fhall be defrayed out of the treafury of the Provided a United States: Provided nevertheless, That made with- none of the faid expences fhall continue to be in one year. fo defrayed by the United States, after the ex ceffion be Light house to be erec piration of one year from the day aforefaid, unless fuch light-houfes, beacons, buoys and public piers, fhall in the mean time be ceded to, and vested in the United States, by the ftate or states refpectively in which the fame may be, together with the lands and tenements thereunto belonging, and together with the jurifdiction of the fame. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That a ted near light-house fhall be erected near the entrance entrance of of the Chesapeake-Bay, at fuch place, when ceded to the United States in manner aforefaid, as the Prefident of the United States fhall direct, Chesapeake Bay. treasury to Sect. 3. And be it further enacted, That it Secretary of fhall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treacontract for fury to provide by contracts, which fhall be repairing, approved by the Prefident of the United States, building, when for building a light-houfe near the entrance necedary. of Chefapeake-Bay, and for rebuilding when neceffary, and keeping in good repair, the light-houses, beacons, buoys, and public piers in the feveral states, and for furnishing the fame, with all neceffary fupplies; and alfo to agree for the falaries, wages, or hire of the perfon or persons appointed by the Prefident, for the fuperintendance and care of the fame. Sect. 4. And be it further enacted, That all Pilots to be pilots in the bays, inlets, rivers, harbours and regulated by theexift- ports of the United States, fhall continue to be ing laws of regulated in conformity with the exifting laws tive ftates. of the ftates refpectively wherein fuch pilots may be, or with fuch laws as the states may -the refpec respectively hereafter enact for the purpose, until further legislative provifion shall be made by Congress. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate. APPROVED, Auguft the 7th, 1789: GEORGE WASHINGTON, CHAPTER X. An Act providing for the Expences which may attend Negociations or Treaties with the Indian Tribes, and the Appointment of Commiffioners for managing the fame. (EXPIRED.) CHAPTER XI. An Act for regiftering and clearing Vessels, regulating the Coafting Trade, and for other Purposes. (REPEALED.) Depart nated. CHAPTER XII. An Act to establish the Treafury Department. Section 1. B the E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of United States of America in Congress affembled, ment defig- That there fhall be a department of Treasury, in which shall be the following officers, namely; a Secretary of the Treafury, to be deemed head of the department; a Comptroller, an Auditor, a Treasurer, a Regifter, and an Affiftant to the Secretary of the Treafury, which Affiftant fhall be appointed by the faid Secretary. Officers therein, the fecreta ry. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it Duties of fhall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treafury to digeft and prepare plans for the improvement and management of the revenue, and for the fupport of public credit; to prepare and report estimates of the public revenue, and the public expenditures; to fuperintend the collection of the revenue; to decide on the forms of keeping and stating accounts and making returns, and to grant under the limitations herein established, or to be hereafter provided, all warrants for monies to be iffued from the Treafury, in pursuance of appropriations by law; to execute fuch fervices relative to the fale of the lands belonging to the United States, as may be by law required of him; to make report, and give information to either branch of the Legislature, in perfon or in writing (as he may be required,) refpecting all matters referred to him by the Senate or House of Reprefentatives, or which shall appertain to his office;. and generally to perform all fuch services relative to the finances, as he shall be directed to perform. the comp Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That it Duties of fhall be the duty of the Comptroller to fuper- troller. intend the adjustment and prefervation of the public accounts; to examine all accounts fettled by the Auditor, and certify the balances arifing thereon to the Regifter; to counterfign all warrants drawn by the Secretary of the Treafury, which shall be warranted by law; to report to the Secretary the official forms of all papers to be iffued in the different offices for collecting the public revenue, and the manner and form of keeping and stating the accounts of the feveral perfons employed therein: He shall moreover provide for the regular and punctual payment of all monies which may be collected, and fhall direct profecutions for all delinquencies of officers of the revenue, and for debts that are, or fhall be due to the United States. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That it of the fhall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive treasurer. and keep the monies of the United States, and to disburse the fame upon warrants drawn by the Secretary of the Treafury, counterfigned by the Comptroller, recorded by the Register, and not otherwife; he fhall take receipts for all monies paid by him, and all receipts for monies received by him, shall be endorsed upon warrants figned by the Secretary of the Treafury, without which warrant fo figned, no acknowledgment for money received into the public treasury fhall be valid. And the faid Treasurerfhall render his accounts to the Comptroller quarterly (or oftener if required,) and fhall transmit a copy thereof, when fettled, to the Secretary of the treasury. He shall moreover, on the third day of every feffion of Congrefs, lay before the Senate and Houfe of Representatives, fair and accurate copies of all Duties the treafurer. Of the auditor. Of the re gifter. of accounts by him from time to time rendered to, and fettled with the Comptroller as aforefaid, as alfo, a true and perfect account of the ftate of the treafury. He fhall at all times fubmit to the Secretary of the Treafury, and the Comptroller, or either of them, the inspection of the monies in his hands; and fhall, prior to the entering upon the duties of his office, give bond, with fufficient fureties, to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury and Comptroller, in the fum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, payable to the United States, with condition for the faithful performance of. the duties of his office, and for the fidelity of the perfons to be by him employed, which bond fhall be lodged in the office of the Comptroller of the Treafury of the United States. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That it fhall be the duty of the Auditor to receive all public accounts, and after examination to certify the balance, and tranfmit the accounts with the vouchers and certificate to the Comptroller for his decifion thereon: Provided, That if any person whofe account fhall be fo audited, be diffatisfied therewith, he may within fix months appeal to the Comptroller against such settlement. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That it fhall be the duty of the Regifter to keep all accounts of the receipts and expenditures of the public money, and of all debts due to or from the United States; to receive from the Comptroller the accounts which fhall have been finally adjusted, and to preferve fuch accounts with their vouchers and certificates: to record all warrants for the receipt or payment of monies at the treafury, certify the fame thereon, |