The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-04-16
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PUBLIC ACTs.1


AN ACT making appropriations for the Mi.
litary Service Of the United States, for the
year one Thousand eight hundred aud TWEEN
ty-fOur
BE II endcted by The Senate and House OF
Representatives. 0tMe United States Of .9neriat
IN Congress assembled, That the following sum,
be, and the same are hereby, respectively, APP
propriated tor the military service of The Uni
ted States, for The year one thousand eight
hundred and twenty -four, 10 wit
For pay of the army and subsistence of
officers, nine hundred AID ninety -four thou
sand four hundred and seven dollars and five
cents, including the snm of one hundred and
twenty-eight thousand one hundred and nine
teen dollars, for The pay aud subsistence of
the officers and cadets belonging 10 the Mill
tary Academy at West Point
For subsistence, in addition 10 an unexpen-
ded balance OF twenty one thousand il hum
dred dollars, two hundred and sixty nine
thousand three hundred aud forty.senen dol.
lars
For forage for officers, thirty-siS thousand
one hundred and twenty-three dollars
For The recruiting service, in addition TO All
unexpended balance OF sixteen Thousand dol
lars, thirteen thousand four hundred dollars ;
For contingent expenses for the recruiting
service, sixteen thousand eight hundred dol
lars
For the Purchasing Department, in addition
TO the amount of clothing on hand, one
hundred aud forty one Thousand six hundred
twenty dollars and lif mine cents
For the purchase OF wooi~,us, during the
year one ia ,usaud eight hundred and twenty
four, in advance for the yeur one thousand
eight hundred and twenty five, twenty thou.
sand dollars
For the Medical aud Hospital Department,
in addition to supplies on band and an unex
pended balance, both amounting to twenty
two thousand seven hundred dollars, ten thou
sand dollars
For the Quartcrmasier Generals Depart
ment, in addition 10 an une xpended balance
of thirty five thousand dollars, two hundred
aud lorty-nine thousand dollars
For the purchase of Gridlev's farm, ten
thousand dollars Ptorided, 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
Housand dollars
For the National Arnores, three hundred
and sixty thousand dollars
For the current expenses Of the Ordnance
service, fort -two thousand dollars
For Pensions 10 the Revolutionary Pen-
sionefs Of the United States, one million two
hundred aud ninety-o ne thousand seven hun
dred and sixteen dollars and thirty nine cents,
or llle PENSIONS 10 Tue liNdbt4s, W lllt CUM
mutation pensioners, and to the widows and
orphans, three hundred md thirteen thousand
one hundred aud seventy four dollars aud
tOrty-twO cents
For arrearagcs in the War Department pri-
nr tn the first OF July, one Thousand eight hun
dred and fifteen, sixty thousand dollars
Sec .. ind be ii further enacted, That the
several sums hereby appropriated, shall he
paid out OF any money in the Treasury mol
otherwise appropriated PrOrided howeuer.
That no money appropriated by this act shall
be paid to any person, for his co npcnsation,
who is in arrears 10 the United States, until
such person shall have accounted for, and paid
into the Treasury, all ,ums for which he may
be liable PrOrided, further, That nothingln
this section contained, shall extend 10 baIan-
ces arising solely from the depreciation oil
Treasury Notes, received hy snch person, 10
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, il shnll
he the duty oil the accounting ofhcer, II de-
manded by the party, his agent or attorney,
to report forthwith 10 the Agent OF the Irea-
sury Department the balance due and il
shall he the duty OF the said Acct, within
sixty days thereafter, to order suit To be com
menced against such delinquent and his secu-
rites.
Washington, March 10. 1924.
Approved JAMES MONROE.