Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-17
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Fixing the compe asaiion of public Mi.
pisters and of Consuls residing on the
coast of Barbary, and for other pur.
poses.
DE il enacted by the Senate and
ID House of Representatives of the
United States of America, IN Congress
assembled, That tho President Of the
United States shall not allow to any
minister plenipoeentisry, a greater
sum than at the rate OF nine thousand
dollar. per annum, as compensation
for all his personal services and expen-
sss; nor to any charge des affaires, a
greater sum than at therate Of four
thousand Eve hundred doflars per an
mum, as compensation for all his
personal services and expenses nor
to the secretary of any legation or em-
bassy to any foreign country, or SCI
cretary Of any minister pten1;sosentia-
ry, greater sum than at the rate of
two thousa and dollars per annum, as a
compensation for all HIS personal ser-
vices and expenses ;'nor to any consul
who shall be appointed to reside at
Algiers, a greater sum than at the
rate of four thousand dollars per an !.
mum, as compensation for all his
personal services and expenses; nor
to any other consul who shall be APP
pointed to reside, at any other of the
states On the coast of Barbary, a
greater sum than at the rate of two
thousand dollars per annum, as com.
.pensacion for all his personal services
and expenses; nor shall theve be ap-
pointed more than one consul for any
one OF the said statess Provided, II
shall be lawful for the President of the
United States to allow 20 a minister
pienipotentiafy or charge des aGaires,
on goin from the United States &c
any foreign country, an outfit, which
shall IN no case exceed one years full
salary OF such minister or charge DIES
aHaiTes !; but no. eonsui shall be allow
red an outfit IN any case whaseser, any
usage or custom to the contrary not.
withstandipg.
See, 2. And be it further enacted,
hat to entitie any charge des atfaires,
or secretary OF auy legation or embas-
sy TO any foreign country, or secre,a-
ny OF any minister penipotentIary, to
the compensation herein before pro-
ivided, they shall respectively be ap-
pointed by the President OF the United
States, by and with the advics and
consent of the Senate; but In The re-
cess of the Senatc, the President is
hereby authorised TO make such APP.
pointments, which shalt nc .sub mite d
20 the Senate at the ne IL session there.
alter, for their advice and consent
and no compensation shall be allowed
TO any, charge dss afaires, or any OF
the secretaries herein before desert.
bed, who shall not be appointed as a.
foresaid: Provided, That nothins
herein contained shall be construeS
to authorize any appointmentof a sc.
cretary to any charge des aifaires, OF
to any consul residing on the Barbar,
coast, or to sanction any claim against
the United States for expense inciden
to the same, any usage or custom tc
the contrary Notwithstanding.
Sec. 3. And belt further enacted
That where any sums or sums O.
money shall be drawn from the trsasu.
fy, under any law making appropriate.
on Tor the contingent EXPENSES of in.
tercourss between the United STATES
and foreign nations, the President shall
be, and he hereby is authorised to
cause the same to be duly settled an.
nuslly, with the accounting officers oil
the treasury, IN the manner following
thar IS to say: by causing the same &c
be accounted for specially, in all in
stances wherein the expenditure there,
OF may in his Judgment be made
public, and by making certificate Of
the amount of such expenditures as h,
may think it advisable not to specify
aud every such certificate .shal b,
deemed sufficient voucher Tor The
sum or sums therein expressed to hav,
been expended.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted
That it shall not be lawful for the con.
suls of the United States, residing on
the Barbary coast, or either Of them
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