Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-17
OFFICIAL.
LAES OF THE UNITED Stairs.
Passed a. Third Session Of Fortieth Cor gres,
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IPUBLIC-NO. y
AN ACT making appropriations for the 1 -gis-
lStlNe, executive, and iudIcIaIe expenses Of tn.
government tor the year ending toe thIrtieth
of June, eighteen hundred and seventy.
coht.Eued from Sesterl.aS's SAL
INC1BLNTA AND CONTINGENT EX
fENSES-DEfARrM Or THEE
TEkiOR.
Of;,ce of the Secretary Of the Interim
for stationery, furRItare, aud otner con-
uBg' ncIes, and TOR Books aud maps for the H.
bTaTy, ten thousand dollars.
For casual repairs OF the Patent ON &c build
iLs. ten tnOu-aHd dollars.
FOR expenses ot pacHng and distributing
congressional journals and documents IN pur-
suau - Il the provisions contained IN the IonJ
resolution of Congress approved on the twen-
ty-eighIh day of January. eighteen hundred
sDd fifty seven. and the act of the fifth day of
February eighteen hundred and nifty mine, and
Tor collecting, arranging. classify ing, and pre-
serving such congressional journals and docu-
ments 10 be found IN the Capitol, or IN the
various departments and bureaus of the gov
eminent. which have not bsen disposed OF ac-
COTdIng TO law, and for compiling and super
yIsIEg the Biennial Register, SIX thousand five
hundred dollars; and the Secretary of the Inte-
nor shall appoint superintendent of pubic
documents, AT a salary of twenty five hundred
dollars per year, who shall De- charged with
the duty of packing, distributing. collecting,
arranging, Classifying, and preserving such
documents. ana compiling and supervising the
Biennial Register, but the whole amount 10 b.
eAp~nueO IOI sdtu purposes. including the
OF said superinten dent shall not ex coed the said
sum OF SIX thousand five hundred dollars: and
the SAID Secretary of the Interior is hereby d.
rected TO procure and assign suitable rooms for
such journals and documents In the Depart
ment Of the Interior.
To enable the Secretary Of the Interior to full
NIL a contract made by MIN under the proyI-
SONS of joint resolution authorizing a con-
tract with Winnie Ream for a statue of the lat,
abraham Lincoln, five thousand dollars
For fuel and lights for the Patent Office
binding lnClndInR fhs nt a
assistant engineer OF the furnaces. and repairs
OF the heating apparatus, eighteen thousard
dollars.
once of the Com missioner of Indiap Affairs.
For blank books, binding, stationery, and
miscellaneous items. including two of the
daily city newspapers, TO be filed, bound, and
preserved for the use of the Office, n We thous-
anddollars.
Office of the Commissioner of Pens ions:
For stationery. engraving. and retouching
plates for bounty land warrants, printing and
binding the same, offlce furniture and repair
ing th- same, and iscellaneous items, incIud-
ing TWO dslly newspapers, TO be died, bound
de ecuon and Investigation of fraud, thirty
thousand dollars
Once of the Commissioner Of the General
Land Office:
For cash system, maps, diagrams. stationery
furniture and repairs of the same, misceilane-
OCs items. including two of the city newspa-
pers, 10 De filed, bound, and preserved for the
use Of the Cfice; for advertising and telegraph
Ing; for miscellaneous items account of
bounty lands and military patents under the
several acts, and for contingent expenses un-
der swan. land act of September TWENTY
eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty, eight thou
sand dollars.
SURVEYORS GENERAL AND THEIR
CLERKS.
For compensation of the SURVEYOR general of
Minnesota, TWO thousand cellars, and the clerks
Ia his office, two thousand five hundred dol.
lars-four thousand five hundred dollars
For surveyor general of the Territory of Da.
ha cia
hls Office. two thousand i've hundred dollars
tour thousand fve hundred dollars.
