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THIRTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 108. 1849. 395 cmp. CVIII. -An Act to establish the Home Department, and to provide for the March 3, 1g4g_ Treasury Deparhnent an Jssislant Secretary of the T reaerury, und n. Commis- -——-—-» sinner of the Customs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, from and after New executive the passage of this act, there shall be created a new executive depart- gfj’:’:g*§g;a€,;°& ment of the government of the United States, to be called the Depart- the ’ npepm. ment of the Interior; the head of which department shall be called the ment of the Iu- Seeretary of the Interior, who shall be appointed by the President of mm' the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, Secretary_ of and who shall bold his office by the same tenure, and receive the same t{)“°‘§;°;"f salary, as the Secretaries of the other executive departments, and who pointed: ms sailshall perform all the duties assigned to him by this act. *¤Y· Ssc]2. And be itfurllzcr enacted, That the Secretary of the Interior Secretary ¤f · - - - the Interior to shall exercise and perform all the acts of supervision and appeal in have supervision regard to the office of Commissioner of Patents, now exercised by the or the patent Secretary of State; and the said Secretary of the Interior shall sign all °m°°? requisitions for the advance or payment of money out of the treasury on estimates or accounts, subject to the same adjustment or contro now exercised on similar estimates or accounts by the First or Fifth Auditor and First Comptroller of the Treasury. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Interior And ¤f the shall perform all the duties in relation to the General Land Office, of gg;??! Lam supervision and appeal, now discharged by the Secretary of the Treas- ’ ury; and the said Secretary of the Interior shall sign all requisitions for the advance or payment of money out of the treasury, on estimates or accounts, approved or certified by the Commissioner of the General Land Olhce, subject to the same control now exercised by the First Comptroller of the Treasury. Seo. 4. And be it further enacted, That the supervisory power now And of the aeexercised by the Secretary of the Treasury over the accounts of the °i,;‘;;‘ marshals, clerks, and other officers of all the courts of the United States, and ’0gm,, of shall be exercised by the Secretary of the Interior, who shall sign all %<>¤}¤¤ of the requisitions for the advance or payment of money out of the treasury, &;l;°d Sm°S’ on estimates or accounts, subject to the same control now exercised on like estimates or accounts by the First Auditor and First Comptroller ol` the Treasury. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Interior Arid_ of the shall exercise the supervisory and appellate powers now exercised by ?§jJ‘€‘m”s‘2'¥‘Z°f the Secretary of the War Department, in relation to all the acts of the &,,_ jm ms’ Commissioner of Indian Affairs; and shall sign all requisitions for the advance or payment of money out of the treasury, on estimates or accounts, subject to the same adjustment or control now exercised on similar estimates or accounts by the Second Auditor and Second Comptroller of the Treasury. Sec. 6. And be it further emuted, That the Secretary of the Interior Ana of the shall exercise the supervisory and appellate powers now exercised by the ,q°ml¤lSSi°¤¢¤‘_°f Secretaries of the War and Navy Departments, in relation to all the acts °°sl°¤s’ &°' ’ of the Commissioner of Pensions; and shall sign all requisitions for the advance or payment of money out of the treasury, on estimates or accounts, subject to the same adjustment or control now exercised on similar estimates or accounts by the Third or Fourth Auditors and Second Comptroller of the Treasury. Sec. 7. And be itfzrther enacted, That the Secretary of the Interior And of the Shall exercise all the supervisory and appellate powers now exercised $******8 we mf: by the Secretary of State, in relation to all acts of marshals and others Eisugitggj ° in taking and returning the census of the United States; and shall sign all requisitions for the advance or payment of money out of the treasury, on estimates or accounts, subject to the same adjustment or