Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-04


March third, eighteen hundred and hftyone, auhoriz
ing the payment Of interest upon the advances by the
State of Maine for the of the United States Govern
ment in the protection Of the Northeastern frontier, to
embrace the interest whether paid lost prior sub
sequent to the years eighteen hundred and thirty nne
eighteen hundred and forty and eighteen hundred and
foryone named in said act upon the sums expended by
said State and refunded by the United States according
to the terms of said act as well during said years
That the Library Committee be authorized to sell any
works in the library which were rendered imperfect by
the late fire. and appropriate the proceeds Of said sale to
the purchase of other works.
To enable the Secretary of State to purchase hun
dred copies Of the Synopca Index complete the series
of Statutes at Large heretofore authorized by law at
three dollars and fifty cents per volume, three hundred
and fifty dollars
Sec. 2 Andbe further enacted That the clerks
sengers watchmen and laborers employed at annual
salary or in temporary positions in the Executive and
Legislative Departments of the Government the city of
Washington whose annual compensation does not exceed
twelve hundred dollars, SHALL in addition thereto, be al
lowed increased compensation Of twenty per cent
all whose annual compensation shall exceed twelve hum
bred dollars and shall be less than sixteen hundred dol
lars shall receive additional compensation Of per
cent upon the of their salaries Provided That
salary shall be increased than sixteen hundred
dollars by the per cent additional compensation herein
provided for and that the shall be paid out of
money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated Pro
pided That this section shall not extend TO than
salary of any person receiving salary for dischargng
the duties of more than Office at the time
any person who does actually discharge the duties Of
the office fer which he receives such salary any
person engaged in prosecuting any claim other than his
own before any Of the Departments Congress; and
in any paypr accounting officer of the Government
shall pay said additional per cenage to any such person.
it shall be misdemeanor in the person knowingly paying
receiving snch additional per centage rendering each
ment Provided further That the increase Of salary given
by this section shall not extend beyond the present fiscal
4 year without further legislation.
And the Secretary Of the Treasury is hereby directed to
tho,,n tba
most reasonable terms not exceeding per cent with
the propretors Of one and if practicable with those of
more than one, assayng establishment in California,
upon satisfactory security to be judged him. who shall
discharge the duties prescribed and in the desgna
ted by the act making appropriations for the civil and d
plomac expenses Of Government for the year ending the
thireth of june eighteen hundred and ftyone; and
gold silver other than coin Of standard nenes Of the
United States foreign CON- in the prescribed
by existing laws, shall be receivable in payment Of dues
/ to the United States
Sec. 8. And be- further enacted That the act entitled
" An act to amend act entitled act allowing
pensation to the members of the Senate members Of the
House Of Representatives Of the United States and to the
delegates of the Territories and repeating all other laws
that subject shall apply to Senators and members of
the House of Representatives and delegates from the Ter
rtoresa all sessions of Congress- Of the Senate
convened within ten days after the adjournment of
| guar session
Sec. A. Ana be further enacted, That the appropria-
ton for three lighthouses of the third class at Half
Moon Shoal, RedFied Bar, and at Choppers Bar, Gal
Bay of fifteen thousand dollars by the act emit
tied An act making appropriations for the lighthouses
ghtboats buoys &C., and providing for the erection and
establishment of the same and for other purposes, ap
proved March third eighteen hundred and ffty-one be
and the is hereby made applicable exclusively to
the construction of lighthouse of the third class at Red
Fish Bar Galveston Bay, Texas.
Sec 5. And be further enacted That the appropria-
tons of superintendent and four watch
of the building occupied by the Secretary of the In
terorn of thousand seven hundred dollars and Of
e Inll.u Al
priaons for the civil and diplomatic expenses Of Govern
for the years ending hireth of june eighteen hum
bred and fty-one and hftytwo approved thirteth Of
September, eighteen hundred and fifty, and third March,
eighteen hundred and be and the same are here
by made applicable TO the compensation of superntend
and onr watchmen for that portion of the Patent Office
building which will be occupied by the Secretary of the
INTERIOR, for the fiscal year ending thrtieth of June,
eighteen hundred and fifty three.
Sec 9. And be further enacted, That the collector OF
the customs at the port Of New Orleans be and he hereby
creary of the Treasury three head gaugers for the sa
port, at An annual salary Of thousand five hundred
dollars each instead of the force now employed in thu
gaugers' department ut the port aforesaid.
Sec. T. Ind be further enacted, That if either of tn
officers of any of the Territories of the United States shall
absent himself from the Territory of which he is off
for period Of time greater than sixty days. he shall
not receive compensation for the time he may have beer
n absent.
Sec s. Ind be f4rtler eadced That il shall not b
lawful for the officer person in charge Of any bureau
office in any of the departments of the Government
print cause to be printed at the public expense, any
report he may make the President Of the United States
or to the head of any of the Departments.
Sec. And be further enacted, That the third section
Of the act entitled An act making appropriations for the
civil and diplomatic expenses Of Government for the
ending the thrteth of june eighteen hundred and forty
seven and for other purposes approved tenth of Au
gust eighteen hundred and ortysx be and the is
hereby revived and continued in force for the fiscal
ending the thrteth Of june eighteen hundred and fifty
/ three
Sec 10 And be Il further enacted That when any mo-
neys shall have remained unexpended upon any appro-
praons by law other than for the payment of interest
the funded debt the payment Of interest and REIN
bursemen according TO contract Of any loan loans
made account of the United States, as likewise mo-
neys appropriated for purpose in respect to which
longer duration is specially assigned by law for more
than two years. after the expiration of the fiscal year
which the act shall have been passed. all and any such
appropriations shall be deemed have ceased and beer
determined and the moneys unexpended shall be i'm
mediaey thereafter carried under the direction Of the
Secretary of the Treasury to the the books
the Treasury denomnated the surplus fund.-" remain
like other unapproprated moneys in the Treasury and
it shall not be lawful for any pretence whatso
ever to transfer, withdraw apply, USE for any pur
pose whatever any moneys carried aforesaid to the
surplus fund without further and specific appropriations
| by law.
Sec. IL. Ind be further enacted That where the minis
eria officers of the United States have shall incur
raordnary expense in executing the laws thereof the
payment of which is not specifically provided for the
President of the United States is authorized 70 allow the
payment thereof under the special taxation Of the dis
rct or circuit court Of the district in which the said
vices have been shall be- rendered, TO be paid from
the appropriation for deaying the expenses Of the u-
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Sec. IL. AndJe further enacted That the President Of
the United States appoint associate law agent for Cali
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