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 TITLE VH.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASCRY.——Ch. 1-2. 41 or applies tchis own use any emolument or 'n for negotiating or trans- 3 MM-. 1791, c. acting any business in the Department, $:.11 be deemed guilty of a 18£i1·"· r P·2l5· misdemeanor, and punished by a fine of five hundred dollars and removal S 12 :yj179g§i37’ fromoffice. [susan.]’’p'“ ‘ CHAPTER TVVO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. Sec. Sec. 245. Duties of Asistant Secretariw. 260. Reports upon appropriations for De· 246. Signing warrants. partments of \\ ar and Navy. 247. Effect of warrants. 261. Abstract of receipts from internal 248. General duties of the Secretary. taxes. 249. Collection of duties. 262. Accounts of superintendent of Trees- 250. Settlement of accounts. ury building. 251. Rules, regulations, and forms. 263. Printing report on commerce and 252. Regulations of ap ruisal of imports. navigation. 253. Discontinuance of ports of delivery. 264. Report of Coast-Survey expenditures. 254. Deposits of gold. 265. Printing statement of exports and 255. Appointment of disbursing agents. imports. 256. Employment of persons to recover 266. Quarterly publication of statement money of the United States. of receipts and expenditures. 257. Reports of the Secretary. 267. Monthly publication of weekly state- 258. Reports of expenditures. ment of the Treasurer, &c. 259. Reports of statistics. Sec. 245. The Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury shall examine Duties of insistletters, contracts, and warrants prepared for the signature of the Secre· ant S°°"°“’·“€”· tary of the Treasury, and perform such other duties in the office of the 3 Mar., 1849, c. Secretary of the Treasury as may be prescribed by the Secretary or by ]09» ¤- I3. V- 9, P- M- M ·#i· ¤ ****34 M.. me . Sec. 246. The Secretary of the Treasury may, by an appointment BOLS-3,*-13, p- 26- under his hand and official seal, delegate to one of the Assistant Seere- S‘““‘“gY`Q’?[Y“E taries of the Treasury authority to silgn in his stead all warrants for the _2 Mah. 1867. G- yment of money into the public reasury, and all warrants for the 1"3»"·1‘*¤P·439· Hihbursement from the gmblic 1`reasury, of money certiiied by the proper accounting officers of the Treasury to be due upon accounts duly audited and settled by them. Sec. 247. Warrants si ned hy either of the Assistant Secretaries, as Effect ni warauthorized by the preceging section, shall be in all cases of the same ¤¤¤*-S- validity as if they had been signed by the Secretary of the Treasury "§;xQf@f_Q himself. 163, v. 14, p. 429. Sec. 2-L8. The Secretary of the Treasury shall, from time to time, Generaldutiennf digest and prepare plans for the improvement and management of the *}*8 S<><‘F€f¤¤"y· revenue, and for the support of the public credit; shall superintend the _ Q gg,,,,, 1789, c_ collection of the revenue; shall, from time to time, prescribe the forms 12, s. 2, v. 1,p. 65. of keeping and rendering all Eublic accounts and making returns; shall 8M¤!'J79?·<=-37· grant, un er the limitations erein established, or to be hereafter pro- ”‘g·¥,;;l°·§:é C vided, all warrants for moneys to be issued from the Treasury in pumu 108,g_3,,C_’9’ p_ 3:95: ance of appropriations by law: shall make report, and give information 20Jun¢, 1874, 4-. to either branch of the legislature in person 01* in writing, as ma be re- 344, i'- 18, P· l27· uired, respecting all matters referred to him bv the Senate or I-Iyouse of 1f§§f"§gIg€"“°“· gtepresentntives. or which shall uppertain to his office; and generally N€i|g(Qn`,._jJ,,'g0w, shall perform all such services relative to the finances as he shall be 12 H0w.,98,(107.) directed to rform. rm as amuse. cm. wv. we.1 Sec. 249. whe Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the su rintendence _ Collection of duof the collection of the duties on imports and tonnage, as EE shall judge ms- _ best. [SM l *652-] 8May,1792,<·.37, s. 6, v. 1, p. 280. 3 Mar., 1875, c. l36, sa. 2, 3, 1*. 18, pp. 469, 470. Sec. 250. The Secretary of the Treasury shall cause all accounts of the Settlerpemof ucexpenditure of public money to be settled within each fiscal year, except $‘;‘;‘°”“"*h’" °“"“l where the distance of the places where such expenditure occurs may be =—34,T§q§{,—; such as to make further time necessary; and in respect to expenditures 45, ,,_ 13,{.’_ 3,p_;§G8f