The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1810-05-26

II enacted III the Senate and House ct
- Representatives If the United States of
Amerlea, in Congress assembled, I hat the
President Of ,be United Stares shall not al
low TO any minister plenipo,entiary, great
er sum than at the rate of nne Thousand
ollars per annun, as a compensation for
all his personal servives and expenses nor
TO any charge des ahaires, a greater sam
than at the rate of four thousand FIVE
hundred dollars per anrurn, as compen.
sation tor all his personal services and e1-
penses; nor TO the secretary Of any legation
or embassy to any foreign country, or &c
cre'aTy of any minister plenipot'tentary,
greater sum than at the rate of two thou
sand dollars per AMMAN, rs a compensation
tor all his personal services aud expenses /;
nor TO any consul who shall! be appointed
to re side at 4Algiers, greater sum rfan at
the ra;c Of four thousaud dollars per annun1,
as i cam peHaation for al! his personal ser
vices and expenses nor To any other con-
sui who shall BIZ appointed TO reside at any
other OF the states Oh the coast OF Barbary,
greater sum than at the rate ot two thou
sand dollars per annum, as compensation
Tor all his personal services and expenses
nor shall there be appointed more than onr
consul for any one Of the said states Pro
vfacG, II shall be lawful tor the President oil
the Uni,ed States to ALLOW TO minister
picn, potentiary or charge DIES aFalree ,onGo-
ing IRON the United States TO any iereigo
caua.ry, an outfit. which snail in no case
exceed one years full SALARY Of such nlin"
ister or charge des atfaires hu, no censoi
shall be allowed an outht in any case what
ever, any. usage or custom TO the contrary
Notwithstanding.
Sec. Q. And be it further enacted, hat
to enii,le any chargS DIES afarss, or secTs'
,ary Of any legation or embassy TO any
tafcign country. or secretary OF any m'nia
ter pleniPoteH,Iayy, 10 the compensation
herein before provided, they shais he Eea
pocsn ely appointed By che President OF 'ne
United States, by ard with the advice and
consent oe the Senate the President is here
by authorised to make sucs, appointments.
which shall be submitted to The Senate al
the mex. session thereafter, Tor rhei. advice
and consent and no compensation 70aii oe
allowed to any charge dies aifa'res, or a-y
ct the secretaries herein before dc sc'i&tf,,
who shall not be appointed as aforesaid
Provided, that nothing herein .ocuioeh
shall he cons,rusted 10 authorize any NJ
poln.meut ct a secretary to any cEa'g& ae@
aEaires, or 20 any cons1i residing ga Ihe
Barpary coast, ~ "a sanction aAy cs'!.,' ..
gainst tie Uritc} S,ales for exprtcr ,aci
dent 70 tht same, any usage or Custom Eo
the contrary Notwithstanding.
Sec. 8. Aua be it further enaciea, hat,
where any Sum or sums oi money shall be
drawn from the Treasury under any la"
making appropriation for the contingent
expenses of intercourse between the Oni.ed
States and foreign nations, the President
shall be and he hereby 10 au.horlz:d to
cause the same to be duly settled Annually,
with the accounting officers nf the treasury,
in the manner following, that is 10 say; by
causing the same to be accounted for spe
ciaIlv, IN all instances wherein the czpendi-
ture thereof may in his judgmen, be mai
public, and by making certificate Of ms
amount of such expenditures as ne '"ay
shnk it advisable not to specify. and every
such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient
voucher for the sum or sums therein tx
dressed to have been expended.
Sec. T.. Aud be it further enacted, That
i, shall not be lawful for the consu!s OF the
United States, residing on the Bafbary
coast, or either of them, to e1pend or 10
disburse, or pay, or cause TO be paid for any
purpose or on any pretence whatever, not
authorised by law, TO any one Of the Bafba
ny powers, or 10 the officers or snhiec's
thereof, greater sum than three thousand
dollars in any one year, with intent to charge
the United States with the same, without
first obtaining special appreciation in VIII
ting from the President of the u. States,
for that purpose-and every such consul
who shall after notice Of this act, expend or
I;.l...ea ~. ,,n.r or rance III he maid FOR any