sums heretofore appropriated by law, to those objects, the following sums be, and they are hereby appropriated, viz.:
Specific appropriations.For the quarter master’s department, nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For the pay of the army and militia, five million six hundred and seventeen thousand dollars.
For the subsistence of the army and militia, two millions three hundred and ten thousand three hundred and seventy-two dollars.
For forage, sixty thousand dollars.
For clothing, one hundred and eight thousand dollars.
For bounties and premiums, four hundred thousand dollars.
For the medical and hospital department, one hundred thousand dollars.
For fortifications, two hundred thousand dollars.
For the ordnance department, one hundred and forty thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several appropriations herein before made, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, December 21, 1815.
Statute I.
Chap. III.—An Act to enlarge the time for ascertaining the annual transfers and changes of property subject to the direct tax, and for other purposes.
Further time allowed to principal assessors for ascertaining transfers and changes of property.
Further time also allowed for notifying the collectors to proceed to the collection, &c.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That instead of the month of January, heretofore prescribed by law to the principal assessors, for inquiring and ascertaining annually, what transfers and changes of property have been made and effected in their respective districts, subsequent to the next preceding valuation, assessment, and apportionment of the direct tax, the month of April, annually, shall be, and the same is hereby substituted for that purpose. And instead of the month of May, heretofore prescribed by law, for annually notifying the collectors of the several collection districts, to proceed to the collection of the direct tax, the Secretary of the Treasury may substitute the month of June, annually, if such enlargement of the time be, in his opinion, proper and necessary.
Change of times to be applicable to furniture tax, &c.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the change of times, by this act prescribed and authorized in relation to the direct tax, shall also be allowed and applied in relation to the duties on household furniture, and gold and silver watches.
Approved, January 17, 1816.
Statute I.
Chap. VII.—An Act to repeal so much of an act, passed on the twenty-third day of December, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, as imposes additional duties on postage.
Repeal of postage imposed by the act of Dec. 23, 1814, ch. 16, sect. 2.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the thirty-first day of March next, so much of the act, entitled “An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government and maintaining the public credit, by duties on sales at auction, and on licenses to retail wines, spirituous liquors, and foreign merchandise, and for increasing the rates of postage,” passed the twenty-third day of December, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, as imposes additional duties on postage, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
Approved, February 1, 1816.