Acts of Congress. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the several appropriations, hereinbefore made, shall be paid and discharged, first, out of any balance remaining unexpended of former appropriations for the same objects respectively, and, secondly, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, May 1, 1802. - An Act making appropriations for the support of Government for the year one thousand eight hundred and two. Be it enacted, &c., That for the expenditure of the civil list, including the contingent expenses of the several departments and officers; for the compensation of clerks in the several loan offices, and for books and stationery for the same; for the payment of annuities and grants; for the support of the Mint establishment; for the expenses of intercourse with foreign nations; for the support of light-houses, beacons, buoys, and public piers, and for satisfying certain miscellaneous claims and expenses, the following sums, including therein the sum of one hundred thousand dollars already appropriated, by an act, entitled "An act making a partial appropriation for the support of Government during the year one thousand eight hundred and two," be, and are hereby, appropriated, that is to say: For compensations granted by law to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, their officers and attendants, estimated for a session of five months continuance, one hundred and sixty-four thousand five hundred and twenty-six dollars and sixty-six cents. For the expense of fire-wood, stationery, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the two Houses of Congress, seventeen thousand dollars. For extraordinary contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, by resolutions of the House during the present session, including also the expenses of the library of the two Houses of Congress, and for printing one thousand copies of the Census of the United States, seven thousand dollars. For defraying the expense of new furniture, provided for the House of Representatives, one thousand two hundred and forty-four dollars and eighty-five cents. For the compensation to the President and Vice President of the United States, thirty thousand dollars. For compensation to the Secretary of State, clerks and persons employed in that department, eleven thousand three hundred and sixty dollars. For the incidental and contingent expenses in the said department, twelve thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the Secretary of the Treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, eleven thousand two hundred and forty-nine dollars and eighty-one cents. For expenses of translating foreign languages, allowance to the person employed in receiving and transmitting passports and sea-letters, stationery and printing, eight hundred dollars. For compensation to the Comptroller of the Treasury.clerks and persons employed in his office, twelve thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven dollars and eight cents. For expense of stationery and printing in the Comptroller's office, eight hundred dollars. For compensation to the Auditor of the Treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, twelve thousand two hundred and twenty dollars and ninety-three cents. For expense of stationery and printing in the office of the Auditor, five hundred dollars. For compensation to the Treasurer, clerks and persons employed in his office, six thousand two hundred and twenty-seven dollars and forty-five cents. For expense of stationery and printing in the Treasurer's office, three hundred dollars. Revenue, clerks and persons employed in his For compensation to the Commissioner of the office,, (including the wages of two persons employed in counter-stamping paper in the said dollars and six cents. office.) six thousand six hundred and forty-three office of the Commissioner of the Revenue, four For expense of stationery and printing in the hundred dollars. For compensation to the Register of the Treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, sixteen thousand and fifty-two dollars and one cent. For expense of stationery and printing (including books for the public stocks and for the arrangement of the marine papers) in the Register's office, two thousand eight hundred dollars. For compensation to the Superintendent of Stamps, clerks and persons employed in his office, one thousand six hundred and sixteen dollars and sixty-seven cents. For expense of stationery and printing in the office of Superintendent of Stamps, two hundred dollars. For compensation to the Secretary of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, two hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of clerks to be employed in the Treasury, in addition to those authorized by the act of the second of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, for the purpose of making draughts of the several surveys of lands in the Territory of the United States Northwest of the river Ohio, and for keeping the books of the Treasury in relation to the sales of land at the several land offices, two thousand dollars. For fuel and other contingent expenses of the Treasury Department, including therein the sum of one thousand dollars already appropriated, four thousand dollars. For defraying the expense incident to the stating and printing the public accounts for the year one thousand