
neral Is hereby allowed to expend twelve hundred dol.
lars annually, for clerk hire.
Sec. 4. Had be il EgrfJe, erat7e9, That there mall
be allowed TO the conuniionefs Of loans in the oates
OF Maiaohuie'ts and New-York respectively not ex.
eeeding five clerks, at the rate Of five hundred dol
lars each, Per arnum to the commhioncr Of loans
IN Connecticut, not exceeding clerks, at tie rate