The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-04-30
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DC 10 enacted by !he SerGle aud House Of
hefysseniasvt* Of The Ugited STATES If .fmer-
iea, ~ Congress asStmsled, That from and af.
ter the third day OF March next tho Offices
OF soconE,ant and additional ac. oun,ant Of
The department oi War, the Office Of aecoun.
tsni OF The Navy, and the Office Of snperio-
tendanl general of military supplies, be, end
they are hereby abolished
Sec. 2. ind Sc ii further enacted That
from and after the SAID third day of March
next al claims and demands whatever, by
The united States or egainst them, and all
accounts ~hatever, in which tho United
Siales are concerned, either as debtors or as
creditors, sha'l be settled and adjusted in ihe
Treasury Depar, lent.
Sec. J. yfad be to IEythsr enacted, That
from and after the bird dey OF March next,
10 addiioo 10 the fires in the Treasury
Department, already established ty law,
'here shall be the following officers, namely,
tou nndi,o's AID one comptroller.
Sec ind Be u fprfher enosieI, That i,
shalt be the du'y OF The first audltor TO re-
eelve all accounts aecruing In the Treasury
department, aud alter examination 10 &C ttiiy
he baleoce and transmit the accounts with
The vouches and certliicets TO the fifst comp.
trolier for nis decision thereon ut shall be
he do'v ot the second auduor 10 receive all
accounts relative to ,h, pyy and clothing oi
the army, the subsistence Of officers, boun
lies, and premiums, military and hospital
stores, and The contingent expenses Of the
War Department that it shall be the duty
OF the ihiId aUditor 10 receive all accounts
rela'ivc to the subsistence Of the army, the
qnarter masters Department., and generally
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than those provided for and il shall be the
dug of the fourth auditor to receive oil ac-
counts accruine 10 the Navy Depa ,ment, o.
'els,ive thereto; and the second, third ana
forth audito,s aforesaid sholl examine the &C.
counts respectively, and certify the balance,
and trGusmit the accounts with the vouchers
and certificate to the second comptroller fof
.his decision thereon end II shall be the du-
~ ot the Eth auditor TO receive oil accounts
accruing in, or relative to the Department OF
State, the general Post Office, and those ar
ising out OF Indian affairs, and examine the
same, and thereafter certify the balance, and
transmit the accounts with the vouchers, and
ccrt'sicaIe 10 the arst comptroller for his de-
cIs'on thereon; Provided, that the President
ut The United States may assign TO the sec
ond or third aucilor the settle Ce mt ol the
accounts which are now confined iothe ad-
diional accountant OF the War Department.
sec. S. ind be IL .fgrtAer enacted, That IL
shall be the du,y of the auditors charged
with The examination of the accounts OF The
War and Navy Departments, to keep ell ac-
counts oi the receipts and expenditure OF the
public money in.iogard to those Depart
ments, oud Of all dcbls due TO the UD!ted-
States on Ir oueys advanced relative 10 those
Departments; TO receive tom Tie second
compr olIer lhc accounts which y uali have
been finally ABUSED, and TO preserve such
accounts with their vouchers and certihca'es,
and to record all warrants drawn by the Sec
retaries Of those Departments, the examina-
,ion of the accounts of which has been as.
signed to theui by the preceding section.
And IL shall be the duty OF the said auditors
to make such reports on the business assign
cd to them o, the Secretaries OF The War
and Nay Departments mpy deem necessary
and require for the services OF those Depart
ment.
Sec. s, and be i further ena7ted, Tha, the
said auditors shall annually on the FIRST Mon
day in November roporl,o the Secretary OF the
Treasury the application Of the money ap-
propriated for the Military and Naval depart
mcots, for the preceding year, which shall be
laid before Congress by him, with the annual
statement of the public expenditure.
Sec. z. And be IL further enacted, Tha, The
Treasurer Of the United States shall disbufse
all such moneys as shall have bseD previous
ly ordered for The use Of The War and Navy
Departments by warrants from the Treasury,
which disbursements shall be made pursuant
20 warrants drawn by the Secretary OF the
War and NAVY Dcnartments tespcctiycly,
| coun'ersigned by the second comptroller, and
regis,ered by the auditors respectively.
Sec. 9. .fnd BE- II further enacted, That 1t
| shall be tho duty OF the first comptroller 10
| examine all accounts settled by the first and
| fifth auditors, and certify the balance arising
| thereon to the Register: TO eosntcrsiga all
warrants drawn by the Secretary Of the Tres.
ury, whisb shall be warranted by law to
report to the Secretary tho official forms to
| be issued in the different Offices foe collec-
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