New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-04

hereby, repealed, to take effect from and
after June thirty, eighteen hundred and
section five Of the act Of June twenty-six,
eighteen hundred and forty -eight, being an
appropriation for the salaries OF special OK.
SO forth. And said salaries shall, from and
after June thirty, eighteen hundred and
seventy, be paid from the appropriation for
collecting the revenue from customs.
Section four of the act of July twenty,
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, being an
appropriation for the pay and expenses OF
the commissioners under the treaty between
the United States and the republic OF Vene'
zuela.
Section two of the act of June twenty
seven. eighteen hundred and sixty -four, be-
ing an appropriation for the pay and ex-
penses of the commission under the treaty
between the United States and her Britain
mic Majesty for the settlement OF the claims
of the Hudson's Bay and Puget Sound Agri-
cultural Companies.
Section three Of the act of April seven,
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, being an
appropriation for the pay, expenses and ad-
yances on account of the commission under
the treaty of the United States and the re-
public OF Mexico.
Section thirteen of the act of July twenty
eight, eighteen hundred and sixty-six being
an appropriation for salaries and contingent
expenses of the Bureau of Statistics.
Sections one and seven Of the act of March
three, eighteen hundred and forty-nine be-
ing an appropriation to pay for horses,
mules, and SO forth, lost or destroyed while
in the military service.
Section one of the act Of July twenty
seven, eighteen hundred and sixty One, be-
ing an appropriation for refunding to States
expenses incurred in raising volunteers dur
sng the late rebellion.
And hereafter it shall be the duty of the
proper department to submit estimates for
the expenses and expenditures under these
the appropriations of the amounts received
from transfer drafts to the account OF con-
tingent expenses of the Independent treas
ury, and Of the amounts received from
fines, penalties, and fOrfeitures to the ac-
count for expenses Of United States courts,
shall cease from and after June thirty,
eighteen hundred and seventy.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That
all balances Of appropriations contained IN
the annual appropriation bills and made
specifically for the service of any fiscal
| year, and remaining unexpended at the ex-
piration of such fiscal year, shall only be
| applied to the payment Of expenses prop
| erly incurred during that year, or to the
| fultillment of contracts properly made
| within that year; and uch balances not
needed for the said purpose shall be carried
| to the surplus fund: Provided, That this
section shall not apply to appropriations
| known as permanent or indefinite apprO-
| priatiOns.
| SEC g. And be it further enacted, That
| all balances of appropriations which shall
| have remained on the books OF the treasury,
| without being drawn against in the settle
ment of accounts for two years from the
| date of the last appropriation made by law,
shall be reported by the Secretary OF the
Treasury to the Auditor OF the Treasury,
| whose duty it is to settle accounts there
| under, and the Auditor shall examine the
| books of his office, and certify to the Score.
| tary whether such balances will be required
| in the settlement of any accounts pending IN
his office: and if it shall appear that such
balances will not be required for this purpose
then the Secretary may include such balances
| in his warrant, whether the head OF the
proper department shall have certified that
it may be carried into the general treasury Of
not. But no appropriation for the payment
of the interest or principal of the public
| debt. or to which Congress may have given
al longer duration Of law, shall be thus
| treated.
| SEC And be it further enacted, Thai
| it shall not be lawful for any department
| of the government to expend in any Ons
| fiscal year any sum IN excess OF appfOprla
| tons made by Congress for that fiscal year
| or to involve the government in any con
tract for the future payment OF money II
| excess of such appropriations.
Sec. g. And be it further enacted. Tha
section five of an act approved Marcf
three, eighteen hundred and fOrty-one, en-
titled IAN act making appropriations fol
the civil and diplomatic expenses of thu
government for the year eighteen hundred
and forty -One," shall be construed to have
authorized and to authorize the naval 9th
GERS and surveyors therein mentioned II
receive the maximum compensation OF hv'
thousand dollars and four thousand five
hundred dollars, respectively, as therein
named. out of any and all fees and emolu
ments by them received
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted Tha
the President of the United States be au
thorized to organize and send out one OF
more expeditions toward the North Pole
and to appoint such person or persons as b,
NAV deem most fitted to the command
thereof: to detail any officer OF the publ
service to take part in the same, and to us
any public vessel that may be suitable TO
the purpose; the scientific operations OF tn
expeditions to be prescribed in accordance
with the advice Of the National Academ.
of Sciences; and that the sum OF fifty thou
sand dollars, or such part thereof as ma
be necessary, be hereby appropriated, on
of any moneys in the treasury not Other
wise appropriated, to be expended unde
the direction of President
Approved july IL, 1870.