Richmond palladium., 1842-10-08
TOFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the I'd Session of the 9Th Congress.
PuPI.if.-Nn ri

OF The Utd Sltes of 4oaeoea u. Congress assnabd.
Thal the following be- and the hereby are,
proprIated 10 be paid ou. the money Treasury
appropriated for the support Of the for the
year on thousand eight hundred and forty-t~o:
No l. For the pay Of the army, one million four hum
dred enty hundred dollars.
No 2 For Communication Of officers subsistence, five
hundred aud twenty thousand Two hundred and sixty
No 3 For communication Of forage horses enc
hundred and sixteen thousand nine hundred and se"enty
No For comnusation of cIo,ing of officers servan,s,
thirty thousand two hundred and forty dollars.
For com.nutation clothing drawn kind by the
troops, ffty thousand TWO hundred and forty dollars
No D. For Of recruiting, fifteen thousand seFen
hundred AMI nine dollars nnl thirty six cents
No. For thing of the army, camp and garrison
hundred and eyentyfour thousand egh hundred and
oniy-sx dollars and eighty cents.
seven hundred and sxtynine thousand SIX hundred
and sixty eight dollars.
No For regular supplies furnished by the Quar-
tcnsef's departments consisting OF fuel forage stray"
AMI pntng three hundred and sixteen thousand
dol afs.
No 9 For barracks, quarters, and storehouses enbra-
cling repairs and enlargement Of barracks, quarers,
storehonscs the lion OF temporary canton
ments and "l gun houses "f me Pfoecoh 81 choh' 'he
purchase Of tools an1 materials and of furniture for the bar
rack OF quarters for officers OF barracks for
troops, where there are no pnhic bindings oI lhcif accom-
modaon Of sorchouses for the saiekcePog Of subsistence,
clothing, aud other military supplies. and OF grounds for
cantonmens and encampments Tor military ptac-
one bundled and Thirty thousand dollars.
No. 10 For the incidental expenses of the Quaermos-
,es department, consisting postage public letters aud
packets martial and of nq uify,
including the additional judge advocates
members witnesses; cxtra pay soldiers
of March second eighteen hundred and nneeon expenses
OF expresses mud Of tho nerment OF off,
ce. md soldiers. lire Of laboers compensa ton clerks
the Offices Of the quartermasers assistant seFs
where thoir duties be performed without such
all, and Of temporary charge of dsman lie works
such wagon md forage may he nece5a
ry employ under the the fifth Of July eighteen hun
dcd aud thirty eght; expenditures keep the
regiments and companies of nrtI
ery complete including the of horses supply the
place OF those which may be lost and become unfit for the
service and the erection of stablo hundred aud twenty
thousand dollars.
No IL. For transportation of officers baggage when
travelling on duiy without troops, sxyhve thoaani dol
No. - For transportation Of troops and supplies, viz
transportation of the army aud baggage ei2hi and efFa
purchase hire OF horses mules, carts. wagons
and boats, for purposes of transportation or garrison use
drayage and carriage hire of eamsters; transportation Of
funds for The pay department; expense OF transport vessels
aud OF procuring such posts from their situation
require transportation of clothing from the depot Phil
adepha to the stations of the troops; subsistence
tho places of purchase and deve under such
points tho OF the service of
ordnance ordnance stores and small arms, from tho
dries aud arenals, Qualifications, md fron
tier posts, hundred and forytHo thousand dollars
No. -. For the contingencies of the army nine thou
sand dollars.
No. II. For tho medical and hospital department.
ty-oight thousand dollars
For extending and rendering more complete tho meteor
illogical conducted the military posts of the
United States under the direction Of the Surgeon General
No Is. For the expenses of the ordnance SER
vice, one hundred thousand dollars.
NO 10 For the armament ot tortIhcatlous tnclufng
compensation Of special agent to attend at the fonndrie
employed in making cannon one hundred and hy thousand
dollars.
No II. For ordnance AMI ordnance stores and supplies
hundred thousand dollars.
No. Is. For tho manufacture of arms at the national
les, three hundred and sixty thousand dohaFs ot
which some thousand dollars mav At the discretion OF
the Secretary of War, be applied the purchase OF arms
NO. ~ FOR repairs and Improvements anu ne" ma
chinery at Springfield armory, twenty thousah ooa'.
No 20. For repairs and Improvements ana new ma
chinery At HaPers Ferry thirty thousand dollars
sand dollars.
No. p. For purchase saItpese and birthstone forty
thousand dollars.
espen-e ofpreparnS drawings Of uniform system
OF artery thousand three hundred ana hy dollars
No % For preventing and suppressins hosttes in
Florida expended under the direction OF the secretary
War viz for forage for the horses of the mounted voun
militia, and for the horses, mules and oxen IN the
service OF for freight or transportation OF militia
~ supplies of description from Inc places OF purchase
Il, FIorda for purchase of wagons, harness. boats and
lighters aud other vessels horses, mules, and oxen, to
keen nm the trains: TOOLS leather, and other materials for
ropas. within Florida including the hire of
ste anoats and in the rivers and
n, rho opd tn. expenses of maintaining
steamboats, transport schonnes connected with the ope-
rations Of the army hire mechanics abores mue-dr-
and o,bsr nssis,apts Including their subs
tence miscellaneous and contingent charges Inrtd-
din. arrearace 6ve hundred thousand dollars FToraed'
That no more than hundred and torysS thousand two
naetysx dollars and seveEythree cents shall
be applied the payment of a'rearages; and no uch ar
rsarases shall ne paid they for rendered
supplies furnished in pursuance of law
For military for the defence of the fEonteF m
land and atlantic. hi;e-n thousand dollars
For arrearages and for the preservation ct the Pnh;
property at several places of habor and river improve
mrrt, fifteen thousand dollars.
Sec Ind be It further enactcd, That no ohrer III
,ny branch public service, other person whose
salary. pay, emolumcn,s fixed by law or resua
tons, shall additional pay extra allowance or
in whatever, for the disbursement
Of phlic money, other service or duty whaoeN
er uncss shall he authorized by law and the a-
pronaton rhereoc explicitly set forth that II IS Tor such
additional nav, extra alowanc e. or compensation
Sec g. Ind Be It further enacted, That the following
sns he and the same hereby, appropriated TO be paid
ou of any money the Treasury not otherwise aPppa
ted for the sppor, OF the Military Academy Tor the year
one thousand eight hundred and forty 1.-TWO. VIZ
No l. Fer pay of officers, instructors, cadets AND
musicians sixty thousand five hundred and twenty four DOL
lars.
No , For commute of subsistence Of officers and
cadst-. thousand and seventy-seyen dollaFs.
No g. For commutation of forage OF othcers ho'ses :
1--WE thousand one red and eighty four dollars