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otherwise; he shall take receipts for all moneys paid by him, and all receipts for moneys received by him shall be endorsed upon warrants signed by the secretary of the treasury, without which warrant, so signed, no acknowledgment for money received into the public treasury shall be valid. And the said treasurer shall render his accounts to the comptroller quarterly, (or oftener if required), and shall transmit a copy thereof, when settled, to the secretary of the treasury. 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 as aforesaid, as, also, a 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, or 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, payable to Vol. ii. p.1122. the United States, with condition for the faithful 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.

treasury.

Appeal from

§ 5. That it shall be the duty of the auditor to receive all Duties of the public accounts, and, after examination, to certify the balance, auditor of the and transmit the accounts, with the vouchers and certificate, to the comptroller, for his decision thereon: Provided, That if any auditor to person, whose account shall be so audited, be dissatisfied there- comptroller. with, he may, within six months, appeal to the comptroller against Vol. i. p. 261. Vol. ii. p.1122.

such settlement.

treasury.

§ 6. That it shall be the duty of the register to keep all ac- Duties of the counts of the receipts and expenditures of the public money, and register of the of all debts due to or from the United States; to receive from the comptroller the accounts which shall have been finally adjusted, and to preserve such accounts with their vouchers and certificates; to record all warrants for the receipt or payment of moneys at the treasury, certify the same thereon, and to transmit to the secretary of the treasury copies of the certificates of balances of accounts adjusted as is herein directed.

In case of vacancy in the

§ 7. That whenever the secretary shall be removed from office by the president of the United States, or in any other case office of secreof vacancy in the office of secretary, the assistant shall, during tary, the assisthe vacancy, have the charge and custody of the records, books, custody of paand papers, appertaining to the said office.

tant to have

pers, &c.

act, not to be

§ 8. That no person appointed to any office instituted by this Persons apact, shall, directly or indirectly, be concerned or interested in pointed to of carrying on the business of trade or commerce, or be owner, in fice under this whole or in part, of any sea vessel, or purchase, by himself, or concerned in another in trust for him, any public lands or other public pro- trade, comperty, or be concerned in the purchase or disposal of any public merce, &c. securities of any state, or of the United States, of take or apply to his own use, any emolument or gain for negotiating or trans- Persons offen acting any business in the said department, other than what shall the prohibiding against ⚫ be allowed by law; and if any person shall offend against any of tions of this

act, to forfeit the prohibitions of this act, he shall be deemed guilty of a high 3,000 dolls.&c. misdemeanour, and forfeit to the United States the penalty of

A moiety to informers.

Annual sala

amount of sa

tive officers

See Index,

three thousand dollars, and shall, upon conviction, be removed from office, and forever thereafter incapable of holding any office under the United States: Provided, That if any other person than a public prosecutor shall give information of any such offence, upon which a prosecution and conviction shall be had, one half the aforesaid penalty of three thousand dollars, when recovered, shall be for the use of the person giving such information. [Approved, September 2, 1789.]

CHAP. 13. An act for establishing the salaries of the executive officers of government, with their assistants and clerks.

§ 1. Be it enacted, &c. That there shall be allowed to the offiries, &c. paya- cers hereafter mentioned, the following annual salaries, payable ble quarterly. quarterly at the treasury of the United States: To the secretary Specific of the treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars: To the selaries allowed cretary in the department of state, three thousand five hundred to the execu- dollars: To the secretary in the department of war, three thousand dollars: To the comptroller of the treasury, two thousand herein named. dollars: To the auditor, fifteen hundred dollars: To the treaCompensation. surer, two thousand dollars: To the register, twelve hundred and fifty dollars: To the governor of the western territory, for his salary as such, and for discharging the duties of superintendent of Indian affairs, in the northern department, two thousand dollars: To the three judges of the western territory, each, eight hundred dollars: To the assistant of the secretary of the treasury, fifteen hundred dollars: To the chief clerk in the department of state, eight hundred dollars: To the chief clerk in the department of war, six hundred dollars: To the secretary of the western territory, seven hundred and fifty dollars: To the principal clerk of the comptroller, eight hundred dollars: To the principal clerk of the auditor, six hundred dollars: To the principal clerk of the treasurer, six hundred dollars.

Heads of departments to appoint clerks. Clerks' sala

§ 2. That the heads of the three departments first above mentioned, shall appoint such clerks therein, respectively, as they shall find necessary; and the salary of the said clerks, respecriès not to ex- tively, shall not exceed the rate of five hundred dollars per an·ceed 500 dolls. num. [Approved, September 11, 1789.]

respectively,

changed to the

state, &c.

CHAP. 14. An act to provide for the safe keeping of the acts, records, and seal, of the United States, and for other purposes.

