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OFFICIAL. LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, Passed at the Second Session of the Thir- ty-mimth Congress. [Pcsric—No. £1.) ‘a ag. AN Act making a riations for the legis! tive, executive, sud jadicial expenses of the government for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, ana for other purposes. [Continued from yesterday's Evening Star.} CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. In the office of the Secretary of the Trea- su " For copying, labor, binding, sealing ships’ Yegisters, translating foreign languages, ad- vertising. and extra clerk bire for preparing and coliecting information tobe laid before Congress, acd tor miscellaneous items, ten thousand dollars. For compensation of additional clerks who may be employed i> Fs Secretary according to theexigencies of ublic service. and ad- ditional compensation for extra labor of clerks in office, five thousand dollars. For janitors for the Treasury Depai fifteen thousand dollars. In the office of the First Comptroller: For furniture, public documents, State and Territorial statutes, and miscellaneous items, ene thousand dollars. in the office of the Second Comptroller: For contingent expenses o: the office, one thousand dollars. In the office of the First Auditor: For stationery, office farniture, and miscel- iapeous items, one thousand five hundred goliars. in the office of the Second Auditor : For » Office furniture, and miscel- laneous items, including two newspapers, to be filed and preserved for the use of the office, twenty-five thousand dellars. In the office of the Fourth Auditor: For contingent expenses of the office. three thousand dollars. in the office of the Fiftm Auditor: For stationery, postage, furniture, and mis- cellancous expenses, in which are inciuded two daily newspapers, thousand dollars. in the office of the Auditor for the Post Of- Bice Department: For ae. expenses of the office, ten thousand do! s in the effice of the Treasurer: For contingent expenses of the office, seven Weucand dollars. In the office of the ster: For miscellaneous items, including office Turniture, six thousand dollars. Office of the Solicitor of the Treasurer: For biank books, binding, stationery, labor, And miscellaneous items, aod for statutes and reports, and for care of library, four thousand two hundred dollars. Office of the Commissioner of Customs: For stationery, miscellaneous items, and of- positing official bonds. five thousand doilars. Light-House Board, viz: For miscellaneous expenses and postage, one thousand five bundred dollars Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: For contingent expenses of the office, five tBousand dollars. Office of the Commissioner of Internal Reve- Fr office furniture,’maps, labor, miscellane- @us items, and other contingent expenses, filty sbhousand dollars. BUREAU OF STATISTICS. For contingent expenses, ramety, laborers, fice furniture, carpets, fitting up files, and miscellabeous items, four thousand dollars. For the collection of statisties of mines and Minings, fifteen thousand dollars. For Lepore” f for the Treasury Department and the sev bureaus, one hundred thou- sand doliars. FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSESOF THE SOUTHEAST EXEUUTIVE BUILDING, INCLUDING THE EXTENSION. For compensation of twelve watchmen and ®leven laborers of the southeast executive Duilaing, sixteen thousand five hundred and sixty dollars. ‘ For contingent expenses of said building, viz: for fuel, light, labor, and miscellaneous items, one hundred thousand dollars. For rent of buildings for the accommoda- tion of clerks who cannot be accemmodated am the Treasury building, two thousand dol- Jars. