Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-05-17
By A0t&oyvty.
Az ACT,

sand eight hundred and eight.
BE IL enacted 6v the Senate and Hogsc
of RearesentGt,ves ofthe United States of
America, IN Congress assembled, That
for the expenditures uf the civil list in the
year one thousand eigh, hundred and eight,
including the contingent expenses of the
several departments aud Offices; for the
compensation of the several loan officers
and their clerks, and forbooks and station.
airy for the same for the payment OF an
nuities and grants for the support of the
mint es Adjustment; Tor the expenses of
intercourse with foreign nations; for the
support of lighthouses, beacons, buoys,
and public piers for delraying the expen.
ses of surveying the public lands, and for
satisfying certain miscellaneous claims, the
following sums be, and the same hereby
are respectively appropriated, TIA. is to
say:
For compensation granted by law to the
members Of the Senate and House of Re-
presenlatives, their officers end attendants,
estimated for session oil four months and
a half continuance, two hundred and cue
thousand, four hundred aud twenty five
dollars:
For the expense of lire-wood, sta,iona.
ry, printing, and all Other contingent ex-
penses If The two Houses of Congress,
twenty nine thousand two hund,ed dol
lars:
For ell contingent expenses OF the H..
brary of Congress, and the librarians al
lowaucr for the year one thousand eight
hundred and eight, eight bundled dollars !:
For compensation To The President and
VicssP President Of the United States, thir-
~ thousand dollars:
For compensation 10 The Secretary OF
Stale, clerks and persons employed in that
department., thirteen thousand dollars:
For the Incidental and contingent ex.
pSnsss of TIE said department, four thou
sand Two bundled dollars:
For printing aud distributing copies Of
the laas of The first sessions of the tenth
Congress, aud printing the laws in news
papers, eight thousand two hundred and
h!ly dollars;
Tor special messengers charged with
dispatches, two thousand dollars:
Fer compensation 10 the Secretary OF
The Treasury, clerks and persons employ
ed in his ofSice, sixieea Thousand seven hun
6red dollars:
languages, allowance 10 the person employ
ed III receiving and transmitting passports
and sea letters, stationary and printing, one
ihoTsand dollars:
For compensation 10 the comptroller of
the Treasury, clerks and persons employ
ed III his Office, twelve thousand nine hun
dred and scveny seven dollars:
For expense Of stationary, printing aud
Incidental and contingent expenses Of the
complroler's office, eight hundred dollars:
For compensation 10 the Auditor OF the
Treasury, clerks, AID persons employed
IN his Office, twelve thousand Two hundred
and twenty-one dollars:
For expense of stationary, printing and
incidental and contingent expenses IN the
o'Ece OF the auditor OF the treasury, FIVE
hundred dollars:
For mpeRsation TO the treasurer, clerks,
and persons emplyed in his Office, six thou.
sand two bundled and tSenty-seveB dollars
and fOriy~fiYc cents:
For expense Of stationary, printing and
incidental and contingent expenses in the
trsasUrer's office, three hundred dollars:
For improvisation to The Register Of The
Treasury, cie,ks aud persons employed in
his Office, sixteen thousand ana htiy-tWo
dollars and two cents:
For expense Of stationary and printing
in the registers Office, (nclldlDg books
for the public stocks, and for the arrange
menI Of the marine papers:) two thousand
eight Lu,dred dollars:
For purchasing books, maps and charts,
for the use of the treasury department,
toOr hundred dollars
For fuel and other ConlngeD; expenses
Of the treasury department, four thousand
dollars:
For delaying the expenses Of stating
and printing The public accouns for the
year one ,housaod eight hundred ard eight,
one thousand NO bundled dollars:
For compensation 10 a superintendent,
employed to secure the buildings aud re.
cords Of the treasury during the year one
Thousand eight hundred aod eight, inClud.
ing the expense Of two wa;chnen, aud for
the repair Of two fire engines, buckets, Ian.
therns, and other incidental expenses, one
thousand Que hundred dollars:
For compensation TO the secretary oGthe
commissioners of the sinking fund, two
hundred and fllyd ollars;
For compensation 10 the Secretary of