The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-04-09
LAWS.

support Of government for the year one
thossand eight hundred and ssvcnteen.
Es II evarfed by the Senate AID Hopse Of
He.tresenlahpes Of fAe Hsurd Sssses Of .dnse-
viea m Coagvsss sssemblsd, That for the ex.
penditure Of the civil list in the present yesr,
1aciuding tho contingent expenses Of the
several departments and ofhces for the CON-
pensation Of the several loan officers and
! for books and stationary for the same ! for
the payment Of annuities and graots for the
support of the mint establis hment for the
expenses of intercourse with foreign nations {;
for tho support Of light houses, beaeens,
huoys and public piers for surveying the
coast Of the United States for making tho
Cumberland road for ascertainipg the titles
TO lands 10 Louisiana for providing cerif
cafes Of registry and lists Of crews; and for
satisfying certain miscellaneous claims, the
following sums be, and the same are hereby
respectively appropriated that is to say;
For compensation granted by law TO the
members Of the Senate and House Of Rep
reseptatives taeir officers and attendants,
four hundred and twen,y one thousand eight
hundred and City dollars.
For the -xpsnsos Of frs wood, stationary,
printing e.d all other contingent expenses
of the tvo House of Congress, forty.two
thousand dsliars.
For .he expenses of the Library -sf Con.
gress, including the Librarians allowance
for the year one thousand eight hundred and
seventeen, one thousand three hundred and
Atty dollars.
For compensation 10 the President Of the
United States, twenty -6ys thousand dollars.
For compensation TO the Vice President
Of the United States. Ave thousand dol
lara.
Fos sou 7sns..iar to tia ssers,ary Of State
fge thousand dollars.
For compensation to tho clerks employed
in the Department Of State, thirteen thoas-
and seven hundred ard fifty dollars.
Fsr compensation 10 the messenger in said
Depa, mont, and for the patent Office, six
hupdred aud sixty dollars.
For accidental and contingent expenses OF
the said Department, including the expense
Of printing and distributing copies of the
laws Of the second session Of the fourteenth
Congress, and printing tho laws iu newspa-
pers, tweuty-thres thousand seven hundred
and TWO dollars
For compensation TO tho Secretary Of the
Treasury. Ave thousand dollars.
Fo' Co ,ppensation to clerks employed IN
the office of the Secretary Of the Treasury,
ten thousand four hundred and thirty three
dollars
For compensation to the messenger and
assistant messenger in the Office of the Sec.
retary Of the Treasury, seven hundred and
tan dollars.
For expense of transiating foreign Ian
guages, allowed to the person employed in
transmitting passports and sea'ietters, and
for STATIONARY and printing in the Office Of the
Secretary of the Treasury, one thousand one
hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Comptroller Of
the Treasury, three thousand Ave hundred
dollars.
For compensation to the clerks employed
IN the Office of the said Comptroller, fifteen
thousand FIVE, hundred and sixty dollars.
For compensation to the messenger in said
sfhce, four hundred and ten dollars.
For expense Of stationary, printing and
contingent expenses in the omp,roller's
oi6ce, eight hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Auditor Of the
Treasury, three thousand dollars.
For compensation to the clerks employed
IN the AUDITORS Office, sixteen thousand six
hundred and thir,y-two dollars.
For compensation to the messenger in said
Office, four hundred and ten dollars.
TOT eGpeBeeS Oh sthliouo'Jb pTIutlDR, ana
contingent expenses in said Office, six hun
dred dollars.
For compensation to the Treasurer Of the
United State, three thousand dollars.
For compensation to clerks employed in
the Office of the Treasurer, Eve thousand
four hundred forty dollars
For compensation to the messenger Of aaid
eehcs four hundred and ten dollars.
contingent expenses in said Office, eight
hundred dollars.
For compensation 70 the Com missioner Of
the general land Office, three thousand dol
lars.
For compensation to the clerk, employed
of said Commissioners, eleven thousand nine
hundred aud fifty dollars.
FOR compensation to the messenger 10
said oase, four hendred and ten dollars,