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Chap. LXXXII.—An Act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-nine.
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 appropriated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the Treasury, viz:
President, Vice President, and heads of departments.For compensation to the President and Vice President of the United States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Postmaster General, sixty thousand dollars;
Secretary to sign patents for lands.For salary of the Secretary to sign patents for public lands, per act of March second, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, one thousand five hundred dollars;
Off. Sec. State.
Clerks and messengers.For clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of State, twenty thousand three hundred dollars;
Compiling and printing Biennial Register.
Proviso.For compiling and printing the Biennial Register, one thousand eight hundred dollars: Provided, That the printing of the said Biennial Register and the job printing, stationery and binding of each of the Executive Departments, shall be furnished by contract, proposals for which shall be regularly advertised for in the public prints. The classes, character, and description of the printing being specified in each advertisement, as far as that can be done, and it being made a condition in all cases, unless otherwise specifically stated in the advertisement, that the work shall be done in the city of Washington; and the contract in each case so far as the proposals and acceptance shall enable the contract to be made, to be given to the lowest bidder, whose bid shall be accompanied with the proper testimonials of the ability of the bidder to fulfil his contract;
Superint’t and watchman N. E. Ex. building.For the superintendent and watchman of the northeast executive building, one thousand five hundred dollars;
Contingent expenses of said building.For contingent expenses of said building, including fuel, labor, oil, and repairs, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars;
Office Sec. Treasury.
Clerks and messengers.For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, sixteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars;
Clerks per act 23d June 1836, ch. 115.For compensation to the clerks in said office, per act of the twenty-third June, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, entitled, An act to regulate the deposites of the public money, three thousand six hundred dollars;
First Comptroller.For compensation to the First Comptroller of the Treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars;
Clerks and messengers.For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the First Comptroller, nineteen thousand three hundred dollars;
Second Comptroller.For compensation to the Second Comptroller, three thousand dollars;
Clerks and messenger.For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Second Comptroller, including the compensation of two clerks transferred from the office of the Fourth Auditor, twelve thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;
1st Auditor.For compensation to the First Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;
Clerks and messenger.For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the First Auditor, fifteen thousand nine hundred dollars;
2d Auditor.For compensation to the Second Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;
Clerks and messenger.For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Second Auditor, seventeen thousand nine hundred dollars;
3d Auditor.For compensation to the Third Auditor, three thousand dollars;
