l {W9 TITLE. 31.—-·M ONE1 Firat. The General Accounting, Omce shall receive and- examine ull accounts of salaries and incidental éxpeuses ot the . ,rm¤·£— of the Secretary of the Treaaary and all bureaus uml csllws under his direction, all accounts relatiag to the custom.; stwvlce, public debt, internal `nevenue, Treasurer and deaigq mma depositarlea, mints and assaycilices, Bureauet Engrave gm; and Printing, Coast Guard, Puhlic Health Service, ppblic Eulidings, Secret Service, and to all other business within the jmiallictién of the Départuiellt of the_€l‘1•eastu·y, eepqiy the balances arising thereon, to the Divisifcfu ot Bookkeeping and “v$,l‘!'8IltS. _ ·'‘‘_ _ · · _ _ _ N >lr·cm;`d. Said office shall receive and examine all accounts Uf.'S€1lRI°i€$.1U}d` incidental eipeases =0£. the oillce of; the Secremry of War and all bureaus and citllcea under his direction, i tcltnn all ac<·qmnta relating to the jmllitary establishment; armories .3 u,·r ,,m1 {11‘S€I]&IS,~IlHti0B8l cemeteries, fortifications, public build-
— mcs aixd grounds under the Chief of Engineers, rivers and
I lmrlairsy the Military Academy, and t0_ all agitlner business .wfrl¤in the jurisdiction of the`Departmeut of War, and certify- div balances arising thereon to the Division of Bookkeeping and Warrautsiand send jfoithyvlth a copy of eachrcertiflcatc `lc me Secretary of War. _ . ‘· _ _ Third. Saidwotilce Shall receive and examine all accounts .cf Sal:u·i4·a and luciden&l’ expenses of the oflice of the Secre- . ,1m-y of the Interior, and 0fa1l bureaus and offices under his rlm·a·zie»n, nail allaccoimts relating to Army and Navy__pc¤sien»s,— <;ml¢igi<·al iS1irvey,` ~·puUlic laxids, Indians, .Archltect· bt the Vapitol, and to all other business within the jurisdiction ot {ho l>cpart‘ment· ot the Interior, and certify the balances ariainc: llwreouyto the Iilvlaicm of B00kkeéplng and Warrants, and — arqul _{ox·thwith` a c0py’0feacl1 certiiicateto the" Secretary oft; . ‘ the Interior. _ - _ . . ‘ _ l·‘eurth.» Said guflice shall receive and examine all accounts , nf aalarit%__ and incidental ekpexhsea of the cttice of the' Secre= wry of the _Navy, and of all bureaus and offices udglefi his 42‘im·¢·ti¤»n, all accounts relatlag to` the Naval Establishment, __ Ixlariue Corps, Naval Academy, and to all otherbuairieaa wltliln me jurisdiction of thegDepartment’ of the Navy,¤aud certify _ she balanccwarfslng thereon to the Dlylsion ot Bookkeepihxg and Warraptahaud send forthwith a copy of eachécertliicatea ,_l0the_Secreta1·$• of the Navy. _ ‘ . F . "- y _ ’ Firth. The Bureau ot, Acc0unts..i¤" the Post Omce Department shall receive and examine all account: of salaries and ' [incidental 'expenaea ct the cmce of 'the Postmaster · General aml ct all bareaua nad omcm under his "'dli·ection·, all postal and Qaaoxxeyéerder accounts ar postmastera, all accounts relax- · im: tame trauwcrtntloa et the mails, and ta all other business within the jurisdiction of the Put 0Mce Department. “ -'I‘he~ General Acccuatlny Otllce shall audit the accounts; aud, certify the balaaw arising thereon to the ·Péstpaster General for accounts ot the ~pestnl 1‘8Y@\}8 and- expenditures therefrom; ; l and to the Dlvmim of Bookkeeping and Warrants ger (other accounts, and sem! forthwith comm at the ceemuc¤cea‘ in the latter cases to the Poumaateg General., " . All exapeaditura ln the Postal Savings System shall be ` &Udit€*d°by the Gmeral Acc0¤m£la¢“0meé, · _ .» " » · Sixth. Said pmce ahall receive sad examlm all accounts of- _ salaries and lacldwtal expenses at the cmce at the Secretary of Commerce, and ci all bureaus andpmces under bla direction, all a accouuta relating to the Bureau at Llghtheasea, Steamboat Ina avaction Servlce, Navlgatloa, Alaskan “tur·ml haheriea, the Nutl0aal{Burea;.1' et Standards, 'Caaat and Geodetlc Survey, ératcuts, Census, Bareau ot Flaheries and to all tether buajixeas within the jurladlctloa at the Departaaeat of Ccmmerce, and ¢é"i+tlfy the balances arlalzlg- thereon to thee Division of Beekkeepiag and Warrants and send. forthwith a___ copy of each ` certihcate to the Secretary of Cdmmercef a . — Seveath. Said `umca shall receive and examine all accounts of salaries aud. Incidental expenses ot the cmca ot the Secretary
