Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-03-29
AN ACT

Tie better to provide for the supplies ofthe
army of the United States, and for the
accountability of persons entrusted with
the same.
Be IL enacted BY the Senate and Hoass o. Re-
ercsentatiresef.the United States Of America
IN Congress aSse,h5ied, That the third section
Of the act, entitled 80 An act to provide for
the erecting and repairing of arsenals aud
magazines and for other purposes" passed
on the second dav OF April, one thousand
seven hundred and ninety four, be and the
same is hereby repealed from and after the
thirty first day of March, one thousand eight
hundred and thirteen.
Sec. 9. ind be it further enacted, That
there shall be superintendent general of
military supplies. who shall reside at the
seat of governments, and receive an annual
salary of three thousand dollars; & whose
duty il shall be, under the direction of the
Secretary for the War Department, to keep
proper accounts Of all the military stores &
supplies of every description. purchased or
distributed for the use of the army OF the
United States, and OF the volunteers and mi-
lltia in their service; toprescribc the forms
of all the returns and accounts OF sucli stores
md supplies purchased, on hand, distrihu-
ted. used or sold, to be rendered by the
department, by the commisSary general OF
purchases and his deputies, by the several
officers In the quarter master generals de
partment, by the regimentai quarter mas
terra, BY the hospital surgeons, and other Of
fcers belonging to the hospital and medical
department, and by all other officers, agents
or persons who shall have received, distri-
buted. or been entrusted with such stores &
supplies as aforesaid /; to call to account all
such persons to audit and settle all such
accounts, and, in case of delinquency, TO
transmit the account, and to state the va
,ne of the articles unacc0untcd FOR by such
delinouency, to the accounting officers OF
the Treasury for final settlement and reco
very of such value TO transmit all such or
dcls, and generally to perform all such o.
ther duties respecting the general snperin.
tendance of the purchase, transportation,
safe keeping, and accountability OF military
supplies and stores rs aforesaid, as may be
prescribed by the Secretary for the War
Department.
Sec. 8. .And be il further enacted, That
the commissary general OF purchases and
his deputies, the several officers in the quar-
ter masters department, tie regimentai
quarter masters. the commissary OF ord
nance, his assistant and deputies, the prInci-
nal hospital surgeons and officers belonging
10 the hospital and medical departments, &
all other officers, agents, or persons wht
shall have received, or may be entrusted
with any stores or supplies OF any descrlptl'
ON whatever for the use OF the army OF the
United States, and of the volunteers c. nj
Itia in their service, shall render quarter
" accounts of tie disposition and state OF
all such stores ond supplies TO the suPerin-
PENDANT aforesaid, and shall also make sucf
other returns respecting the -1Te, ana a
such other times as tho Secretary Tor TIT
War Department may prescribe FROM
died h07geUer, That the accounts and re
turns thus rendered shall relate to- me arti
cles If suppl. .nIv which may have bcei
-feccived and disposed Of, rs may remain oi
hand, ard shall not embrace the specie &C
counts for monies dislurscd by such ofncers
agents CT other persons which specie &C
counts shall be rendered as heretofore o th'
Accountant for the War Department.
Sec. 4. Ind Sc IL further enacted, Tia
all the officers, agents, or other persons VIII
may receive moBies in advance from tn
War Department, shall render qual1eri
accounts te the Accountant OF the sad dc
partment, Of their specie receipts and dis
bursements, and shall moreover make sue
Other monthly summary statements thcreC
a. the Secretary for the SAID Department, a
he may prescribe. Ard the quarterly &C
eosnts Ct supplies. or Of monies, rendere
as aforesaid. Shall be respectively settle
by the superintendent; general Of miii;ar
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