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and to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not other- President auwise appropriated; and the President of the United States shall provision for the be and he is hereby authorized to make such provision for the contingent contingent expenses of the commission as he may deem proper. commission. SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That so soon as the commission shall be executed and completed, the records, documents, and all other papers relating to the claims in the posses Department sion of the commissioner or clerk, shall be deposited in the office of the Secretary of State.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That this act shall continue in force one year and no longer. Approved March 29, 1850.

Records, etc.,

to be returned to

State.

To

of

continue

one year.

CHAP. 7.-AN ACT to grant a register to the barque " Royal Saxon."

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury a register issue for the barque "Royal Saxon," a British built vessel, but now owned by David U. Brown, of Baltimore, a citizen of the United States; having been by him purchased at a sale under decree of the district court of the United States for Maryland district, and having incurred a large outlay for repairs and refitting in the United States: Provided, The Secretary of the Treasury shall be satisfied that said repairs and refitting will amount, or shall have amounted, to at least three-fourths of the value in the United States of said vessel as so repaired and refitted. Approved April 19, 1850.

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CHAP. 8.-AN ACT for the relief of the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad

Company.

Time of payment of duties on

[SEC. 1.] 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 and directed to extend the time of payment iron rails extendof duties, upon all iron rails now or hereafter to be imported at ed. the port of Wilmington, North Carolina, by the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad Company, for the use of said company, so that the same shall be made by four equal annual payments, or instalments: which annual instalments and payments, are first to be reserved by the Postmaster General for the use of the Treasury out of any moneys which may be due said Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad Company, for mail service to be performed by them, and further, that before the delivery of any such iron rails, the payments so deferred shall be secured, by the bonds of said company with good personal security to be approved of by the United States district judge for the State of

Payment to be secured by bonds

of

company and personal security.

Proviso.

North Carolina, and such authority given in writing to secure the reservation and payment by the Post Office Department as may be satisfactory by the Secretary aforesaid.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this act be in force from and after its passage: Provided, That this act shall only extend to iron already imported, and to be imported within two years from the passage of this

act.

Approved April 19, 1850.

eral directed to

Tarbox $804 84 for mail service.

CHAP. 9.-AN ACT for the relief of Brown & Tarbox.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asThe P. M. Gen- sembled, That the Postmaster General be, and he is hereby, pay Brown & directed to allow and pay to Brown & Tarbox, from the revenues of the Post Office Department, appropriated for mail transportation, the sum of eight hundred and four dollars and eighty-four cents, for temporary mail service on route number six thousand one hundred and forty-nine, in the State of Texas, from the first day of July to the twenty-third day of October, in the year eighteen hundred and forty-seven. Approved May 6, 1850.

ciencies for 1850.

CHAP. 10.-AN ACT to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asTo supply defi sembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the 30th of June, eighteen hundred and fifty, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, namely:

Office of Sec

retary of the Treasury.

Assistant Sec

retary.

Commissioner

of Customs.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

In the office of the Secretary of the Treasury.

from

For salary of the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, the twelfth of March, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, to the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty, and for the clerk in aid of said Assistant Secretary from the third of March, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, to the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty, six thousand one hundred and seventy-eight dollars and sixty-one cents.

In the office of the Commissioner of Customs.

For salary of the Commissioner of Customs, from the seventeenth of March, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, to the thir

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tieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty, at the rate of three thousand dollars per annum, three thousand eight hundred and seventy-five dollars.

For salary of chief clerk in the office of the Commissioner of Customs, from the first of July, eighteen hundred and fortynine, to the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty, at the rate of one thousand seven hundred dollars per annum, one thousand seven hundred dollars.

For salaries of five additional clerks in the office of the Commissioner of Customs from the first October, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, to the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty, at the rate of one thousand dollars per annum, three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.

For contingent expenses of the office of the Commissioner of Customs, one thousand dollars.

In the office of the First Comptroller.

For salary of one messenger in the office of the First Comptroller, from the first of July, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, to the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty, seven hundred dollars.

In the Register's office.

For contingent expenses of the cffice of the Register of the Treasury, being an amount due to J. C. McGuire, for printing, ruling and binding books and abstracts for statements of the commerce and navigation, blank enrolments and licenses, ledgers and other books, under the act of the third of March, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, in relation to the advances to collectors and receivers of public moneys, and the settlement incident thereto, and for desks and other furniture, three thousand five hundred and forty-six dollars and twenty-five cents.

In the office of the Second Auditor.

Chief clerk.

Five additional clerks.

Contingencies.

Messenger.

Contingencies.

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Outstanding

For amount required to meet outstanding claims for contingent expenses incurred in eighteen hundred and forty-eight, by claims. the Second Auditor of the Treasury in fitting up his office, one thousand six hundred and ninety-five dollars and eighty-five

cents.

