The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-04-14
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE
TwENTY-sIXTH CONGRESS.
1P5BL1c-No.1 ILL.,

dreu and tOrtr-onc.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives, Of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the following sums be, and the same are
hereby, appropriated, to be paid out OF
any unappropriated money in the Trea-
sury, viz.
F,r paw and mileage of the members of
Congress and delegates, one hundred and
eight dollars:
For pay of the officers and clerks Of the
Senale and House Of Representatives
nineteen thousand and nine hundred dol.
lars;
For stationery, fuel, printing, and all
other contingent expenses OF the Senate,
thirty. FIVE thousand dollars;
For stationery, fuel, printing, and all
other contingent expenses of the House
of Representatives, fifteen Thousand dol
lars; The two sums last mentioned, to be
arplcd to the payment Of the ordinary
cynenlitures of the Senate and House OF
REPRESENTATIVES scverally, and to no other
purpose. And the accounting officers OF
the Treasury Department are hereby III.
recta,! in the settlement of the accounts "t
the contingent expenses OF the Senate
and House Of Representatives, to credit
the paymcnt made in pursuance OF the
resolutions of the Senate Of the eighteenth
of July. eighteen hundred and f rty, and
the resolution of the House of Rrpresrn.
,a,ivrs of the twenly-frst July, eighteen
hundred and forty; and nothing herein
con,ained SHALL be construed TO authorizc
or sanction any contract for stationery or
other articles for the use Of the next Con-
gress bv any officer of the present Con-
gress TO an amount exceeding in The whole
Two thousand dollars;
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
cre,ary of the Navy, and the Postmaster
General, sixty thousand dollars;
For salary Of the Secretary to sign pa
tents for public lands, per act of July
fourth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six,j
fifteen thousand dollars;
For clerks and messengers in the office
Of the Secretary of State, twenty thou
sand three hundred dollars;
For The contingent expenses Of The De-
par,mcnt Of State, including publishing
and distributing the laws, twenty five thou
sand dollars;
For compiling. printing, &c. the Blen-
NAL Register, one thousand dollars;
For the superintendent and watchmen
of the northeast executive building, one
thousand five hundred dollars;
For The contingent expenses Of said
building, including fuel, labor, oil, and re.
pairs, three thousand three hundred and
fifty dollars;
For compensation TO the clerks and
messengers in the office OF the Secretary
of tie Treasury, sixteen thousand four
hundred and fifty dollars; !
For compensation to the clerks in said
office, per act of the twenty-thrd june
eighteen hundred and thirty-six, entitled
"An act to regulate the deposites of ihcI
public money" three thousand and SIX
hundred dollars;
For compensation to the First Comp.
troller Of the Treasury, three thousandI
FIVE hundred dollars;
For compensation to the clerks ana
messengers in the office of the First
Comrlrolcr, nineteen thousand three
hundred dollars;
For compensation 10 the Second Comp
trollpr three thousand dollars;
For compensation to the clerks and
rocsscnger in the office of the Second
Comptroller, including the compensation
of two clerks transferred from the ollcc
of the Fourth Auditor, twelve thousand
two hundred and fifty dollars;
For compensation to the First Auditor
of the Treasury. three thousand dollars;
For compensation to the clerks and
messengers in the office Of the First Au-
di,or. fifteen thousand nine hundred dol
lars;
For compensation to the Second Audi
tor of the Treasury, three thousand dol
lars;
For compensation to the clerks and
messengers in the office of the Second
Auditor, seventeen thousand nine hun
dred dollars,
For compensation to the Third Auditor
three thousand dollars;
For compensation to the clerks an"
messengers in the Office of the Third Au'
dtor, twenty nine thousand six hundred
and fifty dollars;
For compensation to two clerks EN-
nloycd on claims, under the act of the
L.,,,,b January eighteen hundred an(