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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1863 Excerpt: ...act prescribes the duties, und indicates the powers, of those charged with the settlement of public accounts, and may, therefore, be useful to a portion of the officers of the army, whose duties' relate to the disbursement of the public money. 2 Established by act of 8 May, 1792, chap. 37. 3 Appointed by chap. 140. 29 April, 1816. Established by act of 3 March, 1813. Sec. 4. That it shall be the duty of the second1 auditor to receive all accounts relative to the pay and clothing of the army, the subsistence of officers, bounties and premiums, military and hospital stores, and the contingent expenses of the war department; that it shall be the duty of the third auditor to receive all accounts relative to the subsistence of the army, the quartermaster's department, and, generally, all accounts of the war department other than those provided for; and the second and third auditors aforesaid, shall examine the accounts respectively, and certify the balance, and transmit the accounts, with the vouchers and certificate, to the second comptroller, for his decision thereon: Provided, That the President of the United States may assign to the second and third auditors the settlement of the accounts which are now confided to the additional accountant of the war department. Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty of the auditors, charged with the examination of the accounts of the war and navy departments, to keep all accounts of the receipts and expenditures of the public money in regard to those departments, and of all public debts due to the United States on moneys advanced relative to those departments; to receive from the second comptroller the accounts which shall have been finally adjusted, and to preserve such accounts, with their vouchers and certificates, and to rec...

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