Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-11-10
tPuBLIc No. 73 !

AN ACT to provide for the settlement Of
/ certain accounts for the support of Gov.
/ ernment in the Territory Of Wisconsin.
/ and for other purposes.
J BE IL tnacted by The Senate and House Of
Representatives Of The United States Of .in,eri
ca IN Congress assembled, That The proper ac-
Counting officers or The Treasury Depart
ment be directed to audit and settle The ac-
counts for the expenses OF the Legislative
Assembly OF the territory of Wisconsin, in
GLIDING the printing OF the laws and other IN
cldenial expenses which have not heretofore
been closed and settled at The treasury De-
parment but no allowance shNl be made
for extra compensation To any rember of the
Legislative Assembly Of sad territory for
extra services, except to The 'prcsldng otf-
GERS of The two Houses fssld assembly, nor
for extra compensation to The. Secretary of
said territory, Nor to the clerk ofenher House
of said Legislative Assembly for the perfor.
nance of duties required by law, nor for any
other purpose not authorized by the eleventh
section of the act OF Congress, approved
April 20, eighteen hundred and thlr,y-slx,
entitled "An act establishing the territorial
Government %: Wisconsin, aud the lnciden-
tai expenses therein authorized shall be con-
scs of The sessions of said Legislative As
sembIy. and no other.
/ Sec. 2. find be IL further enacted, That all
accounts for diburscmeus III the territories
of the United States, OF money appropriated
by Congress for the support OF Governme mt
therein, shall be settled aud adjusted al the
Treasury Department aud no act, resolution
or order of the Legislature of any territory.
A, a pt hp I'm
be deemed sufficient authority for such dis
bursemeu,, bu, sufficient vouchers and proof
for the same shall be required by sald ac-
counting officers And no payment shall be
made or allowed, unless the SecretSry of the
Treasury shall have estimated therefor, and
the object been approved by Congress. No
session of the Legislature of a territory shal!
be held until the appropriation for ITS ex-
penscs shall have been made. In the al
ius,ment of said accounts no charge for the
services of greater number OF officers aud
attendants shall BE- allowed than Tor one sec.
rotary and assistant secretary or clerk, one
sergeant alarms or doorkceper, one mcsscn-
ger, and one foreman for each House OF the
Legislature, to neither OF whom shall great
or compensation than three dollars per day
be paid. And It shall be the duty OF the
StcTcl1Ty OI edCn ltlIlplg W P'Np"'N wv
acts passed by the Legislature for pnblIca-
ton, and TO furnish a copy thereon TO the
public printer of the Territory within ten
DAYS after the passage of each act.
Sec. 3. find be II further enacted, lhat
what ever sum of monty shall be found due,
upon such auditing aud settlement, beyond
the amoun, of former appropriations, whelII-
er the same have been expended or not be
paid out of any money IN the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 4. .And be IL further enacted, That
said accounting officers oi the. Treasury o.
directed to audit aud settle the accounts ioT
expenses OF the Legislative Assembly oi the
Territory of FlorlGa, not heretofore an1ted
and settled, in the same manner ana upon
the same principles herein prescribed Tor The
settlement of the accounts OF the Territory
Of Wisconsin ;and whatever sum ot money
shall be found due, upon such auditing, be
paid out of any money III the Treasury MOI
otherwise appropriated
Approved, August %, 1872.