The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-12-08


een,hundreda ndpeyenty-one. yiz:--
sectioh ave q the dct Of jane twenty
six, eighteen hundred and iorty-eight. be-
ipg ON appropriation for the salaries Of spe-
cisi examiners Of drugs. medicines. chem.
icals, and 90 forth. And said salaries shall
from and after June thirty, eighteen hum
dred and seventy, be paid from the appro-
priaticn for collecting the reyenac from
customs.
Section four oftheact ofJuly twonty-seyen
eighteen bundled and sixty seven, being
an appropriation for the pay and expens-
es Of the commissioners under the treaty
between, the United States and tho repub-
lic Of Venezuela.
Section four oftbe actof July twenty.
eighteen hundred and sixty.four, being
On appropriation for the pay and expenses
of tho commission under the treaty be-
tween the United States and her Brittanic
Majesty for the settlement Of the claims Of
the Hadson's Bay and Puget Sound Agri-
cultural Companies.
Section three ofthe act Of April seven,
eighteen hundred aud sixtY.niue, being an
appropriation for the pay, expenses, and
advances on account Of the commission un-
der the treaty ofthe United States aud tho
republic Of Mexico.
Section thirteen Of the act Of July TWEEN
ty-eight, eighteen hundred and sixty'siz.
being an appropriation for salaries and
contingent expenses Of tho bureau of sta
tistics.
Sections one and seven Of the act Of
March three, eighteen hundred and forty
nine. being an appropriation to pay for
horses, rmules, and so forth, lost or destroy
ed while in the military service.
Section one Of tho act Of July twenty
seven, eighteen bundled and sixty-onc. be-
ing an appropriation for refunding to States
expenses incurred in raising volunteers du-
ring the late rebellion.
And hereafter it shall DO the duty Of the
proper department to submit estimates for
the expenses and expenditures under these
several heads, in the usual manner; aud
the appropriations of the amounts received
from transfer drafts to the account of con-
tingent expenses Of the Independent treas
ury, and Of the amount received from fines,
penalties, and. forfeitures to the account
for expenses Of United States courts, shall
cease from and after June thirty, eighteen
hundred and seventy.
Sgc. S. And be itfrtlier enacted, That
all balances appropriations contained in
the annual appropriation bills aud made
specifically foe tho service Of any fiscal year
and remaining unexpended ut the expira-
ton Of such fiscal year. shall only DO APP
piled to the payment Of expenses properly
incurred during that year., or to the fulfil
ment Of contracts properly made within
that year; and such balances not needed
for The said purposes shall be carried to the
surplus fund: Psouiaed, That this section
shall not apply to appropriations known as
permanent or indefinite appropriations.
SEC. 8. Andbe It further enacted, That
all balances Of appropriations which shall
have remained GU the books Of tho treasury,
without being drawn against in the set
Element Of accounts for two years
from tho date Of the last appropria-
ton made by law. shall be reported by
the Secretary of the Treasury to the Audi
tor Of the Treasury whose duty it is to set
lie accounts Hereunder, and the Auditor
shall examine the books Of his Office, and
certify to the Secretary whether such bal
ances will be required in the ,e.tlement Of
any accounts pending in bis Office; and if
it shall appear that such balances will not
be required for this purpose, then the Sec
rotary 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 or not.
But no appropriation for the payment of
the interest or principal Of the public debt,
or to which Congress may have given
longer duration Of law, shall be thus
treated.
SEC Z. And be It further enacted, That
it shall not be lawful for any department
ofthe government to expend in any one 6s-
cal year any sum in excess of appropria-
tons made by Congress for that fiscal year,
or to involve the government in any con-
tract for the future payment Of money in
excess Of such appropriations.
SEQ. 8. And be It further enacted,
That section FIVE Of an act approved March
three. eighteen hundred and forty-one, en-
titled ian act making appropriations for
the civil and diplomatic expenses Of the
government for the year eighteen hundred
aud forty-oue." shall be construed to have
authorized and to authorize the naval off.
GERS and surveyors therein mentioned to
receive the maximum compensation of five
thousand dollars and four thousand Eve
hundred dollars, respectively, as therein
named, out Of any and all fees and emolu.
monts by them received.
SEQ 0. And Be IL further enacted,
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