Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-29
TPUBLIc--No. 1871

AN ACT to provide for the settlement of
certain accounts for the support of Gov
eminent in the Territory Of Wisconsin,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the United States Of
America, an Congress assembled, That the
proper accounting officers of the Treasury
Department be directed to audit and settle
the accounts for the expenses of the Leg
slative Assembly of the Territory of Wis
consin, including the printing of the laws
and other incidental expenses which have
not heretofore been closed and settled at
the Treascry Departments; but no allow
ance shall be made for extra compensation
to anv member of the Legislative Assem-
bly, of said Territory for extra services,
except to the presiding officers of the two
Houses of said Assembly, nor for extra
compensation to the Secretary of said
Territory. nor TO the Clerk of either
House of said Legislative Assembly for
the performance Of duties required by
law, nor for any other purpose not anthor-
lied by the eleventh section of the act of
Congress, approved April twenty, eighteen
hundred and thirty-six, entitled AN act
establishing the Territorial Government of
Wisconsin," and the incidental expenses
therein authorized shall be construed to be
ordinary and necessary expenses of the
sessions of said Legislative Assembly, and
no other.
Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted. That
all accounts for disbursements in the Terri
tories of the United States, of money ap-
: propriated by Congress for the support of
Government therein, shall be settled and
, adjusted at the Treasury Department; and
no act, resolution, or order of the Legisla-
+ ture of any Territory, directing the cx-
e penditurc of the sum, shall be deemed
+ sufficient authority for such disbursement
n but sufficient vouchers and proof for the
: same shall be required by said accounting
q officers. And no payment shall be made
d or allowed unless the Secretary of the
: Treasury shall have estimated therefor,
: and the object been approved by Congress.
e No session of the Legislature Of Terri
= tory shall be held until the appropriation
: for its expenses shall have been made. In
:. the adjustment Of said accounts no charge
I for the services of a greater number of
s officers and attendants shall be allowed than
: for one secretary and assistant secretary or
} clerk one sergeant-at-arms or doorkeeper.
e one messenger and one foreman for each
= House of the Legislature. to neither of
: whom shall greater compensation than
o three dollars per day be paid. And it shall
+ be the duty of the Secretary of each Ter
: ritory to prepare the acts passed by the
Il Legislature for publication, and to furnish
S, copy thereof to the public printer of the
II Territory within ten days after the pas
r sage of each act.
s. Sec. 3. And be ii further enacted, Tina
d whatever sum of money shall be founc
IT due, upon such auditing and settlement
d beyond the amount of former appropria
J. tons, whether the same have been OK
y pended or not, be paid out of any money
l. in the Treasury not otherwise appropria
j. ted
a. Sec. A. And be it further enacted, Tha
o. said accounting officers of the Treasur,
Sc be directed to audit and settle the account
E. for expenses CT the Legislative Assembl.
De of the Territory of Florida, not heretofor
G. audited and settled, in the same manne
E. and upon the same principles herein pre-
in scribed for the settlement of the account
r. of the Territory of Wisconsin; and wha
so ever sum of money shall be found du
of upon such auditing, be paid out Of an
by money in the Treasury not otherwise al
Us, priated.
Approved August %, 1912.