eight hundred and two, one thousand two hundred dollars. For defraying the expense of printing two large tables of imports, for one year, (ending the thir Acts of Congress. tieth of September, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine,) in American and foreign vessels, including paper furnished for the same, one hundred and sixty-four dollars. For compensation to a Superintendent employed to secure the buildings and records in the Treasury Department, during the present year, and for nine months service in the year one thousand eight hundred and one, not heretofore appropriated, including the expense of two watchmen, and the repair of fire-engines, buckets, &c., one thousand four hundred dollars. For compensation to the Secretary of War, clerks and persons employed in his office, eleven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For expenses of fuel, stationery, printing, and other contingent expenses in the office of the Secretary of War, one thousand dollars. For compensation to the Accountant of the War Department, clerks and persons employed in his office, ten thousand nine hundred and ten dollars. For contingent expenses in the office of the Accountant of the War Department, one thousand dollars. For compensation of clerks employed in the Paymaster General's office, one thousand eight hundred dollars. For fuel in the said office, ninety dollars. For compensation to the Purveyor of Public Supplies, clerks and persons employed in his office, including a sum of seven hundred dollars for compensations to his clerks, in addition to the sum allowed by the act of the second day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, and for expense of stationery and fuel in the said office, three thousand eight hundred dollars. For compensation to the Secretary of the Navy, clerks and persons employed in his office, nine thousand one hundred and ten dollars. For expense of fuel, stationery, printing, and other contingent expenses in the office of the Secretary of the Navy, two thousand seven hundred dollars. For compensation to the Accountant of the Navy, clerks and persons employed in his office, including the sum of one thousand one hundred dollars, for compensation to his clerks, in addition to the sum allowed by the act of the second of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninetynine, ten thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses in the office of the Accountant of the Navy, seven hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the Postmaster General, Assistant Postmaster General, clerks and persons employed in the Postmaster General's office, and for making good a deficiency in the appropriation for clerk hire in the said office, in the year one thousand eight hundred and one, including a sum of two thousand three hundred dollars for compensation to his clerks, in addition to the sum allowed by the act of the second of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, eleven thousand seven hundred and five dollars. For expense of fuel, candles, stationery, furni ture, chests, &c., exclusive of expenses of suits, prosecutions, mail-locks, keys, portmanteaus, saddle bags, blanks for post offices, advertisements relative to the mail, and other expenses incident to the department at large, these being paid for by the Postmaster General out of the funds of the office, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the several loan officers, thirteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the clerks to the Commissioners of Loans, and an allowance to certain loan officers, in lieu of clerk hire, and to defray the authorized expenses of the several loan offices. thirteen thousand dollars. For defraying the expense of clerk hire in the office of the Commissioner of Loans for the State of Pennsylvania, in addition to the permanent provision made by law, in consequence of the removal of the offices of the Treasury Department, in the year one thousand eight hundred, to the permanent seat of Government, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the Surveyor General, and the clerks employed by him, and for expense of stationery and other contingent expenses in the Surveyor General's office, three thousand two hundred dollars. For defraying the expense of publishing in the Sciota Gazette, the act providing for the sale of lands in the Territory Northwest of the river Ohio, and of paper for printing twelve hundred copies of the act providing for the sale of Western lands of the United States, eighty-four dollars. For completing certain surveys authorized by acts of Congress, passed the tenth of May, one thousand eight hundred, the eighteenth of February and third of March, one thousand eight hundred and one, and for surveying and laying off, according to law, the lands around Vincennes, on the Wabash, in the Indiana Territory, thirty-nine thousand two hundred and ninety-six dollars and ninety cents. For compensation to the following officers of the Mint: The director, two thousand dollars. The treasurer, one thousand two hundred dol lars. The assayer, one thousand five hundred dol lars. The chief coiner, one thousand five hundred dollars. The melter and refiner, one thousand five hundred dollars. The engraver, one thousand two hundred dollars. One clerk, at seven hundred dollars; For the wages of persons employed at the different