The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-31
EXISTING LAWS OF THE TREAsUR,


Since the repeal of the Sub-treasury act Of
1910, and Of the Deposit act of 1886, the Exc
cutive Departments of the Government, under
the direction of the PRESIDENT, have conformed
their administration Of the public funds to the
state of the law as II is left now existing upon
the statute book. The repeal of the laws above
mentioned leaves in force the act Of 1889 es-
tablishng the Treasury Department, and the
act of 1922, which repeats and amends other
acts. The Treasurer, by the law Of 'S9, is the
receiver andkeeper of the public moneys, which
are at all times subject to the inspection of the
Secretary Of the Treasury and the Comptroller,
and as he reports to Congress and not TO the
President. he is to be regarded, though appoint
ed and removable by the President, as sort
of semi-congressional officer No money, how
ever, can be taken from the Treasury by him,
or any other officer of the Government, high or
tary Of the Treasury, in pursuance Of appro
prations by law, and countersigned and regis
tered a@
The following is the section of the law Of
1899, which relates to the duties of the Trea-
H
surer:
"s4. That il shall be the duty ofthe treasurer to re-
ceve and keep the moneys of the United States and
to disburse the same upon warrants drawn by the Sc
cretary of the Treasury, councrsgned by the Comp
trollcr, recorded by the Register and not otherwise
he shall take receipts for all moneys paid by him. and
all receipts for moneys received by him shall be en-
dorsed upon signed by the Secretary of the
Treasury without which warrant, SO signed, no
Acknowledgement for money received into the Public
Treasury shall be valid. And the said Treasurer
shall render his accounts to the Co nptroler quarterly
Cor ofiener if required) and shall transmit copy
thereof when settled to the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry. He shall, moreover, on the third day of every
session of Congress- lay before the Senate and House
Of Representatives, fair and accurate copies Of all
accounts by him. from time to time, rendered to, and
settled with, the comptroller aforesaid as, also,
true and perfect account of the state Of the Treasury
He SHALL at all times, submit TO the Secretary Of the
Treasury, and the Comptroller either Of them, the
inspection of the moneys in his hands and shall
prior to the entering upon the duties Of his Office give
bond with sufficient sureties to be approved by the
Secretary of the Treasury and Comptroller, in the
sum Of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars pay
able to the United States, with condition for the faith
full performance of the duties of his Office and for the
fidelity Of the persons TO be by him employed, which
bond shall be lodged in the Office of the Comptroller
of the Treasury of the United States"
The following is the amendatory act of 1922;
81 Be IL enacted dc. That the second section of
the act entitled " An act making alterations in the
treasury and departments" passed the eighth day
of NAV seventeen hundred and ninety two the sec
ond section of the act entitled +" An act to alter and
amend the several acts for the establishment and regu
laton of the treasury war, and navy, departments
passed the sixteenth day Of July, hundred
and ninety eight; and the seventh section of the act
entitled An act TO provide for the promp, settlement
of public accounts passed the third day Of March,
eighteen hundred and seventeen, be- and hereby are
repealed, from and after the thirtieth day of June
eighteen hundred and twenty-five
So That the day and year last aforesaid all mo-
neys which may remain in the hands Of the treasurer
OF the United States agent of the and navy de-
shall under the direction of the secretaries
Of those departments, respectively be repaid INTO the
treasury and carried the credit of the proper depart
ment upon the books of the treasury.
81 That all moneys appropriated for the Of the
war and navy departments shall from and after the
day and year last aforesaid be drawn from the treasury
by of the secretary of the treasury upon the
of the secretaries those departments re-
spectvely, counersgned by the second comptroller of
the treasury, and registered by the proper auditor
"a That much Of the said of the third day of
March, eighteen hundred and SEVENTEEN, as is repug
nan to the foregoing provisions, be- and is hereby
pssed from and after the thirtieth day Of June eight
cen hundred and twenty-five. tApProped, May 7,
1922