Proviso the said bank, for the time being, to close its affairs: Provided, That said bank shall not exercise any banking privileges, or any other powers, except to collect and pay its debts, and close up its business. APPROVED, March 2, 1847. March 2, 1847 CHAP. XXXIX. - An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the Payment of Horses or other Property lost and destroyed in the military Service of the United States," approved the eighteenth Day of January, eighteen hun dred and thirty-seven. 1837, ch. 5. The claims of owners of wagons and teams who have lost horses, &c., pro vided for. Deductions in auditing and settling accounts. Act of 18th Jan., 1837, ch. 5, and lating to same subject, continued for two years from 3d March, 1847, &c. all other acts re Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the aboverecited act be so amended as to embrace the claims of all owners of wagons or teams, who sustained or shall sustain damage or injury from the loss of any horse, mule, or wagon, cart, boat, sleigh, or harness, while such property, was in the military service of the United States either by impressment or contract, and [when] the same has been destroyed or abandoned by the order of the commanding general, the commanding officer, or wagon-master, or otherwise lost or destroyed by unavoidable accident, without any fault or negligence of the owner, and when he was in the line of his duty, such owner shall be allowed and paid the value thereof at the time he entered the service. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the accounting officers of the treasury, in auditing and settling the claims under this act, and the one to which this is amendatory, shall make no other deductions from the claim, on account of former payments, than for the use, and risk, and forage advanced for the horse actually lost by the claimant, and before he was again remounted, or for clothing to which he was not entitled by law. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That an act entitled "An Act to provide for the Payment of Horses and other Property lost in the military Service of the United States," approved the eighteenth of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and all other acts or parts of acts relating to the same subject, be, and the same are hereby, continued in force for the period of two years from and after the third day of March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, and nothing contained in any former act shall be so construed by the accounting officers of the treasury as to prevent the presentation and adjustment of all the claims the payment of which is provided for by any of these several acts, within the time above specified. APPROVED, March 2, 1847. March 2, 1847. CHAP. XL. Additional officers, non-com missioned officers, musicians, and privates authorized. Officers, how to be appointed. Provisions of act of June 30, An Act for the Increase of the marine Corps of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passage of this act, the United States marine corps as now organ ized shall consist of four additional captains, four first lieutenants, four second lieutenants, twenty-five sergeants, twenty-five corporals, twentyfive drummers, twenty-five fifers, and one thousand additional privates. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the officers thus provided for shall be appointed first by promotion according to rank in the marine corps, and then by selection; and that their nominations shall be submitted to the Senate for their advice and consent. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of an act 1834, ch. 132, passed the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, enmade applicable titled " An Act for the better Organization of the United States marine to the provisions of this act. Corps," be, and the same are hereby, made applicable in all respects to the provisions of this act: Provided, however, That, notwithstanding any thing in said act to the contrary, the staff of the marine corps be, and the same is hereby, separated from the line of said corps; the officers of the former to receive the same pay and emoluments they now receive by law, and to hold the same assimilated rank, to wit: quartermasters, paymasters, and adjutants and inspectors, the rank of major, and assistant quartermasters the rank of captain. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the President, at the termination of the Mexican war, shall reduce the marine corps to a number, both in men and officers, not exceeding the number now in service. APPROVED, March 2, 1847. 1834, ch. 132. Proviso as to staff. When said corps shall be re duced. CHAP. XLVII.-An Act making Appropriations for the civil and diplomatic March 3, 1847. Expenses of Government for the Year ending the thirtieth Day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and for other Purposes. 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 hereby are, appropriated to the objects hereinafter expressed, for the year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, namely: Appropriations for the year ending June 30, 1848. Congress, pay Legislative. For compensation and mileage of senators, and members of the House of Representatives, and delegates, seven hun- and mileage. dred and fifty-five thousand dollars. Officers of Con For compensation of the officers and clerks of both houses of Congress, thirty-nine thousand five hundred and fifty-seven dollars and gress. fifty cents. For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the Senate, seventy-five thousand dollars. For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Library of Congress. For compensation of librarians, two assistant librarians, and messengers of the library, four thousand five hundred dollars. - For contingent expenses of said library, eight hundred dollars. For compensation of the Vice-President of the United States, five thousand dollars. Department of State. For compensation of the Secretary of State, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, twenty-six thousand three hundred dollars. For the incidental and contingent expenses of said department, viz. : For publishing the laws, and packing and distributing the laws and documents, including proof-reading, labor, boxes, and transportation, nine thousand dollars. For publishing in newspapers of the States and Territories the laws, &c., of the United States, nine thousand three hundred dollars. For stationery, blank books, binding, labor, and attendance, furniture, fixtures, repairs, painting, and glazing, four thousand four hundred dollars. For printing, (letter-press and copperplate,) advertising, books and maps, two thousand dollars. For newspapers, two hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars. Contingencies, Senate. House of Representatives. Library. Contingencies. Vice-President. State Dept. Secretary and officers. Contingencies. North-east ex For extra clerk hire, and copying, two thousand dollars. For compensation of superintendent and three watchmen of the ecutive building. north-east executive building, one thousand three hundred and forty five dollars. 1st Comptroller and officers 2d Comptroller and officers. 1st Auditor and officers. 2d Auditor and officers. 3d Auditor and officers. 4th Auditor and officers. 1845, ch. 71. 