United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/23rd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 165
Chap. CLXV.—An Act making compensation for certain diplomatic services, and for other purposes.
Deficiency in former appropriation to be paid to W. H. D. C. Wright.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be allowed and paid to W. H. D. C. Wright, to supply the deficiency of a former appropriation, in payment of the balance found due to him in the adjustment of his accounts, and for his diplomatic services at the court of Brazil, after the death of Mr. Tudor, and before the arrival of Mr. Brown, the sum of five thousand and thirty-seven dollars.
State of Maine to be reimbursed for supporting prisoners.Also, to the state of Maine, to reimburse the expense of supporting certain American citizens, in prison at Fredericton, in New Brunswick, seven hundred and seventy-five dollars.
J. A. Smith, N. Niles, and J. C. Pickett to receive compensation.Also, to John Adams Smith, Nathaniel Niles, and J. C. Pickett, secretaries of legation, a compensation for their services as chargés des affaires, at the rate of four thousand five hundred dollars per annum, during the time that they were actually left in charge of the affairs of the legations to which they were attached, deducting therefrom the amount already paid to them as secretaries of legation; the aforesaid sums to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Salary of J. C. Pickett.To James C. Pickett, secretary of legation, left in charge of the affairs of the United States at Bogota, on the termination of the mission of Mr. Moore, one quarter’s salary, for the expense of his return to the United States, five hundred dollars.
Approved, June 30, 1834.