The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-08
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS or THE UNITED STATES.
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AN fOi making appropriations Tor the consular and
diplomatic expenses OF the government for the year
ending the thirtieth Of June, eighteen hundred aud
sixty,
De enacted by 1e Ss and House Of Representatives Of s
Uaief States Of A,neiea Congress assembled That the
following sums be, and the hereby appropriated
out of any money n the treasury otherwise appro-
priated for the objects hereafter esprrssei fr the
fiscal year ending tAe roth OF June eighteen hundred
! and sixty, namely b
For salaries of ENJOYS extraordinary ministers and
commissioners of the United States at Great Britain,
France. Russia, Prussia, Spain, Austria, Brazil Mexico
China, Chill, Peru, Portugal Switzerland Rome Naples
Sardinia, Belgium. Holland, Denmark Sweden Turkey
Buenos Ayres, New Granada Bolivia Ecuador yonez,ela
Guatemala, Nicaragua Sandwich islands Costa Rica Hon
duas, Argentine Confederation and Paraguay two hun
dred and four Thousand dollars Proci That no other
ambassador, envoy extraordinarily minister pletpoten-
tiary, minister resident commissioner diplomatic repre-
sentative, charge daaircs shall be entitled to any
compensation during the said fiscal year And yroridsd
That nothing In this act shalt be construed to interfere
with the disbursement of the amount hereinafter appo
pratcd for the contingent expenses of foreign inter
course,
For salaries of assistant secretaries of legation Lon
don and Paris, three thousand dollars.
For salary OF the secretary of legation to China acting
as interpreter, five thousand dollars.
For salary of the secretary of Legation TO Turkey acting
as dragoman, three thousand dollars
For contingent expenses Of all the missions abroad fifty
thousand dollars sg
For contingent expetsts 6f foreign ihtfrotiise si&S
Mopsand dollars.
For expenses Of intercourse with the Barbary powers
two thousand deIlars
For the relief aud protection of American seamen IN
foreign countries, hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For expenses which may beincurred in acknowledging
the services OF the masters and Of foreign vessels in
rescung citizens of the United States from sbpwrec
ten thousand dollars be expended under the direction
of The President of the United States
For the purchase of blank books stationery arms of
the United States SEALS presses flags and for the pay
ment of posages and miscellaneous expenses OF the
ulh Dt he fa6 Stufae a.
For Office rent for those consuls general consuls and
commercial agents. who not allowed to trade, ncu-
ding loss by exchange thereon viz for Office rent twen-
ty-two thousand three hundred and seventy dollars.
For salary of minister resident at Japan from the
nineteenth day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty
nine to the hrteth of June next three thousand three
hundred and seventy live dollars.
For salary of minister resident at Jaran seven thou
sand five hundred dollars.
For salaries of consHs general at Quebec, Calcutta,
Alexandria, Havana, Constantinople, Frankfort on the
Main consus at Liverpool, London, Melbourne, Hong
Kong, Glasgow, Maurtus, Singapore, Belfast Cork,
Dundee, Demarara, Halifax, Kingston (amaica) Leeds,
Manchester, Nassau, New Providence) Southampton,
Turks Island, Prince Edwards Island Havre. Paris,
Niarsees, Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Lyons, Moscow.
Odessa Revel Saint Pctersbugb, Maanzas Trinidad de
Cuba Santiago de Cuba San Juan, Porto Rioo) Cadiz
Malaga, Ponce, Porto Rico) Trieste Vienna AK la
Chapellc, Canton Shanghai, Fouchou, Annoy, Nngpo,
Beirut, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Rotterdam, Amsterdam,
Antwerp, Funchal Oporto, Saint Thomas, Esneur Ge-
noa Basle, Geneva, Messina Naples Palermo Leipsic
Munich, Lcghorn, Stuttgardt, Bremen Hamburg, Tan
ger, Inpoi, Tuns, Rio do Janeiro Pcrnambuco, Vera
Cruz, Acapulco, Calao, Valparaiso, Bnenos Ayrcs sou
Juan del Sur, Aspnwall, Panama, Lagumyra, Honolulu,
Lahana Capetown, Falkland Islands Venice, Stctn,
Gambia Cyprus Batavia, Faya Santiago Cape dc Verdcs
Saint CroiX, Spezzia Athens, Zanzibar Bahia Maran-
ham Island, Para, Rio Grande Matamors Mexico, city,
1ampco, Faso del Norte, Iab,sco Pata Tumbez 1aca-
huano, Carthagena Sabanllo, Omoa Guayaquil Cobija
Montcvideo, Tahiti Bay of Islands, Apia Lanthala ;
commercial agents at San Juan del Nortc Port Prince
San Domingo, city, St. Paul dc Loanda angola Mon
rovia, Gaboon, Cape Haytien, Aux Cages and Amoor
river, two hundred and thirtyfve thousand dollars
For Interpreters to the consulates in China four thou
sand five hundred dollars.
For compensation of the commissioner secretary chief
astronomer and surveyor assistant astronomer and
veyor, clerk and for provisions transportation and
tingcnces of the commission to and mark the boun
Diary line between the United States and the British pos
sessions bounding Washington Territory hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
For compensation and per diem of the commissioner
compensation OF the surveyor and for the payment of all
expenses of the commission under the reciprocity treaty
with Great Britain twenty three thousand dollars.
To enable the President of the United States to carry
into effect the act of Congress of third March, eighteen
hundred and nineteen and any subsequent acts in
force for the suppression of the slave trade seventy five
thousand dollars Prord, That much of said appro
pation may be required to pay expenses already in
CURED may be used and after the passage of this act
SIC 2. Ind be further enacted That the salary pro-
vded by the third section Of An act to regulate the d
pomatic and consular systems of the United States
approved August eighteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty
six compensation for the consul general of British
North America, 10y schedule B, shall be in full Of all
compensation allowed to That officer and all fees rccciv
ed by any vice consul commercial agent in British
North America, exceeding the amount allowed by the
President compensation for his services and all fees
cevcd by said consul general shall Inc accounted for by
such officers, respectively to the treasury of the United
States.
SIC 3. Aadbe further enacted That thc fec for cer
Tying invoices, and for certifying the place of growth
production of goods made duty free by the reciprocity