New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-24
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the First Session of the Forty
Second Congress.
(GENRAL NATURE-No. 9. I

AN ACT making appropriations to supply
deficiencies in the appropriations for the
a service of the year ending June thlrtieth;
81 eighteen hundred and seventy-one, anu
tor additional appropriations for the ser
vice of the year ending June thirteth'
eighteen hundred and seventy-two, and Tor
other purposes.
Be it enacted bv the Senate and House Of
Representatives OF the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, 4 That In
order to carry into effect the provisions OF
4 An act entitled .'Au act granting pensions
TO certain soldiers and sailors of the war of
eighteen hundred and twelve, and the
widows of deceased soldiers" approved
h February fourteen, eighteen hundred and
Il seventy-ore, there be- and is hereby, appro-
d priated out of any moneys i'll the treasury
Il not otherwise appropriated. for the pay
4 rnent during the remainder of the present
fiscal wear. Of two clerks Of class three, four
4 clerks of class two, nineteen clerks of class
one and two assistant messengers in the Pen
4 sion Office, to be appointed by the Secretary
4 Of the Interior, eight thousand two hundred
and sixty dollars; for office rent, furniture.
q and contingent expenses OF said office for the
+ same period, six thousand five hundred
+ dollars: and for the payment, during the
fiscal wear ending june thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-two, of four clerks
of class three, eight clerks of class two,
forty eight clerks of class one, and three
assistant messengers i'll said office, to be ap-
pointed by the Secretary of the Interior.
seventy seven thousand three hundred and
sixty dollars; and for office rent. furniture,
stationery and contingent expenses OF said
office during the said year, seven thousand
dollars: provided, that nothing in any act
contained shall be construed to alter or
amend an act entitled Gan act to define the
duties of pension agents and prescribe the
manner of paying pensions, and for other
purposes" approved July eighth, eighteen
hundred and seventy; but the provisions OF
said act are hereby declared to be in full
4 force and effect, and applicable to the pros
ecution Of claims to pension, and to the
payment of pensions which may be allowed
under any or all the various acts OF Con
gress granting the same; and that SO much
of the appropria ton provided for in the act
making appropriations for sundry civil ex-
penses of the government for the year
ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and
seventy-two, approved March three.
I eighteen hundred and seventy-one, Ito
be expended in the detection
aud prosecution of crimes against the United
States" as may, IN the judgment OF the At
torney General, be necessary, may be used
during the current fiscal year.
That all books, records papers, and docll-
ments relative to transactions OF or with
the late socalled government of the con-
State lately in instruction, now in the pos
session, or which may at any time come into
the possession of the government OF the
United States, or of any department thereof,
may be resorted to for information bv the
board Of commissioners OF claims created
by act approved March three, Gig hteen hun
dred and seventy -One and copies thereon
duly certified by the officer having custody
of the same, shall be treated with the like
force and effect of the origin
For the rebuilding of the Catholic orphan
asylum at Charleston, South Carolina,
twelve thousand dollars, in consideration
of the services rendered by the sisters
ct Our Lady Of Mercy, of Charleston.
south Carolina, to the sick and wounded
Union officers aud soldiers, while said city
was under bOmhardment during the war.
SEC. >. That there is hereby appropriated
TO pay the salary for the remainder OF the
present and for the next fiscal year, of the
Assistant Attorney General, authorized to
be appointed by the act of the last session
of Congress, six thousand five hundred and
twenty-five dollars, or so much thereof as
may be necessary.
SEC. 3. The following stated sums are
hereby appropriated for the purposes here
matter eX presSed viz:
To supply deficiency in the appropriation
Tor contingent expenses OF the House OF
Representatives for the present fiscal year
me same 10 DE duueu 10 bHt dppAoptid.iSH
for miscellaneous items,' five thousand
dollars.
To supply deficiency in the approprla
lions for the service of the Independent
Treasury, for the fiscal year, as follows:
For clerks and messengers in the, office o.
the assistant treasurer at Baltimore sly
thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars
For clerks and messengers In the office o
the depOsitary at CINCINNATI i've Thousand
For clerks and messengers in the office o
the depository at Chicago, one thousand ont
hundred dollars.
For clerks and messengers in the office o
the depositary at Louisville, eight hundred
dollars.
For salary of the assistant treasurer a
New Orleans, to make his compensation
four thousand five hundred dollars, as pre-
vided by existing laws, five hundred dol
4 lars
For contingent expenses under the act o
August sixth, eighteen hundred and forty
six for the collection, safe keeping, transte
and disbursement of the public revenue
fifty thousand dollars; provided, that n
part of said sum shall be expended TO
clerical services.
For salaries and expense of the direct ia,
commissioners of South Carolina, and o
their clerks, from July first, eighteen hun
bred and seventy, until the closing of thei
Office, three thousand five hundred dollars
or SO much thereof as may be necessary.
For the support of the District of Colum
ba for the fiscal year ending June thirty
eighteen hundred and seventy two
For salary of the governor of the Distric
of Columbia, three thousand dollars.
For salary of the secretary of the Distric
of Columbia, two thousand dollars.
For compensation of the members of tn
council of the District of Columbia, fou
thousand four hundred dollars.
For compensation of the board of publ
works of the District OF Columbia, te
thousand dollars; provided, that no persO
shall be entitled to draw salary as a men
Der of the board of public works who
paid Il salary for the dicharge OF the dutie
of any other officer under the government
of the United States; and said board sha
be held to be an existing board for all tn
purposes specified in the "Act to to provid
!. government for the District of Columbia
from and after the appointment and quallt
cation Of the members thereof.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior
purchase of Messrs. Little, Brown and Con
pany two thousand copies OF the sixteent
volume of the United States Statutes
Large, for distribution agreeably to Ii
acts of Congress directing the Distribute
OF the other volumes, seven thousandt vac
lars.
To pay William Hardin balance d,
him under his contract for surveying IL
public lands in Nebraska, three thousar
xix hundred dollars.
To supply deficiency III the appropri
ton for clothing for the Marine Corps #
rhe wear ending June thirtieth eightet
hundred and seventy one, fifteen thousaI
dollars.
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