The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-06-17
BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT


OF. renresemfaiives oTfhe Uated STATES
/, of Antricaip Congress assembled That
for the expenditure OF the civil list In
the present year, including the con,in-
gent expences of the several depart
ments and Offices; for the compensa-
ton Of the several. loan. officers and
their clerks, and for books and stationa-
~ for the same for the payment OF
annuities and grants for the support
of the mint establishment for the ex-
peBces of intercourse with foreign ma
tions; tor the support OF light houses,
oeacoDs and buoys, and public piers |;
for surveying the coast of the United
States for making the Cumberland
lands IN Louisiana for providing GER
ti6cates of registry and lists of crews :
and for satisfying certain miscellaneous
claims'the following sum be-, and the
same are hereby respectively aPproPri
ated, that is to say. IS
For compensation granted by law to
the members Of the senate and house
OF represent atives, their officers, and
attendants, FIVE hundred and ninety Ave
thousand two hundred and fifty dollars,
and the deduction TO be made on ac-
count of the absence of members or
delegates for any part of the present
session, shall be in the proportion which
the days of their absence respectively
Bear to the whole number of the days
Of the session.
For the expence offirswood, station.
airy, printing, and all other contingent
expfnces of the two houses of congress,
forty-seven thousand dollars.
For the expences of the library of
congress, including the librarians al
lowsnce for the year one thousand eight
hUndrci and sixteen, eight hundred
dollars.
F. compensation to the president of
the United States, twenty fve,housand
dollars
For rent and repairs of the tene
ment occupied by the presiden, of the
United States since August. one thou
san eight hundred and fourteen, three
thoussnd fte hundred and fifty dol
IA,
2 compensation 10 the secretary Of
Sla five thousand dollars.
T.. compensation 10 the clerks en-
o, in the Department of state, be.
IN sum appropriated for the SER
the year one thousand eight
I al aud fifteen, eleven thousand
Z, ared and fifty dollars and fifty
Compensation to the messenger
IL epartment and in the patent Of
&c hundred and sixty dollars.
l.. a 80
% : Il the said department.. includ
IT, 49, expence of printing and dis.
tributiug ten Thousand four hundred CO
pies of the laws of the first session of
the fourteenth congress, and printing
the laws in newspapers, sixteen thou
sand ming hundred and thirty dollars.
Fur compensation to the secretary OF
the treasury, five thousand dollars.
For compensation TO the clerks em-
uloved IN The Office of the secretary Of
ihe treasury, being the sum appropri-
priated for the service OF the year one
thousand eight hundred and fifteen, en-
thousand Jour hundred and thirty-two
dollars and twenty eight cents
For compensation to the messenge,
and assistant messenger in the Office Of
the secretary OF the treasury, sever
hundred and ten dollars.
For expence of translating foreign.
languages, allowance to the persor
emf eyed Understanding passports ano
ses' .Gyters, and for stationery and print.
ing H., the Office. of the secretary Of the
trea,ory. one thousand one hundred
aoaars.,
For defraying the expeDees Cf issu-
ing treasury noes, a sum not exceed
ing thirty thousand dollars
For stating ard printing the public
accounts for the years one thousand
eight hundred and fifteen, and one thou
sand eight hundred and sixteen, two
Thousand four sundred dollars.
For compensation to the comptrol
Ter of the ueosuTy, two thousand FIVE
hundred doilars
FOt compensation TO the clerks EN-.
uloyed in the office of the comptroller
Of The treasury, being the sum aPpro-
priarad for The service Of the year one
Thousand eight hundred and fifteen,
thirteen Thousand three hundred and
siytcen dollars
For compensation TO the messenger
In said Office, four hundred and len dol
lars