Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 11, Vincennes, Knox County, 12 September 1807 — Page 1

THE WESTERN SUN WESTERN SUN VOL. I. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1807. NO.11.

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ports and sea-letters, stationary and prin-

ting, one thousand dollars.

For compensation to the comptroller of

the treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office twelve thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven dollars. For expense of stationary, printing and incidental and contingent expences of the comptroller's office, eight hundred dollars. For compensation to the auditor of the treasury, the clerks and persons in his office, twelve thousand two hundred dollars. For expence of stationary printing and incidental and contingent expences in the office of the auditor of the treasury, five hundred dollars. For compensation to the treasurer clerks and persons employed in his office, six thousand two hnndred and twenty-seven dollars and forty-five cents.

For expence of stationary, printing and incidental and contingent expences in the

treasurer's office, three hundred dollars.

For compensation to the registers of the

treasury, clerks and persons employed in

his office sixteen thousand, and fifty-two

dollars, and two cents.

For expence of ftationary and printing in

AN ACT

Making appropriation for the fupport oflthe Regifters office, including books for the

government during the year one thou

sand eight hundred and seven. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That for the expenditure of the civil list, in the present year, including the contingent expen-

ses, of the several departments and officers for the compensation of the several loan officers and their clerks, and for books and stationary for the same; for the payment of annuities and grants ; for the support of the mint eshblishment ; for the expenses of intercourse with foreign nations ; for the support of light houses, beacons, buoys and public piers ; for the defraying the expences of surveying the public lands and for satisfying certain miscellaneous claims ; the following funds be, and they hereby are respectively appropriated that is to say : For the compensation granted by law to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, their officers and attendants, estimated for a session of four months and a half continuance, two hundred and one thousand, four hundred and twenty.five dollars. For the expences of fire-wood, stationary, printing and other contingent expences of the two houses of congres, twenty-fou-thousand two hundred dollars. For all the contingent expences of the library, and librarian's allowance for the year one thousand eight hundred and seven, eight hundred dollars. For compensation to the president and vice-president of the United States thirty thousand dollars.

For compensation to the secretary of

ltate, clerk and persons employed in his de-

partment, thirteen thousand dollars.

For the incidental and contingent ex-

pences of the said department four thou-

sand two hundred dollars. For printing and distributing copies of the laws of the second session of the ninth congress, and printing the laws in newspapers, eight thousand two hundred dollars. For special messengers, charged with dispatches, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the secretary of the treafrury clerks and persons employed in his office, sxteen thousand fseven hundred dollars. For the expences of translating foreign languages, allowance to the person employed in receiving and transmitting, pas-

dol-

For fuel in the faid office, nineiy

lars. For compensfation to the purveyor of public supplies, clerks and persons employed in his office, and for the expence of stationary, store rent and fuel for the said office, four thousand six hundred dollars. For compenfation to the secretary of the navy, clerks and persons employed in his office, nine thousand eight hundred and ten dollars. For expence of fuel stationary, printing, and other contingent expences in the office of the Secretary of the navy, two thousand dollars.

For compensation to the accountant of

of the navy, clerks and perfons employed in his office, ten thoufand four hundred and ten dollars. For contingent expences in the office of the accountant of the navy, five hundred dollars. For compenfation to the poft-mafter general, to the affiftant polt-mafter general and clerks and perfons employed in tir pofi-malter generals office, fourteen thtufand four hundred and, fifty dollars. For expence of fuel, candlesf houfe rer for the mefTenger, ftationary, cl efts, Sec. exclufive of expences for profecution, portmanteaus, mail locks and other expences incident to the department, thefe being paid for by the poft-mafter general out of the funds cf the office, two thoufand five hundred dollars. For campenfation to the feveral loan officers, thirteen thoufand two hundred and fifty dollars. For compenfation to the clerks of the fveral commiffioners of loans, and for al.

lowance to certain loan officers in lieu of

clerk birr, and to defray the authorized ex

pences of the feveral loan offices, fifteen

thoufand dollars.

For compenfation to the furveyor general, and for that of the clerks employed

public flock, and lor the arrangement of by him, three thoulaRd two hundred dol

the marine papers, two thoufand eight hundred dollars. For purchafing books, mape stud charts, for the ufe of the treafury department, four hundred dollars. For compenfation to the ftcretary of the commiffioners of the finking fund, two hunand fifty dollarsFor fuel and other contingent expences of the treafury department four thoufand dollars. For defraying the expences incidert to the ftating and printing the public accounts for the year one thoufand eight hundred and feven, one thoufand two hundred dollars. For compenfation to the fuperintendant employed to fecure the buildings and records of the treafury, during the year one thoufand eight hundred and feven, encluding the expence of two watchmen, and far the repair of two fire engines, buckets, lanterns, and other incidental expences, one thoufand one hundred dollars. For compenfation to the fecretary of war, clerks and perfons employed in his office, eleven thoufand two hundred and fifty dollars. For the expence of fuel, ftationary, printing and other contingent expences of the office of the fecretary of war one thoufand dollars.

For compenfation to the accountant of

the war department, clerks and perfons employed in his office, ten thoufand nine hundred and ten dollars.

