The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-02-19


this IS an addition, and which was passed on
the fifteenth doy Of Moy, IN The year of cur
t.o'o one thousand .gh, hundred end twenty.
Washington, Jan so. 1925
Arproved-JAMEs MONROE.
An ACT concc'ni,r, ne disbursement OF
Pubic Money.
he IL enacted by Me Senate and House Of
Ref,esenfanves II tht Cniied STATES of amer.
rea IN t>nsress GsSfn6!eG, Thst, fIon, and OF.
te' the passing 4 ,his ccl, no advance Of pub
tic money shail be made in any case whaiey-
er bns IN all cases o. contracts Tor the Pc
'2 nance ct any Sc vice, CT the delive y ol
arIcies OF any description, Tor lhc use OF the
United States, peymen, shatl no; exceed the
Saine oil lbe service rendered, or OF The arii-
c!cs deiiseiej previously 10 such paynent
<rouideG, That IT shall be lawful, under The
srecisi direction ol the President Of the Cnit.
co States. TO make such advances 10 The dis
bursing fiiceIs OF the government ss Vnay be
necesss'y 10 the iauhiul and pfomp, discharge
Vt their respective dunes, and to the fulfil
men, OF The public engagements: md, fro
afded, also, That The President Of Inc United
Siatss rnay direct such advances, as he may
deem necessary and proper, 10 such persons
empI, ytd on distant s'o,ions, where The dis
thsrGe ot the pay and emolOments 20 which
They may be sn,itled, cannot tie regularly el.
tectsd.
Sec 2. ind Be it jartssr enacted, That ev.
e'y ofhcet ot agent cl he Uoted Sls,es, who
shaii receive public money which he IS not
authorized TO 'ets,u, as salary, pay, o. enoiu'
ment, SHAH render his accoon's quarier' 'ycasly
toihe proper accounting cthceTs 1 The Tea.
su'y, wi,h ths vouchers Necessary 20 the co.,
rect aGd prompt .e,iiement thereof, w,'hin
three months, at least, aiier the expiration oi
each successive quarter ii fesideat within The
tnlIsd States; aud wi'hin SIX nionths, u res
IdeDt 10 O foreign county: P'ouidsa, That
nothing herein contained shall he construed
TO restrain the Secretaries Of any Ut the De-
pal!ments from iequi:ing such returns from
spy officer or agent, subject 30 The control o.
soch Secretaries, as the public interest msy
require
Sc. 3. .fnd be IL further erdeffa, That ev.
c-y officer or agent Of the United STATES, who
shall offend against the provisions oi the p'e-
cvding sections, shsil, by the otlicef charged
with the direction oi ibe department To which
such GGeoding officer is Responsible, be
promptly reported 10 The President ot the u
nited States, and dismissed from the public
estvice Prtvided, Th:, IN all cases, where
any officer, in default IS storessid, shall &C.
evsat 20 the satisfaction OF The P'esIdent fo'
''sai., he may be continued 10 ohicc,
eas" -. G.' 'nsc:7ing Provison TO the
contra notwithstsno! ng'
sec. 4. .4rd be u J,Tfhsr eHocfsS' "a! 10
..eu,hy given 20, o, oohs,',o" e"'e 60 M s,o
With, The eoys rnmen,, sSs. be ;" any "'S
impaired. by the disoiasiog .. ''n;e'
from failure Of the Pesidsn 10 di>. "'s' ''F
officer coming under Inc p'o''''0a q ''i'
act.
Washington, jan. 81, 1928 r,o,
Approvel-JAMES MoNRoh'
An ACT 10 provide 'or he eppo'n'men, OF
en- additional Judge io'.the Michigan iet'
si,ory ADD for other po poses
8eif snoeIed 6y re Senate and H'h's p
Peareses,atiyes ofthe Uni,sd Ste'es 1 amer
,ca in Coug-e.s o,sembtd, That, 'hefs 'hs'I
he sppon,ed 20 s5dilonsi lodge Tor 'he
Michigan Territory, sho shall P0-'sS' 4a1