The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-15
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the Second Session of The
FOrtieth Congress.
CPuBLIC-No. 301

AN ACT making appropriations for
the consular and diplomatic ex-
penses of the government for the
year ending the thirtieth of June,
eighteen hundred ard sixty-nine,
aud for other purposes.
Be 1t enacted bg the Senate and
House Of Representatives. of the United
States of America an Congress assem-
b7ed, That the following sums be,
and the same are hereby, appropriate
ed, out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated. for the
objects hereafter expressed, for the
fiscal year ending the thirtieth of
June, eighteen hundred and sixty
nine, namely:
For salaf les of ENJOYS extraordina-
ny, ministers, and commissioners of
the United States at Great Britain,
France, Russia. Pru STA, Spain. Aus
tria, Brazil, Republic of Mexico,
China, Italy, Chill, Peru, Portugal,
Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Den
mark, Sweden, Turkey. Greece, Ecua-
dor. United States Of Columbia. Boil
via, Venezuela, Guatemala, NicaIa-
qua, Sandwich Islands Costa RIGA,
Honduras, Argentine Confederation.
Paraguay, Japan. and Salvador, three
hundred aVd one thousand dollars.
For salaries Of Secretaries of Lega-
ton as follows:
At London and Paris two thousand
six hundred and twenty five dollars
each.
At Saint Petersburg, Madrid, Ber-
lin, Florence, Vienna, and Mexico,
eighteen hundred dollars each.
For salaries of assistant secretaries
of legation at London and Paris,
three thousand dollars.
For salary of the interpreter to the
legation to China, five thousand dol
lars.
Fer salary of the secretary of lega-
ton to Turkey, acting as interpreter,
three thousand dollars.
For salary of the interpreter to the
legation to Japan, two thousand five
hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of all the
missions abroad, thirty thousand dol
lars
For contingent expenses of foreign
Intercourse. thirty thousand dollars
ProUjded, That this sum shall be ex-
pended for purposes Of foreign inter
course only.
For expenses of the consulates in
the Turkish dominiOns, namely: in
terpreters, guards, and other expenses
of the consulates at ConstantinOple
Smyrna, Gambia, Alexandria. and
Beirut, two thousand five hundred
dollars.
For the relief and protection Of
American seamen in foreign coun-
tries, per acts of February eishteen,
eighteen hundred aud three, and Feb
ruary twenty eight, eighteen hundred
and eleven, two hundred thousand
dollars.
For expenses which may be incurred
in acknowledging the services of the
masters and crew[Sl of foreign YES
sells IN rescuing citizens of the United
States from shipwreek, FIVE thousand
dollars.
For the purchase of blank books,
stationery, book cases, arms Of the
United States, seals, presses and
flags, and for the payment of post
ages, and miscellaneous expenses of
the COnsuls of the United States, in
Guiding less by exchange, thirty thou
sand dollars.
For office rent for those consuls
generals. consuls, and commercial
agents who are not allowed to trade,
Including loss by exchange thereon,
forty five thousand dollars.
For salaries of consuls general,
consUls, commercial agents, and thir-
teen consular clerks, namely:
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Schedule b.
Alexandria, Calcutta, CONSTANT
nople, Frankfort the Main, Ha-