Section XLVII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That three thousand and sixty-six dollars and sixty-six cents, per annum, are hereby appropriated for the payment of clerks employed in the offices of the state-treasurer and auditor-general: viz. Two thousand and sixty-six dollars and sixty-six cents, for the former, and one thousand dollars for the latter, to be paid as all other salaries are payable; and eleven hundred dollars per annum are also hereby appropriated for the contingent expenses of said offices: viz. Seven hundred dollars for the former, and four hundred dollars for the latter, to be paid on the settlement of accounts as in other cases.