Department of § 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the executive department, denoforeign affairs minated the department of foreign affairs, shall hereafter be dedepartment of nominated the department of state, and the principal officer therein shall hereafter be called the secretary of state. Vol. i. p. 5. § 2. That whenever a bill, order, resolution, or vote, of the Acts and reso- senate and house of representatives, having been approved and gress, to be re- signed by the president of the United States, or not having been ceived by the returned by him with his objections, shall become a law, or take secretary of effect, it shall forthwith thereafter be received by the said secrestate. tary from the president: and whenever a bill, order, resolution, or vote, shall be returned by the president with his objections,

lutions of con

to state to cause acts of

and shall, on being reconsidered, be agreed to be passed, and be approved by two thirds of both houses of congress, and thereby become a law or take effect, it shall, in such case, be received by the said secretary from the president of the senate, or the speaker of the house of representatives, in which soever house it shall last have been so approved; and the said secretary shall, The secretary as soon as conveniently may be, after he shall receive the same, cause every such law, order, resolution, and vote, to be publish- congress to be ed in at least three of the public newspapers printed within the published in United States, and shall also cause one printed copy to be deli- three public vered to each senator and representative of the United States, &c. and two printed copies, duly authenticated, to be sent to the ex- Vol. i. p. 409, ecutive authority of each state; and he shall carefully preserve 452, 680. the originals, and shall cause the same to be recorded in books to be provided for the purpose.

§ 3. That the seal heretofore used by the United States in congress assembled, shall be, and hereby is declared to be, the seal of the United States.

newspapers,

Vol. ii.
p.
1433. Vol.
iii. p. 1685,
1785.
Seal of the

United States.

the seal of the

The seal of

§ 4. That the said secretary shall keep the said seal, and shall Secretary to make out and record, and shall affix the said seal to all civil keep and affix commissions, to officers of the United States, to be appointed by U. S. to all the president, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, civil commisor by the president alone. Provided, That the said seal shall sions. not be affixed to any commission, before the same shall have the U. S. not been signed by the president of the United States, nor to any to be affixed other instrument or act, without the special warrant of the presi- before the dent therefor. signs, &c. § 5. That the said secretary shall cause a seal of office to be Secretary to made for the said department, of such device as the president of provide a seal the United States shall approve, and all copies of records, and of office for papers, in the said office, anthenticated under the said seal, shall ment of state. be evidence equally as the original record, or paper. Copies of re

president

the depart

der seal, to be

§ 6. That there shall be paid to the secretary, for the use of cords, &c. unthe United States, the following fees of office, by the persons re- evidence. quiring the services to be performed, except when they are per- Fees for auformed for any officer of the United States, in a matter relating thenticating to the duties of his office, to wit: For making out and authenti- copies of records, &c. in cating copies of records, ten cents for each sheet containing one the departhundred words; for authenticating a copy of a record, or paper, ment of state. under seal of office, twenty-five cents.

U.S.

§ 7. That the said secretary shall, forthwith after his appoint- Custody of ment, be entitled to have the custody and charge of the said seal the seal of the of the United States, and also of all books, records, and papers, Records, &c. remaining in the office of the late secretary of the United States of late secrein congress assembled; and such of the said books, records, and tary; &c. Papers of papers, as may appertain to the treasury department, or war treasury and department, shall be delivered over to the principal officers in war departthe said departments, respectively, as the president of the United ments, &c. States shall direct. [Approved, September 15, 1789.]

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Restriction on

ed.

CHAP. 15. An act to suspend part of an act, entitled, "An act to regulate the collection of the duties imposed by law on the tonnage of ships or vessels, and on goods, wares, and merchandises, imported into the United States," and for other purposes.

§ 1. Be it enacted, &c. That so much of the act, entitled "An vessels bound act to regulate the collection of the duties imposed by law, on up the Potow the tonnage of ships or vessels, and on goods, wares, and mermac, suspend- chandises, imported into the United States," as obliges ships or Vol. i. p. 15. vessels bound up the river Potowmac, to come to, and deposite manifests of their cargoes with the officers, at Saint Mary's and Yeocomico, before they proceed to their port of delivery, shall be and is hereby suspended until the first day of May next.

tended to

Privileges of § 2. That all the privileges and advantages to which ships. ships, &c. of and vessels, owned by citizens of the United States, are by law the U. S. ex- entitled, shall be, until the fifteenth day of January next, extenships, &c. of ded to ships and vessels wholly owned by citizens of the states of North Caroli- North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. na and Rhode Provided, That the master of every such ship or vessel last menIsland, until the 15th of January, 1790.

Proviso; as to register,

ownership,

&c.

Rum, &c. made in

North Caroli. na or Rhode

Island, considered foreign.

