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 Tl-IlRTY~THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 133. 1855. 619 until it shall be assented to by an act of the legislature of the State of A556m0f Texas Texas, and a copy of the act of said State, duly authenticated, deposited :2 tg;  gww in the Treasury Department at lVashington, nor until the legislature of ' the State of Texas shall pass an act withdrawing and abandoning all claims and demands against the United States, growing out of Indian depredations or otherwise. Approved, February 28, 1855. CHAY. CXXXIII.—An Act to Remodel the Dqrlomatic and Consular Systems of the March 1 1855, United States; %.;_ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Pmvmon for States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the thirtieth appointment of day of June next, the President of the United States shall, by and with g¥“'°YS °>X*m91‘· the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint representatives of the grade ,;;,$'q,,8g?,?p;?;2: of envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to the following tiury tp certain countries, who shall receive an annual compensation for their services °°“”°“”· not exceeding the amount specified herein for each :-—- Great Britain, seventeen thousand five hundred dollars. sdmés France, fifteen thousand dollars. ` Spain, twelve thousand dollars. Russia, twelve thousand dollars. Austria, twelve thousand dollars. Prussia, twelve thousand dollars. Switzerland, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Rome, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Naples, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Sardinia, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Belgium, seven thousand Eve hundred dollars. Holland, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Portugal, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Denmark, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Sweden, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Turkey, nine thousand dollars. China, fiftecn thousand dollars. Brazil, twelve thousand dollars. Peru, ten thousand dollars. Chili, nine thousand dollars. Argentine Republic, seven thousand five hundred dollars. New Granada, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Bolivia, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Ecuador, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Venezuela, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Guatemala, seven thousand five hundred dollars, Nicaragua, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Mexico, twelve thousand dollars. Sec. 2. And be it farther enacted, That from and after the thirtieth Provision for day of June next, the President of the United States shall, by and with gg5g2z5E2n:, Ki the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint secretaries of legation to gw0n_ the following countries, who shall receive an annual compensation for their services not exceeding the amount specined herein for each :—— Great Britain, twenty-five hundred dollars. France, twenty-two hundred and fifty dollars. S¤1¤~*l<*¤· Spain, twenty-two hundred and fifty dollars. Russia, two thousand dollars. Austria, two thousand dollars. Prussia, two thousand dollars. Switzerland, fifteen hundred dollars. Rome, fifteen hundred dollars. a