Y AND mzvazvcn § 74 of. Labor and of all bureaus and oillces under his direction, and all accounts relating to all other business/within the jurisdiction ot the Department of Labor, and certify the balances arising thereon to the Division of Bookxeping and Warrants and send forthwithra copy of each certi ate to the Secretary of Labor. ” · // Eighth. Said oiilceshall receive add examine all accounts ot salaries and incidental expenses of tre offices ot the Secretary of State, _ the Attorney General, and the Secretary ot Agriculture, and of all bureaus and oiilcegsignder their direction; all accounts relating td all other bua__ within the jurisdiction of the Departnients of State, Just! , and Agriculture; all accounts relatlng to the · Foreign rvice, the judiciary, United States courts, judgments of ,Uni ed _ States_ courts, Executive Otllce, Civil-Service Commission, nterstate Commerce Commis-· sion, District ot lumbia, Court ii Claims and its judgments, Smithsonian 'Ins tation, Terrltor al gosdernments, the Senate, -tl1e House of R resentatives, the Public `Printer, Library of Congress, Botanic nGarden, and .agt:odnt‘s of all boards; commissions, and establishments of the Government not within the jurisdiction of any of tge..e;e61tive`,depart}nents. · Said cme shall certify the arising thereon to {the Division ot _B0okkeeping and Warrants,_and send ·Iorthwith_ a_ copy of each certificate-, according to `the character olthe account, to the Secretary of the_Sen:-gte, Clerk of the_I—I-ousq of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms of the House of `Repreaentatives, or the chief officer of the executive department, commission, board, or establishment concerned. { ‘ t _ · · - (July 31; 1894, c.·1"Z4, § 7, _28 Stat. 206; Feb. 14, 1903, c. 552, § 2, 32 Stat. `826; June 17, 1910, ci 301, §§ 4. 13, 36 Stat.-537, 539; Aug: 14, 1912, c. 288, § 1, 37 Stat. 309; Aug. 24, 1912, c. 389, § ·10, 37 Stat. 559; Mar. 4; 19137c; 141, §;2, 3?’_Stat. 737; Jan. 28, 1915, c. 20, § 1, 38 Stat. 800, Aug. 29, 1916, c. 417, 39, Stat. _ 601; June 10, 1921,.c. 18,5 304, 42_Stat. 2-L; May 24, 1924, c. 182, § 1,—43~ Stat. 140.)/` , _ _· _ , , .. 73. Accounts of Post Onice Department ;_ duties of General ' Accounting i0Hice and Bureauof AccountaZ—4The.General- Ac- _ counting 0‘%ce shall keep and nreserve all accounts arisingjn the P%st. Gl ce Department or relative thereto and vouchers after settlement. V The, Bureau of Accounts in the Post 0Qce Department shall close the account of the department q¤a_rter1y," and transmit to the Secretary ot the Treasury quarterly statements of its receipts and cxpenditurm. It shall report to the Postmaster General, when required to do so, the manner and form ot lreéping and stating the accounts of Lthe department, and the omclal forma of papers to be used in connection with its recdpts nd expenditures. It shall report ,to the Postmaster Geneil all oeupq¤e¤e1e¤‘o:» postmasters in rendering their apcoun _ and returns, or in paying over money- order (unda and other `ipts ata their omces. The Como troller Gmeral shall regimer, charge, and" countersign all warrants upon the Treasury for receipts or payments issued _ by the Postmaster `Geueral, when _ warranted by_ law. (R. S. .§. 277; June`10, 1921, c, _18, § 304} 42 Stat. 24.) s. . ` o. .74., Suspenaian of itéma; issuance of warrant; preservation of vouchcu; decision of/; qumiona `invelving _· payment.-- Nothlng. in this chapter shall prevene the General Adounting Omce from suspending items in .an account lm order to` obtain turther evidence, or explanations necessary to their settlenicnt;1 {Phe Secretary of the Treasury shaltmake regulations Boxing the time which shall expire before a warrant is issued in payment. otian account certined as provlded in thla section and section 72 of this title. -, ¢ The General Accounting `Omce ahall preserve, with` their voucherscand certificates, all accounts which have been dually adjusted. _ Y ‘ , _ Disbursing officers, or the head of any executive department, or other establishn1ent“not· under any of the executive departments, may apnly for and the General Accounting Qillce shall
