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152 NINETEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 18,21. 1826. vided, also, That nothing in this section shall be construed to extend to balances arising solely from the depreciation of treasury notes, received by such person to be expended in the public service; but in all cases where the salary or pay of any person is withheld in pursuance of this act, it shall be the duty of the accounting ‘officer, if demanded by the party, his agent or attorney, to report forthwith to the agent of the Treasury Department the balance due, and it shall be the duty of the said agent, within sixty days thereafter, to order suit to be commenced against such delinquent and his sureties. Approved, March 25, 1826. Smrurn I. Much 31 , iszs, Can. XVIII.—·,dn Act to conyirm the sugznilementary report of the commissioners
of the western district of Louisiana.
Certain claims Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United d°¤<>¤il>°di¤ the States of America in Congress assembled, That the. claims marked B, gggglfilgxzry described in the supplementary report of the commissioners of the westcommissioners ern district of the state of Louisiana, dated the 11th of May, one thousand °f We W¤¤¤>F¤ eight hundred and fifteen, and recommended by them for confirmation, $2;:** czigxj be, and the same are hereby, confirmed in the same manner, and under e5_ ’ the same restrictions, as the report, to which this was supplementary, was BW, 611- 159- confirmed, by the act of the twenty-ninth of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen. A1’PROVED, March 31, 1826. S·u.·rv·r¤ I. April 5, 1826. Curr. XXI.--dn Act to provide for the employment of an additional naval force. [0b8d8W-] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ Syms *¢=P¤¤$· States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums` be,
dYfo??;;°Pr" and they are hereby, respectively appropriated, for defraying the expenses
mvy, for 1g2s_ of the navy for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, in addition to the sums heretofore appropriated by law for that object, that is to sa : pay and sui,. For bay and subsistence of petty officers, and for pay of seamen, other sistenceotlpetty than those at navy yards, shore stations, and in ordinary, sixty-six thoul‘;€g°‘;;‘?‘ "“' sand eight hundred and ninety-seven dollars.· P,Q,,,,,,O,,,_ d Spr provisions, forty-three thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight o ars. Medicines, Src. For medicines and hospital stores, four thousand dollars. Repairs, src. For repairs, and wear and tear of vessels, ninety thousand dollars. <>*`V¤S¤¢l¤· Sec. 2. And be it jnrther enacted, That the several appropriations f T¤tl;¤ Paid hereby made, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not others:;,; ° mw" wise appropriated: Provided, however, That no money appropriated, by Pruviso. this act, shall be paid to any person for his compensation, who is in arrears to the United States, until such person shall have accounted for, and paid into the treasury, all sums for which he may be liable: Pro- Proviso. vided, further, That nothing in this section contained shall extend {0 balances arising solely from the depreciation of treasury notes received by such person to be expended in the public service, but in all cases where the pay or salary of any person is withheld in pursuance of this act, it shall be the duty of the accounting officer, if demanded by the party, his agent or attorney, to report forthwith, to the agent of the Treasury Department, the balance due; and it shall be the duty of the said agent, within sixty days thereafter, to order suit to be commenced against such delinquent and his sureties. Ammovnn, April 5, 1826.
