An Act making Appropriations for the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Expenses of Government for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven

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Summary

The sum of $3,210 is appropriated for the preservation of the collections of the Exploring Expedition. The compensation of keepers and watchmen of the collections and for laborers is set at the rate of $480 per annum, per act of fourth August, 1854.

Subject

United States Exploring Expedition (USEE)

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • 11 Stat. 102
  • Title 34, Navy
  • Public Law

Citation information

Statutes at Large

Notes

Reference is made to the Act of August 4, 1854, 10 Stat. 546.

Contained within

11 Stat. 102 (1856); ch. 162 (Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

  • 1859
  • 08/18/1856

Topic

  • Scientific expeditions
  • Museum finance
  • Preservation of materials
  • Finance
  • Officials and employees
  • Expenditures, Public
  • Salaries
  • Officials and employees--Salaries

Form/Genre

Public Law

Physical description

Number of pages: 2; Page Numbers: 102, 110

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