[Treafury, Department of]

-one of the commiffioners to purchase the public deb i. 268

-one of the commiffioners of the finking fund ii. 117 -authorised to regulate the marks to be fet on casks and veffele, containing diftilled fpirits, and to prescribe the forms of the certificates to accompany the fame 87 -to make all purchases and contracts for supplying the army with provifions, clothing, fupplies in the quartermafter's department, Indian goods, and other fupplies for the department of war

112

-to direct the fuperintendance of the collection of the duties on imports and tonnage, as he fhall think best

112

-to prescribe the forms of keeping and rendering the public accounts

113

114

-authorised to have two principal clerks Collection of duties on licenses to retail, on refined sugar, and on carriages, to be under the superintendance of the treasury department

iii. .79 In cafe of vacancy in the office of Secretary of the Treafury, the President may make a temporary appointment till a fucceffor is appointed 166 Secretary of the Treafury authorised to allow to certain veffels and their cargoes, whofe regifters have become invalid, without any wilful negligence or intention of fraud, the fame privileges as if they had not become in

Valid

247

-authorised to fell the undivided townships in the ter-
ritory north-west of the Ohio, at the feat of govern-
ment, in tracts of one quarter of a township iii. 297
-to give at least three months notice of the time of
fale, and in cafe of suspension of fale for more than
three days, fhall give notice
297
-authorised to fell at the feat of government the un-
divided towns in the feven ranges already laid out 297
-authorised to give certificates to purchasers of the
payment of money, and the description of the land 299
authorised after giving notice, to regifter warrants for
military lands, and to decide by lot priority of right
to locate
-authorised to decide refpecting the duty payable on
carriages, on appeal from the decifion of the fuper-
vifor

359

333

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-authorised to grant new registers, certificates of en. rolment, or license in cases where ships or veffels have been transferred by procefs of law

iii. 383

-authorised to mitigate or remit forfeitures and penalties, and remove difabilities 403 --authorised to ascertain the market price of stock other than fix per cent. when received in payment for lands

Comptroller

406

Shall fuperintend the adjustment and preservation of the
public accounts-fhall examine all accounts fettled by
the auditor, and certify the balances arising thereon to
the register-shall counterfign all warrants drawn by
the secretary of the treasury, which fhall be warranted
by law-fhall report to the fecretary of the treasury the
official forms of all papers to be issued in the different
offices for the collection of the revenue, and the man-
ner of keeping and flating the accounts of the perfons
employed therein-shall provide for the regular and
punctual payment of the monies which may be collec-
ted, and may direct profecutions for all delinquencies of
officers of the revenue, and for the debts due to the Uni-
ted States
i. 37
Contracts made by the Poft-Mafter-General for carrying
the mail, and all propofals relating thereto, to be lodged
in the office of the comptroller
iii. 45
Comptroller to receive proof, in cafe of drawbacks 73
to lay before Congress an annual abftract of the ac-
counts of the emoluments and expenditures of collec-
tors, naval officers and furveyors

171

-to give notice to the debtors of the United States, to render account to the auditor of the Treasury, and in default, to commence fuits

225

-to examine fuch accounts, when allowed or difallow

ed by the auditor

226

how to proceed with regard to claims

226

-his decifion when againit claimants, fhall be final on

all concerned

227

-to inftitute fuits against revenue officers, and others accountable for public money

Treasurer.

421

His duty is to receive and keep the monies of the United

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States, to disburse the fame on warrants drawn by the
Secretary of the Treafury, counterfigned by the comp-
troller, and registered by the register-to take receipts
for all monies paid by him, and all receipts for mo-
nies received by him fhall be endorsed upon warrants
figned by the Secretary of the Treafury-to render his
accounts quarterly to the Comptroller, or oftener if
required; and when fettled, to tranfmit a copy there-
of to the Secretary of the Treasury, and to lay before
Congress, on the third day of every feffion, copies of
accounts fettled with the comptroller, and a true ac-
count of the state of the Treasury-to fubmit the in-
fpection of all monies in his hands to the Secretary of
the Treasury, and the Comptroller or either of them;
and fhall give bond, with fureties to the fatisfaction
of the Secretary of the Treasury and Comptroller, in
the fum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
for the faithful difcharge of the duties of his office,
to be lodged in the office of the Comptroller
i. 38
he fhall difburfe fuch monies as have been previously
ordered for the ufe of the department of war, by war-
rants from the Treasury, upon warrants from the Se-
cretary of War, counterfigned by the accountant
ii. 111

Auditor.

