United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/26th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 1
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Chapter I.—An Act making appropriations, in part, for the support of Government for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-one.
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:
Members of Congress.For pay and mileage of members of Congress and delegates, two hundred and fifty dollars.
Officers of the Senate and H. of Reps.For pay of the officers and clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives, twenty-five thousand dollars.
Expenses of Senate.For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other incidental and contingent expenses of the Senate, twenty-five thousand dollars.
Expenses of H. of Reps.For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other incidental and contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, one hundred thousand dollars.
Pay to messengers for bringing the electoral votes.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That a sum not exceeding twelve thousand dollars, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of the sums due by law to the several messengers of the respective States, as compensation for conveying to the seat of Government the vote of the electors of the said States for President and Vice President of the United States.
Approved, December 18, 1840.