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made, the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby appropriated, to be applied under the direction of the President of the United States, to the purposes hereinafter mentioned, that is to say:

For sculpture, and warming and ventilatSpecific aping the chamber of the House of Representa propriations. tives, seven thousand five hundred dollars:

For defraying the expense of completing the court room, and the offices of the judiciary, on the east side, completing the Senate chamber and stopping the leaks in the roof of the north wing of the Capitol, twenty thousand dollars :

For repairs to the President's house and offices, five thousand dollars :

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it be the duty of the superintendent of the City of Washington, prior to any farther advances of money being made, to call for all claims now due on account of materials furnished or work done in the public buildings, in order that the same may be liquidated and paid.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the several sums of money hereby appropriated, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

J. B. VARNUM,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JOHN GAILLARD,

President of the Senate, pro tempore.

May 1, 1810.

APPROVED,

JAMES MADISON.

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CHAPTER LIX.

AN ACT allowing compensation to Robert Robinson.

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That there shall be paid out of the treasury of the United States, out of any monies therein, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five hundred dollars to Robert Robinson, in full compensation for his extra services as clerk to the board of commissioners at Kaskaskias, and as interpreter and transcriber of the different languages, and as agent to the board, and for conveying the report of the commis-sioners to the seat of the government of the United States.

J. B. VARNUM,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JOHN GAILLARD,

President of the Senate, pro tempore.

May 1, 1810.

APPROVED,

JAMES MADISON.

CHAPTER LX.

AN ACT making appropriations for carrying inte effect certain Indian treaties.

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of carrying into effect a treaty be

tween the United States and the Delaware, Potawatamies, Miamies and Eel river tribes of Indians, concluded at Fort Wayne, on the thirtieth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and nine, the sum of one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid to the said tribes annually, as follows:

To the Delawares, five hundred dollars:

To the Miamies, five hundred dollars :

To the Eel river tribe, two hundred and

fifty dollars :

To the Potawatamies, five hundred dollars:

Which several annuities shall be perma

nent.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That for carrying into effect a separate article entered into between the United States and the Miamies and Eel river tribes of Indians, at Fort Wayne, on the thirtieth of September, one thousand eight hundred and nine, the sum of five hundred dollars annually is hereby appropriated, for the term of three years, and no longer. And a further annuity of two hundred dollars to the Miamies tribe of Indians; and to the Wea and Eel river tribes a further annuity of one hundred dollars each, which shall be permanent.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That for carrying into effect a treaty concluded at Fort Wayne, on the twenty-sixth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and nine, between the United States and the Wea tribe of Indians, the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated, and a further sum of three hundred dollars, annually, which annuity shall be permanent.

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Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That Specific ap- for carrying into effect a treaty concluded at propriation, Vincennes, on the ninth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and nine, between the United States and the Kickapoo tribe of Indians, the sum of five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid annually to the said tribe, which annuity shall be permanent.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the several sums appropriated by this act, shall be paid out of any money in the trea sury, not otherwise appropriated.

J. B. VARNUM,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN GAILLARD,

President of the Senate, pro tempore.

May 1, 1810.

APPROVED,

JAMES MADISON.

CHAPTER LXI.

AN ACT fixing the compensation of public Ministers, and of Consuls residing on the coast of Barbary, and for other purposes.

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the Limitation of President of the United States shall not alnisters pleni. low to any minister plenipotentiary a great

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potentiary,

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er sum than at the rate of nine thousand dollars per annum, as a compensation for all his personal services and expenses; nor to any charge des affaires, a greater sum than at the

rate of four thousand five hundred dollars per
annum, as a compensation for all his per-
sonal services and expenses; nor to the se-
cretary of any legation or embassy to any fo-
reign country, or secretary of any minister
plenipotentiary, a greater sum than at the
rate of two thousand dollars per annum, as a
compensation for all his personal services and
expenses; nor to any consul who shall be ap-
pointed to reside at Algiers, a greater sum
than at the rate of four thousand dollars per
annum, as a compensation for all his per-
sonal services and expenses; nor to any
other consul who shall be appointed to re-
side at any other of the states on the coast of
Barbary, a greater sum than at the rate of
two thousand dollars per annum, as a com-
pensation for all his personal services and ex-
penses; nor shall there be appointed more
than one consul for any one of the said
states: Provided, It shall be lawful for the Proviso,
President of the United States to allow to a
minister plenipotentiary or charge des affaires,
on going from the United States to any fo-
reign country, an outfit, which shall in no
case exceed one year's full salary of such mi-
nister or charge des affaires; but no consul
shall be allowed an outfit in any case what-
ever, any usage or custom to the contrary
notwithstanding.

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legations,

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That Charge des to entitle any charge des affaires, or secre- affaires, setary of any legation or embassy to any foreign country, or secretary of any minister &c. &c. to plenipotentiary, to the compensation herein be appointed before provided, they shall respectively be sident, with appointed by the President of the United the concur States, by and with the advice and consent Senate,

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