Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-06-11
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the I'd Session Of the 9Th Congress
[PUBLIc-No. 1871

PUBLIc-No. 1871
AN ACT making appropriations for the
civil and diplomatic expenses Of Gov
crnment for the year eighteen hundred
and forty-two.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United STATES Of
America IN Congress assembled, That the
following sums be, and are hereby. appro-
priated to the objects hereinafter expressed,
10 be paid out of any unappropriated mo-
ney in the Treasury, namely:
No. l. For pay and mileage Of the
members of Congress and delegates from
the Territories, in addition to the sum
already appropriated to that object during
the present session, two hundred seventy
three thousand seven hundred and twelve
dollars.
No. 2. For pay of the officers and clerks
of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives, in addition to the sum already ap-
propriated to that object during the present
session, twelve. thousand five hundred dol
lars.
No. 3. For stationery, fuel, printing,
and all other incidental and contingent ex-
penses of the Senate, in addition to the
sum already appropriated to that object
during the present session, thirty-five thou
sand dollars.
No. d. For stationery, fuel, printing,
and all other incidental and contingent
expenses of the House of Representatives,
in addition to the sum already appropriated
to that object during the present session,
fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That no
part Of the sums appropriated for the con-
tingent expenses of either House of Con-
gross shall be applied to any other than the
ordinary expenditures of the Senate and
House of Representatives, nor as extra al
lowance to any clerk, messenger, or other
attendant of the'said two Houses, or either
of them; nor as payment or compensation
to any clerk, messenger, or other attendant
of the said two Houses, or either of them,
unless such clerk, messenger, or other at
tendant, be so employed by resolution
or order of one of said Houses.
No. 5. For printing and binding ordered
by the Senate during the twenty-sixth
Congress, and remaining unpaid, twenty
seven thousand two hundred eighty-two
dollars and sixty-eight cents, or so much
thereof as may be found due on auditing
the account by the proper committee.
No. 6. For preparing, printing, and
binding documents ordered by the resolu-
tons Of the Senate of second July, eigh-
teen hundred and thirty-six, and March
second, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven,
relating to the establishment of the seat
of Government, reports, plans. and sur
veys for improvements of harbors and riv-
ers, roads and canals, Ito be disbursed I'M
der the direction of the committee to audit
and control the contingent expenses Of the
Senate; this sum being for printing and
engraving done in pursuance of said reso-
lutions prior to July, eighteen hundred and
forty,) twelve thousand two hundred and
fifty dollars; but nothing in this apPropria-
ton shall authorize the continuance OF
said work, unless Congress shall hereafter
direct the same,
No. 7. For a deficiency in the appro-
priations for the twenty-sixth Congress, on
account of the contingent and incidental
expenses of the House, namely: for print
ing, lithographing, binding, and books,
ninety-eight thousand three hundred thirty
five dollars and eighty-fve cents, or so
much thereof as may be found necessary,
on auditing the accounts by the aPpropri-
ate committee; ffty-two thousand three
hundred and forty-three dollars and forty
six cents of this amount being for books
ordered by the House of Representatives
at the second session of the twenty-sixth
Congress TO be distributed to the members
of that body.
No. 8. For the salary of the principal
and two assistant librarians and the mes
sengor of the library, three thousand four
hundred and fifty dollars.
No. 8. For contingent expenses, for car
pet, and repairs to the furniture of the
library, one thousand eight hundred dollars.
No. 10. For purchase of books for the
library of Congress, FIVE thousand dollars.
No. IL. For purchase of law books for
the library of Congress, one thousand dol
lars. ..,.ta-r
No. ~. For the salary of tho President
Of the United States, twenty-five thousand
dollars. .......
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
No. Is. For the salary of the Secretary
of State, six thousand dollars.
No. IA. For clerks and messengers in his
office, twenty thousand three hundred dol
lars.
No. Is. For incidental and contingent
expenses Of the Department Of State, IN