Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-05-09
LAW OF THE UNITED STATES.
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tor the year one thousand eight hun
dred and nine.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative of the Uni.
ted States of America in congress as
sembled, That for defraying the ex-
Pense of the military establishment of
the United States for the year one
thousand eight hundred and nine, for
the Indian department, and for the ex.
pense of Notifications, arsenals, maya
zines and armouries, the following
sums be, and the same hereby are re-
spectlvely appropriated, that is to say /:
For the pay of the army Of the United
States, eight hundred and sixty-eigbt
thousand two hundred and forty dol
lars
For forage, sixty-four thousand six
hundred and twenty four dollars
For subsistence, six hundred and
forty-one thousand two hundred and
twenty-eight dollars and thirty five
cents:
For cloathing, two hundred and
ninety three thousaudtwo hundred and
sixty-four dollars :.
For bounties and premiums, fifteen
thousand dollars
For the medical and hospital depart
ments, forty five thousand dollars
For camp equipage, fuel, tools and
transportation, two hundred and sew
enty thousand dollars
For ordnance, seventy-6ve thousand
dollars /;
For purchasing horses, saddles and
brides for the light Dragons, and for
the light artillery, fifty-one thousand
seven hundred and twenty dollars
For forage for the horses for the re.
glmenr of light artillery, ten thousand
eight hundred dollars
For Qualifications, arsenals, map,. !
zines and armourics, two hundred and
nineteen thousand and thirty-four dol
lars and seventy 6ve-cents (;
For purchasing maps, plans, books
and instruments, two thousand FIVE
hundred dollars
For contingencies fifty thousand dol
lars
For the salary of clerks employed
IN the military agents Offices, and in
the Office of Inspector of the army
three thousand five hundred dollars
For the Indian department.. ons
hundred and twenty-five thousand six
hundred dollars
For the purpose of paying lanes
Powell, late collector of Savannah tbe
amount OF monies advanced by him to
Solomon Ellis, contractor for suppIv-
ing ratlons TO the troops of the United
States, IN the state of Georgia, inclu-
ding commission of two per centum
TO the collector, twenty-seven thon.
sand SIX hundred and twenty one dol
lars and eight cents
For the purpose of paying Ferdinand
rhinizy, late contractor for supplying
the troops in Georgia, balance due to
him as admitted by the comptroller
OF the treasury, on the twenty-fourth
OF July, one thousand seven hundred
and nInety-nine, one thousand three
hundred and nine-y-three dollars and
thirty-nine cents
sec. 2. And be it further enacted
That for defraying the expenses Of
the navy of the United States. during
the year one thousand eight hundred
and nine, the following sums, incIu
ding therein the sum of four hundred
thousand dollars, already appropria.
ted by an act, entitled {" an act authori-
sing the employment of an additional
naval force," the following sums be.
and the same are hereby respectively
appropriated, that is to ,ay
For the pay and subsistence of the
ofhcers, and pay of the seamen, one
million three hundred & twentv-thre
thousand and seventy dollars
For provisions, five hundred and
sIxty-seven thousand seven hundred
and sixty-hve dollars
For medicines, instruments and
hospital stores, thirty-fve thousand
dollars
For repair Of vessels, four hundred
and torty-6ve thousand dollars
For freight, store rent, commissions