The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-05-30
By Authority.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the first Session Of the twenty
siuh Congress.
PUBLIc No. 7.

AN ACT making appropriations, for the
civil and diplomatic expenses OF the Go.
verument for the year eighteen hundred
and forty.
Be it enacted by the Senatc and House
of Representatives. Of the United States OF
America IN Congress assembled, That
the following sums be, and the same arc
hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of
any unappropriated money in the Treasu-
ry, viz:
For pay and mileage Of the members of
Congress and delegates, two hundred and
sixty-eight. thousand nine hundred and
forty-four dollars;
For pay of the officers and clerks Of the
Senate and House Representatives, eigh-
teen thousand four hundred dollars;
For stationery, fuel, printing, and all
other contingent expenses of the Senate,
fifty thousand dollars;
For stationery, fuel, printing. and all
other contingent expenses ofthe House OF
Representatives, one hundred thousand
dollars;
The two sums last mantioned TO be ap-
plied to the payment Of the ordinary eX-
nenditurcs of the Senate and House of
Representatives seyerally, and to no other
purpose;' :,
For compensation to the President and
Vice President of the United States, the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Secretary Of War, the Sc
crctary of the Navy, and the Postmaster
General, sixty thousand dollars;
For sa alary Of the secretary to sign pa
tents for public lands, per act Of March
second, eighteen hundred and thirty-three,
one thousand five hundred dollars;
For clerks and messengers in the office
of the Secretary of State, twenty thousand
three hundred dollars;
For the contingent expenses of the De-
partment Of State, including publishing
and distributing the laws, twenty-five thou
sand dollars;
For the superintendent and watchmen
Of the northeast executive building, one
thousand five hundred dollars;
For contingent expenses of said bull
ding. including fuel, labor, oil, and re-
pairs, three thousand three hundred and
fifty dollars;
For compensation to the clerks and mes
sengers in the office of the Secretary OF the
Treasury, sixteen thousand four hundred
and fifty dollars;
For compensation to the clerks in said
Office, per act of the twenty-third June,
eighteen hundred and thirty-six, entitled
"An act to regulate the deposites of the
public money!" three thousand six hun
dTua dollars;
For compensation to the. First Comp
trollcr Of the Treasury, three thousand
FIVE hundred dollars;
For compensation to the clerks ard mes
sengers in the office of the First Comp
trollcr, nineteen thousand three hundred
dollars;
For compensation to the Second Comp
troller, three thousand dollars;
For compensation to the clerks and mes
sengers in the Office Of the Second Comp
troller, including the compensation of two
clerks transferred from the office of the
Fourth Auditor, twelve thousand two hun
dred and fifty dollars;
For compensation to the First Auditor
of the Treasury. three thousand dollars;
For compensation to the clerks and mes
sengers in the Office of the First Auditor,
fifteen thousand nine hundred dollars;
For compensation to the Second Audi
tor of the Treasury, three thousand dol
lars;