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Commissary, or Adjltant, of the Militia, except in case of invasion,
by a foreign enemy, of such character as to require the
service of a battalion of militia in the field; and, in that case, the
said officers shall be discharged from service, within one month
after the disbandment of the militia.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That the Secretary of State
shall be authorized to appoint one Chief Clerk, and one Assistant
Clerk, for said Department, and one Chief Clerk for the PostOffice
Bureau, and no more. The Secretary of the Treasury
shall be authorized to appoint one Chief Clerk and two Assistant
Clerks for the Treasury Department, and no more. The Secretary
of the War and Navy Department shall be authorized to appoint
one Chief Clerk and two Assistant Clerks for said Department,
and no more. The Commissioner of the General LandOffice
shall be authorized to appoint one Chief Clerk and four
Assistant Clerks, and one Draftsman, for the General Land-Office,
and no more--except such ex-tra clerks as he may be authorized
to employ for a limited period of time, by special enactment of
Congress. The Comptroller shall be authorized to appoint one
Chief Clerk and one Assistant Clerk for the Comptroller's Office,
and no more. And the Auditor shall be authorized to appoint
one Chief Clerk .and one Assistant Clerk, and no more.
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, That the Treasurer shall hereafter
perform the duties of his office without any assistance.
SEC. S. Be it further enacted, That there shall be appointed
or retained in the service, one Captain of Ordnance, who shall be
the Superintendent of the Arsenal, and whose duty it shall be to
take charge of and preserve all public arms and munitions of
war which are now in said arsenal; and to collect, as far as may
be, all other public arms and munitions of war which are now
dispersed over the various parts of the country; and to cause the
same to be preserved. The said Superintendent shall be authorized
to appoint four laborers to assist the Armorer in cleaning;
repairing, and keeping in order, the public arms-the laborers to
be appointed to be approved by the Secretary of War, and to receive
stated monthly wages in full-compensation for their services.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, That the following salaries
per annum, shall be allowed to the officers hereinafter named,
until altered by law, payable quarterly-except clerks, who shall
receive their pay monthly, in par funds, in full compensation for
all services to be by them performed in their respective offices,
viz:-The President of the Republic, with a house, five thousand
dollars; President's Private Secretary, six hundred dollars; VicePresident
of the Republic, one thousand dollars; Secretary of
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Texas (Republic). Sixth Congress. Laws Passed by the Sixth Congress of the Republic of Texas., book, 1842; Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth45349/m1/13/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .