The true Democrat., 1855-07-10
MORNING, JULY 10, 1855.

And the board of aldermen and common council of the city of Washington may together elect five petent persons: and the board of aldermen andcoun- ci of Georgetown may elect two competent persons; and the levy court Of the county of ashngton may elect one competent person; which persons together shall compose board, to consider at convenient sea sons. the provisions of said code it may be prepar ed; and any three of said persons shall constitute quorum ot said board and the said code, such pro visions thereof as may be approved by majority of said board, shall be adopted and become the law of said District, as hereinafter provided. And it shall be the duty of said persons who may be appointed to codlty the said laws, to attend, and, also the said Attorney-Gencral may attend the meetings of said board to explain the several provisions of the said co0e And when the said code and the provisions ther- of, shall have been adopted by the said board or by majority thereof they shall certify the same to the President of the United States. who shall thereupon cause 1t to be published in neat and convenient form, and to be substantially hound and he shall cause sufficient number of volumes of said code to be printed and bound may be necessary for the ampest distribution of the same among the people ot said District, and for the preservation of said code; and copy thereof shall be furnished to every justice of the peace, and evely judge, to each court to each clerk of said court to each coroner said lew court to each public school to each public library, to each public department ot government. and to the mayors and each of the councils of Washington and George town to be by them kept and carefully preserved, and transferred to their several successors in ofce And the said code. deposited with said clerks of courts and justices of the peace, shall at all times be
 
 formation of the people of said District and others who may desire to consult the same. And when the said code shall be printed and distributed the Presi- dent of the United States shall by his proclamation, appoint time and places in the said District for talk ing the of the citizens thereof for or against the adoption of the said code and he shall cause judges to be selected who shall preside at such election and he shall provide and proclaim the mode and rules of conducting the same. provided every free white male citizen of the United States above the age of twenty one years, who has resided in the said District for one year next preceding said election shall be per med to vote thercat and the result of said election shall be reported to the said President and the same with the said code, be by him reported to Congress, and when ratified and approved by the same, he shall by his proclamation declare it to be in force. from the day of the date thereof. the law of the said District of Columbia; and the sarne, when so pro- claimed. shall there after be, and remain as such without any further act proceedings that effect until altered or repealed by the Congress of the United States. And the persons who may compose said board, or such of them may act the same. shall be paid out or the treasury of the United States reasonable compensation for their services according to the time employed by them respectively upon the same; Progaded That the said code shall be reported to Congress on or before the first Monday in Decem- Der in the year 1857.
 Approved March 5, 555.
 AN ACT making Appropriations for the Civil and Diplomatic Expenses of Government. for the year
 ending the tLrtieth of June, lo55, and for other
 Purposes.
 Be lt enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- scnatives of the United States of America in Con gress assembled That the following sums be- and the same 'te hereby appropriated, cut ot any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 0h- ecs hereafter expressed for the fiscal wear ending tie oOth q Junc 1855. nalnel "
 LeCtS7uti14.-FOr cOlnpenshtiOn and uilcGge Of sa- natOrs. sl91.1lQ.
 For lcusation of the officers. clcl ks messengere ad others letei ing an annus salary jn the service ot the senate, viz Secretary of the Senate. sS6Q0; n n t06 i.l $43o principal clerk and principal executive clerk i'll oticc of the Secretary of the Senate. at S216Qo each; eight clerk, in office of the Secretary or the Senate, at ,S5o each: keeper of the stationery &l 15z two messengers. at $1,0SQ, el.d one e.t $,5Q one page, al 5000: Sergeant at-aIrs and door keeper. f2.oQl; assistant door keerer S1.,ve; post naser to the Senate, s 15O: assistant ter and maj. carrier, $l lot: two mai boys. Sq1o each: superintendent of the document room. Sl 5uO: two assistants in document-r0om, at $l POO each: super mtcndeut Ot tLe IOiQng room. Sl DO: two lnessen- gers, acting assistant ioorkecpcrs $l 50o each: ! b messengers. at S1.209 each; superintendent in charge of Senate furnaces $l 0S0: assistant in charec of furnaces. s6op nborer in private passage s60O: two aooTers, at $4o0 each clerk or secretary to the President ct the Senate. Sl,152; draughtsman. $2- l60; chaplain of Senate ST50 making s70 ,254. For the contingent expenses of the Senate viz: For binding, &45,o00.
 I For lithographinc and engraving, S45,000. N For books, S5.000.
 For stationery, Sl2.000.
 | $,
 \ For Congressional Globe, and binding the same, S3QQQ
 | Fer reporting proceedings, s1S,00o
 For clerks to committees pages police, horses and carryallS 4SQgO.
 1 For miscellaneous items, $200 0OO For compensation and mileage of members of the House of Representatives and delegates from Terrio- i ries, S694,9,6.
 Forcompensation of the officers. clerks messengers and others receiving an annual salary, in the service of the House of Representatives: viz clerk of the House of Representatives s3,600 two clerks at S3,- l60 each; clerks, at $l 800; Sergea nt- arms s2,l6o; door-keeper s2.l6o; postmaster, $2,lG0; one messenger, at sl,756 50 cents; librarian slS00; reading clerk, $l 500; clerk to Committee Of Claims, 800; clerk to Sergeant arms $500; messengers at sl 44o each; chaplain, S750; making S43. .906 so cents.
 For the contingent expenses of the House of Repre- senatives. viz:
 For binding documents s700o0. For furniture and repairs, s, 900. For stationery for members. Sl200O. For 2l messengers, including superintendent of folding and document rooms s29,4lS 20 cents. For horses and carriages, S4.5OO. For fuel oil, and candles, S2 800. For newspapers for members Sl2500. For engraving and lithographing, S50 ,OOO. For Capitol police, S5490. For miscellaneous items, $50 900.
 For messenger ill charge of hall Sl,74o. For messengers in Clerks otice $3 500
 For saddle horses, S650. For laborcTS, S2.500.
 For pages. s5.936. For folding documents, including pay of folders, folding paper. twine, and paste. SEQ, ,000
 For compensation ot draughtsman and clerks, per resolution of the 4th May lS4S, $9,O00.
 For compensation to F. w. Lander. civil engineer for furnishing report of his reconnaissance for rail road route from Washington and Oregon Territory. by the way of Fort Hall, to Salt Lake, s5Oo0.
 Library Qf Conqress.--For compensation of libra rian, assistant librarians, and messenger s9,ooo
 For contingent expenses of said library sl,Oo0.
 For purchase or books for said library, s5ooo.
 For purchase of law books for said library s2 o0O
 For paper required for the printing of the first ses sion of the G4th Congress, Sl56, ,4O5
 For printing required for the first session of the 34th Congress $ll5,O0O: PrOUided, That the print ed sheets for the finer description of books authorized by either house of Congress shall be dry pressed be- fore being bound, whenever. in the opinion of the Joint Committee on Printing, it is deemed necessary; the cost thereof exceed the of 50 cents per ream medium.
 Ececutige.--For compensation of the President of the United States, S25,O0O.
 For compensation to secretary to sign patents for lands, S1 800.
 Depa,tnse,at ot' State.-For compensation of the G. q