branches of melting, refining, coining, carpenter, millwright, and smith's work, including the sum of eight hundred dollars per annum, allowed to an assistant coiner and die-forger, who also oversees the execution of the iron work, seven thousand dollars. For repairs of furnaces, cost of rollers and screws, bar-iron, lead, steel, office furniture, and Acts of Congress. For compensation to the Governor, Judges, and Secretary of the Mississippi Territory, five thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For expenses of stationery, office rent, and other contingent expenses, in the said Territory, three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the Governor, Judges, and Secretary of the Indiana Territory, five thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For expenses of stationery, office rent, and other contingent expenses in the said Territory, three hundred and fifty dollars. For additional compensation to the clerks of the several departments of State, Treasury, War, and Navy, and of the General Post Office, not exceeding for each department respectively, fifteen per centum in addition to the sums allowed by the act, entitled "An act to regulate and fix the compensation of clerks," eleven thousand eight hundred and eighty-five dollars. For the discharge of such demands against the United States, on account of the civil department, not otherwise provided for, as shall have been admitted in a due course of settlement at the Treasury, and which are of a nature, according to the usage thereof, to require payment in specie, two thousand dollars. Major Alexander Trueman, by an act of Congress passed the fourteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred, six hundred dollars. For payment of the annual allowance to the invalid pensioners of the United States, for their pensions from the fifth of March, one thousand eight hundred and two, to the fourth of March, one thousand eight hundred and three, ninetythree thousand dollars. For the maintenance and support of light-houses, beacons, buoys, and public piers, and stakeage of channels, bars, and shoals, and for occasional improvement in the construction of lanterns and lamps, and materials used therein, and other contingent expenses, including commissions to the superintendents of the said light-houses, at two and a half per centum, forty-four thousand eight hundred and forty-one dollars, and forty-four cents. For the discharge of such miscellaneous demands against the United States, not otherwise provided for, as shall have been admitted in due course of settlement at the Treasury, and which are of a nature, according to the usage thereof, to require payment in specie, four thousand dollars. For defraying the contingent expenses of Government, twenty thousand dollars. For defraying the expenses of taking the second enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States, in addition to the appropriation heretofore made for that object, twenty thousand dollars. For defraying the expenses incident to the purchase or erection of certain warehouses and stores for the reception of goods, wares, and merchandise, under the "Act respecting quarantine and health laws," passed the twenty-fifth of February, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, sixty-nine thousand and twenty-six dollars, and twelve cents. For the expenses of intercourse with foreign nations, sixty-four thousand and fifty dollars. For the salaries of the Commissioners under the seventh article of the treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, between the United States and Great Britain, including contingent expenses, twenty-four thousand and sixty-six dollars and For the compensation granted by law to the chief justice, associate judges, circuit judges, and district judges of the United States, including the chief justice and two associate judges of the District of Columbia, and to the Attorney General, sixty-eight thousand six hundred and fifty dollars. For the like compensations granted to the district attorneys, and for defraying the expenses of the supreme, circuit, and district courts of the United States, including the court for the Dis-sixty-seven cents. trict of Columbia, jurors and witnesses, in aid of the funds arising from fines, forfeitures, and penalties; and likewise for defraying the expenses of prosecution for offences against the United States, and for safekeeping of prisoners, fifty-six thousand nine hundred dollars. For compensation to the marshals of the district of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Kentucky, East and West Tennessee, one thousand two hundred dollars. For the payment of sundry pensions granted by the late Government, nine hundred dollars. For carrying into effect the act of Congress, of the third of February, one thousand eight hundred and two, relative to the officers and crew of the United States schooner Enterprise, one thousand seven hundred and nineteen dollars. For payment of the annuity granted to the children of the late Colonel John Harding and For salaries of the agents of the United States in London and Paris, expenses of prosecuting claims and appeals in the courts of Great Britain, in relation to captures of American vessels, and defending causes elsewhere, twenty-nine thousand dollars. For the salary of an agent in London for the relief and protection of American seamen, and contingent expenses to be incurred therein; and for relieving seamen elsewhere, fifteen thousand dollars. