American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-03-23
LAWS OF THE U. STATES.
sc.sn AUTHORITY.


AN ACT making appropriations for the Military Service
ofthe United States for the thousand eight hun
dred and twentyfour
BE enacted By th Senate mi House of Rebregeaative
tie United SaeS Of 71lerica Congress assembled That The
toowing sums be, and the hereby, respectively
appropriated for the military service of the United States
for the year thousand eight hundred and wentycur
10 Wit:
For pay of the armv and subsistence Of officers nine
hundred and ninety thousand four hund ed and
dollars and five cents, including the sum OF one hundred
and wenty-eigh thoiSNnd hundred and nineteen do
Fs for the pay and subsistence of the officers and cadets
belonging to the Military academy at West Point;
For subsistence, in addition to unexpended balance
Of wenty-one thousand six hundred dollars two hundred
and sixy-nne thousand three hundred and fory-seven
dollars
For forage for officers, thriysx Thousand hundred
and twenty -three dollars;
For the recruiting service, in addition 10 unexpended
balance, ofsxeen Thousand dollars thirteen thousand four
hundred dollars;
For contingent expenses for the recruiting service SIX
teen thousand eight hundred dollars
For the Purchasing Department, in addition 70 the
mount OF clothing band, one hundred and tOrv-one
Thousand SIX hundred and twentyseyen dollars and liz
nine ccnts
For the purchase Of woolens during the year one .ou
sand eight hundred and twenvinur, in nd, for the
year one 'hoIsanl eight hundred and twenty-five, twenty
For the Medical and Hospital Department in addition o
supplies on hand and uHexpened balance both noun.
ting to twenty-five thousand seven hundred dollars ten
thousand dol!arsi
For the QHutcrmas,er Genelas Department II addition
to an UneXpended balance OF tlry.ve Thousand dollars
two hundred and forty nine thousand dollars
For the purchase Of trllct . lun thousand dollars
Pro1id said farm shall not he purchased unless the said
farm shall be procured for SAID ten Thousand dolas,
Fur the contingencies OF the army, fifteen Thousand dol
laS
For the National Armories, three hundred and sixty
thousand dollars;
For the expenses If the Ordnance service forty
TWO thousand dollars
For Pensions to he Revolutionary Pensioners Of the T.
nted States, one million two hundred aud thou
spnd seven hundred aud dollars and thfty.nne
GEMS;
For he pensions to the inyalidi, 10 the Communication
Pensioners and to the widows ana orphans three hundred
and thirteen thousand hundred and seye your dol
lars and forty-two cents
Forarrearages ii tie VIZ Department, PRIOR to the first
Of JGly ono thousand eight hundred and fifteen twenty
sN 'hatsand dollars
Sec hid b. tur:,ey enacted That the several suns
eby 3pprop 1ae shat be paid Of any m5ne, ntthe
lra"Suy, net Otherwise apprpp iaed Pt1rdsi lga..iey
> a M money aapruptaed By s act, shall be puni "a
y person far ms c1mpensaon who IS u the
In.ed atcs, until such person shall have nted f,r
and paid m the lreasur all ur which he MAY be
le5le Prort}si ftrer, That ccthns in this section CON
famed snail exc u 10 balances aisiug solely from Nc M
preciati}n OF Treasury Notes received BY such Te7scn 10
he expended n the public service bl ia all cases vi ere
tlle pay or salary ct person hhel, rslance
ct h' ac' shall be the duty Of the accounting officer III
demanded by the party, his agent attorney report
balance due and shall be the duty Of the sad AGENT,
within sixty days thereafter p order suit be cuanlen.
ced against such delinquent, ami his securities.
II CtAr, Speaker Of the House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
DANIEL ID. IoNPEIys, Vice President Of the United States
and President Of he Senate
Washington March TO- 1874
Approved JAMES MONROE.