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officers of the departments to employ, in their respective offices, messengers, assistants, and other persons, as follows, that is to say:

In the office of the Secretary of State, one messenger, and assistant, at a compensation not exceeding one thousand and fifty dollars per annum:

In the patent office, one machinist, at a compensation not exceeding seven hundred dollars, and one messenger, at a compensation not exceeding four hundred dollars per annum:

In the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, one messenger, and assistant, at a compensation, together, not exceeding one thousand and fifty dollars per annum:

In the office of the first comptroller, one messenger, and assistant, at a compensation, together, not exceeding one thousand and fifty dollars per annum:

In the office of the second comptroller, one messenger, at a compensation not exceeding seven hundred dollars per annum:

In the office of the first auditor, one messenger, at a compensation not exceeding seven hundred dollars per annum:

In the office of the second auditor, one messenger, at a compensation not exceeding seven hundred dollars per annum:

In the office of the third auditor one messenger, and assistant, at a compensation, together, not exceeding one thousand and fifty dollars per annum.

In the office of the fourth auditor, one messenger, at a compensation not exceeding seven hundred dollars per annum.

In the office of the fifth auditor, one messenger, at a compensation not exceeding seven hundred dollars per annum:

In the office of the treasurer, one messenger, at a compensation not exceeding seven hundred dollars per annum:

In the office of the commissioner of the general land office, one messenger, and labourer, at a compensation, together, not exceeding eleven hundred and fifty dollars per annum:

In the office of the register of the treasury, one messenger, and assistant, at a compensation, together, not exceeding one thousand and fifty dollars per annum:

In the office of the Secretary of War, one messenger, and assistant, at a compensation, together, not exceeding one thousand and fifty dollars per annum:

In the office of the paymaster general, one messenger, at a compensation not exceeding seven hundred dollars per annum:

In the office of the commissary general of purchases, one messenger, at a compensation not exceeding seven hundred dollars per annum:

In the office of the Secretary of the Navy, one messenger, and assistant, at a compensation, together, not exceeding one thousand and fifty dollars:

In the office of the commissioners of the navy, one messenger, at a compensation not exceeding seven hundred dollars per annum:

In the office of the postmaster general, one messenger, and assistant, at a compensation together, not exceeding one thousand and fifty dollars per annum:

In the office of the secretary of the Senate, one messenger, at a compensation not exceeding seven hundred dollars per annum:

In the office of the clerk of the House of Representatives, three clerks, at a compensation not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars each:

. And be it further enacted, That the sum of five thousand nine hundred and thirteen dollars, and twenty-five cents is hereby appropriated for one year’s compensation for one additional clerk in the