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several appropriations hereinbefore made, shall be paid and discharged out of the fund of six hun dred thousand dollars reserved by the act "making provision for the debt of the United States," and out of any money which may be in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, May 1, 1802. Acts of Congress. An Act further to alter and establish certain post roads; and for the more secure carriage of the mail of the United States. Be it enacted, &c., That the following post roads be discontinued: From Pelham, to Nottingham West, in New From Hanover to Scituate, in Massachusetts. From New York to Sagg Harbor, in the State of New York. From Schenectady to Sandy Hill. From Salem to Bridgetown, in New Jersey. From Lumberton, by Elizabethtown, to Andersonville, in North Carolina. From Rockford, by Scull Camp, to Grayson court-house. From Amelia court-house, by Pridesville, to Paynesville, in Virginia. From Washington to Cincinnati. From Franklin court-house, to Jackson courthouse, in Georgia. From Schenectady to Ballstown Springs, Milton, Saratoga Springs, Greenfield, Hadley, Galloway, Charleton, and again to Schenectady. the towns of Thermon and Jay, to Plattsburg, and From Sandy Hill to Fort George, and through thence to the Northern line of said State. In New Jersey-From Woodbury, by Bridgetown, Milville, Port Elizabeth, and Cape May court-house, to Cape Island. From Somerset court-house, by Baskenridge, to Morristown. From New Germantown, by David Miller's, in Washington township, and New Hampton, to Pittstown. In Pennsylvania-From Lancaster, by Reading, Allenstown, Bethlehem, and Stroud's, to Milford. From Lebanon to Jonestown. From Jenkinstown, by the cross roads and New Hope, to Flemmington, New Jersey. From Chambersburg, by Messersburg, to Bedford. From Downingtown, by Westchester, Kennet's square, and New London cross roads, to the brick From Golden's, by Geesbridge, St. Tammany's, Mecklenburg court-house, Marshall's store, Chris-meeting-house, in Maryland. tian's store, Lunenburg court-house, and Edmund's store, to Goldson's. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the following post roads be established: In Maine-From Dennysville to Eastport. From Haverhill, by Bath and Littleton, to In Massachusetts-From Boston, by Easton, to Taunton.. From Hingham, by Cohasset, to Scituate. From Springfield, by South Hadley, to Northampton. From Salem, by Topsfield, to Haverhill. In Vermont-From Middlebury, by New Haven, Moncton, Hinesburg, Williston, Jericho, Essex, Westford, Fairfax, and Sheldon, to Huntsburg; to return from Huntsburg, by Berkshire, Enosburg, Bakersfield, Cambridge, Underhill, Jericho, Richmond, Huntington, Starksborough, and Bristol, to Middlebury. From Danville, by St. Johnsbury, through Barnet, to return to Ryegate. In Connecticut-From Hartford, by Coventry, Windham, and Canterbury, to Plainfield. From Middletown, by Haddam, to Saybrook. From New Haven, by Woodbridge, Waterbury, and Watertown, to Litchfield. From Norwich, by Lisbon, Canterbury, and Brooklyn, to Pomfret. In New York-From New York, by Brooklyn, Jamaica, Hampstead, Merrick, Oysterbay South, Huntington South, Islip, Patchauge Fireplace, Moriches, West Hampton, Southampton, and Bridgehampton, to Sagg Harbor. From Hampstead, by Huntington, Smithtown, Brookhaven, and Riverhead, to Southhold. From Newtown, in the county of Tioga, by Catharinetown, to Geneva. In Maryland-From Reistertown, by McAlistertown, Abbotstown, and Berlin, to Carlisle, Pennsylvania. From Elkton, by the brick meeting-house, to the Rising Sun, Black Horse, and Sorrel Horse taverns, to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Mills, Petersburg, and Gettysburg, to ChambersFrom Westminster, in Maryland, by Union burg. in Pennsylvania. From Boonsborough, by Sharpsburg and Hamail from Ellicott's Mills to Montgomery courtgerstown, to Messersburg, Pennsylvania. The house, shall pass by Brookville. In Delaware-From Georgetown, by Proadkiln landing, to Lewistown. From Newport, by Chatham, Cochran's, and From Georgetown, by Bridge branch, and In Virginia-From Leesburg to Centreville. From New Dublin, by Tazewell court-house, and Lee court-house, to Robinson's mills, at the foot of Cumberland mountain. From Cumberland court-house, to Ca Ira. From Culpepper court-house, by Woodville and Mundell's store, to Newmarket, in Shenandoah county. From Fauquier court-house, by Aquia, to King George court-house. From Winchester, by Frontroyal, to Culpepper court-house. From Brook court-house, to Steubenville, in the Northwestern Territory. From Brooke court-house, to West Liberty. From Brookington, by Newman's and Randolph's taverns, and Ennis's store, to Henderson and Fitzgerald's store. From Amelia court-house, by Perkins's store, to Painesville. Acts of Congress. From Wyllesville, in Charlotte county, by Speed and Wilson's store, Sterling Yancey's and Norman's store, to Person court-house in North Carolina. From Harrisville. by Field's mill, Quarrelsville, McFarland's store, Lunenburg court-house, Christiansville, Marshalsville, Mecklenburg court-house, and St. Tammany's; and to return by Geesbridge, Edmund's store, Field's mill, to Harrisville. From Richmond court-house to Tappahanock. In