Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

THIRTIETH CONGRESS—FIRST SESSION.
H. R. 177.
(No Report.)
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
February 8, 1848.
Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
state of the Union.
Mr. Hunt, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the
following bill:
A BILL
Authorizing an additional number of inspectors in the district
of New Orleans.

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12 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, That the collector of the district of New Or-
leans be, and he is hereby, authorized to employ such
number of temporary inspectors, not exceeding twenty, in
addition to the permanent and temporary inspectors now
authorized by law, as may be necessary for the prompt
and convenient despatch of business in said district; and
that each of said temporary inspectors be allowed and
paid a compensation of three dollars per day for every
day he shall be employed in actual service: Provided,
however, That the said collector shall not be authorized,

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including the permanent and temporary inspectors hereto-
fore authorized, than the actual number of vessels from
foreign ports, having cargoes to be discharged, then lying
in said port or district of New Orleans.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the collector of the district of New Or- leans be, and he is hereby, authorized to employ such number of temporary inspectors, not exceeding twenty, in addition to the permanent and temporary inspectors now authorized by law, as may be necessary for the prompt and convenient despatch of business in said district; and that each of said temporary inspectors be allowed and paid a compensation of three dollars per day for every day he shall be employed in actual service: Provided, however, That the said collector shall not be authorized,
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13 14 15 16 17	at any time, to employ a larger number of inspectors, including the permanent and temporary inspectors hereto- fore authorized, than the actual number of vessels from foreign ports, having cargoes to be discharged, then lying in said port or district of New Orleans.