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their distribution throughout United States and that Of all docu
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and accounts charge OF publications transmitted to
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ATTORNEY amrRAI's ovnc. as7e4
Hon. Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States
Gle ESQ., chief clerk Tho ordinary Of this oce be
classified under the following heads: M. 8sgae
the President by head Of department. by the 30
of the Treasury.
aa houses lighthouses and all other public works Of
Applications for pardons IN all cases Of conviction in tho
l. Applications for apponmcn, all judicial legal
re conduct and argument Of all suits supreme
United States in which tho government " concerned
The supervision q al other suits arising ~ any Of the depart
when referred by the head thereof 70 the Attorney General
The present time the following, viz: .ls ,,.r f,s
eocan and revision Of the laws o the District Of
Columbia ,f3l q .fi,issSsss4g ga iaa tga
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Secretary the Department ntes Jacob Thomp
the State e Mississippi s clerical orss consist. q one chief
tos and committed the
ssaS % r. P ~ a. p9s'' s es asssss his bureau called Tho
the General land Once The Land Bureau charged
issuing titles therefor grants
made former by sales donations for schools
Virginia military boan Hand cIains and the ssnlns Of scrip
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c recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of
besides assistant and some LOO clerks
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preaen, head Of this bureau : George e
Whiting virginia commissioner charged with the exami
adjudication all claims arising under The various and
1 and
which tho United States have been engaged He has
seventy other clerks % which Congress- % enable him to meet the
extraordinary Of the new bounty ana law has added
3D. Of Indian Affairs ad interim, Charles
Nix Georgetown D. G. He provided with chief clerk and about
Potent 0oIo this bursau committed
Of all ac and things touching and respecting the grant
and issuing patents useful Inventions
and and The collection q statistic. relating Y ssrSntare y.
chief y by law the acting ccnrissiouer q Patents in
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clerks besides considerable number q temporary employees
men he organic act Of is4s rassed 10 from the treasury
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men the lead United and the affairs
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the United s supervising and directing the Of
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hs department; addition to which by laws
Gently passed the Interior charged with the
three wagon leading
The department additional building for It's accsmInoda
@ and the erection Of has been repeatedly during
The last few years for that purpose pcsent the Pension oncc Is
provided with 10 what is known wnders Building while
the other branches Of the department. including the Scretr Office
are all crowded into the patont once building the whole of which
will required early tho tho Patent Once for
which was originally Intended ~ m yfy,;,.s n. 5 g375
asisLHa TREASURY pxP2IrMgsf. Etgisf hsr fitfl
Tho Treasury Department of the Secretary Of
the Treasury comptroers the customs six
dnors treasurer register solicitor light house board and coast sur
sy g3tt Egi .3is.l1& n II aayg@aN w n9Na4etT n&. ~
The following Is brief indication Of the duties several ON
se and q the force employed therein, respectively:
suayys oacs-on Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury;
Hon Philip Clayton secrety engineer charge;
architect daughsmen temporarily employed, and twenty
three clerks Tho Secretary the Treasury charged with the
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concerning navigation the
United States He the Of the the light
establishment tho hospitals Of the United States and The con-
uctn Of public buildings custom houses and other
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Pta Comrtroiers 0fosIIon Medl, Comproler and
ecn clerks He pcrbes the mode keeping and rendering
Tor the civil and diplomatic service well the public lands
and vse and certnes tho balances arising thereon ~ n
Second Caafpe's OGceohn H. Brsdhcad ESQ., Comptroller,
ana seventeen clerks escrbes the mode OF keeping and render
public service and res cenes the balances arising thereon
oece Commissioner 9 ne C4koms High Anderson, esq
@nnssoner and eleven clerks preacrbs the mode Of keeping
% and for the building repairing custom houses, &c. and
"ss and certines the balances arising thereon.
fux Aadiors 0Gs-1homas I. Smith, esq First Auditor and
nineteen clerks He receives the accounts q the customs
revenue and disbursements appropriations expenditures
count Of tho civil list and under private Congress- and reports
NHar respectively, *r their decision thereon
Srnd Andacrs oGce Thomas Fuller auditor and
h clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts relating TO
hena ordnance relating depart
o and reports the balances 70 the Second Comptroller for his dec
Aud;or, ati,aon aao Third auahor ana