The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-01-13
W. FORWARD,
A DILL
mandatory o The serera. Acts aablishing
the Treasury Depqrimeat.

SEC. |. Bet enacted by the Senate and Honss
Of ReweseHtatires qf the Uaitei Stafesof Amer.
ica IN Congress assembled, That there shall be,
and hereby IT, created and established in the Urea.
sury Department at the scat Of the Government OF
the United States, Board, 10 be called tho Ex.
chequcr o. the United States, TO be composed OF
the Secretary Of the Treasury for the time being
the Treasurer Of the United States for the time
being and tbree Commissioners to be appointed
by the President with the advice and consent oi
tho Senate one of the said Commissioners first
appointed TO be appointed for Two years, one for
iour years, and one for sir years. and vacancies
subsequently, occurring TO be so illed az that one
vacancy shall regularly occur at the end Of every
period of two years; the said Commissioners not
10 be removed from office, except for physical in.
ability, incompctcney, or neglect or violation OF
duty and in case Of any such removal it shall
be the duty of the President to lay the reason
thereof before the Senate. And on the first or.
ganization Of The Board one Of tho three Com.
nissioners shall, by the members thereof BIO cleo
ted President, who shall hold his Office for two
years, when a new election shall he made; and
10 like manner a new election shall take place
afterwards at the end Of each successive period of
two years And the Secretary of the Treasury
shall have authority to appoint all such inferior
officers as IN the Judgment Of the Board tho tran
santtioJ OF its business may require, tho amount
OF their respective corporations to be fixed by
the Board, who may take bonds for ths faiihral
discharge Of their duty for such sums and in
such manner as the Secretary Of the Treasury
shall direct. And each Of said Commissioner
shall receive an annual salary Of - dollars.
SEC. 2 dnd he Il further enacted, That the
said Board Of Excheqner shall have power 10 es.
tablish agencies Offices IN such of the citcs or
towns Of the States and Territories Of the United
States as it may judge expedient, not exceeding
two in any State or Territory, and also whereyer
Congress may by law require the ZANE 10 BID 90.
tablished; aud such officers aud agents US ray by
the Board OF Btchequcr be thought necessary for
the management of such agencies, and the iran.
snetlon Of their business, shall be appointed by
the Secretary Of the Treasury on the rscommen
dation of the Board of Exchequer; and the said
Board shall have power to fix the amount of the
respective computations OF such officers. and 10
provide regulations for the government Of such
agencies, the transaction of their business. and
The rendering accounts Of all lher proceedings
And IN such regulations they shall so assign snd
arrange the duties Of the officers Of the said ayen
cios as that one Of those officers shall be rheck
and control upon the other, and for that purpoae
they shall require that the accounts and proceed.
lngs OF each shall be entered in proper books.
And any OF the officers Of the said agencies NAV
30 removed by the Secretary Of tho Treasury Gor
physical inability, or ineompetcncy, or neglect |
'f violation Of duty but it shall DO his duty 10 |