The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-13

dro .nd sixtvone, being an act entitled can act to
indemni certain States for expenses incurred by
them for the defense Of the United States during
the War of the late rebellion is hereby reappropri
ated for the service of the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-three'
SEC. 8. That sum sufficient to pay the amounts
due respectively to the topographer and to the as
sistant carpenter of the Post Office BUILDING nnder
the provisions of the "act to revise consolidate and
amend the statutes relating to the Post.ofico
pep d approved june eighth eighteen hun
to pay. William M. Ireland and j. Nj. McGrew for
preparing regulations and instructions for the use Of
an9 inc f4st-Oince Department under the new postal
code, the snm OF one thousand dollars each is here
by appropriated. ~ - N0io
10 supply deficiency in the appropriation for regis
reaTt pacRage envelopes for the Post-Oice Depart
en lor the nscal year ending June thirtieh eight
cen hundred and seventy-two, eleven thousand and
hlty-three dollars and two cents
a2r balance on salaries of postmasters for the year
cndng June tihirtieth eighteen hundred and seventy
three, one hundred and eighty thousand dollars
10 enable the Postmaster-General to pay the ex-
penses incurred in eighteen hundred and sixty-six
in fitting up the post-oce at Charleston South Car
DINA one thousand four hundred and thirty dollars
and five cents.
SEC. 4. That the following amounts, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary hereby appropriated
for the following named officers and Departments for
purchase OF postage stamps for during the fiscal
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
seventy-four.
For Executive Office, six hundred dollars for De-
partmenf OF State eighty-three thousand dollars;
dollars; for Treasury Department, five hundred and
four thousand dollars for Navy Department thirty
hundred and twenty thousand dollars for Agricnl-
tural Department. fifty-two thousand dollars; for
Department. of Justice fifteen thousand dollars; for
War Department, one hundred and fifty three thou
sand dollars for offices of the Clerk of the House of
Representatives the Secretary of the Senate and the
Sergeant-at Arms of the House Of Representatives,
one hundred dollars each making in all, one million
eight hundred and sxty-fve thousand and nine
hundred dollars: Provided, That the Postmaster
General shall cause 10 be prepared special stamp
stamped envelope to be used only for official mall
AFTER for each OF the Executive Departments; and
said stamps and stamped envelopes shall be supplied
by the proper officer of said Departments to all per-
under its direction requiring the same for Off
cia and all appropriations for postage heretofore
made shall longer be available for said purpose:
and all said stamps and stamped envelopes shall be
sold or furnished to said several Departments or
clerks only at the price for which stamps and stamp
post-ofiices
For one months salary of the late Charles H. w.
Meehan, assistant librarian, for the month of July,
eighteen hundred and seventy-two, to be paid to
Mary M. Meehan, his widow, two hundred and ten
dollars and sixty cents.
SEC. 8. That there shall be appointed an assistant
treasurer OF the United States to be located in the
city Of Cincinnati in the State of Ohio and one to be
located in the city of Chicago in the State of Illinois,
and such assistant tresurers shall be appointed in
like manner for like time and be subject to all the
provisions of law to which the other assistant treasu
rers of the United States are subject
SEC 6. That there shall be prepared within the
custom-house of the city of Cincinnati in the State
OF Ohio and within the cusomhouse to be erected in
the city Of Chicago in the State of Illinois, suitable
and convenient rooms for the use Of the assistant
treasurers herein authorized and sufficient and Sc
cure vaults and safes for the satekeeing Of
the pubic moneys collected and deposited with them
and the said assistant treasurers shall have the Gus
tody and care Of said rooms, vaults, and Safes re-
spectlvey and OF such other rooms vaults and safes
as may be temporarily assigned to Them OF either of
them, by the Secretary of the Treasury aud of the
public moneys deposited therein and they shall per-
form all the duties required to be performed BY other
United States assistant treasurers in reference to the
receipt, safe-keepng transfer and disbursement of
SUCH moneys; Prousdsd, That the rooms, vaults and
safes now used by the United States designated de-
positaries at Cincinnati, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois
shall be set apart for the purposes named In this sec
uo1' as iar ana as long as they may be applicable
SEC T. That upon the appointment and qualifica-
ton OF sad treasurers the Secretary of the
treasury snail revoke the designations as deposito-
res of the United States of the surveyor of
at Cincinnati and the collector of customs at Chicago
and shall direct the transfer of all the books ac
counts vouchers property and public moneys in the
offices of the said assistant treasurers respectively
SEC. g. That the assistant treasurers authorized by
this act t. be appointed shall receive salary of five
thousand dollars each per annum to be paid quarter
y-yearly at the treasury of the United States which
amount to pay said salary until June thrtleth eigh
nted.
SEC. That the assistant treasurers herein proyid
ed for may with the approval of the Secretary of the
Treasury, appoint the same number of clerks and
messengers in their respective offices, and at the
offices of the United States depositaries at Cncinna
and Chicago, respectively and all unexpended bal
ances OF moneys heretofore appropriated, that may
hereafter be appropriated, for the payment of the
clerks and mess myers 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 ap-
propriated the sum of five thousand dollars to be
expended under the direction Of the Secretary of the
Treasury, in such repairs and additions as msy be
necessary 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
purchase of any necessary furniture and fixtures and
in defrayng any other incidental expenses necessary
to carry this into effect.
Approved, March 8, 1873