150
cent, fund, aris-ing from thesale of publiclands, to themaking of roadsand canals, &c.
Statute I.March 25, 1826.
[Obsolete.]
Specific ap-propriations forthe Indian de-partment.
Superintend-ent of Indianaffairs, &c.
Sub-agents,
&c.
Presents toIndians, &c.
Contingent
expenses.
Money to bepaid from thetreasury.
Proviso.
Proviso.
Statute I.
March 25, 1826.
[Obsolete.]
Specific ap-propriation forthe year 1826.
Contingent
expenses.
per cent, fund, arising from the net proceeds of the sales of public lands,within the state of Mississippi, may be appropriated by the legislaturethereof, to the making of public roads and canals, and to the improve-ment of the navigation of rivers and bays, within said state.
Approved, March 14, 1826.
Chap. XVI .—An Act making appropriations for the Indian department, for theyear one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be,and the same are hereby, appropriated, to wit:
For the pay of the superintendent of Indian affairs at St. Louis , andthe several Indian agents, as established by law, twenty-nine thousandfive hundred dollars.
For the pay of sub-agents, as established bylaw, thirteen thousand fivehundred dollars.
For presents to Indians, as authorized by act of one thousand eighthundred and two, fifteen thousand dollars.
For the contingent expenses, ninety-five thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several sums herebyappropriated shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not other-wise appropriated: Provided, however, That no money appropriated bythis act shall be paid to any person, for his compensation, who is inarrears to the United States , until such person shall have accounted forand paid into the treasury all sums for which he may be liable: Providedalso, That nothing in this section contained shall be construed to extendto balances arising solely from the depreciation of treasury notes, receivedby such person to be expended in the public service; but in all caseswhere the pay or salary of any person is withheld in pursuance of thisact, it shall be the duty of the accounting officer, if demanded by theparty, his agent or attorney, to report forthwith to the agent of the Trea-sury Department , the balance due, and it shall be the duty of the saidagent, within sixty days thereafter, to order suit to be commenced againstsuch delinquent and his sureties.
Approved, March 25, 1826.
Chap. XVII .—An Act making appropriations for the military service of theUnited States , for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be,and the same are hereby, respectively appropriated, for the military serviceof the United States , for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, to wit:
For pay of the army, and subsistence of officers, including the militaryacademy, nine hundred and ninety-four thousand four hundred and sevendollars and seventy-five cents.
For subsistence, two hundred and eighty-nine thousand one hundreddollars.
For forage for officers, thirty-five thousand five hundred aud twentydollars.
For the recruiting service, in addition to an unexpended balance, onthe thirty first of December, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, of six thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine dollars, twelve thou-sand one hundred and forty-five dollars.
For the contingent expenses of the recruiting service, in addition toan unexpended balance on thirty-first day of December, one thousand