The Arkansas advocate., 1831-07-27

1 proper comptroller, and recorded by the lregistcr; shall render his accounts to tie
 comptroller quarterly; shall lay before
 congress, on the third day of every ses-
 sion, copies of all accounts settled by
 him with the comptroller, and an ac-
 count of the treasury. He shalt at all
 times submit to the Secretary or comp 1 troller, the inspection of monies in his
 hands; and shall give bond in the sum oI ] SiJ0,000 for the fidelity of himself and all persons employed under him. I'he
 Register siiaii keep accounts oi the re- EceiptS and expenditures of all pubic
 monies, and of all debts due 10 or from the United States; shall receive from the comptroller, all accounts finally ad- lJusted, and preserve them; record all
 warrants for the receipt or payment of
 monies at this treasury, certify them and
 transmit to the secretary, copies of cer- tificates of baiahees of accounts adjust
 ed. lie has also to prepare aid lay be- fore congress, statistical accounts of the commerce of the United States. The First Auditor shall have charge of all accounts accruing in the treasury de-
 partment, certify the balances and trans init them to the first comptroller, to
 whom any person dissatisfied with the settlement Of their account may appeal
 within six months. The second Audit
 or shall have charge of all accounts rel
 atiye to the pay and clothing of the ar- my, subsistence of officers, bounties, re- eruiting, premiums, military and hospi.
 tai stores, the national arfnories, and the contingent expenses of the war depart
 ment; and shall certify them. &c. 10 1 the second comptoller. The Third Au- ditor shall have charge of all other ac- counts of the war department, and cer- tlfy to the second comptroller. The Fourth Auditor of all accounts relative to the navy department, and certify to the second comptroller. The Fifth Au. dltor of all accounts relative to the de-
 partment of State, the post office and indian trade, and shall certify to the first comptroller. The auditors are au.
 theri2ed to administer oaths iii cases where t is necessary for the due exam.
 nation of accounts. The Commission CT of the General Land Office makes out and records all patents for lands, set ties with the secretary of the Treasury, the quarterly accounts of the receivers. of moa;ss arising from tl.s sale of rub- lie lands S-c.
 s'fhe sums appropriated by law for each branch of expenditure in the scy-l eral departments, shall be solely applied to the objects for which they are res pcctively appropriated, and to no other;
 but the president may direct a portion of the money appropriated for the sub sistenceofthe army, oriorage orthemedii cal, hospital or quarter-mastcr's stores,
 to be applied to any other branches of expenditure in the war department; or,
 for provisions, medicine or hospital stores, repairs of vessels, or clothing, to any other branches of expenditure in
 the navy department; and he may, dur
 ing the recess of congress, direct por-i ton of expenditure il q department to
 be applied to any other branch in the same department; and special account
 thereof shall be laid before congress dur ing the first week of their next session. ;