The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-11-01
PUBLIC-No, 1871


An ACT 10 provide for the settlement of
certain accounts for the Government in
the Territory of Wisconsin, and for other
purposes.
Be il enacted BY the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of A.
merica in Congress assembled, That the
proper accounting officers of the Treasury
Department be directed 10 audit and settle
the accounts for the expense Of the Legisla-
tive Assembly Of the territory of Wi,con.
sin, including the printing of the laws and
other incidental expenses which have not
heretofore been closed and settled at the
Treasury Department but no allowance
shall be made for extra compensation TO any
member of the Legislative Assembly of said
territory for extra services, except 10 presi-
ding officers of the two Houses of said AS
sembly, 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 authori-
zed by the eleventh section of the act of
Congress, approved april twenty, eighteen
hundred and thirty six, entitled can act es-
tablishing the territorial Government of
Wisconsin :" and the incidental expenses
herein authorized shall be construed 10 be
ordinary and necessary expenses of the ses-
sioDs of said Legislative Assembly, and no
other.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
all accounts for the disbursements in the Ter
%ritories 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 expendi-
ture of the sum. shall be deemed a sufficient
authority for such disbursement. but suffi-
cIenr vouchers and proof for the same shall
be required by said accounting officers
And no payment shall be made or allowed,
unless the secretary of the treasury shall
have estimated therefor. and the object been
approved by Congress. No session of the
Legislature of a territory shall be held until
the appropriations shall have been made
In the ad justment OIL said accounts no charge
for the services of a greater number of off,
GERS and attendants shall be allowed than for
one secretary and assistant secretary or
clerk, one sergeant alarms or door-keeper,
one messenger, and one fireman for each
House ofthe Legislature, 10 neither of whom
shall a greater compensation than three dol
lars per day be paid. And it shall be the
duty ofthe secretary of each territory TO
prepare the acts passed by the Legislature
for publication, and 10 furnish a copy there
Of 10 the public printer of the territory with
in ten days after the passage of each act.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That
whatever sum of money shall be- found due,
upon such auditing and settlement, beyond
the amount Of former appropriations, wheth-
er the same have been expended or rot, be
paid out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Sec, 4. And be it further enacted, That
said accounting officers of the treasury be
directed to audi, and settle the accounts for
expenses of the Legislative Assembly of the
territory of Florida, not heretofore audited
and settled, in the same manner and upon
the same principles herein prescribed for the
settlement Of the accounts of the territory
of Wisconsin; and whatever SUN of money
shall be found due, upon such auditing, be
paid out of any money in the treasury, not
otherwise appropriated.
Approved, August 20. 1912.