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. For compensation of the Secret of the ‘Interier, Assistant Secretary, chief clerk and the clerks, messenger, assistant messengers, ‘watchmen, and laborers in his effice, forty- eight thousand seven hundred dollars. For compensation of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, chief clerk, recorder, draughtsman. assistant draughtsmen, clerks, Messengers, ascistant messengers, packers, ‘watchmen, and laborers in bis office, one hun- dred and seventy-eight thousand two hun- dred dollars For compensation of additional clerks in the General Land Office, under the act of third March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five, granting bounty land, and for laborers employed therein, fifty-eight thousand six hundred and forty dollars: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior. at his discretion, sBall be, and he is hereby, authorized to use any tion of said appropriation for piece- work, or by the day, week, month, or year, at such rate or rates as he may deem just and fair, not exceeding a salary of twelve hun- dred dollars per annum: And provided further, That such work shall be given only to persons an indigent circumstances. and to the so’diers and to the widows of soldiers who served in the Union army during the late rebellion, and to be done only by the employee in person. For compensation of the Commissiener of In- Gian Affairs, chief clerk, and the clerks, mes- senger, assistant messenger, watchmen, and Jaborer im his office, thirty-two thousand six bundred dollars. For compensation of the Commissioner of Pensions, chief clerk, and the clerks, messen- gers, assistant messengers, watchmen, and laborers in his office, two hundred and six- —_ thousand nine bundred and twenty dol- s. For additional clerks in the Pension Office, forty-one thousand dollars: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior. at his discretion, shall be, and is hereby, authorized to use any Portion of said appropriation for piece work, or by the day, week, month, or year, at such rate or rates as he may deem just and fair. not exceeding a salary of twelve huadred dollars per annum. CONTINGENT EXPENSES — DEPART- MENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary of the Interior : For stationery, furniture, and other contin- gencies.and for books and maps for the library, ten thousand dolla: Fer casual repairs of the Patent Office build- ing, including the laying of a pavement on the old wing, twenty thousand dollars. For expenses of packing and distributing con- grersional journals and documents, in pursu- ance of the provisions contained in the joint resolution of Congress approved twenty-eighth January. eighteen handred aad fifty-seven, and act fifth February, eighteen hundred and ‘-nine, six thousand doliars, For fuel and lights for the Patent Oftice building, including the salaries of engineer and Assistant engineer of the furnaces and repairs of the heating apparatas, eighteen thousand dollars. Office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs: For blank books, bindin ationery, and ‘Miscellaneous items, inclad: wo of the daily city newspapers. to be flied, bound, and pre- Served for the use of the office, five thousand dollars. Office of the Commissioner of Pensions: For stationery, engraving, and retouching _ for bounty land warrants, Priuting and nding the same, office furniture, and repair- ing the same, and miscelianeous items, in- cluding two daily hewspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, and for detection and investigation of fraud, twenty-two thousand dollars. Office of the Commissioner ot Public Baild- mas: For compensation jof Pablic Buildings, and the clerk and = ger in his office, tour thousand seven hundred For stationery, blank books, plans, draw- ings, and other contingent expenses pow, po fice, five bundred dollars. SURVEYORS GENERAL AND THEIR F tion of thee ‘or compensa: general of Minnesota, and the clerks in his office, eight ee three veep rhe dollars. ess ‘or compensation o: surveyor general of the Terrors ot Dakota and Montane and the bmg his office, six thousand three hundred For compensation of the surveyor general of aad the clerks in hisoffi = Lore te ce seven thou. the Commissioner of | messen. the clerks im Bis office, of the surveyor general of Nevada, and the clerks in bis office, seven thousand dollars. For compensation of the su: pies pak ots dag ke Ris five hundred doilars. of Washington Territory, — four thousand six hundred and nine dollars. For compensation of recorder of land titles in Missouri, five hundred dollars. RENT OF SURVEYORS GENERALS’ OF- FICE. For rent of surveyor general's office in Ure- gon, foe! —, anaes Com other inci- dental expenses, including messenger, fifteen hundred dollars. wr For rent of surveyor general’s office of