Auditor fhall receive all public accounts, and, after examination, certify the balance, and tranfmit the account, with the vouchers and certificate, to the comptroller for his decifion thereon. If any perfon fhall be aggrieved with the decifion of the auditor, he may, within fix months, appeal to the comptroller i. 38

-to adjust certain accounts in conjunction with the commiffioner of the revenue

ii. 113

iii. 35

-to receive claims for the renewal of certain certificates, and how to proceed thereon -certain certificates to be prefented to, and how to proceed thereon

35

-to liquidate accounts of debtors of the United States, rendered on notification of the Comptroller, and to report it to him, with a lift of the items difallowed

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[Treafury, Department of.]
Regifter

Shall keep all accounts of the receipts and expenditures of the public money---of all debts due to or from the United States---to receive from the Comptroller all accounts which fhall have been finally adjufted; and to preferve them, with their vouchers and certificates---to record all warrants for the receipt of payment of money at the treasury, certify the fame thereon, and to tranfmit to the Secretary of the Treafury copies of the certificates of balances adjusted i. 38

Commiffioner of the Revenue

Shall fuperintend, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, the collection of the internal revenue, confifting in duties laid on the manufactures and products of the United States, and to perform fuch other fervices, being conformable to the conftitution of the department, as the Secretary of the Treasury fhall direct

Purveyor of Public Supplies

ii. 112

Shall, under the direction and supervision of the Secretary of the Treasury, conduct the procuring and providing of all arms, military and naval ftores, provifions, clothing, Indian goods, and generally, all articles of fupply requifite for the United States iii. 175 Shall give bond for the faithful discharge of his duty, in the fum of twenty thousand dollars, to the fatisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury and Comptroller 176 Letters of the foregoing officers are free from poftage 53.

175

All the officers in the treasury department are prohibited from being concerned in commerce or navigation---from dealing in public lands, or any public property---or public fecurities of any state, or of the United States---or to take any gain for tranfacting any business in the department, otherwise than what is allowed by law, upon forfeiture of three thousand dollars, removal from office, and perpetual difability to hold any office under the United States

i. 39

Clerks in the treasury department to be appointed by the Secretary

41

[Treafury, Department of.]

Clerks fhall take oath or affirmation for the faithful discharge i. 341

of their truft

-compensation of,

341

-may not be concerned in trading in the funds or debts
of the United States, or any ftate, or in any kind of
public property, on penalty of five hundred dollars,
and removal from office
ii. 114

The fame reftriction extended to commiffioners of loans, and all perfons concerned in their offices; and all officers concerned in the collection or disbursement of the revenue

114

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Treaties to be made by the Prefident, by and with the confent of two-thirds of the Senate prefent i. 14 -to be the supreme law of the land Treaty with France, i. 366-the United Netherlands, i. 420-Sweden, ii. 247-Great-Britain, i. 477-Six Nations, ii, 299-Wyandots, &c. 304-Pruffia, 308 -Cherokees, 343-Choctaws, 351-Chickafaws, 357 Shawanoes, 363-emperor of Morocco, 367-Creeks, 401-Delawares, 409-Wyandots, &c. 415-Cherokees, 425. 433-Six Nations, 437-Oneidas, &c. 445---certain Indian tribes, 449---Great-Britain, 463 ---Algiers, 499---Spain, 508---Seven Indian Nations of Canada, 439---Creeks, 443

Trials, new, when grantable

-capital, where to be had

-i. 60

67

Troops of the United States (fee Military Establishment.)

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United States, conftitution of

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6

Vacancies in the two houfes of Congrefs, how filled -in offices how filled during the recefs of Congrefs 15 -Prefident may make temporary appointments in cafe of

Venire facias, writ of

Vermont, ftate of, admitted into the Union

--number of reprefentatives in

-laws of the United States extended to Veffels obftructed by ice, provifion in cafe of

iii. 166

i. 68

282

282

297

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