Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-09-11
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AN ACT making appropriations for the present
session OF Congress.
hc II enacted 10y the Senate and House of
representative Of the United States Cf America
ih congress assembled, That the following sumo
800 .ho same arc hereby appropriated, L. bepaid
VIZ.
For the pay and mileage Of he members orthc
senate Tor the present session. siNty eight thou
sand hvc hundred and forty Unodollars and slx-
" cents.
For thepay Of tho Chaplain Of the Senate, five
hundred dollars.
For printing, Stationery, and all other contin-
gent expenses of the Senate for the present sc .
sion, Nv cnty thousand dollars.
For the paw and mileage OF The members ofthc
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, including five hJudrCd
dollars TO the Chaplain, for The present session Of
| hundred dollars
For the printing, stationery, and all other con
unSt mt Expenses of the House of Representative
Tor the present session, thirty thousand, eight
hundred and thirty SIX dollars.
For the supply of stationery for the house OF
2 Representatives for the second session OF the
twenty seventh Congress, fifteen thousand dollars
or SO much thereof as may be necessary: PrOvl-
dcd, aIwals, That no part Of the sums appropri-
atcd Tor the contingent expenses oil either House
!, OF Congress shall bc applied To any other than
the ordinary expenditures ofthc Senate and House
! OF RCp-cs 'ntauves, nor as extra allow ance to any
clerk, messenger, or other attendant of the snd
JOHN WHITE.
g SAM'J l. SOU THARD,
I President Of The Senate pro ieHPOre.
d Approved June 20 ISL ,ouv rvtrp
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AN ACT au'honsing a loan not exceeding IN,
sum of twelve MILL rs of dollars.
Bent enacted, &c, That the President Of th,
United States is hereby authorized, at any tim,
WITHIN one ySaTirJm the p ssage OF this act, to
borrow, on the credit of the UhltCd States, n sun
not exceeding twelve millions of dollars, or :,
much thereof as IN ms opinion the CAigtnCICs =
The government may require, at a rate OF intcTes
payable quarterly or semi annually, not exceed
ing SIN per cenIunl CT annumi which loan shaI
be made rcImbuTsabl either 1T the will of the Sec.
rotary OF the Treasury, after six months notice
or al and tnIc alter tIrcc wears from the first dat
on Janua ~ ncXii and said money so bOTrowc,
shall he applied IN addition TO the money no " II
Ihe treasury, or which may be received tn TeIT
rom other sources; toths payment and REDEEM.
u3h Oh Tue treasury notes heretofore authorized
Whlch are or may be outstanding and unpaid. ant
= 10 delr2y any OF the public expenses which ay
been heretofore, or vi ich may be authorized b.
, law, which stock shall be lransfyl able only OH tn
u books OF the Treasury.
Sec, ,. And be II further enac:ed, That tn
u Secretary of the Treasury be, aud he is heTeh
authorized with the consent OF the President, To
cause ip be prepared certificates of stock, signet
ny the Secretary and cUuntersIgned by the Regis
Ter OF the Treasury, for the sum TO be b ITrowcd
Or any part thereof, bearing an interest not cX
cSedinY SIN per centum per annUm, and tTansfcra
ne ana reimbuTsable As aforesaid, and TO caus
ne SAID certificates of stock to be sod: PROVIDE
Ehat no stock be sold below par
Sec, ) And be II further enacted, That tn
secretary oil the Treasury be, and he Is hereby, au
lhorized TO receive proposals Tor taking the saIC
odn' or 10 employ an agent or agents for the
purpose Of negotiating he same. and 10 paw I,
hlin OF them a reasonable commission, not cX.
cecdtnS onc tenth of one per cent on the amount
80 negotiated; which sum To be allowed to such
agent or agents, and such expense as may be ne.
Ceesarily incurred IN printing aud issuiu5 ccrtih
Gdtts ol stock, and other expenses incident 20 the
iuc execution OF this act, IN all not enCeeding
twelve thousand dollars; which sum is hereby
app upridtcd Tor that purpose, and yha!l he paid
,ut ol any money IN the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
Sec. ], Aud be II further enacted, That the
secretary al the Treasury D. hereby authorized ia
purchase, at any time before the period hcrr'n
united Tor the emp Of STOCK hereby author
no, such portion thereof as the funds OF the Gov.
eminent may admit Of alter Meeting all the de
nands on The Treasury and any surplus i'm IN,
treasury rs hereby appropriated TO that obicct
Sec. ., AID be n frTthCT enacted, That IN,
aIih Of tue UdIted States be, and is hereby Piled
&c Tor ihe punciual payment Of the interest anc
redemption Of SAID stock.
Approved. July u Is +