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States, for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of 

 the public money, and for transportation of notes, bonds, and other 

 securities of the United States, * * *^ ^X^i^d hereafter no part of 

 the money appropriated for the purposes mentioned in this para- 

 graph shall be expended for clerical services or payment of employees 

 of any nature or grade. 



Act August 7. 1SS2. c. 433. s. 1, 22 Stat. 312. 



This is a provision of the sundry civil appropriation act for the fiscal 

 year 1SS3, cited above. 



REV. ST. 3654. 



Limit upon extra compensation for disbursements for construction of public 

 buildings. 



Sec. 86.54. No extra compensation exceeding one-eighth of one 

 per centum shall in any case be allowed or paid to any officer, person 

 or corporation for disbursing moneys appropriated to the construc- 

 tion of any public building. 



ACT MARCE 3, 1875, c. 131. (18 Stat. 402.) 



Extra compensation for disbursements for public buildings. 



That the provisions contained in the act approved March third, 

 eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, entitled " an act making appro- 

 priations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service 

 of the Government for the fiscal 3'ear ending June thirtieth, eighteen 

 hundred and sixty-nine, and for other purposes ", limiting the com- 

 pensation to be allowed for the disbursement of moneys appropriated 

 for the construction of any public building was intended and shall 

 be deemed and held to limit the compensation to be allowed to any 

 disbursing officer who disburses moneys appropriated for and ex- 

 pended in the construction of any public building as aforesaid to 

 three-eighths of one per centum for said services. 



Act March 3, 1875, c. 131, s. 4, 18 Stat. 415. 



This is a provision of the deficiency appropriation act for the fiscal 

 year 1S75, cited above. 



Tlie provisions of act March 3, 1869, c. 323, 15 Stat. 312. here referred 

 to, were incorporated in Rev. St. sec. 3654, set forth above. 



ACT ATIGirST 7, 1882, c. 433. (22 Stat. 302.) 



Extra compensation for disbursements of moneys for public buildings or grounds 

 outside of city of Washington. 



* * * any disbursing agent who has been or may be appointed 

 to disburse any appropriation for any United States court-house and 

 post-office, or other building or grounds, not located within the city 

 of Washington, shall be entitled to the compensation allowed by law 

 to collectors of customs for such amounts as have been or may be 

 disbursed. 



Act August *7, 1S82. c. 433. s. 1. 22 Stat. 306. 



This is a provision of the sundry civil appropriation act for the fiscal 

 year 1883, cited above. 



The ponipens!)tion of collectors of customs when acting as disbursing 

 ajrents is fixe<l by Rev. St., sees. 3657 and 3658. 



ACT MARCH 4, 1911, c. 285. (36 Stat. 1363.) 



Disbursements for construction of public buildings to be made by Treasury 

 Department, and in exceptional cases, by collectors of customs; no extra 

 compensation except to disbursing agents who have given bonds. 



Hereafter all disbursements of money appropriated for the con- 

 struction of public buildings under the control of the Treasury De- 



