For half-pay pensions, payable through the office of the Third Auditor, five thousand dollars.

APPROVED, March 10, 1838.

For half-pay pensions payable through off. Third Auditor.

STATUTE II.

CHAP. XXXIII.-An Act to change the times of holding the circuit and district March 10, 1838. courts of the United States in the seventh circuit.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the circuit and district courts of the United States shall be held in the district of Indiana, at the seat of Government in said State, on the third Mondays of May and November; at the seat of Government in the district of Illinois, on the first Mondays of June and December; in the district of Michigan, at the seat of Government in said State, on the third Monday in June and the first Monday in November; and in the district of Ohio, at the seat of Government in said State, on the first Monday of July, and the third Monday in December, and all recognizances entered into, and all mesne and final process, which have been issued, or which shall hereafter be issued, shall be returnable in the respective districts to the first term, as above established: And it shall be the duty of the circuit judge, to attend one circuit court in each year, in the districts of Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan, and should any question of law be raised, in any case, in the absence of the circuit judge, the district judge may, at his discretion, adjourn the cause to the succeeding term of the circuit court.

APPROVED, March 10, 1838.

Times of hold.

ing the circuit courts U. S. in the districts of Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan. Act of March

and district

3, 1837, ch. 34. All recognizances, &c.,

shall be return
able to the first
term as above
established.
Circuit judge
shall attend que
circuit court

every year.
On a question
of law, &c., the
dist. judge may
adjourn the

cause.

STATUTE II.

CHAP. XXXIV.—-An Act to continue in force an act therein mentioned, relating to March 19, 1838. the port of Baltimore.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act passed the seventeenth day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred, entitled "An act declaring the assent of Congress to certain acts of the States of Maryland and Georgia," and which, by subsequent acts, has been revived and continued in force until the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, be, and the same, so far as it relates to the act of Maryland, is hereby revived and continued in force until the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fortythree. Provided, That nothing herein contained shall authorize the demand of a duty on tonnage on vessels propelled by steam, employed in the transportation of passengers. APPROVED, March 19, 1838.

[Expired.]

The act passed 17th March,

1800, chap. 15, so far as relates

to the act of Maryland, con

tinued to 3d March, 1843.

Proviso.

STATUTE II.

CHAP. XLVI.-An Act to restore circuit jurisdiction to the district courts of the March 28, 1838. western district of Virginia. (a)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of the third section of the act entitled "An act supplementary to the act entitled 'An act to amend the judicial system of the United States,'" approved March third, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, as repeals all former acts, or parts of acts, conferring circuit court jurisdiction on certain district courts therein named, be, and the same is hereby, repealed, so far as relates to the courts of the western district of Virginia; and that the district courts of said district exercise the same jurisdiction with which they were invested previous to the passage of said act.

So much of 3d

section act 3d March, 1837, ch. 34, as repeals all acts conferring circuit court juris. diction on certain district courts, repeal

ed, &c.

Act of March 3, 1839, ch. 81.

(a) See notes of the acts relating to the District Courts of Virginia, vol. 3, 478.

All causes transferred from said dist.

courts to circuit

court at Lewisburg, removed

back, &c.

Appellate jurisdiction from said dist. courts

to be exercised by circuit court at Lewisburg.

STATUTE II. April 6, 1838.

[Obsolete.]

Pay and mileage of members of Congress. Pay of officers, &c., of Con

gress.

Contingent exp. of Senate. Contingent expenses of Ho. Reps.

Two last sums

applicable only to ordinary exp. President,

and heads of de

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all causes transferred by authority of said act from the said district courts to the circuit court, directed by law to be held in the town of Lewisburg, in the State of Virginia, and which remain undetermined, be removed back to the district courts from whence they were transferred, to be there finally

determined.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That appellate jurisdiction from the judgments or decrees of the said district courts of the western district of Virginia, as now authorized by law, shall be exercised by the said circuit court at Lewisburg.

APPROVED, March 28, 1838.

CHAP. LIV.-An Act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-eight.

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:

For pay and mileage of the members of Congress and delegates, five hundred and sixty-seven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars;

For pay of the officers and clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives, forty thousand four hundred dollars;

For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the Senate, fifty thousand dollars;

For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars;

The two sums last mentioned to be applied to the payment of the ordinary expenditures of the Senate and House of Representatives, severally, and to no other purpose.

