Statute Ⅰ.
Chap. XXX.—An Act to change the terms of the district court of the United States for the Kentucky district.[1]
Act of March 1, 1823, ch. 23.
The sessions of the district court of Kentucky, to be held on the first Mondays of November.
Motions, &c. to stand adjourned.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, from and after the passage of this act, the sessions of the district court of the United States, in and for the Kentucky district, shall commence and be holden on the first Monday of May and of November, in each year, instead of the terms now appointed by law.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all motions, process, pleas, and suits, returnable to the term of said court, heretofore appointed to be holden in April next, shall stand adjourned and continued over to the May term, next appointed by this act, and shall be as effectual in law as if the said April term had not been abolished.
Approved, March 24, 1824.
Statute Ⅰ.
Chap. XXXI.—An Act to authorize the employing of certain assistants in the general land office.
One draughtsman and two colourers to be appointed in the general land office for one year.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to employ in the general land office, for a term not exceeding twelve months, one assistant draughtsman and two colourers, for the purpose of completing the maps directed to be made by a resolution of the Senate of the United States, passed on the twenty-eighth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three.
Approved, March 24, 1824.
Statute Ⅰ.
Chap. XXXII.—An Act making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four.
Sums appropriated for the service of the year 1824.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, respectively, appropriated, for the service of the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four; that is to say:
Congress and their officers.
1823, ch. 3.For compensation to the Senators and members of the House of Representatives, their officers, and attendants, including the sum of two hundred and sixty-five thousand one hundred and forty dollars, appropriated by an act making a partial appropriation for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, passed the nineteenth day of January last, four hundred and fifty-three thousand eight hundred and seventy-two dollars.
Contingent expenses of Congress.For expenses of fuel, stationery, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the two Houses of Congress, sixty thousand seven hundred dollars.
Library, and librarian to Congress.For expenses of the library of Congress, including the salary of the librarian, one thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars.
President.For compensation to the President of the United States, twenty-five thousand dollars.
Vice President.For compensation to the Vice President of the United States, five thousand dollars.
Secretary of State.For compensation to the Secretary of State, six thousand dollars.
Clerks.1818, ch. 87.For compensation to the clerks in the Department of State, per act of the twentieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, fifteen thousand nine hundred dollars.
- ↑ See notes to act of March 1, 1823, ch. 23.
