Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-31

registers of land Offices and receivers Of public money!
under the act entitled Gan act graduate and redu(
the price of the public land to actual settlers and eul
vators.p
Each register and receiver to receive the same auou
OF pay for every entry under said act as such ocer Fl
titled to receive for similar entries Of land at the min
price of dollar and twenty-five per aero
provided that the whole amount received by each of
shall not exceed the limitation fixed by existing laws
BY the ch 1917 to regulate the salaries Of the ds
judges of the United States
The Judges of the districts of the States of Maine Mel
Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island Connecticut Delawa
New Jersey Iowa, end Wisconsin, to receive two housa
dollars each per annum.
The Judge Of the northern district of Florida to recei]
two thousand two hundred and fifty per annum.
The judges of the western district OF Virginia North Ca
ona EASTERN western and middle districts OF Ienneso4
northern and southern district of Mississippi western d
trct of Pennsylvania district OF louisiana Texd
Kentucky Oho Indiana, Missouri eastern and westei
districts Of Arkansas Illinois, and Michigan to receive t
thousand five hundred dollars each per annum.
The judges of the districts Of Georgia. South Car0lin
eastern district OF Virginia. northern district OF New Yo
northern and southern districts of Alabama to receive t
thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars per annum.
The judges of the districts OF Maryland Massachusetl
asern district of Pennsylvania southern district of Fo
ida and southern district Of California to receive thru
thousand dollars per annum.
The Judge of the district of Louisiana to rece
three thousand FIVE hundred dollars per annum
The judge of the southern district OF New York to 4
ccive three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars
annum.
The Judge Of the northern district OF California to
ceive five thousand dollars per annum.
BY the act (ch l75 making appropriations for the civ
and diplomatic expenses of government for the year
ing the 30h Of June, 1856, and for other purposes.
The superintendent of public printing and the clerks al
messenger in his Office the librarian and assistants al
messenger in the library OF Congress- shall be entitled
receive the benefits of the joint resolution approved Jul
90 1854 fixing the compensation Of the legislative ed
poyees OF the government in the same manner and to
department.
The salary of the chief justice of the Supreme Cou
raised from five thousand dollars to six thousand FIVE hui
dred dollars per annum.
The salaries Of the associate justices of the Supren
Court raised from four thousand five hundred dollars
six thousand dollars per annum.
The annual salaries of the assistant treasurers of Bost
and St Louis raised from two thousand five hundred do
lars to four thousand dollars each.
The annual compensation of the chaplain of the penite
tiary shall be five hundred dollars
The ENJOYS extraordinary and ministers plenipotentaI
who shall be continued without reappontment after Il
30th June 1855, to receive the compensation
newly appointed ENJOYS and ministers for the respec
countries after that time.
The clerks in the Department of State to be placed
the same footing in regard to compensation as the cerl
in the ether executive departments by the provisions of Il
third section of the act making appropriations for Il
civil and diplomatic expenses of government, approve
Sd of March, 1852 and to be classified accordingly
The salary of the principal clerk in the National Obse
vatory at Washington increased to fifteen hundred dola
per annum, and twenty per cent former salary ALLOW
ed from 1852. Twenty per centum additional salary to
paid to the officers OF the penitenary in the District
Columbia, to commence from the LIST of July, 1853
The fees and costs allowed the clerks marshals
attorneys of the circuit and district courts of the Unite
States in the Territories of Minnesota and Utah to be Il
same as those allowed to the same officers in the seve
States by the act of February 26, 1853
The clerks in the branch mint of the United States
ew q a,
mum salary each from July !, 1854.
The first assistant examiners in the Patent Office to
rated of the fourth class of clerks and the second
sstan examiners machnis and librarian of the THU
class
The salaries of the Indian agents for the Kansas G
Nemaha, and Usage river Indians raised from their pre-
en salaries respectively fifteen hundred dollars per
mum each.
The compensation of the collector of the customs
Sandusky Toledo and Cleveland be the as that
the collector at Detroit
By the act ch 2os making appropriations for the SUI
port of the Military Academy for the year ending Jun
30, 1856.
The yearly allowance of the professor of the French
Spanish languages and the professor Of drawing mad
equal to that of the other professors.
BY the act ch 1881 making appropriations for the
service for the year ending June 80, 1856.
The compensation of the chiefs Of Bureau of Constru,
ton Equipment and Repair made equal to that allowed
the other chiefs Of bureaus Of the Navy Department
The purscr Of the navy-yard at Washington to receiv
the pay allowed by law to the pursers at Boston, Ne
York, Norfolk, and Pensacola
The salary of the surveyor of the customs at the port
Cairo Illinois, to be eight hundred dollars per annum IL
stead of that heretofore allowed.