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    This document contains three sections from 1789 acts of Congress establishing salaries for federal judges and officials: - Section 1 sets the annual salaries for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ($4,000), Associate Justices ($3,500), and district court judges ranging from $1,000 to $1,800 depending on the district. It also establishes a $1,500 salary for the Attorney General. - Section 2 continues the first act in force until March 1796. - Section 3 sets the President's salary at $25,000 plus furniture, and the Vice President's salary at $5,000.

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    This document contains three sections from 1789 acts of Congress establishing salaries for federal judges and officials: - Section 1 sets the annual salaries for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ($4,000), Associate Justices ($3,500), and district court judges ranging from $1,000 to $1,800 depending on the district. It also establishes a $1,500 salary for the Attorney General. - Section 2 continues the first act in force until March 1796. - Section 3 sets the President's salary at $25,000 plus furniture, and the Vice President's salary at $5,000.

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    FTRST CONGRIEIS. Ssss. I. GH.18, 19. 1789.

    continuance SEC.7. And be it further enacted, T h a t this act shall continue in


    act- force until the fourth day of March, in the pear one thousand seven
    hundred and ninety-six, and n o longer.
    APPROVED, September 22, 1789.

    . 1789.
    ~ e p t 23, .
    -
    [Obsolete.]
    SECTION I. Be it enacted 6y the Renate ancEHouse of Representatives
    Salaries of of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, T h a t there shall
    Chief Justice, be allowed to the judges of the Supreme and othw courts of the United
    'ustices q f the
    Bqrerne Court, States, the yearly compensations herein after mentioned, to wit: to the
    and district Chief Justice four thousand doIlars ; to each of the justices of the Supreme
    judges. Court three thousand five hundred dollars; to the judge of the district
    of Maine one thousand dollars; to the judge of the district of New
    Hampjhire, one thousand dollars; to the judge of the district of Massa-
    chusetts twelve hundred dollars; to the judge of the district of Connec-
    ticut one thousand dollars ; to the judge of the district of New York
    fifteen hundred dollars; to the judge of the district of New Jersey one
    thousand dollars; to the judge of the district of PennsyIvania sixteen
    hundred dollars ; to the judge of the district of Delaware eight hundred
    dollars; to the judge of the district of Maryland fifteen hundred dollars;
    to the judge of the district of Virginia eighteen hundred dollars; to the
    judge of the district of Kentucky one thousand dollars ; to the judge of
    the district of South Carolina eighteen hnndred dollars; to the judge of
    the district of Georgia fifteen hundred dollars; and to the Attorney
    Commence.
    General of the United States fifteen hundred dollars; which compensa-
    ment of, and tions shall commence from their respective appointrdents, and be paid
    how payable. at the treasury of the United States in quarterly payments.
    APPROVED, September 23,1789.

    Sept. 14,1789- CHAP.XIX.-An &! $w alluwiq a Cun~m.salionto tAe President and Pice
    President of z'he U'nited States.
    SECTION I. Be C enacted hy the 8eaGe and House of RepresentatGes
    Presideatand of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall
    'jce
    of President be allowed to the President of the United States, at the rate of twenty-
    the U. States,
    compens?don five thousand dollars, with the use of the.furniture and other effects,
    to, commence- now in his possession, beIonging to the United States; and to the Vice
    merit of$ and President, at the rate of five thousand dollars per annurn, in full com-
    how payable.
    pensation for their respective services, to commence with the time of
    their entering on the duties of their ofices respectively, and to continue
    so long as they shall remain in ofice, and to be paid quarterly out of
    the treasury of the United States.
    APPROVED, September 24, 1789.
    (a) By an act passed February 20, 1619, chap. 27, the annual salary of the Chief Sirstice o f the U n ~ t e d
    States was fiwd a t five thousand dollars, and ihe salaries of the Justices o f the Court a t four thousaod
    f i v e hrrndretl cltrllars.
    The acts relative to the compensation of the Attorney General of the United States euhsequent ta the
    act of September 23, 1789. have been: Act of March 2, 1707, chap. 3 ; act of March 2, 1799, chap. 38;
    act OF February 20, 1804,chap 12. By the act of February 20, 1819, qhap. 15, the salary of' the Attor-
    ney General waa fixed at three thousxnd five h n n d r ~ ddollars per annum. By the 10th sechan or the act
    o f Mny 29, 1830, chap. 1.53, an addrtion of five hundred dollars per annurn was made to the salary of the
    Attorney General. In the general appropnatino act of March 3, 1641, chap. 16, the sum of one thousand
    five hundred dollars was appropriated as compenaat~ono f clerk and messenger In the office, of the Attor.
    nev General. Authority to appoint a messenger was given to the Attorney General by the act of August
    26, 1S42, chap. 202

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