Cal- ifornia, fuel, books, stationery, and other in- cidental expenses, including pay of messen- ger, flve thousand dollars. For office rent forthe surveyor general of Washington Territory, fuel, books, stationery, pe other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars. For office rent ef the surveyor genera) of Kansas, fuel, books, stationery, and other in- cidental expenses, two thousand dellars. for office rent of the surveyor general of Iowa and Nebraska, fuel, books, stationery, cn or ge incidental expenses. two thousand 0) y Forrent of surveyor general's office in the tories of Dakota and Montana, fuel, » stationery, and other incidental ex. penees, one thousand o} undred dollars. For rent of office for the surveyor general of Colorado and Utab Territories, fuel, books, stationery, aud other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars. urveyor general of general of six thon- For rent of office of the Idaho, two thousand dollars. For rent of office for surveyor general of Nevada, two thousand dollars. For defraying the expenses of the iy rhea Court and district courts of the United States, including the District ef Columbia, and also for jurors and witnesses, in aid of fands aris- ing from fines, penalties. and forfeitures, in the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-erght, and previous and likewise for de! expenses of suits in which the United States are con- cerned, including legal assistance to the At- torney General, and other special and extraor- dinary expenditures in cases in the Supreme Oourt ef the United States in which the United States are concerned. and of Prosecu- tions for offences committed against the Un States, and for the safe keeping of prisonéis, one million three hundred thousand dollars. WAR DEPARTMENT. For compensation of the Secretary of War, Assistant Secretary of War, chiet clerk, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messengers, and laborer in his office, sixty-one thousand three hundred and eighty dollars. For compensation ef the clerks and messen- gers in the office of the Adjutant General, two peek and sixteen thousand seven hundred jollars. For compensation of the clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, and laborers, in the Office of the Quartermaster General, three hun- dred and ninety-nine thousand three hundred and sixty dollars. For compensation of the chief clerk, clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, and laborers in the office of the Paymaster General, two ie dred and nine thousand two hundred dol- rs. For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborers in the office of the Comm: General, fifty-four thousand four handred and forty dollars. For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer in the office of the Surgeon Gen- = = three thousand eight hundred and forty i For compensation of the clerks, messengers, and laborers in the office of the Chief Engineer, twenty-eight thousand eight handred and eighty dollars. For com: tion of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Colonei ot Ordnance, sixty thousand and forty dollars. For additional compensation toemployees in the offices of the Secret of War, Adjutant General, Quartermaster eral, Paymaster General. Commissary General, Surgeon Gen- eral, Chief Engineer, and Chief of Ordnance, under provisions of act of July twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, six thousand six hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of two clerks of class two in the Sienal Office, two thousand eight hun- dred dollars. For compensation of one clerk of class four in the office of Inspector of Military Acaaemy, one thousand eight hundred dollars For compensation of the clerks in the office of Military Justice, seven thousand two bun- dred dollars. CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE WAR Office of the Bearetary of War ice Oo! ar: For blank books, stationery, labor, books, maps, extra clerk hire, and miscellaneous items, twenty thousand dollars. Office of the Adjutant General - For blank books, stationery, binding. and Sonne items, twenty-five thousand lollars. Office of the Quartermaster General : For blank books, stationery, bin: ing, and — items, thirty-five thousand dol- jars. Office of the Paymaster General: For blank books, stationery, binding, ana