For contingent expences in the fiffice of

the accountant of the war department one thoufand dollars. For rompciifation to clerks employed in

the pnymafter's office one thoufand eighr

lars.

For compenfation to the furveyor of the

lands footh of the ftate ef Tenneffee, clerks

employed in his office, ftotidnary and other contingencies, three thoufand two hundred

dollar!.

For compenfation to the officers of the

mint.

The director two thoufand dollars. The treafurer one thoufand fitc hundred

dollars.

The aff-ycr, one thoufand two hundred

dollars.

The chief coiner one thoufand five hun

dred dollars.

The melter and refiner one thoufand

five hundred dollars.

The engraver one thoufand two hun

dred dollars.

One clerk at feven dollars. And two clerks at five hundred dollars. For the wages of perfons employed in the different branches cf melting, coining carpenter's mill wright's, and fmith's work including the fum of one thoufand dollars per annum, allowed to an affiftant coiner, and die forger, who alfd overfces the execution of the iron works, feven thoufand two hundred and feventy eight dnllarss For the repairs of furnaces, colls of rollers and fcrews, timber, bar iron, lead, ftrel, pot-afli, and for all other contingen

cies of the mint, two thoufand fix hundred

and fifty dollars. For compenfation to the governor judges aid fecretary of the territory of Orleans, thirteen thoufand dollar;. For incidental and contingent expences

of the expences of the executive officers of

the faid territory, and for exprels hire and compenfation ot an Jndian interpreter, twithoufand eight hundred and fifty dollar?.. For compenfation to the governor judge and fccretaiy cf the Miffi&ippi territory, five thoufand nine hundred ar.d fifty dollars. For expences of ftationary, effire rent, and other contingent expences in fiid tcrri tory, three hundred and fifty doiltri. For compenfation to the governor judrjet and fecretary of the Indiana territory, five thoufand rue Isundrrd .md fifty dnlhi.

tor rx'xnf" ot luttor.a'Y, or.ice rrnt.

- nd otlirr ronti-.inent exprr.c r cf the faic tenitory, h:ee hurdred ail fifty dclU-s.

For coinpr!)ii!;o:i to the governor, j:;dei

nnd fecretaiy cf the Michigan territory, fic thoufand one hundred and fifty do!-

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for expences of ftationary, office rent, and other contingent cxpencrs of the faid territory, three hundred and fifty dollirs. Fcr compenfation to the governor, judges and fecretary of the Louifiana territory, five thoufand one hundred and fifty dollars. for expences of ftationary, office rent, and other contingent expences of the faid territory, three hundred and fifty dollars. For the difcharge of fuch demands a-

gainft the United States, on account of the civil department, not otherwife provided for, as (hall have been admitted in a due courfe of fcttlement at the treafury, two

thouiand dollars. For additional compenfation to the clerks of the feveral departments of ftate, treafury, war and navy, and of the general poft-office not ecneeding for each department refpecYively, fixteen per centum in addition to the fums already allowt U by the aft cntituled ' An acl to regulated and rtx the compenfation of clerks, and , to authorife the laying out certain public roa U ; and for other purpofes," thirteen thoufand two hundred and fixty-nine cVlhrsi ..For compenfation granted bylaw tc the chief juftice, aflociate judges, c.vA di(V:d judges of the United States, including thi chief jitftice, and two alTociate. jrigs i.f the diftrifl of Columbia ; to the attorney Cfeneral, and to the judges of the ditlridt of Orleans, fifty-nine thoufand four hundred

dollars.

For the like compenfation granted to the feveral ciftrift attorneys of the United Stntes, three thoufand four hundred dollars. For compenfation granted to the mir(halsof the diftricls of m3ine, Ncw-H Ihire, Vermont, Kentucky, Ohio, e;ft and weft Tenneffee, and Oileans, one thoufand fix hundred dollais. For defraying the expences of the fupreme, circuit and diftrict courts of the? United States, including the diflricTt of Columbia, and of jurors and witness, in aid of the funds a riling from fines, forfeitures and penalties, and likewife for de. fraying the expences of prcfecution for offences againft the United States, aud for fafe keeping of prifoncrs, for forty thoufand dollars. Forvthe payment cf fundry penfions

granted by the late government, eight hundred aud fixty dollars.

For the payment of the annual allow.

ance to the invalljd pensioners of the United Statrs, from the 5th of March one

thoufand eight hnndred and feven, to the fourth of March one thoufand eight hun-

drerl and eight, ninety eight thoufand dol

lars.

ior the maintenance and fupport of light houfes, beacons, bouys, and public piers, and ftakeage f channels, bars and fliols, and certain contingent expences, eighty three thoufand nine hundred and fiyty one dollars and eight cents. For erecting a light houfe at St. Simon's ifland in Georgia, the former appropriation 'f feven thoufand dollars for that object having been carried to the furplus fund, nineteen thoufand dollar. For creeling light houfes at the muth t the Mifliffiippi river, and at or near the jitrh of cap look out, ir. North Carolina, in addition to the fums heretofore appropriated by law for thofe ohjc"b, the balance of a former appropriation for thofe .bjest of twenty-four thoufand fix hundred and twenty-five dollars and ninety fix cents, having been carried to the, lurplui fjnd, fifty five thtijifitmi dollar i.

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