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 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 18. 1921. 25 General Accounting OH'ice, when certified by the Comptroller General or the Assistant Comptroller General under its seal, shall be admitted as evidence with the same effect as the copies and transcripts referred R S sm 882 886 to in sections 882 and 886 of the Revised Statutes. P·1f>?··’ `_ ' Sec. 307. The Comptroller General may provide for the payment t,,’i,2’§§,L§‘l‘,¥§‘,§,'f‘igS{;"§§g; of accounts or claims adjusted and settled in the General Accoimtin bming <>m¢•¤’S· Office, through disbursing officers of the several departments and establishments, instead of by warrant. _ _ Sec. 308. The duties now appertaining to the Division of Public a·§¤l§&‘$ieiii»il»¤ihif$i€ Moneys of the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury, so far as they §§‘$*kg’;g{“12é‘:‘§g°“,{;f relate to the covering of revenues and repayments into the Treasury, vision. ’ " the issue of duplicate checks and warrants, and the certification of outstanding liabilities for payment, shall be performed by the Division 'qfm Bookkeeping and Warrants of the Office of the Secretary of the asury. Sec. 309. The Comptroller General shall prescribe the forms, sys- cc£,§°l_$'${sl,2€,2§§t{’§§f tems, and procedure for administrative appropriation and fimd °°°··*° b° P'°$°’f°°d· accounting m the several departments and establishments, and for the administrative examination of Hscal officers’ accounts and claims against the United States. _ HSEc;I3}0. The officriipf tllie sigaauditorsishalllbe abolishad, to take ,,b§§lS‘{,°§d_°' ““d“°'S e act uy 1, 1921. othero cers an employees o these offices °”°¤¤°'· °°°·; except as otherwise provided herein shall become officers and em- ii?ii&r•iglit°A°°°`mt ployees of the Genera Accounting Office at their grades and salaries on July 1, 1921. All books, records, documents, Eapers, furniture, office equi ment, and other gréoperty of these 0 ces, and of the Division of) Bookkeeping and arrants, so far as they relate to the work of such division transferred b section 304, shall become the Temporary mw property of the General Accounting Cflice. The General Accounting mms assigned. Omce shall occu y temporarily the rooms now occupied by the office of the Comptrollgr of the Treasury and the six auditors. _ Sec. 311. (a) The Comptroller General shall appoint, remove, and ,,;,`,§’,§‘,§’f,’;§°,§§;;,,§°,f,‘;g; fix the compensation of such attorneys and other employees in the **°“°*’ °¤¤¤¤- Ereraeral Accounting Office as may from time to time be provided for aw. y(b) All such appointments, except to ositions carryilntg a sale ,,,;`,§’§ll{T:,$§£“ °' °i"° at a rate of more than $5,000 a year, shall be made in acco ance wil-; the civil-service laws and regulations. (c) No person appointed y the Comptroller General shall be paid my ‘°“°'*°"°‘*‘· a salary at a rate o more than $6,000 a year, and not more than our persons shall be paid a salary at a rate o more than $5,000 a year. _ (d) All officers and employees of the General Accountin Office, ,,;§f""g‘““°°‘ °’ "“' whether transferred thereto or appointed by the Comptroller general, shall perform such duties as mag be assigned to them by him. _ (e) All official acts performed y such officers or em loyees specially ,,,;,*,,‘L{,l,§°§’,§g’c,,,§’,§ §§§ designated therefor by the Comptroller General shall) have the same ¤=¤¤¤¤- force and effect as though performed by the Comptroller General in person' . Regulations etc au- (f) The Comptroller General shall make such rules and reirlatrons rum-ma. ’ " as may be necessary for carrying on the work of the General ccounting Office, including rules and reglplations concerning the admission of attomeys to practice before suc office. C mu Ge ml Sec. 312. (a) The Comptroller General shall investigate, at the rumiitrgsriirm  oi seat of government or elsewhere, all matters relating to the receipt, ’;,*I{g}_‘,’;§§;*,jsd;fl°°mg °° disbursement, and application of public funds, an shall make to the President when requested by him, and to Congress at the beginning of each regular session, a report in writing of the work of the R dm. General Accoimting Office, containing recommendations concernin by,tb%bux¥:e;1mf3U¤% the legislation he may deem necessary to facilitate the prompt and }§:§,°°,’_°§c“m,_"¥§, QC"? accurate rendition and settlement of accounts and concerning such ' other matters relating to the receipt, disbursement, and application