The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18
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PUBLIC. No. 90.
AN ACT providing for the salaries of Certain
officers therein named, and for other pur-
poses.
BE IL anacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives. of tie United, Stata.
of 1merica IN Congress assembled, That
the translator of foreign languages and
the librarian in the Department of State,
shall receive salary of sixteen hundred
dollars.
That the describing agent in said Depart
ment be allowed IL salary of fourteen hun.
dred and fifty dollars.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be,
and he is hereby, authorized to employ two
additional clerks, to enable him TO carry into
effect the provisions of the second section
of the act of the third Of March, eighteen
hundred and thirty-fve, one at a salary of
eleven hundred and fifty dollars, and the
other at n salary of one thousand dollars.
That the assistant messenger in said De-
partment be allowed the sum of six hundred
and fifty dollars.
That the assistant messenger in the First
Comptroler's office he allowed the annual
compensation ofiive hundred dollars.
For the emolumeut Of clerks and mes
sengers for the office of the Commissioner
of Pensions, in addition to those authorized
bb law twelve thousand two hundred dol
lars.
Thntthe annual compensation of the mes
senger in the Office Of the Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs, be seven hundred dollars.
That the Commissioners of the Navy
Board be authorized to Fcmploy a clerk in
addition to those authorized by law, mt the
sum of nine hundred dollars
That the surveyor General of Ohio, In
dada, and Michigan, be authorized sto en-
ploy two clerks mt sum not exceed
ing twcnty-threc hundred dollars, and that
he be allowed the further sum of four thous-
and dollars for additional clerk hire.
That the Surveyor General of Illinois and
Missouri be authorized to employ ;clerlss at
a sum not exceeding three thous md eight
hundred and twenty dollars.
That the Surveyor General Of Arkansas
he allowed the sum of two thousand eight
hundred dollars, for clerk hire in his office
That the Surveyor of Louisiana be allows
ed the sum of twenty-five hundred dollar
for clerk hire in his office.
That the Surveyor General of Mississippi
be allowed the sum Of five thousand dollars
for clerk hire in his office.
Thar the surveyor General of Alabama
be allowed the sum of two thousand dollars
for clerk hire in his office.
That the Surveyor General of Florida, be
allowed the sum of three thousand five hun
dred dollars for clerks in his office.
That the Secretary of war be, and he is
hereby authorized to employ for the dis
charge of the various duties Of the Depart
ment, the following clerks and messengers
one clerk at sixteen hundred dollars, and
one clerk at fourteen hundred dollars; to be
employed in the business of reservations
and grants under Indon treaties Prouided,
That the said clerks shall moi be employed
fora longer term than four years. Three
clerks for the Pension office, at one thousand
dollars each, to be continued ionly during the
present year.
Six clerks and one messenger, in the
Quarter-master Generals Office, whose
compensation shall be MS follows one clerk
at sixteen hundred dollars, one clerk at
twelve hundred dollars, four clerks at one
thousand dollars each, and one messenger
Mt five hundred dollars, one clerk for the
Ordnance Office, at twelve hundred dollars
and four clerks at one thousand dollars each
One clerk for the Adjutant Generals Office
at twelve hundred dollars, and three clerk.
at one thousand dollars each. One clerk
in the Engineer Office at twelve hundred
dollars, and one clerk ut one thousand dol
lars. One clerk in the Commanding Gene
rails office at one thousand dollars. Six
clerks and one messenger in the Emigrating
Indian Bureau attached to the Subsistence
Department, whose compensation shall be
as follows: one clerk a, sixteen hundred
dollars, one clerk at twelve hundred dollars,
three clerks at one thousand dollars each,
and one messenger at five hundred dollars
Prorided, That the authority claimed under
the acts approved March twenty eighth,
eighteen hundred and twelve, and May
twenty eighteen hundred and twelve,
or by any other act for the employment of
non-commisioned officers, or the appoint.
mcnt Of extra clerks in any Of the Offices
Of tho War Department be, and the same