Rehoboth to

be a port of

tioned, shall produce a register for the same, conformable to the laws of the state in which it shall have been obtained, showing that the said ship or vessel is, and before the first day of September instant, was, owned, as aforesaid, and make oath or affirmation, before the collector of the port in which the benefit of this act is claimed, that the ship or vessel for which such register is produced, is the same therein mentioned, and that he believes it is still wholly owned by the person or persons named in said register, and that he or they are citizens of one of the states aforesaid.

§3. That all rum, loaf sugar, and chocolate, manufactured or made in the states of North Carolina, or Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and imported or brought into the United States, shall be deemed, and taken to be, subject to the like duties, as goods of the like kinds, imported from any foreign state, kingdom, or country, are made subject to.

§ 4. That Rehoboth, in the state of Massachusetts, shall be a entry, &c. un- port of entry and delivery, until the fifteenth day of January next, and that a collector be appointed for the same. [Approved, September 16, 1789.]

til the 15th

January, 1790.

Obsolete.

Vol. i. p. 158. A post master general; his

ry, assistant,

deputies, &c.

СНАР. 16.

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An act for the temporary establishment of the post office.

§ 1. Be it enacted, &c. That there shall be appointed a post master general; his powers and salary, and the compensation to powers, sala- the assistant or clerk and deputies which he may appoint, and the regulations of the post office, shall be the same as they last were under the resolutions and ordinances of the late congress. The post master general to be subject to the direction of the president of the United States in performing the duties of his office, and in forming contracts for the transportation of the

Subject to di

rections of the president.

Limitation of

this act to the 12th Aug.

1790.

mail.

§ 2. That this act shall continue in force until the end of the next session of congress, and no longer. [Approved, September 22, 1789.]

CHAP. 17. An act for allowing compensation to the members of the senate and Obsolete. house of representatives of the United States, and to the officers of both Vol. i. p. 411. Vol. iii. p. 1657

houses.

4th March,

miles.

§ 1. Be it enacted, &c. That at every session of congress, and Senators alat every meeting of the senate in the recess of congress, prior to lowed, until the fourth day of March, in the year one thousand seven hundred 1795, 6 dolls. and ninety-five, each senator shall be entitled to receive six dol- per diem; and lars for every day he shall attend the senate, and shall also be al- 6 dolls for lowed, at the commencement and end of every such session and every twenty meeting, six dollars for every twenty miles of the estimated distance, by the most usual road, from his place of residence to the seat of congress; And in case any member of the senate shall be Allowance the detained by sickness, on his journey to or from any such session same in case of or meeting, or, after his arrival, shall be unable to attend the senate, he shall be entitled to the same daily allowance: Provided Proviso; as to always, That no senator shall be allowed a sum exceeding the the extent of rate of six dollars a day, from the end of one such session or pay. meeting to the time of his taking a seat in another.

sickness.

After the 4th § 2. That at every session of congress, and at every meeting March, 1795, of the senate in the recess of congress, after the aforesaid fourth senators alday of March, in the year one thousand seven hundred and nine- lowed 7 dolls. ty-five, each senator shall be entitled to receive seven dollars for per diem, and 7 dolls. for every day he shall attend the senate; and shall also be allowed every twenty at the commencement and end of every such session and meet- miles. ing, seven dollars for every twenty miles of the estimated distance, by the most usual road, from his place of residence to the seat of congress: And in case any member of the senate shall Allowance the be detained by sickness, on his journey to or from any such ses- of sickness. sion or meeting, or after his arrival shall be unable to attend the senate, he shall be entitled to the same allowance of seven dollars a day: Provided always, That no senator shall be allowed a Proviso; as to sum exceeding the rate of seven dollars a day, from the end of the extent of one such session or meeting to the time of his taking a seat in another.

same in case

pay.

Members of

the house of -representa

tives allowed

6 dolls. per

diem, and 6

dolls. for every twenty

Allowance the

same in case

§3. That at every session of congress, each representative shall be entitled to receive six dollars for every day he shall attend the house of representatives; and shall also be allowed, at the commencement and end of every session, six dollars for every twenty miles of the estimated distance, by the most usual road, from his place of residence to the seat of congress: And in case any representative shall be detained by sickness, on his miles. journey, to or from the session of congress, or after his arrival, shall be unable to attend the house of representatives, he shall of sickness. be entitled to the daily allowance aforesaid: And the speaker of The speaker the house of representatives, to defray the incidental expenses entitled to 6 of his office, shall be entitled to receive, in addition to his com- tional. pensation as a representative, six dollars for every day he shall Proviso; as to attend the house; Provided always, That no representative shall the extent of be allowed a sum exceeding the rate of six dollars a day, from pay. the end of one such session or meeting, to the time of his taking Compensation a seat in another. of chaplains, § 4. That there shall be allowed to each chaplain of congress, secretary of the senate, at the rate of five hundred dollars per annum, during the session clerk of the

dolls. addi

nouse, &c.

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