North Carolina-From Plymouth to Robert Winn's, on Scuppernong river. From Jonesburg to Pasquotank river bridge. From Rutherfordstown, by John Gowen's store, to Greenville court-house, in South Carolina. From Wilkes to Ash court-house. The road from Mount Airy to Grayson courthouse, in Virginia, shall pass by Scull Camp. In Tennessee-From Jonesborough to Carter court-house. From Nashville to Franklin. From Knoxville to Burville. In South Carolina-The road from Edgefield to Cambridge, shall pass by Amos Richardson's, and return by Northampton. From Monk's corner, over Biggen Bridge, by Pineville, Murray's ferry, Santee, to Kingstree. In Georgia-From Oglethorpe court-house, by Athens, through Clarksburg, to Jackson courthouse. In Kentucky-From Shelbyville to Louisville. From Danville, by Pulaski court-house, to Wayne court-house. In the Northwestern Territory-From Marietta, by Chilicothe and Williamsburg, to Cincinnati. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That, for the better and more secure carrying of the mail of the United States on the main post road between Petersburg, in Virginia, and Louisville, in Georgia, the Postmaster General shall be, and hereby is, authorized and directed to engage and contract with private companies, or adventurers, for carrying the mail of the United States, for a term of time not exceeding five years, in mail coaches or stages, calculated to convey passengers therein : Provided, That the expense thereof shall not exceed a sum equal to one-third more than the whole of the present expense incurred for carrying the mail on such road on horseback. And the said Postmaster General may hereafter, at his discretion require, as a stipulation in the contract for carrying the mail from Suffield, in Connecticut, by Windsor, in Vermont, to Dartmouth College, in New Hampshire; that the same shall be conveyed in a carriage or line of stages: Provided, The expense thereof shall not exceed more than one-third the sum heretofore given for carrying the mail on the last mentioned route by a post rider. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the first day of November next, no other than a free white person shall be employed in carrying the mail of the United States, on any of the post roads, either as a post rider or driver of a carriage carrying the mail; and every contractor or person who shall have stipulated, or may here after stipulate, to carry the mail, or whose duty it shall be to cause the same to be conveyed, on any of the post roads, as aforesaid, and who shall, contrary to this act, employ any other than a free white person as a post rider or driver, or in any other way, to carry the mail on the same, shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars, one moiety thereof to the use of the United States, and the other moiety thereof to the person who shall sue for, and prosecute the same, before any court having competent jurisdiction thereof. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That all letters, packets and newspapers, to and from the Attorney General of the United States, shall be conveyed by post free of postage: Provided, That all letters by him sent be franked in the manner required by the seventeenth section of the act to establish the Post Office. SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Postmaster General be authorized to allow the postmasters, at the several distributing offices, such compensation as shall be adequate to their several services in that respect: Provided, That the same shall not exceed in the whole five per cent. on the whole amount of postages on letters and newspapers received for distribution, and that the said allowance be made to commence on the first day of June, in the year one thousand eight hunded: Provided, also, That if the number of mails received at, and despatched from, any such office is not actually increased by the distributing system, then no additional allowance shall be made to the postmaster. SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That there shall be allowed to the deputy postmaster at the city of Washington, for his extraordinary expenses incurred in the discharge of the duties of his office, an additional compensation, at the rate of one thousand dollars per annum, to be computed from the first day of January last. SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That this act shall not be so construed as to affect any existing contracts for carrying the mail. Approved, May 3, 1802. An Act to amend an act, entitled "An act for the relief of sick and disabled seamen;" and for other purposes. Be it enacted, &c., That the moneys heretofore collected in pursuance of the several acts, "for the relief of sick and disabled seamen," and at present unexpended, together with the moneys hereafter to be collected by authority of the beforementioned acts, shall constitute a general fund, which the President of the United States shall use and employ, as circumstances shall require, for the benefit and convenience of sick and disabled American seamen: Provided, That the sum of fifteen thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for the erection of an hospital in the district of Massachusetts. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That it shall be lawful for the President of the United States to cause such measures to be taken as, in his opin |