miscellaneous items, ten thousand dollars. Office of the Commissary General : For blank books, stationery and binding, including rent of office and hire of watchmen, fourteen thousand dollars. Office of the Chief Engineer: For blank books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, three thousand five hun- dred dollars. Office of the Surgeon General: For blank books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, including rent of office, fifteen thousand dollars. Office of the Chief of Ordnance: For blank books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, five thousand dollars. Office of Military Justice: For blank books, stationery, binding, and miscellaneous items, one thousand two hun- dred dollars. FOR THEGENERAL PURPOSES OF THE NORTHWEST EXECUTIVE BUILDING. For compensation of superintendent, four ‘watchmen, and two laborers of the northwest executive building, three thousand eight hun- dred and fifty dollars. For Isbor. fuel, light, and miscellaneous items, twenty thousand dollars. For additional compensation to subordinate employees, under provisions of act of Jaly twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, seven hundred and twenty dollars. FOR THEGENERAL PURPOSES OF THE BUILDING CORNER OF F AND SEY- ENTEE(NJTH STREETS. For compensation of superintendent, four ‘watchmen, and two laborers for said building, — thousand eight hundred and fifty dol- jars. For fuel, compensation of firemen, and mis- cellaneous items, ten thousand dollars. For additional compe: employees, under prov ns of act of July twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, seven hundred and twenty dollars. FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE BUILDING CURNER OF F AND FIiF. TEENTH STREETS. For superintendent, watchmen, rent, fuel, lights, and muscellaneous items, fifteen thou_ sand dollars. NAVY DEPARTMENT. For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, So- licitor and Naval Judge Advocate Gene: chief clerk, and the clerks, messenger, ass: ant messenger. and laborers in his office, fifty- = thousand — rie tn dollars. “of compensation o: ief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, the civil engineer, chief clerk, messenger. laborers. and following clerks and draughtsmen, which are hereafter authorized. viz: One clerk of class four, two clerks of class three, one clerk of class two, one clerk of class one, and one draughtsman, at a salary of eighteen hundred doliars per annum, sixteen thousand six hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the Chief of the Bureag and the elerks, messenger. and office, fourteen thousand nine twenty dollars. For compensation of the Chief of the Bursan of Equipment and Recruiting, chief clerk, | ‘laborer | of Navigation, chiet clerk, and the clerks, Messenger, and laborer in his office, ten thon- sand two bundred and twenty dollars. For compensation of the Chief of the Burean of Ordnance, and chief clerk, clerks, draughis- salary is hereby established at Snnum, messen. teen thousand nae @leven thousand four bendrea and twenty ENTAL AND CONTINGENT EX- “PENSES OF THE NAVY DEPART. ™M . Office of the Secretary of the Navy: stationery, labor, ne . périod- and miscellaneous items tire ioreca dollars. Bureau of Yards and Docks: For , books, plans, drawings, and incidental fabor, one thousand eight handred dollars. Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting: For stationery, books, a items, seven hi red and fifty dollars. Bureau of Navigation: For stationery, blank books, binding, and miscellaneous items, two thousand four hun- dred dollars. Bureau of Ordnance: For stationery and miscellaneous items, in- cluding three hundred dollars fer photogra- pher, one thonsand three hundred dollars. Burean of Construction and Repair: For stationery and miscellaneous items,one thousand dellars. Bureau of Steam Engineering: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miecellaneous items, two thousand five nun- dred dollars. Bureau of Provisions and Clothing: For blank books, stationery, and miscelia- — items, one thousand five hundred doi- jars. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: For blank books, stationery, and miscelia- neous items, eight hundred dollars. FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE SOUTHWEST EXEOUTIVE BUILDING. For compensation of nine watchmen and two laborers of the southwest executive build- ing, seven thousand six Rundred and thirty- two dollars. For contingent expenses of said bailding, For labor, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items, seven thousand five hundred dollars, [TO BE CONTINUED.] AUOTION SALES. Se B* THOS. DOWLING, Auct.; Georgetown, patccie. wis: J ick House, with the lot, which front by 120 feet deep; and the 2 two- ry Frame Houses, west of the brick house, separately, with lots respectively attached to the same. And on FRIDAY, the 13th day of April, A. D. 1867, atthe premises, at 50’clock - we will St te Sater Seacrest eee : in su! on ; ni . 79,in the city of Washington. Lot B wlll be sold in three seperate parcels, each having a front of 22 feet 5 inches on 3d street west, between south U and south D streets, th of 106 feet to an alley in the rear; fasts inches oo sosth Cason bok . streets west, by a depth of about 184 feet 6 inches. All the above property is desirable, aud deserves the attention of persons desiring to invest in such Piferme of sale, as prescribed by the decree : On third cash; the resid: in two equal and twelve mon: ith interest from th or, at the option of the aser, reheee money may be paid in cash pres- about . MATTHEWS, { Trustees. MANOS DOWLING, Auct. COOPER & LATIMER, Auctioneers Br ee ae. eal ee a re rpe’ en! es Bouthwont corms Ofice Baskaeac® and 11th st., B hE BEET, THE BS, &c., AT Wasbingto: together with hres’ Ei} Goal Barrows: ove set ‘Fairteake Goat ‘Screen, Bakes and Shovels. 'W. Palmer of, in. and Lo, ‘The interest of one F to the unexpired leasehold of said Wharf Erop- erty situate at the foot of said 10th street, in the feage be tofore exer fed by win nA’ Beaaier iam A. Bradley, J favor of said 0. . ir. ‘Forms of sale: Cash. A. THOS. BRADLEY, Trustee. mb 2-codds COOPER & LATIMER, Auets. — ee & LATIMBB, Auctioneers, PRE SE = Ofice Building. - OHANCEBY SALE OF VALUABLE BEaL By virtue of a decree of the the pny mbia, in mane cause No. fe fee andersigned te treat ‘cotate at the times and places and upon the terms eet Y¥, the 224 il, A.D. on, the yromises,. we writ eett bered 18. 19,20, 31, 23, 33, Pent cd party On St taRt t AY, f April, A.D. On T' Di LE Lh An prit. ALD. Squa: situate en \ween | street and pb tl . 19. Sega 'e No, La Nos nd 5, ia taid nare 435, sitaate on Delaware avenue. near south O street; Lot No ‘. ts Fasare Ho. fas oe Ca Delaware wr sou! ree! ‘on WEDNE . 1867. at 33 uth C street. laware av uate ‘treet; Lot No. 18, in Square east of ware No. 642, situate on Virginia avenue, near Qanal street: Lot N in Square south of south. Ou THUBEDAY., ti 1867. at 432 o'clock suction room. the fol Lot No. 4, in end 25th 4 f April, A.D., wat Uooper a Latimer's ing described Lots, to wit : juare No 6H) on theeorner of south we Q treet on Marsachusetts avenue, streets Tote, Hee. 1 and 2, in 'Sanere N twelfth, “Dive terme of ale. as prege: ie . are as follows : ‘One-third of cash, aad the balance in ¢! twelve months frem 4° the payment ae residu one notice pu: wee! Conveyanci Tans box coat of purchaser's. 3. wales a MiLLEp. Trustecs. mh 28-co8wids’ esenn rede 5 BY PERS REGAN seats, VALU. ‘RONTING ON Gn THUBEDAY. the ut fnst., at loc! Square No. 738: heving ae Sear an ors aps. 90 Gor TEN & TLETRacs, Aucts. Be read, atheast cotaes Meet ate, SU le aaah cite uek s CITY PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR TAXES. OCOLLECTOR’S OFFICE, Crry Hatt, APRIL 2, 1967. on WEDNESDAY, the 26th day of June mext, the follow: list of will be by Public Auction, at the City Hall, (Aldermen amber,) in the of Washington, DC, % the tion of said Cit Shless the said Taxes be sovionaly paid to the Collector, Qné fees as may have accrued at the time of payment. % to — at eed ren M., and to be continued from completed. Tenues Cas. ca sae aad i WILLIAM DIXON, Collector. amount im each per- son’s namo, ‘otal amount on each Lot. No. of Lot, ‘ol g WHOM ASSESSED. | 4i@ part of 1,2,3 Ames, A. J,....... ands | eet e & south line of said lot, one hundredfeet,thence south two feet ten in-' ches, thence east one Bundred feet, thence north twenty-four feet, thence west two han-' dred feet, thence south twenty-one feet two inehes to the beginning. len, A. G. and C. Wil-|. son. Sewer tax on int from Sept. 16, 1566, #53.99) First inetaiment of ans forty-five ches north of G street south, thence north six- teen teet, thence we: twenty-five feet,then. south sixteen feet, thence east twenty-five! feet to the inning .