United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/16th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 35
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Chap. XXXV.—An Act making appropriations for the military service of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one.
Sums appropriated, for—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 military service of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, to wit:
Pay and subsistence of officers.For the pay of the army and subsistence of the officers, nine hundred and fifty-four thousand five hundred and fifty-five dollars eighty-six cents, in addition to an unexpended balance of the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty, of one hundred and eighty thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars and seventy-eight cents.
Pay of disbanded officers.For three months’ gratuitous pay for disbanded officers and soldiers, including travelling allowances for the same, sixty thousand dollars.
Subsistence.For subsistence, one hundred and four thousand six hundred and fifty-four dollars and sixty-seven cents, in addition to the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars already appropriated.
Forage.For forage for officers, forty-one thousand five hundred and forty-one dollars.
Clothing.For clothing, two hundred and seventy-six thousand five hundred and sixty-five dollars and twenty-five cents, in addition to an unexpended balance of thirteen thousand nine hundred and three dollars and seventy-two cents.
Medical and hospital department.For the medical and hospital department, twenty-four thousand five hundred and five dollars, in addition to an unexpended balance of nine thousand eight hundred and eighty-one dollars and sixty-five cents.
Quartermaster general’s department.For the quartermaster general’s department, two hundred and two thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight dollars, in addition to the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars already appropriated, to wit:
Supplies, transportation, rents, &c.For regular supplies, transportation, rents, and repairs, postage and courts martial, and contingencies of the department, and pay of soldiers employed in the erection and repairs of barracks, surveys, roads, and other labour, three hundred and seventeen thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight dollars.
Barracks at Baton Rouge.To complete the barracks at Baton Rouge, twenty thousand dollars; and for the transportation of ordnance, fifteen thousand dollars.
Arrearages.For arrearages in the quartermaster general’s department, twenty thousand dollars.
Military academy.For the military academy, seventeen thousand and thirty-six dollars and twenty-two cents.
Fortifications.For fortifications, two hundred and two thousand dollars, in addition to an unexpended balance of one hundred thousand dollars; to be applied to the following fortifications, to wit:
Fort Delaware.Fort Delaware, fifty-five thousand dollars, to complete the same.
Fort Washington.Fort Washington, twenty-two thousand dollars.
Fort Monroe.Fort Monroe, sixty-five thousand dollars.
Fort Calhoun.Fort Calhoun, fifty thousand dollars.
Rigolets.Rigolets, sixty thousand dollars.
Mobile Point.Mobile Point, thirty thousand dollars. Repairs, &c.Repairs and contingencies, twenty thousand dollars.
Contingencies.For the contingencies of the army, forty thousand dollars.
National armories.For the national armories, three hundred and forty thousand dollars, in addition to an unexpended balance of twenty thousand dollars.
Ordnance service.For the current expenses of the ordnance service, an unexpended balance of twenty-three thousand six hundred and sixty-three dollars and seven cents.
Contracts, &c.For the fulfilment of existing contracts for cannon, shot, and shells, and for the purchase of one thousand sword belts, and of timber for gun carriages, fifty-three thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
Invalid pensioners.For the annual allowance to the invalid pensioners of the United States, two hundred and thirteen thousand three hundred and twenty-four dollars, in addition to an unexpended balance of one hundred and one thousand six hundred and seventy-six dollars and seventy-five cents.
Widows and orphans.For the half-pay pensions of widows and orphans, thirty thousand dollars.
Arrearages.For arrearages, prior to the first of January, eighteen hundred and seventeen, fifty thousand dollars, in addition to a former appropriation of twenty thousand dollars.
Arrearages in Indian department.For arrearages in the Indian department, one hundred and thirty thousand two hundred and five dollars and forty-four cents.
Indian department.For the current expenses of the Indian department, one hundred thousand dollars.
Revolutionary pensioners.For the annual allowance to the revolutionary pensioners of the United States, one million two hundred thousand dollars, being part of the unexpended balance of a former appropriation.
Creek treaty.For carrying into effect the treaty concluded with the Creek nation, on the eighth of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-[one,] and ratified by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, on the twenty-fourth of February, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, forty-eight thousand five hundred dollars.
Choctaw treaty.For carrying into effect the treaty concluded with the Choctaw nation of Indians, on the eleventh day of October, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, sixty-five thousand dollars; and for payment of one year’s annuity to Mushulatubba, a Choctaw chief, one hundred and fifty dollars.
Road in the state of Georgia.
1816, ch. 112.
1818, ch. 24.
1820, ch. 45.For completing the road in the state of Georgia, through the Creek nation, under the acts of the twenty-seventh April, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, twenty-seventh March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and fourteenth April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, one thousand dollars.
Arsenal at Augusta.For discharging arrearages incurred in building the arsenal at Augusta, in Georgia, forty thousand dollars.
Out of money in the treasury.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several appropriations, hereinbefore made, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, March 3, 1821.