5th Auditor and officers. Treasurer and officers. Register and ' officers. Commissioner For the contingent expenses of said building, viz.: For labor, fuel, and light, two thousand two hundred dollars. For compensation of the First Comptroller, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messengers in his office, twenty-eight thousand five hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of the Second Comptroller, and the clerks and messenger in his office, including the salary of an additional clerk at twelve hundred dollars, who is hereby authorized to be employed for one year, sixteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of the First Auditor, and the clerks and messenger in his office including the salary of two additional clerks, who are hereby authorized to be employed until the end of the next fiscal year, from the first day of March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, at eleven hundred and fifty dollars each, twenty-two thousand nine hundred and seventy-three dollars. For compensation of the Second Auditor, and the clerks and messenger in his office, including the salaries of three additional clerks, at eleven hundred and fifty dollars each, who are hereby authorized to be employed for one year, twenty-nine thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of the Third Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, thirty-eight thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of Fourth Auditor, and the clerks and messenger in his office, including the salaries of two clerks at one thousand dollars each, authorized by the act of third March, eighteen hundred and forty-five, and hereby continued for one year, twenty-two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of the Fifth Auditor, and the clerks and messenger in his office, fourteen thousand eight hundred dollars. For compensation of the Treasurer of the United States, and the clerks and messenger in his office, thirteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of the Register of the Treasury, and the clerks, and messenger, and assistant messengers in his office, twenty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars. For compensation of the Commissioner of the General Land of General Land Office, and the recorder, draughtsman, assistant draughtsman, clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, and packers in his office, eightyfour thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight dollars and seventy-five cers. Solicitor of the Treasury and officers. Synopsis tions of cents. For compensation of the Solicitor of the Treasury, and the clerks and messenger in his office, thirteen thousand nine hundred dollars; the salary of the chief clerk in his office being hereby increased to sixteen hundred dollars per annum from the first day of March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven. For full compensation for all the work heretofore done for complettreasury instruc- ing the synopsis of the treasury instructions in execution of the revenue laws, and for preparing a supplement thereto, illustrating the organization and operations of the Treasury Department, and its various bureaus, in pursuance of those laws and instructions, two thousand dollars: Provided, That the further prosecution of said For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, compensation for carrying the department mails, translations, printing, including the public accounts; and for collecting and preparing information to be laid before Congress, ten thousand two hundred dollars. For miscellaneous expenses, two thousand eight hundred dollars. For blank books, binding, stationery, printing, and labor, one thousand seven hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, three hundred dollars. In the office of the Second Comptroller: For blank books, binding, stationery, and printing blanks, including pay for the National Intelligencer, and Union, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, seven hundred dollars. For labor, office furniture, and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. In the office of the First Auditor: For labor, and printing blanks, seven hundred and fifty dollars. In the office of the Second Auditor: Proviso. Contingencics of Treas. Dept. Office of Sec'y 1st Comptroller 2d Comptroller. 1st Auditor. 2d Auditor. For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, and printing blanks, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. 3d Auditor. In the office of the Third Auditor: For blank books, binding, printing, stationery, labor, and office furniture, eight hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, two hundred dollars. In the office of the Fourth Auditor: For blank books, binding, stationery, printing, and labor, seven hundred and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, two hundred dollars. In the office of the Fifth Auditor: For blank books, binding, stationery, and labor, three hundred and seventy-five dollars. For miscellaneous items, three hundred and fifty dollars. In the office of the Treasurer: For blank books, binding, and stationery, three hundred dollars. For printing, two hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, one hundred dollars. In the office of the Register of the Treasury: For blank books, binding, printing, stationery, and labor, two thousand dollars. To pay the expenses of procuring a further supply of the certificates of registers of vessels and lists of crews, two thousand dollars. For miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars. 4th Auditor. 5th Auditor. Treasurer. Register. Commissioner In the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office: For stationery, including blank books and blank forms for the dis- of Land Office. trict land offices, pieces of parchment and printing patents, advertising land sales in newspapers and handbill form, public notices and printing circulars, office furniture and repairs of the same, and pay of laborers employed in the office, fourteen thousand three hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, seven hundred dollars. In the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury: Solicitor. South east ex forms for returns of district attorneys, marshals, clerks of courts, collectors of the customs, and labor, one thousand and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, two hundred dollars. For compensation of a superintendent and eight watchmen of the ecutive building. south-east executive building, three thousand four hundred and twenty War Dept. cers in office of. Commissioner dollars. For the contingent expenses of the said building, namely: For labor, fuel, and light, seven thousand seven hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, one thousand seven hundred dollars. War Department. For compensation of the Secretary of War, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, seventeen thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and the of Indian Affairs. clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, nineteen thousand four hundred dollars. Commissioner of Pensions. Commanding General. Adjutant-Gen eral. Quartermaster General. Clothing and Equipage office at Philadelphia. Paymaster-Gen eral. Commissary For compensation of the Commissioner of Pensions, and the clerks and messengers in his office, including two additional clerks, hereby authorized to be employed for one year in the Bounty Land bureau, at one thousand dollars each, nineteen thousand one hundred dollars. For compensation of the clerk and messenger in the office of the Commanding-General, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Adjutant-General, seven thousand six hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Quartermaster-General, seven thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of Clothing and Equipage, at Philadelphia, four thousand two hundred dollars. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Paymaster-General, nine thousand one hundred dollars. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the General of Sub- Commissary-General of Subsistence, five thousand three hundred sistence. dollars. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Chief Engineer, five thousand six hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Surgeon-General, two thousand six hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Colonel of Ordnance, eight thousand six hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Topographical Bureau, four thousand nine hundred dollars. For the incidental and contingent expenses of said department, and the various offices and bureaus connected therewith, viz. : In the office of the Secretary of War: For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, and printing, one thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. For books, maps, and plans, one thousand dollars. For miscellaneous items, five hundred and fifty dollars. In the office of the Commissioner of Pensions : For stationery, blank books, binding, printing blank forms and regulations, advertising, and fuel, eight hundred dollars. For rent of houses occupied by the Pension Office, six hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, one hundred dollars. In the office of the Commanding-General : In the office of the Quartermaster-General : For miscellaneous items, three hundred dollars. |