For deficiency of appropriation for the contingent expenses

1848.

of the southeast executive building for the fiscal year ending Southeast exthe 30th June, eighteen hundred and forty eight, three thou- ecutive building, sand four hundred and seventy-four dollars and ninety cents. For deficiency in the appropriation for the contingent expenses of the southeast executive building for the fiscal year ending the 30th of June, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, 1849. five thousand four hundred and fifty-eight dollars and forty-four

cents.

Southeast executive building,

Southeast executive building,

For deficiency in the appropriation for the contingent expenses of the southeast executive building for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty, seven 1850. thousand one hundred and seventy-eight dollars.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

In the office of the Secretary of the Interior.

For salary of the Secretary of the Interior from the ninth of March, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, to the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty, at the rate of six thousand dollars per annum, seven thousand nine hundred dollars.

For salaries of the chief clerk and other clerks in the office of the Secretary of the Interior, from the ninth of March, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, to the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty, fourteen thousand fiye hundred and sixty-eight dollars and thirty-two cents: Provided, That thereafter the clerks shall be transferred from the other Departments in proportion to the business transferred to the Department of the Interior, or from the bureaus of either Departments, and nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize any increase of clerical force in 'the several Departments in consequence of the creation of the Department of the Interior, above the specification of the law of March third, eighteen hundred and forty-nine.

For salary of messenger and laborer in the office of the Secretary of the Interior to the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, two hundred and sixty-nine dollars and thirtysix cents.

For salaries of messengers and laborers in the office of the Secretary of the Interior from the first of July, eighteen huudred and forty-nine, to the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty, two thousand dollars.

For books, stationery, furniture, fuel, and other contingencies of the office of the Secretary of the Interior for the fiscal year ending the 30th of June, eighteen hundred and fifty, five thousand dollars.

For library, maps, &c., for the office of the Secretary of the Interior for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty, five hundred dollars.

In the office of the Commissioner of Pensions.

For compensation to temporary clerks employed in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, from the first of July, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, to the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and fifty, six thousand five hundred and twenty-nine dollars and seventy-eight cents.

For compensation of nine extra clerks, employed under the act of August, eighteen hundred and forty-two, during the session of Congress, in the Third Auditor's office, and for contingencies incident thereto, five thousand dollars.

For deficiency in the appropriation for the contingent expenses of the office of the First Auditor of the Treasury, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty, six hundred and fifty dollars.

WAR DEPARTMENT.

In the office of the Surgeon General.

For arrearages in the office of the Surgeon General for fur- Surg'n General. niture, two hundred and twenty-five dollars.

from

Texas to New

For expenses of military reconnoissance in Texas, including Reconnoissance examination of a new route from San Antonio, Texas, to El of route Paso, in New Mexico, made in the year one thousand eight Mexico. hundred and forty-nine, three thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven dollars and seventeen cents.

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

For compensation to temporary clerks employed upon the current business of the Post Office Department, for the fiscal clerks. year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty, eleven thousand nine hundred and seventy-two dollars and eighty-two cents.

TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT.

Temporary

tingencies, and

For contingent expenses of the Territory of Minnesota, six Minnesota conhundred and fifty dollars: and for deficiencies in the appropria- salaries of offition for the salaries of the Governor, three Judges, and Secre- cers. tary of the said Territory, for the present fiscal year, three thousand two hundred and nine dollars and sixty-seven cents.

For a deficiency in the last appropriation to defray the expenses of the Government of the Territory of Minnesota, nine thousand six hundred and forty-five dollars and sixteen cents, the accounts for which shall, before payment, be audited and settled by the proper accounting officers of the Treasury.

INTERCOURSE WITH FOREIGN NATIONS.

Deficiency sup

plied.

For outfit of the Minister resident at Constantinople, six Minister at Conthousand dollars.

For outfit of a Chargé d'Affaires to Naples, four thousand five hundred dollars.

For one year's salary of a Secretary of Legation to Chili, two thousand dollars.

For outfit of the Minister to Prussia, nine thousand dollars. For outfit of Chargé d'Affaires to Austria, four thousand five hundred dollars.

stantinople.

ples.

Charge to Na

Legation to Chili.

Secretary of

Minister to Prus

sia.

Charge to Austria.

MISCELLANEOUS.

For the expenses of pauper lunatics in the Maryland Hospi- Pauper lunatics. tal at Baltimore, one thousand three hundred and twenty-eight

dollars.

For fifteen days' services of Joseph Bryan, as commissioner Joseph Bryan.

to take testimony in pursuance of an inquiry by direction of

the Secretary of the Treasury, at eight dollars per day, one hundred and twenty dollars.

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