The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-10
lPUBLiC-No. 80.

IfUBLiC-NO. 80.
AN ACT 10 provide for carrying into effect the
treaty between the United States and Great Bril-
tain. concluded at Washington the ninth day
of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty
two.
Ne enacted bu the Senate and HOUSE Of Repre- snis-
fire. Of The United Staies of .aNsrcs in Congress
bed hat the commissioner TO be appointed on the
n,ri Of the u nied states for the purpose of run
nus, tracing and marking certain pats Of the boun-
dary line between the United States and the British
no sessions In North America, according to the sixth
ar,ic. Of the treaty between the United States and
Great Britain concluded the ninth OF August one
thousapd Gig hi hundred and fortytwo shall be al
lowed and paid salary nj The rate OF three thousand
do,lars prr annum; and the said commissioner may
emnloy a clerk no shall be allowed and paid SAL
ary at the rate Of one thousand FIVE hundred dollars
per annum Provided, That the salaries Of said 9TH
GERS shall not commence until they shall have been
severally ordered into service.
Sec v y9~d BE- IL further snac 3D. That il shall be
lawful for the President Of the United States to
any one or Of the officers Of tho corps Of toPo-
graphical engineers, 40 the public service may re-
Suire to be employed TO aid and assist the said com
missioner in running, tracing, and marking the said
line.
Sec. g. Ind be Il further enacted, Tha, for the pay
meut Of the said salaries and for other expenses Of
said ciSmmssion, including the purchase repair oil
instruments, wages to persons employed, and Other
eont,ncepcsx there be appropriated, out oil any mo-
new in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated the
sum of fifteen thousand dollars
Sec. 4. .qmd be IL further enacted That the sum Of
three hundred thousand dollars be, and the same y
hereby. appropriated out Of any money in the Urea
.ury not otherwise Appropriated TO be paid IN equa
mo,etcs 10 tho States Of Maine and Massachusetts
in conformity with the provision Of 'he NTH article
OF the said treaty.
Sec. 5. Ind " iffmrther tnorf,d, That snail o'
the duty of the proper officers OF the Treasury to al
dit and pay the accounts Of the States Of Maine ant
Massachusetts for all claims for expenses incurred
by them in protecting the heretofore disputed tern
tory on the Northe stern frontier Of the Uptes
States, and making survey thereof, az provided b.
the Rth article Of said treaty and the Of, no
exceeding ten thousand seven hundred and ninety
Two dollars and ninety cents for Massachusetts
and two hundred and six thousand nine hundred an
thirty four dollars snd seventy nine cents for Mains
j, hereby appropriated, out Of any mo ey IN III
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in aatnfsctio
Of The said accounts.
sec. g. .7ad be u fsrth<r sracted, That IT shall D
,hc duty OF tho President OF The United states,
execu,,.n Of the prov.'ons Of the eighth srtic'e
.ad trc ~. To apply 20 much Of tAs naval aPpropr
,o. "a may u nscesssry thsr. for, u shs prypsr
ito sou,puns.t, and maintenance Of The naval iots
therein stipulated to ~ employed On The eosss o.
ries by the United Ststes.
Approved, March "a, ls%s