The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-04-20

dollars ten cents.
For clothing for the same, twenty -eigh;
thousand and seven hundred and sixty
five dollars.
For fuel for the same, six thousand dol
lars.
For contingencies, that is TO say: for
travelling expenses for officers, and trans
portaticn for men. freight OF stores from
one station to another, toll, forage, wharf
age, aud carriage, expenses of recruiting,
per diem allowance for attending Courts
Martial, and Courts of Inquiry, compensa-
ton to Judge Advocates, house rent and
chamber money, whore there arc no quar-
tiers assigned, incidental labor in the quar-
ter Masters Department, expenses of bu.
rying deceased persons belonging TO the
corps, printing and stationary, postage on
public letters, forage, per diem allowance
to officers on extra duty, expense of pur-
suing deserters, keeping in repair the bar
racks at the different stations, straw for
the men, barrack furniture, spades, axes,
shovcls, picks, and carpenters tools, and
for no other purpose whatever, thirteen
thousand five hundred dollars.
For sundry expenses arising in the cur
rent year, not herein-before mentioned,
five hundred dollars.
For medicines, hospital stores, and in
struments for the officers and marines sta
toned on shore, two thousand three hun
dred and siXty-nine dollars and seventy
one-cents.
For barracks, nine thousand dollars.
For the Agency on the coast Of Africa,
for receiving the negroes, mulattoes, and
persons ofcolor, delivered from OH board
vessels seized in the prosecution Of the
slave trade, by commanders of the United
States, armed vessels, thirty two thousand
dollars.
Sec. 2. find be a further enacted, That,
the several sums hereby appropriated,
shall be paid out Of any money in the
Treasury, not otherwise appropriated:
Provided, hopeper, That no money appro-
priated for this act shall be paid to any per-
son for his compensation, who is in ar
rears to the u. States, until such persons
shall have accounted for, and paid into
the Treasury, all sums for which he may
be liable; Provided, also, that nothing in
this section contained, shall be construe-
ed to extend to balances arising solely
from the depreciation Of Treasury 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 with
held, in pursuance Of this act, it shall be
the duty of the accounting officer, if de-
manded by the party, his agent, or attor-
ney, to report forthwith to the Agent of
the Treasury Departmental the balance due;
and it shall be the duty Of said Agent,
within sixty days thereafter, to order suit
to be commenced against such delinquent
and his suretes.
JOHN w. TAYLOR,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
JOHN c. CALHOUN,
Vicc-President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
APPRovED--March IL, 1926.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
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PUBLIC-No. I2.
AN ACT making appropriations for the
support Of Government for the year
one thousand eight hundred and twenty
six.
Be enacted Jy the Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the United States Of A.
merica IN Congress assembled, That, the
following Sums be, and the same are here
by, respectively, appropriated, tor the ser
vice ofthe year one thousand eighthundred
and twcnty-six; that is to say:
For compensation 10 the Senators and
Members Of the House Of Representatives
their officers and Clerks, in addition TO the
sum of four hundred and fifty-fve thousand
dollars, appropriated by the act ofthe twen-
ty-third December last, fifty thousand and
twenty dollars; and for the contingent ex
penses the Senate, in addition to the sum
heretofore appropriated, seven Thousand
dollars.
For expenses ofthe Library os Congress,
including the salary Of the Librarian, one
thousand niDe hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the President fthe
United States, twenty-five thousand dol
lars.
For compensation to the Vice Presi-
dent Of the United States, FIVE thousand dol
lars.
For compensation to the Secretary of
State, six thousand dollars.
For compensation to Clerks in the De-
partment Of State, per act Of twentieth Of
April, one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen, fifteen thousand nine hundred
dollars.
For com Ssnsation TO one Machinist in
the Patent Office, per act Of the twenty
sixth of May one thousand eight hundred
and twenty -four, seven hundred dollars.
For compensation TO the Messengers in
the Department Of State, including the Mes
senper in the Patent Office, one thousand
four hundred and fifty dollars.
For the incidental and contingent expen-
ses of the Department Of State, including
the expense Of printing and distributing the
laws, and for extra copying ofpapers. twen-
ty-eight thousand and ninety-five dollars.