Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-04-20

On FHe Spllpl1y - oeen eieeieui t1ieo utH'
drsi dollars;
For Surveying ths public lln3s in the State Of
Tlha5is and lar surveys not yet completed, twelve
ih5aand dollars,
For Fepair, Of the cu.iom.houss Al Ksg West,
one A9asand SIX hundred and twenty-five dol
hFs
For the bird pagmsHilo Luigi Persieo. under
he contract with hHn for group Of statues for
che Capitol four thousand dallars;
For tho third payment TO the artists engaged IN
executing painting Tor the rolundo Of tho Capitol,
eight thousand dollars;
For eagrsvng chart nf the bay and harbor Of
New York. five thousand dollars;
For payIag the clerks in the custom house at
Philadelphia the arrears Of their salaries from
eighIesa hundred and lhiny.two, to eighteen hun
bred AID lhlTiy-seyen, 80 as 20 make the same
equal 10 what they received 10 the last mentioned
year, on the same principle as has hecn applied al
New York, fifteen thousand dollars, or 30 much
thereof As may be necessary;
For procuring such books and papers relating
% Spanish grants Of land. formerly belonging 70
the late spanish surveyors in the Territories Of
Orleans OF Fofida, as mas be useful to protect the
interests Of the unicd States, and to be txpen.
N~A RHt WIN AtH AVpfBudftUu VI tnf TFEffNAIFH W
the State Treasury Departments, after an inspec-
ton and examination of said books and papers,
by competent pcrsoa o. persons At the General
land oitiee, sum not exceeding twenty thous.
and dalllra
In support of tho United States PenteuiiaTy
10 The city 81 Washington for the year eighteen
hundred and thirty nine, including the pay o Of
hcers and agents. nations, clothing, bed. bedding,
hospital stores. and medicines, reeairs 10 build
iugs, fuel, raw materials 10 be soTkod up, allow
aEee to discharged conviciA and other contingent
eiss, and per estimate Of board Of inspectors,
Twelve thousand FIVE hundred and thirtyseven
dollars and thirty SIX cents;
The survey Of the southern boundary Of the
Territory Of Iowa, nine hundred aud slxiy.nne
dollars sad five cents,
Fes the surveys Of the public lands north Of
the Wisconsin aud Neenah rivers, in Wisconsin
che SUN Of five thousand dollars;
Fur three new cupolas over the Library
Congress. one thousand four hundred and eighty
two dollars and iwcniyfour cents;
For brunch pipes and siop cocks 10 water the
Capitol grounds three hundred and fifty dollars
and thirty cents;
For repairing The water pipes from the Tiber,
north Of the Capitol, 10 the Capitol, FIVE hundred
dollars;
For compromising Charles Gorden for servi-
ces rendered under tho resolutions Of the Senate
Of the second Of july, eighteen hundrcd and thirty.
six, and the twen.y.cgih Of June, eighteen hun
drod and thirty eight one thousand eight, hundred
dollars.
For completing tho special repairs heretofore
proposed ii tho Presidents House. including 4
deficiency Ia former appropriation one Ihoas.
and five hundred and eleven dollars aud twenty.
tw0 cents;
For the purchase Of Two Ere engines for The
Capitol, the Marine Barracks, and the Navy
Yard, including apparatus, and for suction aud
hose for The Perseverance, fire company, ten thou.
sand ono hundred dollars
For The service u tho General Post Office, for
ile year eighteen hundred and thmy.uinc, IN CON
one hundred thousand doIlars, 80
For the transportation Of tho mails, three NIL.
lon five hundred and tweny.ninc thousand dol
lars;
For compensation Of postmasiers, one million
and nlneiy-o lhousa. dollars;
For ship, steamboat, aud way el,crs, thirty
five thousand dollars;
For wrapping paper, twenty-five thousand dol
lars;
For Office furniture, six thousand dollars
Tor ADVERTISING. thirty eight thousand dollars;
Fer mail bags, forty eight thousand dollars;
For blanks. Thirty four thousand dollars;
Fof mail locks, aud keys, and sIamps, twelve
thousand do'lais
For mail deprcda,ions and special agents, TT
teen thousand dollars;
Forcefks for Offices, two hundred thousand
dollars;
For miscellaneous sixly.seyen thousand doll
laesi Provided, thai the President and Poslmas-
Ter General shall haye the same power to
transfer funds from ono TO another head Of APP
preparation, between the foregoing appropriations
made Tor the service OF the General Post Office,
as the President md any other head OI an Exc
calse department now have TO lransicr funds APP
pFoPrlaled under one had 10 the service OF anu
Their, n any other branch OF the public service.
Sec 3 Andb be il further enacted that IRON
anfaftsr the passage Of this act, all money pad
70 Any collector Of cuslons o. TO any person act
lng as such, Gor unasceraned duties or for duties
pad ander protest against the rate OF amount OF
dulles charged. shah be placed to the credit OF the
Treasurer ol the Ugited Slates,kept and disposed
Of, US all other money paid Cor duties Is required
by law, Or BY regulation 81 tho Treasury Depart.
mcnl, 10 be placed 70 the credit Of the said iica-
surer, kept and disposed Of and shall not be neld
by The SAID collector, or person acung as such, "
await any entertainment Of duties, OF Inc result
Of any litigation il rcalIon to the rate OF amount
Of duty legally chargeab y and colleciable % any
casr rhsre money il so paid, But whenever
Hhasl be shown 10 the satisfaction O the secretary
q me Treasury that IN any case Of ''nases''a''l'
ed duties or duties paid under protest. my ~
iey has been pad 70 the collector or person ~
ing . such than The law requires should have
brea paid, 4 shall b. his duty to draw his war
rant upon tho Treasurer IN favor Of the person Or
persons entitled to the oser.paymeut, directing
The said Treasurer 20 refund the same out Of any