United States Statutes at Large/Volume 1/1st Congress/3rd Session/Chapter 6
[Expired.]
Chap. VI.—An Act making appropriations for the support of Government during the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, and for other purposes.
Appropriations of money for, the civil list;Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be appropriated the several sums, and for the several purposes following, to wit: A sum not exceeding two hundred and ninety-nine thousand two hundred and seventy-six dollars and fifty-three cents, for defraying the expenses of the civil list, as estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury, in the statement, number one, accompanying his report to the House of Representatives of the sixth instant, including the contingencies of the several executive officers, and of the two Houses of Congress, which are hereby authorized and granted: certain specified purposes;a sum not exceeding fifty thousand seven hundred and fifty-six dollars and fifty-three cents, for satisfying the several objects specified in the statement, number two, accompanying the report aforesaid, all such whereof, as may not have been heretofore provided for by law, being hereby authorized: and a sum not exceeding three hundred and ninety thousand one hundred and ninety-nine dollars and fifty-four cents, department of war;for the use of the department of war, pursuant to the statement, number three, accompanying the report aforesaid, including therein the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, for defraying the expenses of an expedition lately carried on against certain Indian tribes; and the sum of eighty-seven thousand four hundred and sixty-three dollars and sixty cents,pensions to invalids; and being the amount of one year’s pensions to invalids, together with the contingencies of the said department, which are hereby authorized: Which several sums shall be paid out of the funds following,out of what funds payable.
1790, ch. 34. namely, The sum of six hundred thousand dollars, which, by the act, intituled “An act making provision for the debt of the United States,” is reserved yearly for the support of the government of the United States, and their common defence; the amount of such surpluses as may remain in the treasury, after satisfying the purposes for which appropriations were made, by the acts respectively, intituled “An act making appropriations for the service of the present year,”1789, ch. 23.
1790, ch. 4. passed the twenty-ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine; “An act making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety,” passed the twenty-sixth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety; “An act making certain appropriations therein mentioned,”1790, ch. 46. passed the twelfth day of August, one thousand seven hundred and ninety, and the product, during the present year, of such duties as shall be laid in the present session of Congress.
Approved, February 11, 1791.