The North-Carolina standard., 1849-07-11

I For compensation to the consuls at the five Chl-
nese ports, viz Kwangchow, Annoy Fuchow, N ing
po, and Shanghae, five thousand dollars
For salary of consul general at Alexandria, three
thousand dollars;
For salary of consul at Beirout, five hundred dol
| lars;
For the relief and protection of American seamen
in foreign countries, hundred thousand dollars;
For clerk hire, Office rent, and other expenses of
the office of the consul of the United States at Lon
don, two thousand eight hundred dollars;
For office of the consul at Basle, in SwitZer-
land, one hundred dollars and for Office rent from
June thirtieth eighteen hundred and rtyfve, to the
close of the fiscal year, four hundred dollars
For procuring medals for Indians, twenty-five hun
dred dollars.
SEC. 2. And be ii further enacted, That the third
section Of the act entitled " An making appropria
tions for the civil and diplomatic expenses of gov
ernment for the year ending the thirtieth of June,
eighteen hundred and fotyseven, and for other pur
poses, approved the tenth of August, ighteen hum
dred and forysix, be- and the is hereby reviv-
ed and continued in force for the fiscal year ending
the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred
and fifty.
Sec g. find be it further enacted, That the provso
to the nineteenth section of the act of the twenty
eighth of January eighteen hundred and ory-seven,
entitled An act authorizing the issue of treasury
notes, loan and for other purposes be, and the
same is hereby, repealed.
or other officer shall receive the salary of any
tary, head of bureau, for acting having acted
in his place Office, while said secretary, head
of bureau, receives such salary.
Sec. 5. find be 1T further enacted, That whenever 1t
shall be shown to the President of the United States
that the State of Florida has by law provided for the
safe custody of the public archives, which were
formerly kept by the keepers of archives at ST. Au-
gustne and Pensacola, it shall be lawful for him
cause to be delivered to duly authorized officers of
the State such of the said archives do not relate
to grants of land which remain unconfrmed
surveyed PrOUi6ed, That the President of the Unit
nT Sfofoc nf
son if in his Judgment the public interests requires it,
Sec. 6. indie it further enacted, That the sum of
twenty thousand dollars be- and is hereby, appropri-
ated for the payment of compensation of one-half
per ccntum to each designated depository provided
to be appointed, but not provided to be paid under
the of August SIXTH eighteen hundred and forty
six) all moneys received by him as such deposit
tary, from the date of his appointment to the first
day of March, eighteen hundred and forty-nine
PrOrided, That compensation shall be allowed,
for above services, where the emoluments of the
Office, of which said designated depostary is in
mission, amounts to over two thousand dollars per
annum; nor shall the amount allowed to any one of
said designated depostaries for such service be at
the rate of over fifteen hundred dollars per annum.
SEC. 7. find be ii further enacted, That the Com
missioner of the General Land office be authorized
continue three temporary clerks, during the recess
of Congress- until the patents for bounty lands shall
be issued said clerks to be paid out Of the contn-
gent fund.
Sec. s. And be IL further enacted, That the sum
of twenty thousand dollars be and the same is here
by appropriated to be paid out of any moneys in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable the
Secretary of State to purchase the remaining manu-
script books and papers of General George Washing
ton; the said books and papers to be deposited and
preserved in the Department of State; and that like
sum be appropriated for the purchase of the
script books and papers of the late Jane Monroe.
be deposited in like manner in the Department of
State.
Approved March 8, 1919.