The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-06-22

whose appointment provision is made by fhis
act shall not exceed the following sums, ms aa1no-
ly: To the said commissioner, at the ratefof
three thousand FIVE hundred dollars per anaqN9
to the secretary at the rate OF two thousand doll
lars per annum and to the clerk, at the rato of
fifteen hundred dollars per annum. And tho
President of tho u. :. shall be, and he is hereby
authorized to make such provision for the cons
tingent expenses of the said commissioners
shall appear TO him reasonable and proper ID
the said salaries and expenses shall be p1id
out of any money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated.
SIC. 6. Aad be IL further enacted, Thatd
shall be lawful for the Secretary of the Treaal-
ry 10 cause the inscription or inscriptions wss,ph
shall be issued by the Spanish Government,in
pursuance of the aforesaid Convention, to 10
deposited in the archives of the Legation oftho
United States, at Paris, until otherwise ordered
by the President of the u. States aud il -.Ss<s
also be lawful for the Secretary of the T:cas,uy
and he is hereby authorized and required, o
cause the moneys which may from time to tirno
be paid, in pursuance of the said convention, To
be duly received and accounted for at Paris, land
the same TO be RENTED, on tho most advantar
geous terms, to the United States of Americo
and the said moneys, so received and remittcd,
shall be deposited in the Treasury of the u. :.
and the same are hereby appropriated, TO be dis.
them, according TO the provisions ofthis act.
SEC.7, And be IL further enacted, That the
commissioner aforesaid shall report to the Sc
cretary of State list ofall tho several awards
made by him, a certified copy ofwhich shall beI
by the Secretary of State transmitted TO the
Secretary ofthe Treasury, who shall thcreupon
distribute in ratable proportions, among the per-.
sons in whose taver the awards shall have beeY
made, such moneys as may have becn received
into the Treasury in virtue of this act,according
to the proportions which their respective award
shall bear TO the whole amount then received q
first deducting such sums of money as may be
due the United States from said persons in
whose favor said awards shall be made and
shall Gauss certificates to be issued by tho Sc
cretary ofthe Treasury, in such form as he
may prescribe, showing the proportion to which.
each may be entitled of the amount that may
thereafter be received and on the presentation
of the said certificates at the Treasury, as the
nett proceeds of the general instalments paya-
bic by the Government of Spain, shall have been
received, such proportions thereof shall be paid
TO the legal holders of the said certificates.
SEC 8. AHd br ii further enacted, That all
communications to and from the secretary ofthcl
commissioner appointed under this act, on the
business of the commission, shall pass by mail
free of postage.
SEC. 9. Aud be IL further enacted, That, as
soon said commission shall be executed and
completed, the records, documents, and all
other papers in the possession of the commis-
sion or its officers, shall be deposited in the
office of the Secretary of State.
Approved, 9TH ofJune, 1886.