|Abercrombie, A. First installment wee ald two feet front of sai lot by the depth thereof Alexander, Ditto Begin' Thirteenth street, at distance ef twenty feet south of the ni east cormer of said square, and running south thirteen feet ten eee inches, ninety-six feet, north thirteen feet ten’ inches, and thence ninety-six feet to Pie of veginning. March 29, 1566. . $26.72) Firstinstallment water|” mning &t a point on, New York ave. four- teen feet four inches) and ronning then westwardiy Prurtocn said aynue ardofequal ‘Width front and rear. tto front of said ot by of Lo opr * 454|part 13...... by the depth thereof. DINO. ....---e000---- -| Paving alley tax, on int. from May 21,1866 $33.74 Sewer tax on int. trom’ bie 17, 1866. 183 OF tO... ee “rei Paving tax on int. from ito. pymiod cdo yel fat Di 729/12 andim.... WB eescerossees TA sovecceevess Ditto. oe. “| ‘pirat installment wala — First installment water, 232 tax", + 87.13 26 61 32 David... SZSRBEl&AAE Booreeunee-- BeSusec]es. | s, : 3 ‘Years due. §4' i rs 3 ro WHOM ASSESSED. 3*3- be} ; aU he 3 3 1865 1866. 23 223 | | j ee | | } | berger's subdivision of | | origina! lot namber two | | im square south of 463. j | Be Pole iis | } | jo! 5 TOM. .eereevees- AbDOtt, Elizabeth. +| SP 5498 t 533 south halt 25 S72,8UD. A.seses- 383 part 4 .,.... sub 34. part 6 and im 491 west half 12. tax., | Being the sou! j 297 parts 14 and a r and im. First installment water $50.55, Dit ons First installment water ee $5) Anderson, Elizabeth and” othe sees twenty. j eight feet front of said | lot by the depth thereof ] Ditto secsecccecrensssisecsee! 908) 6 08 Being the east six feet | | three inches front by | | the depth of said jot.’ | i j First installment —_— | | B20 aus] 40 42) 45.79 | o* o 38 i Ditto. oF aoos] 18.48 18 60) First installment bat | BAX soeesenoene- ss +e - F Ad F. and +++.) 18 66 180 75 160 75 Eye Paving tax on int. from Ang. 10, 1566... $162 09 +. Anderson, Hudley . 1” 12 Acton, Henry..... pun Beginning at a point seventy ‘feet from the | | southwest corner of i Sixth street west and said square, and run- _ thence east with | i the line of E street sev- | enteen feet. thence north j | Binety feet five inches, tbence west seventeen feet, thence south nine- ty feet five inches to E | street, the place of be- | ginning. Allen, Hannan.......... First installment water said lot five, and rui ning thence east nin teen feet eleven and one half inches,fronting on D street north,and with that front at right an- gles with D street by of the jot. east corner of Thir- teenth street west and & certain alley seven- teen feet nime inches wide, thence with said alley fifty-four feet three ini thence slong line of lot fifteen north thirteen feet five and one half inches, south thirteen feet five and one half inches to egin! } east corner Of said lot number twenty-four, j Tunning thence south j twenty-seven feet six | inches, thence west one bunored and six feet | mine inches, tnence north twenty seven six j inches, thence east one | First installment water 625 sub 13....+.. angus. <. €28, 470, 1647 Tax 1664 subii&im.. Ditto... 63 85) 70 26244 34 é Tax 1963 | 1s sub 15& im.. as Sud 16 roves | [82D 17.2000 | [SUD 15 .eoeee Se1|parts 3and 4 adams, James A 816 13and im.... Adams, Joseph, and F.. ic. the beginning. Sisipars. orig —— Jomes,and Joho - S411) 59 52177 87 j j 759 S34 29 42 | | 6 67, 7 33 25 65) 595 653 299 - 58 598 avenue feet five inches west- j ; wardly from the north | twenty-three ing Westwardly along said | Hl avepue twenty-three } feet five inches, thence Southwestwardly at | Tight angles with said } venue to the southern boundary of said lot, ce eastwardly twenty-three feet five inches, thence aorth- ‘Wwestwardly to begin- Ding. G. Was! First ins! tax.. north one hundred and | j two feet six inches te j twent, gouth ooshunarea and | two feet six inches to + sciseabinnees First installment water | sees $39 26 on G street Ted and twen. one bu: -four feet west from = southeast corner of | thence “west fifty-two feet and one-half inch, ce Bort two han- ns neneee ceseee seeees)