United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/12th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 127

2566595United States Statutes at Large, Volume 2 — Public Acts of the Twelfth Congress, 1st Session, CXXVIIUnited States Congress


July 6, 1812.

Chap. CXXVII.An Act to compensate for his services the President pro tempore of the Senate, acting as such when the office of Vice President of the United States shall be vacant.

President pro tempore of the Senate to have the same compensation as the speaker of the House of Representatives during the period of his services.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the president pro tempore of the Senate who has acted, or may hereafter act as such when the office of Vice President shall be vacant, shall receive, during the period of his services, the same compensation as is allowed by law to the speaker of the House of Representatives.

Approved, July 6, 1812.