Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-05-02
LAWS OF rHE UNIrED STATES.
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lation OF the Treasury, War and
Navy Departments.
BE it enacted by the Senate aud
House Of Representative o. the Uni
tied States of America in Congress u.s..
sembled, That all W warrants drawn by
the Secretary of the Treasury, or Of
War, or OF the Navy, upon tic Trca-
surer of the United States, shall spe-
city the particular appropriation or APP
preparations, to which lhc same shoul (
be charged The monies paid by vir.
tue oil such warrants shall, III confor-
nifty herewith, be charged to such
appropriation OF appropriations, In tn
books kept in the oaice OF the Comp
T. oller OF the Treasel'y, III ihc case Of
warrants drawn by the Secretary of the
treasury, and i'll the DO Ks OF the Ac-
countaHts OF the War aud Navy De.
partment respectively, In the case OF
warrants drawn by The Secretary OF
War, or oy the secretary OF the NJ
Wy and inc officers, agents or othcr
persons who my be ~ cciyrrs, Of pub
Tic monies, shall rem distinct ac-
counts OF che application OF such mo-
MES according To the appropriation or
appropriations under which the same
shall have been drawn, and the s Gre
tary OF " ar and al the Navy, shall on
the hrst day OF January, la cacn ana
every year, severaily report 10 Con-
6ress, a distinct account of the expSn-.
dlturc and application ot ali such sum,
oi noncy, rs may prior 10 the thlr-
tieth day oI 5eptc MO r preceding, have
oeen oy them respectively arayn iron.
tne Treasury In virtue Of the appro-
pria.Ion Law OF tn9 preceding year, ;,na
the suA's appropriated by law for each
}raaca OF expenditure IA ihe several
departments shall DC solel, applied 10
Che object or objects Tor wh!ca tn;
are respectively. IpPro printed, aGd t.
40 Other. Provided nevcr.neleas.
lhat daring the recess OF Congress,
tn Preol.ieic of tne United State
may, and nc Is htrcoy suthoriaed. on
tue application os Nhe Secretary OF the
proper Depart,n. ut, and not o.herwi,e
20 are {, i! IN .ls opiniOu n1ces arv.
.'cr inc Puliic service, that a portion
81 the monies appropriated iora par
;icuILr branch vi exp .ndlture IN DIR
dePartment, be applied to another
branch oil eXpendInrc in tn. same
department, III which case, "A sDe
cal account OF the monies thus
transferred, aud Of their application
shalt DC LAID before Congress durinp,
the first week OF their next ENSUING
session.
Sec. ?. And be it further enacted.
That 1t shall bS the duty OF the Coma.
troIicr oi the ire.tsury, in every case
where in his opinion further DELAYS
would be lnirious to the Unitcu
States, and he is hereby authorised 20
direct the Auditor OF the IRE sur
and the Accountants of the Wa ana
Navy Departments, at any tins, forth.
with TO audit aud settle a Y particular
account which the said officers may be-
respectively authorised TO audit and
settle, and 90 report such setLiem mt
for his revision and hnM decision.
And the SAID Comptroller snail .Iso
lay IN annual statement before Com
5ress, during the first week of their
session, OF the accounts in the Trea-
sury, War or Navy Departments.
when may nave re NAMED more than
three years unsettled, or on which
balances appear To have been due more
than three years, prior to the thirtieth
OF Septe mber thea last past, together
with a stitemen6 of the causes which
have prevented the settlement Of the
accounts on the recovery of the balan-
ces due 70 The Uatcd States.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted
That exclusively OF the purveyor of
public supplies, payma tiers of the ar
my, pursers OF the navy, military a
gents, and othcr officers already autho-
rlsed by law, no other permanent a.
gents snail be appointed either Tor the
pur osc OF making contracts, or for the
purchase of supplies, or for the
disbursement, III ANY other manner, oil
monies FOR the use OF tue military e..
Enlistment, or of the navy OF the u.
nIted States, but such IA shall he a,