For surveyor general of Kansas, two thous-
and dollars, and the clerks in his office four
thousand dOlisrs-six thousand dollars
For surveyor general of Colorado, three
thousand dollars, and for the clerks in his
ofhCe, four thousand dollars-seven thousand
collars.
For surveyor general of New Mexico, three
thousand dollars.
For surveyor general OF California and Ari.
zCna, three thousand dollars, and for clerks In
ms office. four thousand I've hundred dollars
seven thousand five hundred dollars.
For surveyor geneIai Of Idaho, three thous-
and dollars. and Tor clerks io his Office. four
tDoUssnd dOllars-seven thousand dollars.
FOrsurveyor general of Nevada, two thous-
ana five hundred dollars, ard the clerks in his
office. four thousand dollars-six thousand I've
hundred collars
For surveyor general Of Oregon, two tbous.
and five hundred dollars and for the clerks IN
his once. four thousand dsilars-six thousand
nve hundred dollars.
For surveyor general of Washington Terri
tory, TWO thousand five hundred dollars, and
for the CLERKS in his ofhce, four thousand dol
laIs-sIx thousand five hundred dollars.
For survey or general OF Nebraska and Iowa,
office. four thousand tollars-six thousand dol
lars.
For surveyor general Of Montana three
thousand dollars. and for clerks IN his Office
three Thousand dolIars-six thousand dollars
For surveyor general of Utah Territory,
three thousand dollars. and the clerks In his
Office. four thousand dollars
Fer surveyor general Of Florida two thou.
sand dcllars, and for clerks In his once. three
thousand five hundred doliars-fve thousand
nye hundred dollars
For recorder of land titles Missouri, five
hundred dollars
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE
For compensation OF tue u Commissioner of
Tie Patent Once, four thousand hve hundred
collars; for chief clerk. two thousand five hun
ored Collar; one superintendent of drawing
FOR the annual report, two thousand i've hun
cred dollars; for three examiners in chiei. AZ
three thousand dollars each, nine thousand
dollars; twenty principal examiners, al two
thousand five hundred dollars each, fifty thous-
and dollars: twenty SIX assistant examiners,
al eighteen hundred dollars each, thirtv-s. =
thousand dollars: twenty second assistant ex-
smipers. at SIXTEEN hundred dollars each. thir-
U-twO thousand dollars; one librarian. one
thousand eight hundred dollars; one III a. chluist,
one thousand six hundred dollars; one mes
seDger one thousand dollars; ma king in ALL
the sum Of one hundred and forty tnous and
nine EunOTeu OOll3Is.
For compensation of six clerks of class three,
nine thousand six hundred dollars.
For thirty five clerks OF class -, forty four
thousand eight hundred dollars.
For forty CLERKS of class one, forty y-eig ht
thousand collars.
For SIX permanent clerks, At Thousand
dollars each, SIX thousand dollars.
FOR thirteen copyists of drawings, AT one
thousand dollars each, thirteen thousand dol
lars.
For fifty three female copyists. at seven hun
dred collars each, thirty-seve thousand one
hundred dollars.
For nine permanent clerks, At nine hundred
dollars each, eight thousand one hundred dol
lars.
Fer two skilled lsborers, at twelve hundred
collars each, two thousand four hundred dol
lars.
For two skilled Iaborers, at one thousand
dollars each, two thousand dollars.
For seven skilled laborers, at nine hundred
dollars each, SIX thousand three hundred dol
lars.
For thirty laborers, at six hundred dollars
each, eighteen thousand dollars
For two laborers, at nve hundred and seven
ty.Gx dollars each, one thousand one hundred
and nfty. two kuadred dollars.
For one watchman. nine hundred dollars.
For nve watchmen. al seven hundred and
twenty dollars three thousand six hundred
dollars.
For seven laborers, at six hundred dollars
each. four thousand two huudred dollars.
For conrn gent expenses Of the Patent Once,
w. For illu<trat'ons Of annual report, STA
iiouery for use of o1ics, printing patents, fur
nituTe for use Of rooms, repairs, advertising,
books for library, infernationaI ex;hanges-