The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-02
BY A u I II RITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed during the First Session Of the Thirty second
Congress.
TPuBLIc AcT-No. 53.l

sutues Of the Untid SiGteS Of AtRerica in Congress
a.sembied. That the following sums be and are
hereby appropriated out of any money in the trea.
sury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects
hereafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending the
thirieh OF June, eighteen hundred and fifty three,
namely:
LEGISLATIVE,
For compensation and m:..caee of Senators, one
hundred and ten thocsabd seven hundred and Sc.
venty elk dol.rs.
For c3mpenslt alton and mileage of members of
ths House of Representatives aud Delegates from
Territories, three hundred and thirty five thou.
sand three huudred and fity-two dollars,
For compensation OF Senators, members of the
House OF Representatives and Delegates, fifty thou
Sand dulars
ror compensation of the officers and CLERKS of
ooth Houses o. Congress, forty two thousand five
hundred aud fifty seven dollars and fifty cents.
For the contingent expenses of the Senate, viz
For printing, thIrty i've thousand dollars
For binding, fifteen thousand dollars
For hthographing, thirteen thousand five bun.
tred dollers
For books, twelve thousand dollars.
For sta 'onery. FIVE thousand dollars.
For newspaper, two thousand five hundred dol,
lsrs.
For Congressional Globe, six thousand dollars.
For reporting proceedings, &c, twenty two
chou dollars.
For measeng'rs, pages, laborers, police, horace,
ana car'yaiis, twenty thousand dollars.
FOR MISCELLANEOUS items, nineteen thousand dol
lars
For the contingent expenses of the House of Rep.
resentatives, vlzt
For printing and binding, one hundred and
twenty live thousand dollars: Prorised, That on
setting the accounts of Thomeo Richie assignee of
William Vi. Belt, the printing of the thirty first
Congress, onc-bal Of the prices given by the Joint
resolution OF eighteen hundred and nineteen be
allowed, not exceeding the amounts that would be
paiu under the respective contracts, If settled by
ne prices named in the act passed at the prese mt
session In regard TO the public printing, estmat-
ing the paper at the actual thereof, to be paid
out .! any money in the treasury not otherwise
appIo,f iated P,oudfd further. That the amount
10 be paid for the said printing, over and above the
amounts which would be paid under the terms and
at the rate of the contracts for the same shall not
exceed fifty thousand dollars; and for printing the
obituary notices of the decease ofPresident Tay-
Tor, 5ald contractor shall be paid the actual cost
with profit Of twenty per centum
For tuoniture and repairs, three thousand FIVE
hundred dollars.
For stationery, eighteen thousand dollars.
For salary of librarian, reading cierK of the
House OF Representatives clerk to the Committee
OF Claims messengers, pages, and hborers, thirty
eight thousand dollars.
For ho-ses and mail carriages, two thousand five
hundred dollars.
For fuel, oil and candles, two thousand four
hundred dollars.
For newspapers, five tn usand dollars
Fer engraving and lithographing, twenty five
shousand dollars.
For salary of the Capitol police, three thousand
hvr hundred and sixty dollars.
For alterations, repairs and other miscellaneous
teins- thirty thousand dollars.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
For compensation Of librarian, two assistant
horarlans, and messenger, four Thousand FIVE hun
bred dollars.
To defray freight and other expenses incurred
under the act To regulate the exchange of certain
documents and other publications, approved June
twenty sixth, eighteen hundred and forty eight,
the sum OF one thousand dollars, and that the said
act is hereby repealed.
For purchase of books for said library and for
contingent expenses thereof, and for purchase of
FIVE A
dollars.
For continuing the preparation and publication
OF the works OF the Exploring Expedition, incud.
ing the expenses OF the green house, and for The
settlement OF arrears due on the erection of said
gteen-hou-e, twenty-five thousand dollars: Pro.
Utded, That part of this appropriation shall be
ton of new buildings
For purchase of law books for said library, two
thousand dollars
For the publication of the Jeffer son papers. IN
ger the direction Of the Library Committee, in
additiol to the balance Of an une expended nppro.
prIaiion. three thousand dollars.
EXECUTIVE.
For compensation of the President of the United
states, twenty-five thousand dollars.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
For compensation OF the Secretary of State and
ne clerks, messenger, and asssta NJ messenger in
ma otlce, ,hirty-thre thousand seven hundred
dollars
For incidental and contingent expenses of said
Departments:
For publishing the laws in pamphlet form, and
IN tue newspapers of the States and Territories
ard In the city OF Washington. twenty-five thou
sind three hundred and tw euty- five dollars
FOR proof reading, pac king and distributing laws
enn document, including cascs, labor, and trans
poTtatirri, ten thousand dollars.
FIR the purchase Of such works as are mmedi. |
st-y required for the library OF the Department of
State, two thousand dollars.
Foo rcmodeing the library of the Department of |
State, arranging and classifying the collection
lie ma IN pt lyi,i
ln' and preparing a catalogue of the came, one
thou7aEd dollars
For etaticrery, blank books, binding, labor and
attendance, furniture, fixtures, repairs, paiptins
aud glazing. four thousand four hundred dollars.
For Putting dieter press and copper pIa,e) |
BOOKS and maps, two thousand dollars.
For newspapers, two hundred dollars
For miscellaneous items, one thousand doars
NORTHEAST EXECUTIVE BUILDING
ror compensation OF the superintendent and four
wat hmcn oi the Northeast Executive Building
TWO tn usand two hundred and fifty dollars
For contingent expenses of said building viz:
For fuel, iator, OIL, and repairs, three thousand
three hundred dollars.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
For compensation of the Secretary of the Trea.
sury and Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Gle ks, messenger, and assistant messepger in his
othc", thHy-ihrec thousand seven hundred and
fifty dol!ars.
the 6! erk7 md messenger in his office, twenty.
two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation Of the Second Comptroller,
and the clarks nnd messenger in his Office TWEEN
~ lour thousand SIX hundred aad fifty dollars
For compo nsaton Of The First Auditor, and the
lItka, messenger, and assistant messenger in his
mCc, twenty three thousand dollars.
For cpmp' nsation Oi the Second Auditor, and
The clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in
ne "hte, thirty four thousand eight hundred dol.
airs.
For compensation Of the Third Auditor and the
cl"rEs IN, sseogers and assistant messengers in his
Dih' =, h.ty nine thousand one hundred and fifty
d"ilars The ealary OF one Of the clerks created by
Loo act {" the twentieth Of April, eighteen hundred
ana eng htetn and who Ia now acting az the assis
tant Chi'f clerk in said Office. being hereby in
creased TO one thousand elk hundred dollars per
hnnum.
tHi compensation TO temporary clerks employed |
In the office OF the Third Auditor in making out
certificates Ct ecrvice from the muster rolls OF eigh
teen hundred and twelve and the several Indian
'ears thirty FIVE thousand dollars: Provided That
no clrTk shall receive more than at the rate of one
thou and dollars per annum under this act, except
Ine whose salary shalt be sixteen hundred dollars
per a'"um, and four whose coinpens ,iiun shall be
iour o'l"rs per day
For compensation Of the Fourth Auditor, and