The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-08-31
APPROVED, July ath, 1850.
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An Act IN addition to the act entitled
An net makeing appropriations in
part for the support of Government,
for the year eighteen hundred aud thir-
ty six and for other purposes.
BE IL enacted by the Senate and House
Of Represenfdfipcs 0fthe United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the following sums be and the same arc
hereby appropriated, to be paid out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated: For compensation gran
ted by law to the members of the Senate
to The appropriation heretofore made for
that object, seventy-twO thousand two
hundred and sixteen dollars for COM
pensation Of the Senators and Represcn-
iatives elected ly Michigan, seven thou
sand seven hundred and scventy-six dol
lars; for the contingent expenses of SEN
ate, twelve thousand dollars; for allow
nnce for wastage in gold and silver COIN
age Mt the mint; for labor and for alloy,
in addition To the former appropriation,
thirty. three thousand dollars for extra
clerk hire in the General Land Office,
six, fourteen thousand six hundred and
sixty-six dollars and sixty-four cents; for
messengers il. the Offices of the Chief
Engineer, Adjutant General, the Com
manding General, Surgeon General aud
Inspector General aud in the Clio hing
Bureau Typographical, Ordnance, and
Subsistence Departments, two thousand
five bdndred and sixty-eight dollars; for
the assistant messenger III the first comp
troller's Office, in addition to IA former
appropriation, fifty dollars; for compen-
saiion TO the surveyor in Alabama, in adj
dition to n former appropriation, five hun
drcd dollars for compensation to The
clerks in the Office Of the Secretary the
Navy, and in the Navy Commissioners
Office, in addition to the sums already
appropriated for the present year, nine
teen hundred collars.
SECTION 2. And be IL further enacted,
That So much of the act Of the ninth May
eighteen hundred and ,hiriy-six, pro-
yirlinq for the salaries of certain officers
therein named, and for other PURPOSES"
as provides for the employment of an ad-
ditional clerk in the Office Of the Navy
Commissioners, and for his compensa-
ton for the year eighteen hundred and
thirty SIX, be and the same is hereby, re-
pealed./
SECTION 3. and be IL further enacted,
That the third section Of the net making
oporo,riatlens for the civil and diplomatic
expe,,ses Of tire Government, for the year
ono ,bousnnd eight hundred thirty-fvc,
;s hereby repealed and that the Secre-
,arv of The Treasury be, and he is here
bv authorized to pay to the collectors,
naval officers, surveyors, and their res
nec,;ve clerks, together with the weighers
guagers. measurers, and markers, of the
several ports of the United States, out oil
o,v money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated, such SUMS as will give
,o tho said officers, respectively, the same
com,enention in the year ono thousand
I'll, hundred and tllirty-sIx, according
a,b. ;mportations Of that year, ms they
,.oniJ have been entaled tn receive, IT the
40, &c the fourteenth of July, one thou
"snd e;ob, hundred and thirty-two, had
NOT zone into effect: Provided, That no
of;cer shall receive, under this act,
a.ao,er annual salary OF compensation
than was pail to such officer for the year
one ,I,cu.aud eight hondred and thirty
,vo and thot, in no case shall the com
n.ns.,;oo Of ony other officers than col
iee,or,. naval officers, surveyors, and
clerks. whether by salaries, fees, or 9th.
srw;.e. exceed the sum of fifteen hundred
dollsrs each per annum; nor shall the