For compensation to the President and Vice President of the United Vice President, 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;

partments.

Secretary to sign patents for

lands. 1833, ch.

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;

For clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of State, twenty thousand three hundred dollars;

For the contingent expenses of the Department of State, including publishing and distributing the laws, twenty-five thousand dollars; For the superintendent and watchman of the northeast executive building, one thousand five hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses of said building, including fuel, labor, oil, and repairs, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, sixteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars;

For compensation to the clerks in said office, per act of twenty-third of June, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, three thousand six hundred dollars;

For compensation to the First Comptroller of the Treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the First Comptroller, nineteen thousand three hundred dollars;

For compensation to the Second Comptroller, three thousand dollars;

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;

For compensation to the First Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the First Auditor, fifteen thousand nine hundred dollars.

For compensation to the Second Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the
Second Auditor, seventeen thousand nine hundred dollars;

For compensation to the Third Auditor, three thousand dollars;
For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the
Third Auditor, twenty-seven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;

1st Auditor.

Clerks and messenger.

2d Auditor.

Clerks and messenger.

3d Auditor. Clerks and messengers. Two addition

For compensation to two additional clerks, employed under the act
of the eighteenth of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty- al clerks.
seven, for the payment of horses and other property lost or destroyed,
two thousand four hundred dollars;

For compensation to the Fourth Auditor, three thousand dollars;
For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the
Fourth Auditor, fifteen thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars;

1837, ch. 5.

4th Auditor. Clerks and messenger.

An additional

For an additional clerk in the same, to carry into effect the act of
the third of March last, for the more equitable administration of the clerk.
pension fund, one thousand dollars;

For compensation to the Fifth Auditor, three thousand dollars;
For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the
Fifth Auditor, nine thousand eight hundred dollars;

For compensation to the Treasurer of the United States, three thousand dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Treasurer of the United States, ten thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars;

For compensation to the Register of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Register of the Treasury, twenty-four thousand two hundred dollars; For compensation of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, per act of fourth July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, three thousand dollars;

5th Auditor. Clerks and messenger. Treasurer.

Clerks and

messenger.

Register.

Clerks and messengers. Commissioner of General

Land Office.

Other officers

Land Office.

For compensation of the recorder, solicitor, draughtsman, and assistant draughtsman, clerks, messengers, and packers, in the office of the in the General Commissioner of the General Land Office, one hundred and seven thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars;

For compensation to the Solicitor of the Treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars;

Solicitor of the Treasury. Clerks and

For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury, three thousand nine hundred and fifty dol- messenger. lars;

For expenses of stationery, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the Treasury Department, viz:

For the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, including copying, and expenses incurred in consequence of the burning of the Treasury building, twelve thousand five hundred dollars;

Expenses of Treas. Dept.

Off. Sec. Trea.

copying, &c.

&c.

For translating foreign languages, and for receiving and transmitting Translating, passports and sea letters, in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, three hundred dollars;

For stating and printing public accounts, one thousand four hundred dollars;

For the office of the First Comptroller, two thousand dollars;
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T

Public ac

counts.

Off. 1st Comptroller.

Off. 2d Comptroller.

Off. 1st Audit.

Off. 2d Audit.
Off. 3d Audit.

1837, ch. 5.

Off. 4th Audit.

Off. 5th Audit.
Off. Treasurer.

Off. Register. Off. Solicitor of the Treasury.

Sup'dt and watchmen for General Land Office.

Supdt, and watchman S. E. Ex. building. Contingent expenses of Treas. building.

Off. Sec. War.

For the office of the Second Comptroller, one thousand five hundred dollars;

For the office of the First Auditor, one thousand dollars;
For the office of the Second Auditor, one thousand dollars;
For the office of the Third Auditor, including one thousand four
hundred and fifty dollars, the estimated amount due to printers for pub-
lishing rules and regulations and notices to claimants, under the act of
the eighteenth of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, to pro-
vide for the payment of horses and other property lost or destroyed in
the military service of the United States, two thousand two hundred
and fifty dollars;

For the office of the Fourth Auditor, one thousand dollars;
For the office of the Fifth Auditor, one thousand dollars;

For the office of the Treasurer of the United States, one thousand three hundred dollars;

For the office of the Register of the Treasury, three thousand dollars; For the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury, including five hundred dollars for the purchase of books, one thousand five hundred dollars;

For compensation of superintendent and two watchmen for the additional building for the use of the General Land Office, one thousand and fifty dollars;

For compensation of the superintendent and watchman of the southeast executive building, two thousand one hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses of the building occupied by the Treasury, including fuel, oil, labor, repairs, furniture, and for rent, amounting to four thousand three hundred and fifty dollars per annum, twelve thousand dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the clerks and mes- Secretary of War, including the messenger in the Bounty Land Bureau, thirteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;

sengers.

