Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-06-25
(PuBLIc. No. 57)
AN ACT to provide for the appointment Of
Solicitor of the Tr.,snr,

" NA " PioV'oe LOT Tie appointment of q
Solicitor of the Treasury.
Be IL enacted by The Senate and House. of Pc.
preScntatfocs Of the United States of .4nerieo j,
Congress assembled, That there be apnointad
by the President of the United States. bv and
with The advice and consent of the Senate ::
some suitable person learned in law, to,be So.
Icltor OF the Treasury, and that all and sinpular
the powers and duties that are by law vested i'm.
and required from the Agent of the Treasury of
the United States, shall be transferred TO- vested
m, and required from, the said Solicitor Of the
Treasury; and the said Solicitor of the Treas
ury shall! also perform and discharge So much of
the duties heretofore belonging To the Office of
commissioner, OF acting Commissioner of the
Revenue, as relates to the supcrintendence of
the collection of outstanding direct and internal
duties. AND the said Solicitor shall have cbarue
OF all lands and other property, which have been
or shall be assigned set off, or conveyed In the
United States, IN payment of debts and of all
trust created for the United States, in payment
OF debts due them and to sell and disnose of
lands assigned, or set off to the United Strtes.
IN payment of debts, or being vested i'm them nv
mortgage, or other security for the payment of
debts; and Ill where real estate hath al
ready become the property of the United States
by conveyance, exlant, or otherwise, in payment
OF debt, and such debt hath been fully paid, in
money, and the same hath been received by the
United States, it shall and may be lawful for the
Solicitor OF the Treasury to release by deed. or
or otherwise convey the same real estate to the
debtor from whom II was TAKEN if he shall be
living, or if such debtor be dead 10 the heirs or
devisees, or such person as they shall appoint
SEC. 2. find be IL further enacted That the
Secretary shall cause 10 be transferred to the
Solicitor of the Treasury, all books, papers, and
records belonging or appertaiDing to the Office
of the office of Agent of the Treasury. mr. he
longing and apperlaining to the superintendent
81 the col'sct'ong Of outstanding direct taxes
and internal duties: and the Comptroller of the
Treasury, and all other officers, who have here
toiore been required to cause accounts to be
stated and certified, or to make out or forward
lists, returns, reports statements, to the AGENT
OF the Treasury, are hereby required TO cause
such accounts to be stated and certified, and
such lists, returns, reports, and Statements TO
| be made and forwarded to the Solicitor of the
treasury; and all lists, returns, reports, and
statements respecting outstanding direct taxes
and internal duties, heretofore required TO be
mace 10 the Commissioned or acting Commits.
! sioner OF the Revenue, shall hereafter be made
to the said Solicitor of the Treasury.
| SEC. 3. find be IL further enacted, That when.
ever any bond Tor duties shall be delivered To n
District Attorney for suit, the Collector so de.
livering the same shall Immediately give infor
nation thereof 10 the Solicitor Of the Treasnrv
| with full and exact description of the date ~
such bond, the amount due thereon, and the
name OF all the obligors thereto; and tho So.
! Icitor OF the Treasury shall thereupon mako
such entry thereof as that the said Attotnev
may duly appear chargeable herewith, until
the amount thereof shall have been paid To Tho
! United States, or he shall have obtained iudo.
/ ment thereon. and delivered execution 10 Inc
| Marshall, or shall otherwise have been dulv die
scharged thoretrom, and the several District At.