Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-03-25
(BY AUTHORITY
Laws Of the United States.
AN ACT

Representatives offhe United SfGtes Of Il
| nie'ica IN Congress assembled, That for
the expenditure of the civil list in the pre-
sent year, including the Contingent expen-
ces OF the several departments and offices :;
for the compensation of the several loan Of
hcers and their clerks, and for books and
stationary for the same; FOR the payment
Of anmiities and grams; For the support Of
he rnnt establishment for the expence Of
intercourse With foreign nations for the
| support of lighthouses, beacons, buoys and
public piers; for defraying the e,Spences Of
surveying the public lands; and for satisfy
ing certain miscellaneous claims. the follow
ing sums be and the same are hereby res
pccticely appropriated. thai is to say:
For compensation granted by law to the
members of the Senate aid House of Repre-
sentatives, their officers and attendants, eS-
timated fora session of four months and a
half continuance. one hundredand ninety six
thousand two hundred and hGty-five dol
lars.
For the expence of FIRE wood, stationary,
printing, and all other contingent cxpences
of the two Houses of Congress, fifty two
Thousand dollars.
For al contingent expeuces of the library
of Congress, and for the librarians allow
aAte FOR the year one thousand eight hun
dred and thirteen, EIGHT hundred dollars.
For compensation to the President and
Vice-PresideEt Of the United States, thirty
thousand dollars
For compensation to the Secretary of
State, clerks, 2nd persons employed in that
Department, including deficiency Of one
Thousand one hundred and twenty-five dol
lars. in last years appropriation fifteen
thousand two hundred and ffty-eight dol
lars.
For compensation to cletk on old re
cords in tho said Department, tor the yesr
eighteen burdred and thirteen, one thousand
one hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to messenger to the
Patent Office, two hundred dollars
For additional compensation to the clerks
in the said Department, not exceeding &c
teen per centum, in addition 10 the sum al
lowed by the act, entitled An act to regu-
late and NIX the compensation Of clerks, and
to authorize the laying out certain public
roads and for otheTpurposes. one thousand
and seventy tNO dollars and fifty -four cents.
Forthe incidental and Contingent expenses
of the said Department, one thousand FIVE
hundred dollars.
For printing and distributing the laws OF
the second session of the twelfth Congress,
and printing the laws in newspapers, inclu-
ding the sum of six Thousand. two hundred
and cighty-two dollars, toanalSe good de-
iiciency in the appropriation for this object
in the year one thousand eight hundred and
twelve, thirteen thousand six hundred and
twenty two dollars.
For compensation to the Secretary of the
Treasury, clerks, and persons employed in
his Office including deficiency OF ten tloi
lars in last years appropriation, thirteen
thousand three hundred and nine dollars &
eighty enc cents.
For exrence Of traltslating foreign lam
guages. allowance to the person employed
in transmitting passports and sea letters, &
for Stationary ard Rglnting in the Office of
the Secretary OF th4Sk5essury. one thousand
dollars.
For compensation to tlfe Comptroller of
the Treasury, clerks, and persons employ
ed in his Office, including the sum of two
thousand eight hundred and eighty nine
dollars for compensation 20 his clerks, in ad
dition to the sum allowed by the act of tie
twenty first of April, one thousand eight
hundred and six, fifteen thousand eight hun
dred and thirty six dollars.
For expence of stationary, printing, and
incidental and contingent cxpeuces of the
Comptroller office, eight hundred dollars
For compensation to the Auditor of the
Treasury, clerks, and persons employed in
his Office, twelve thousand two hundred and
twenty one dollars.
For cxpence Of stationary, printing. ard
incidental and contingent expenccs Of the
Auditors Office, five hundred dollars.
ercompensationtotbe Treasurer, clerks
and persons employed in his office, including
the sum If one thousand dollars, for c IA
pensation 70 his clerks. in addition to the sum
allowed By the act Of the twenty FIRST q ~
pril, one thousand eight hundred and SIX
seven thousand two handred and twenty Sc
ven dollars & forty five cents.
For expences Of stationary, printing, and
incidental ard Contingent exberces OF the
freasurer's Office, one thousand three hun
dred dollars.
For compensaticn to the Commissioner Il
tie General aud Office. clerks, and per
sons employed&n his Office, Including the
sum Of Eve hundred and eighty five dollars
and twenty four cents for extra services Of
clerks, and for the service Of messenger
during theyear oi.e thousand cigh. hundred
and twelve, ten Thousand nine hundred and
ninety five dollars.
For expences Of stationary. printing and
| Incidental and contingent exponces Of the
Commissioners officer, including four hun-
drcd and seyeuty-lour dollars and twenty
ceits, to dclray those expcn Is in the yeai.
one thousand eight hundred and twelve, Sc.
ven hundred and twenty four dollars aud
twenty cents.
! For the expcnce of yelium, and PRINTING
/ 'and patents, iuc.udiug the SUM OF 6he n
hundred and SIX dollars and twenty five
cents for deiraying the expeuce incurred fci
that object, In the year one thousand eight