Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-09


An Act making appropriations to supply deli
ciencies in the appropriations for the service
of the government for the fiscal year ending
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
three, and for other purposes.
i. TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT.
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For the purchase of site, and to commence
the construction of a brick building at Evans
vile, Indiana, to be used as q custom house,
court house, post Office, and for other govern
ment offices, one hundred thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary to purchase part OF
a lot of ground in Indianapolis, Indiana, east OF
and adjoining the ground on which the court
house and post Office is situated the sum OF
thirty thousand nollars be, and is hereby appro-
priated.
For salary of deputy commissioner ofpension,
two thousand five hundred dollars; Tor salary
of medical referee, two thousand five hundred
dollars; for additional compensation of four
surgeons, now receiving one thousand two hun
dred dollars per annum, two thousand four hum
dred dollars; making, in all, seven thousand
four hundred dollars, the same to be immedi-
ately available
Sec. 2. That the unexpended balance of the
appropriation of one million dollars for the pay
ment of any balance due, or to be found due,
during the fiscal yerr ending juno thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and seventy two, to any
State for costs, charges and expenses, contem>
plated and provided for in and by the act APP
proven uly LWeuIy SeVelIn, clSuleOH uuuui GU
and sixty one, being an act entitled An act TO
indemnify certain States for expenses incurred
by them in enrolling, equipping and transport
ing troops for the defense of tie United States
during the war of the late rebellion" is hereby
reappropriated for the service of the fiscal year
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
seventy three.
Sec. 8. That q sum sufficient to pay the
amounts due respectively to the topographer,
and to the assistant carpenter of the Post Office
Department, and the superintendent of the Post
Office building, under the provisions of the ''act
to revise, consolidate and amend the statutes res
lating to the Post Office Department." approved
June eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy two,
is hereby appropriated; and to pay William NJ
Ireland and j. M. McGrew for preparing regu>
lations and instructions for the use of the Post
Office Department under the new postal code,
the sum of one thousand dollars each is hereby
appropriated.
TO supply deficiency in the appropriation for
registered package envelopes for the Post Of
fee Department for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy two
eleven thousand and fifty three dollars and two
cents
For balance on salaries of postmasters for the
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and seventy three, one hundred and eighty four
thousand dollars.
To enable the Postmaster General to pay the
expenses incurred in eighteen hundred and
sixty six in fitting up the post Office at Charles
ton, South Carolina, one thousand four hun.
dred and thirty dollars and five cents.
Sec. 4. That the following amounts, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
appropriated for the following named officers
and Departments for purchase OF postage
stamps for use during the fiscal yeer ending
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
four.
For Executivej office, six hundred dollars
for Department of State eighty three thousand
dollars; for Post Office Department, eight hum
dred thousand dollars: for Treasury Depart
ment, five hundred and four thousand dollars
for Navy Department., thirty eight thousand
dollars for Interior Department, two hundred
and twenty thousand dollars !. for Department
of Justice, fifteen thousand dollars; Tor War
Department, one hundred and fifty three thou
sand dollars for Offices of the Clerk ofthe House
of Representatives, the Secretary of the Sen.
ate, and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives, one hundred dollars each; MAX
ing, in ALL one million eight hundred and sixty five
thousand and nine hundred dollars: Provided, That
special stamp stamped envelope, to be used only for
official mail matter for each Executive Departments;
and said stamps stamped envelopes shall be supplied
by the proper officer of said Departments to all persons
under its direction requiring the for official use
and all appropriations for postage heretofore made no
stamps and stamped envelopes shall be sold or fur
nished 81 sold to- said several Departments or clerks
only at the price for which stamps and stamped envel
opes of like value are sold at the several post Offices
For one months salary of the late Charles H. W.
eighteen hundred and seventy two to be paid to
Mary M. Meehan, his widow, two hundred and ten
dollars lila g and %S sixty ,t cents :h.u :,
treasurer of the United States to be located in the city
of Cincinnati in the State of Ohio and one to be To-
and such assst mt treasurers shall be appointed in like
manner for like time, and be subject to all the prov
OF lay to which the other assistant treasurers of
Sec 6. That there shall be prepared within the Gus
Ohio. and within the custom to he
city of Chicago, in the State of Illinois, suitable and
convenient rooms for the use ofthe assistant treasur
ers herein authorized. and sufficient and fire.
proof vaults and safes for the safe keeping of the pub
lie moneys collected and deposited with them; said
rooms. vaults and safes may be temporarily as
signed to them, either of them by the Secretary of
therein and they shall perform ali the duties reoured
to be performed by other United States assistant treas
ag ae ss used by the United
Chicago. Illinois shall be set apart for the puppo a
named in this section, far and as long as they NAV
be applicable and convenient.
of said assistant treasurers, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall revoke the designations as depositares
Cincinnati and the collector of customs at Chicago.
and shall direct the transfer of all the books accounts
the said the Offices Of The said assssDt
treasures, respectively.
thousand dollars each per annum be paid quarterly
yearly at the treasury Of the United States which shall
be In full for all their services and sufficient amount
to said salary until June thirteth eighteen hum
bred and seventy four, is hereby appropriated.
Sec g. That the assistant treasurers herein provided
for may, with the approval of the Secretary of the
Treasury, appoint the number of clerks and mes
sengers in their respective Offices and the same com
pensaton is now provided by law for the officers of
the United States depostares at Cincinnati and Chi
cago respectively; and all unexpended balances of
moneys heretofore appropriated that may hereafter
be appropriated for the payment of the clerks and
messengers appointed in the Offices of the assistant
treasures created by this act.
Sec. TO- That there shall be appropriated and paid
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise an,
progriated the sum Of FIVE thousand dollars to be
Treasury, in such repairs and additions as may be nee
essary to put in good condition for immediate use the
offices. rooms vaults and safes herein mentioned or
such others as may be temporarily assigned to the as
sstant treasurer at Chicago Illinois, and in the pur
chase of necessary additional furniture and fix
lures and in defraying any other incidental expenses
necessary to carry this act into effect
Approved, March 8, 1878.
GENERAL MATURING. ST.
AN ACT making appropriations for the support of