Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-13
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the First Session Of the TAiny-tlird
Congress Of the United States Of america
[REsoLUTIoN-No. OF


A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the accounting off,
GERS OF the Treasury to adjust the expenses of Board
Of Commissioners appointed by the Territorial As
semoiy OF Oregon to prepare code Of laws; also, to
adjust the expense Of collecting and printing certain
laws and archives Of the Territory of Oregon
Resoued By the Senate and House of REPRESENTATIVES o,
the United States Of America Congress assembled That the
accounting officers Of the Treasury be authorized to ad
just the expense of Board Of Commissioners appointed
under An act Of the Legislative Assembly of Oregon
to create Board Of Commissioners to prepare code
of laws for the Territory of Oregon which passed the
House OF Representatives the eighth day of January
eighteen hundred and three, and the council on the
twelfth OF January, eighteen hundred and fftythree
and to adjust the expense incurred under another act
the said Legislative Assembly entitled An to pro-
vide for the collection aud publication Of the laws and
archives OF Oregon which passed the council on the
twenty Of December eighteen hundred and fifty
two and the House of Representatives the twenty
of January eighteen hundred and and that the
just and proper compensation and found to have
been reasonably and necessarily incurred be paid from the
balance Of appropriations for compensation and mileage
of the members Of the Legislative Assembly officers
clerks and contingent expenses Of the Assembly Of Ore
gon standing the books Of the Treasury unex-
pended. [Approved, May 8, 1864.
[REsoLUTIoN-No. 101
RESOLUTION for extending an existing contract for
carrying the mail in Alabama.
Reso.Oed by the Senate and House Of Representatives Of
The United States Of america Congress assembled That
to extend the existing contract for carrying the mail upon
the route between Montgomery and Mobile for years
from the time OF which said contract would expire by its
own limitation it, in his opinion the public interest and
convenience will be promoted by such extension of said
contract. Approved, May 3, 1854.
[PUBL1o-No. %.
AN ACT making appropriations for the support of the
Military Academy for the year ending the thrtieh Of
June, one thousand eight hundred and ffty-fve.
Be ii enacted By the Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of the United States Of america Congress assembled That
the following sums be and the hereby appro-
prate out Of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated for the support of the Military Academy
for the year ending the hrteth Of june thousand
eight hundred and ffty-fve:
For pay of officers instructors cadets and musicians
eighty thousand two hundred and sixtysx dollars
For Communication of subsistence two thousand one hum
dred and ninety dollars.
For forage for officers horses nine hundred and sixty
dollars.
For general repairs and improvements Of academic
buildings barracks, messrooms, officers quarters sta
and incidental expenses, fuel forage and depart
ments of instruction, twentynne thousand hun
dred and twenty-five dollars.
For gradual increase and expense of library, thou
sand dollars.
For expenses Of the board of visers three thousand
dollars.
For forage for artillery and cavalry horses eight thou
sand six hundred and forty dollars.
For replacing dead and worn out cavalry and artillery
horses, one thousand dollars.
For enlarging and improving hospital Of cadets, six
thousand ave hundred dollars
For cavalry exercise hail. twenty thousand dollars
Sec. 2 And be further enacted, That the compensa-
ton of Master Of the Sword be twelve hundred dollars
per annnm.
Approved May 10, 1854