Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-04-20

Be il enacted BY the Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of me United States
Of .4merica in Congress asse m6tea That
the following sums b., and the same are
hereby, resp c,iVeiy, appropriated for
the military service of the United States,
for the year one thousand eight hundred
and twenty-iour, To wit:
For pay OF the army, and Subsistence
OF officers, nine hundred and p,nety-iour
thousand four hundred and seven dollars
and five cents, inc ding the sum Of one
hundred and twenty eight thousand enc
hundred and nineteen dollars, Tor the
pay and subsistence of the officers and
cadets BE- longing to the Military Acade-
my at West Point;
For subsistence, in addition to an I'M
expended balance of twenty-one thou.
sand six hundred dollars, two hundred
and six'y-nne thousand three hundred
and forty-seven dollars
For forage for officers, thirty six thou.
sand one hundred aud lwen,y-three dol
lars;
''or the recruiting service, in addition
to an unexpepded balance, of sixteen
Thousand dollars, thirteen thousand four
hundred dnllars
contingent expenses for the recruit.
ing service, sixteen thousand eight nun
dred dollars;
For the Purchasing Department in adj.
drion 10 the amount of clo,hing on hand,
one hundred and fpry-one Thousand six
hundred and twenly-seven dollars and
titly-nine cents;
For the purchase Of woolens, for the
year one thousand eight hundred and
twenty four, in advance for the yeat
eighteen hundred and twenty five, TWEEN
ty-thousand dollars
For the Medical and Hospital Depart
ment, in addition to supplies on han l.,
and an unexpended balance, both amount
ing 10 twenty-five thousand seven hun
dred dollars, ten thousand dollars;
For the Quarternastcr Generals De-
partment, in addition to an una expended
balance of thirty Eve thousand dollars,
two hundred and forty-nine thousand
dollars;
For the purchase of Gridley's farm,
ten thousand dollars; ProDt,ied, said
farm shall not be purchased unless the
said farm shall be procured for said ten
thousand dollars
For the contingencies Of the army,
fifteen thousand dollars;
For the National Armories, three
hundred and sixty thousand dollars;
For the current expenses of the Ord
nance service, forty-lwo thousand dol
lars;
For Pensions to the evolutionary
Pensioners of the United States, one mil
lion TWO hundred aud ninety -one thou
sand seven hundred and sixteen dollars
and thirty nine cents;
For the pensions to the invalids, to the
conmutaion pensioners, and to the wi
dows and orphans, three hundred and
thirteen thousand one hundred and Sc.
-venly-Iour dollars and forty two cents;
For arrearages in the War Depart
ment, prior 10 the first of July, one
thousand eight hundred and fifteen,
twenty-six thousand dollars.
Sec. Q. Ind be it further enacted, That
the several sums hereby appropriated,
shall be paid on, of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated:
Provided. however, That no money ap.
propria'ed by this at, shall be paid to
any person for his compensation, who is
in arrears to The United States, until
such person shall have accounted for,
and paid into the Treasury all sums for
which he may be liable: Provided, fur
sher. That nothing in this section con.
tanned, shall extend to balances arising
solely from the depreciation OF Treasu-
ry Notes, received by such person, to
be expended in the public service; but,
in all cases where the pay or salary OF
any person is withheld, in pursuance of
this act, it shall be the duty OF the &C.
counting officer, il demanded by the par
~, his agent, or attorney, to report forth.
with to the Agent of the Treasury ID :
partment the balance due; and it shall
be the duty of the said Agent, within
sky days thereafter, to order sui, to be
commenced against such delinquent,
and his securities.
Fl CLAY,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
DANIEL ID. TOMPKiNS,
Vice President of the United Stales,
and President of the Senate.
Washington, March 10, 1924.