The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-05-16
The Org ganization or the Executive Departments
of the Government or the United States:
srl1B DKPARrA8sr.

The Da,sa0 has charge Of all correspondence and
other matters connected with accounts relating TO any fund with tho
disbursement or which tho department u charged
department require lie ao records tho commissions consu
issued,
c~s Of Appers and makes out records
lakss exequaurs English
which they issued charge Of tho library
cgk Of Rolls Arhi,sIo charge Of tho rolls
rolled and resolutions Of they received tho do
paront tho President authenticated thereof
and that treaos tho and form 10
their throughout States
publications which this duty assigned to tho
departments writing and answering all letters connected herewith
Has charge ofa Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CLERK n aud Copyght has charge
United and OF the and prepares
and accounts for The fees Has Of publications. to
the undor the laws relating to records and In
dexes their es records from tho department other nn
the diplomatic and consular.
CLERK PaydoS and Passports Io and records pardons
which hoy are passports kocr
daily Of all letters, other than diplomatic aud consular
disposition made OF hom letters relating
to this business.
GHsKRALs
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney States;
H. Ge esq chief clerk The ordinary business Of this ofco be
classified under tho following heads
opinions government
called for by tho President by head Of department by tho So
Examination purchased Of
houses light houses all other public works or
g. Applications pardons cases Of conviction the
4 Applications appointment judicial legal
Of tho government
Tho argumon, all the Supreme Court OF
the United States in which The government Is concerned
o. Inc supervision Of a other suns arising IA any e depart
Menps when py hc heau
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second The codnato and revision OF tho laws Of The District
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Department Of tho Interior Hon Jacob Tomp
r noas R, a ~. cierts and Ion other rcgu
@ snd y, % nm and nro committed Inc
rai,aaing ~ @ ~ brsnc,os of IN nnh,c scrsice. -
is, III. ,JJ.s T Tho ,a, ~ ,b,s b,reou cald thu Ohm
missioner OF the General land O0co Tie land Bureau charged
VIII ,e ami saje Of tbc nhc domnn and The
i,snpg OF titles therefor whether derived from Combinations grants
military bounties public hkowiso
Virginia military bounty claims, issuing
present Hondcks, Indiana prn
cpa recorder principal clerk
$50 clerks
Of various grades
I'd FensionTio present head OF this bureau George
whiting OF Virginia Tho commissioner charged win ths cxa
numerous ws passed ps oonsress gras nou, anu a o po
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% eno .on g Il , ,qg ,, ghi a rla ~ h @ hi, ~ , ~ % th
as @ sar,. - M 30 pc ,ard ,a,, ,as ad.5
force er about ay cksb of different denomnatons
nj r;nns Commissioner on Indian Affairs ad tum Charles
ans,n o,ler = suborinnte clerks w
s,h Patent O1To this bureau and
a acts things touching grant
ing issuing patents useful nvonons
and tho collection o statistics relating TO agriculture
distribution OF Seeds plants and cuttings II has
chief clcrkwho by law the acting Commissioner OF Patents IN
the absence tho Commssioncwclye principal and twelve as
sstn examiners o. patents some dozen supordnae