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Chap. XXVIII.—An Act making appropriations for finishing the south wing of the Capitol, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in addition to appropriations already made, the following sums of money shall be, and the same are hereby appropriated, to be applied under the direction of the President of the United States, to the purposes herein after mentioned, that is to say:
Appropriation to finish south wing of the capitol:For finishing the south wing of the capitol, twenty-five thousand dollars.
to furnish it:For furnishing the same for the accommodation of the House of Representatives, seventeen thousand dollars.
to make a new roof and other repairs to the north wing:For making a new roof and other repairs to the north wing of the capitol, twenty-five thousand dollars.
to open and repair avenues and roads:For opening and repairing avenues and roads within the territory of Columbia, three thousand dollars.
to repair and improve the President’s house, and the lot of ground on which it stands.For repairs and improvements on the President’s house, and the lot of ground on which the same stands, fifteen thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several sums of money hereby appropriated, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, March 3, 1807.
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[Obsolete.]
Chap. XXIX.—An Act making appropriations for the support of Government during the year one thousand eight hundred and seven.
Objects of appropriation.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 expenses of the several departments and officers; for the compensation of the several loan officers and their clerks, and for books and stationery for the same; for the payment of annuities and grants; for the support of the mint establishment; for the expenses of intercourse with foreign nations; for the support of lighthouses, beacons, buoys, and public piers; for the defraying the expenses of surveying the public lands, and for satisfying certain miscellaneous claims; the following sums be, and the same hereby are respectively appropriated, that is to say:
Specific appropriations.For 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 expense of firewood, stationery, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the two houses of Congress, twenty-four thousand two hundred dollars.
For all contingent expenses 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 State, clerks and persons employed in that department, thirteen thousand dollars.
For the incidental and contingent expenses of the said department, four thousand 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 despatches, two thousand dollars.