Contingent expenses. Books, maps, and plans.

Extra clerks.

Commissioner of Indian affairs. Clerks and messenger.

Cont. exp. Commissioner of Pensions.

Clerks transferred from office Sec. War.

Clerks and

messengers authorized by act

For contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary of War, three thousand dollars;

For books, maps, and plans, for the War Department, one thousand dollars;

For compensation of extra clerks, when employed in said office, three thousand dollars;

For compensation of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, three thousand dollars;

For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, sixteen thousand four hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, two thousand dollars;

For compensation of the Commissioner of Pensions, including five hundred dollars for deficiency in the appropriation for eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, three thousand five hundred dollars;

For compensation of clerks transferred from the office of the Secretary of War to the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, four thousand eight hundred dollars;

For compensation to clerks and messengers for the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, authorized by act of ninth May, eighteen hun9th May, 1836, dred and thirty-six, thirteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars;

ch. 60.

Off. Paymas ter General.

Cont. exp.

Off. Com'g. General.

Cont. exp.

Off. Adjutant General.

For compensation to clerks and messenger in the office of the Paymaster General, six thousand one hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, three hundred dollars;

For compensation of clerk and messenger in the office of the Commanding General, one thousand five hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, three hundred dollars;

For compensation to clerks and messenger in the office of the Adjutant General, seven thousand six hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand six hundred dollars;

For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Quartermaster General, seven thousand three hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, six hundred dollars; For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Commissary General of Purchases, four thousand two hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, eight hundred dollars; For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Commissary General of Subsistence, four thousand three hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, two thousand six hundred dollars;

For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Chief Engineer, five thousand six hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, including one thousand dollars for expenses attending the removal of the office, two thousand dollars;

Cont. exp.

Quartermaster General. Cont. exp.

Off. Com'y. Gen'l. of Purchases.

Cont. exp.

Off. Com'y.
Gen'l. of Sub-
sistence.
Cont. exp.

Off. Chief Engineer.

Cont. exp.

General.

For compensation to clerk and messenger in the office of the Surgeon Off. Surgeon General, one thousand six hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, seven hundred dollars;

Cont. exp.

For compensation of clerks and messenger in the Ordnance office, Ordnance Off. eight thousand six hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, nine hundred and fifteen dol

lars;

Cont. exp.

Bureau.

For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the Topographical Topographical Bureau, two thousand five hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses of said bureau, one thousand two hundred and thirty-five dollars;

For compensation of superintendent and watchmen of the northwest executive building, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of said building, including rent of Bounty Land office; for improving the grounds for a new building; for land for the engine house, authorized by the act of March three, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven; and for the contingencies of the fire engines and apparatus, five thousand three hundred dollars;

Cont. exp.

Sup'dt. and watchmen N. W.Ex. Build'g. Contingent expenses.

1837, ch. 33.

Off. Sec. Navy

For compensation of the clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of the Navy, twelve thousand eight hundred and fifty dol- clerks and mes

lars;

For contingent expenses of said office, three thousand dollars; For compensation of the Commissioners of the Navy Board, ten thousand five hundred dollars;

For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy Board, two thousand dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messenger of the Navy Board, eight thousand four hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand eight hundred dollars;

For salary of superintendent and watchman of the southwest executive building, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of said building, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars;

sengers.

Cont. exp. Commission's of Navy Board. Secretary.

Clerks and messenger. Cont. exp.

Sup'dt. and watchman S. W. Ex. build'g. Cont. exp.

Assis't. Post

For compensation to three Assistant Postmasters General, per act third [second] July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, seven thousand master Gen'l., five hundred dollars;

For compensation to clerks and messengers in the General Post Office, forty-eight thousand six hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, including four thousand dollars for rent and fuel for the Auditor's office, twelve thousand five hun dred dollars;

July 2, 1836, ch. 270.

Clerks and messengers.

Cont. exp.