The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-16
[PUBLIc-No. 50 !

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AN ACT establish the Home Department and to pro-
vide for the Treasury Department Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury and commissioner of the customs.
BE enacted by the and House of Representative of
the United States of america Congress assembled That
from and after the passage OF this act there shall be
ated executive department of the government of the
United States be called the Department of the Interior
the head of which department shall be called the Secretary
Of the INTERIOR who shall be appointed by the President Of
the Senate, and who shall hold his Office by the
nnre and receive the same salary as the Secretaries of the
other executive departments aud who shall perform all
the duties assigned to him by this act
the Interior shall exercise and perform all the acts of super
vision and appeal in regard the office of Commissioner
OF Patents now exercised by the Secretary Of State and
the said Secretary oil the Inferior shall sign all acquisitions
for the advance OF money out OF the treasury
control exercised similar estimates accounts by
the First or Filth Auditor and First Comptroller OF the
Treasury.
SIC. g. lind be further enacted That the Secretary of
the Interior shall perform all the duties in relation the
Lana h os n m hs ana appeal now aus
Secretary of The Interior shall sign all acquisitions for tho
advance or payment of money on, Of the treasury on est
soner of The General Land Office subject the
And be & snaea pTSas the
power exercised by the Secretary of the Treasury
OF all the the und SAFES shall be execsed bs
the Secretary of the Interior, who shall sign all acquisitions
on estimates accounts subject the control
exercised on like estimates accounts by the First Auditor
SEC s. And Be 1t Further enacted That the Secretary of
the Interior shall exercise the supervisory and appellate
powers exercised by the Secretary of the War Depart
ment, in relation all the acts OF the Commissioner OF In
dian Affairs and shall sign all acquisitions for e advance
payment OF money of the treasury estimates
accounts subject to the same adjustment control now
exercised similar estimates accounts by the Second
Auditor and Second Com ptroler of the Treasury.
SEC g. Ind be IL further enacted That the Secretary of
the Interior shall exercise the supervisory and appellate
powers exercised by the Secretaries Of the War and
Navy Departments, in relation all the Of tho Com
missioner of Pensions and shall sign all acquisitions for
the advance payment OF money OF the tseasuy,
estimates accounts, subject the same adjustment
control now exercised similar estimates accounts by
the Third or Fouth Auditors and Second Comptroller Of
the Treasury.
SEC T. Ind be further enacted, That the Secretary of
the Interior shall exercise all tho supervisory and appellate
exercised by the Secretary OF state in relation
all acts OF arshas and others in taking and returning
the of the United States; and shall sign all
tons for the advance payment OF money of the
men control now exercised similar and
Treasury.
SEC g. And be further enacted, That the supervisory
and appellate powers exercised by the Secretary
the Treasury the lead and other Of United
States and over the accounts OF the agents thereof shall be
exercised by the Secretary Of the Interiors who shall
all equsons Tor the advance payment of money out OF
adjustment or control exercised similar estimates
the Treasury.
SEC. o. And be further enacted That tho supervisory
and appellate powers exercised by the President