Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-09-30
wATCHMAN g. STATE JOURNAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at The Cd Session of The 9Th Congress.
lOFFIcIAL PUBLICATION.
fPuDLIc--No. 63.1


out authority of law, aud 10 fix and provide Tor
certain incdeatal expenses of the Departments
and Offices Of the Government, aud for other
purposes.
BE il enacied by The Senate and House of Rep
rssenlaiiues of The United States Of America in
Congress assembled That it shall he lawful for the
respective heads of tho Departments of the Cen
eral Government to employ or appoint the officers
md persons hereinafter ment oned, in addition TO
those already provided by law in the offices, bu-
reaus aud places connected with their severn De-
parimen,s, and a. the following annual salaries,
that is to say:
i. IN TUE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
One superintendent of the northeast Executive
building, Mt two hGndred aud fifty dollars, and
three watchmen, al three hundred and sky five
dollars each.
9. IN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
In the First ComptroIers office, one assistant
messenger, Mt three hundred and fifty dollars.
In the First Auditors office, one additional
clerk, at one thousand dollars.
In the Second Auditors Office, one additional
clerk, at one thousand dollars until the second of
April, eighteen hundred and lorty-three.
In the Third Auditors Office, three additional
clerks. two at one thousand one hundred and fifty
dollars EACH and one at one thousand dollars.
In the Fourth Auditors Office, i clerk, at $1,000
In the Finn AUDITORS Office, two clerks under
the act Of seventh July, eighteen bundled and
thirty eight, at one thousand dollars each.
The compensation of the clerk authorized by
the act Of May twenty six, eighteen hundred and
twenty-four, in the Treasures Office is hereby in
creased TO one thousand dollars and the compen.
sation of the clerk in the same Office authorized
by the act of July two eighteen hundred and ,hir-
ty-sx, is hereby increased 10 $780,
In The office of the Register of the Treasury,
one loan clerk, TO take effect from the fifteenth
April, eighteen hundred and forty-two,) at one
Thousand four hundred dollars.
In the office Of The Solicitor of the Treasury
three additional clerks, at one thousand one hun
dred and fifty dollars each, and one law clerk, at
fifteen hundred dollars
One superintendent of the southeast Executive
building, at five hundred dollars and eight watch
men, at three hundred and sxty-fve dollars each.
3. IN THE WAR DEPARTM EMIT.
In the Office OF the Commanding General, one
messenger, d: five hundred dollars.
In the office Of the Adjuinnt General, one mes
senger at five hundred dollars.
In The Office ofihe Commssary General of Sub
sis,ence, additional clerk, at one thousand dol
lars, one messenger, five hundred dollars
In the office of the Commissioner of Pensions
one messenger, at seven hundred dollars, until the
first day Of January next, after which there shall
be two messengers only in said Office, at a COM
pensation OF five hundred dollars each.
In The office Of the Chief Engineer, one mes
se2ger, at five hundred dollars.
In The Office OF the Surgeon General one clerk,
at one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars, and
one messenger, at five hundred dollars.
In The office nf the Colonel Of Ordnance one
messenger, at five hundred dollars
In the bureau of Topographica Engineers two
clerks, each one thousand, one at one thousand
four hundred, and one messenger at five hundred
dollars.
One superintendent of the northwest Executive
building, NJ $3.50 and four walchmen, al 1855 each
A. IN THE NAVY DEPARTMENT..
In the Navy Commissioners Office,
Two additional clerks at one thousand four
hundred dollars each.
Two additional clerks, at one thousand two hun
dred dollars each.
One superintendent of the southwest Executive
building at two hundred and fifty dollars, and
three watchmen, at three hundred and sxty-liye
dollars each.
S. IN THE OFFICE OF TIE SERGEANT
ALARMS, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIVES.
One messenger, at the daily compensation re-
celred by the other messengers of the House OF
Representatives and in lieu of one of them.
6. IN The OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GEN.
ERAL.
One messenger, five hundred dollars.
Sec. 2. And be ii further enacied That in the
Supreme Court of the United States one reporter
shall be appointed by the court with the salary oil
twelve hundred and fifty dollars Provided, Thai
he deliver to the Secretary of Stale, for ds,ribu-
ton. one hundred and fifty copies OF each volume
of reports that he shall hereafter prepare and pub
lish, Immediately after the publication thereof
which publication shall he made annually, within
four menths after the ad ournment of the court al
which the decisions are made
Sec. B. .4nd be ii further enacied, That the as.
sstant librarian of the library of Congress siIa
receive eleven hundred and fifty dollars, and the
messenger seven hundred dollars, per annum to
take effect from tile first day of January, eighteen
hundred and forly-Iwo, in lieu Of their present
compensation.
Sec A. find be il further enacted, That the clerk
in the office OF the Secretary of The Navy, whose
salary wus fixed at eight hundred dollars by the
act of the twentieth of April, eighteen hundred
and eighteen, shall receive, in addition thereto
two hundred dollars
Sec. 5. find be ii further enacied, That the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury be, and he is hereby au.
thorizej to employ an additional clerk, as assist
ant in his Office, at a salary of eighteen hundred
dollars per annum and the superintendent Of In
dian Affairs at ST. Louis be, and he hereby is, au-
thorized 10 employ one clerk, at compensation
oftwelve hundred dollars in lieu of the two clerks
authorized by the act Of May ninth, eighteen hun
dred and thirty six; and so much of said last men
floned act as authorizes the employment of two
clerks is hereby repealed.
Sec q. find be il further endcied, That the sew
eral offices and employnents hereinbefore men
toned are hereby made and declared 10 be lawful
10 all inienls and purposes whatsoever; aud The
respective heads OF Departments, under who nj III,
same are held and exercised, are hereby nuihoriz
ed and empowered to fill The same, and TO conlin.
ue the exercise and discharge thereof, at the sal
aries aforesaid, until the first day of July, egh
teen hundred and iorly-four, except such as are
otherwise limited in this act: Provided, That il
all cases where any of the aforementioned off
GERS, or other persons herein authorized to be en-
ployed' have aredy been employed, and are now
10 the discharge OF their respective duties, or have
neeh so since me iiist day of January last, under
the authority of former appropriation bills, at a
different rate of compensation Than is hereby au.
thorlzed aud affixed 10 their respective places
they shall be entitled TO receive the same rate oil
compensation heretofore allowed, and at which
they have been retained in employment, from the
hrst day OF January last to the Time of The pas
cage Of this act.
Sec z. And be IL further enacted, That the sun
of fifty Thousand dollars. or SO much iherenf n,