TITLE vu.——DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.—-Ch. 4. 49 eighteen hundred and sixty·0ne. has been or may be sunk or destroyed, 6ApriI,l866,c.27. shall the·reby have lost his personal eifects, without negligence or want S·]»V· W P- N- 0f sk1ll_0r foresight on his part. the proper accounting officers ure authorized. with the approval of the SP('l'(‘U).I')' of the Navy, to allow to such 065001* u sum not exceeding- the muouut of his sea- pay for one month as compensation fm- such law. Bm; the accounting oigcvm shall in all cases r•;—quix·c· a schedule and vertiticate from the OHi(‘€l` making the claim for effects so lost. SBC. 291. Whenever any sum of money has been or shall be issued, Settlemgrgtofexfrom the TP93.*\ll`}'. for the purposes of interc0ursa or treaty with foreign P€“"°*’ 9* '" W" nations. in pursuance of any law. the President is authorized to cause `mf°mgn the same to be duly settled annually with the proper accounting officers 7-~·— of the Treasury. by vzmsing the same to he accounted for, s uitically, if 3F°*{·- l',93·°·‘*· the expenditure may. in his judgment, he made public: anyby making ’v' ’p `m' or causing the Secretary of State to make u certificate of the amount of such expenditure as he may think it advisable not to specify; and every Such c·0rtitiv:1t•a <hall he deemed a sufficiant voucher for the sum therein expressed tu have been expended. Sec. 292. The Sixth Auditor shall supeerintend tha collection of all C¤U€¢*¤i¤¤ of debts due the Pust—OtHce Department. and all penalties and forfeitures ‘éf_2:j·)‘§f&_?};° Hx imposed for any violation of the postal laws, und take all such other mem W measures as may he authorized by law to enforce the payment of such +_; debts and the recovery of such penalties and furfeitures. H0 shall also 8g1“I$’F'2’*é£Y°’ . . . . . . . B- , . 1, P. 4. sulperxntend the collectmn ot all pcxmltms and forfcuures arising under 0t er statutes. where such penalties and forfcitures are the consequence 0f unlawful acts aifccting the revenues or property of the P0st·OHic<-1 Department. Sec. The Sixth Auditor shall keep the accounts of the money- A¤<‘¤¤¤¤·¤f_¤w¤- order business sepamt0}y. and in such manner as to show the number "['f’Tflf"{_}f‘f€[‘]f"{ and amount of 1110ney-0rde·rs issued at each office. the number and amount SJunc,1872,¢-.335, paid, the amount of fvcs received, and all the expenses of the money- ¤-120,v·17. D- order business. Sec. 294. The Sixth Auditor shall state and certify quarterly to the A¢¢‘0¤¤*¤ 9* ¤¤· P0stm:Lste1·—General an account of the money paid by postrnmsters 0ut, of p);;;;l;;{b£_;"d by the receipts of their odiccs. and pursuant to appropriations, on account {__ 7;,-- of the expenses of the postal service: designating t c heads under which 8J¤¤¢.i872.<=-335, such payments were made. *52* "·17· P· 29L Sec. Whenever 21 judgment is ohtuinvd fora debt or damages due _ Compromise of the P0st ()Hice Department. and it satisfactorily appears that such judg- Jfl$_'}\*jQfj_ _ __ ment, or so much thereof as remains unpaid, cannot be collected by due 8Juna,1872.l-.335, rocess of law, the Sixth Auditor may, with the written consent of the ¤·315,V- 17, 1>-3?5- Eostmaster-Generul, compromise such judgment. und accept in satisfaction less than the full amount thereof. _ SBC. 296. In cascof dclinquer-c · of any p0stn1u,stc1·, contractor. or other _ Pawmf ¤‘<¢q(;¤*;‘Pd officer. agent, 01* employé of the {·‘0st-OtHce Departnucnt, in which sui; is "ilgsgfgs 1*;;: brought, the Sixth Auditor shall forward to the Department of Justice gm,,€D,.,pm,,,,,m_ certihed copies of all papers in his officc tending to sustain the clanm. -— 8 June, 1872, c. 335, s. 311, v. 17, p. 324. Sm. 297. The several Auditors are empowered to administer oaths to {hgditcrsmayudwitnesses in any case in which they may deem it necessary for the due ““““’“" °‘“h*· examination of the accounts with which they shall be charged. 3 Mar., 1817, c. 45, s. l2, v. 3, p. 368. 8 une, 1872, c. 335, s. 24, v. 17, p. 288. Sec. 298. An ma ·0r of a cit , usticc of the peace, or judge of any O¤¤h¤ i¤ SQ!-U¢· court of record {rn tge United gtagcs, mav administer oaths, in relation ;Q§3{{’0;_"°h *"‘th to the examination and settlement of tHe accounts committed to the _—;... charge of the Sixth Auditor. fg;!?}???-¤é83g?, Sm:. 299. All accounts of the United States district attorneys for $¢¢*l¢¤;¤%%°f!°· services rendered in cases instituted in the courts of the United btutas, 3’:)“l_;“ey‘; ‘“t"°t or of any State, when the United States is interested, but is not a party .;...; of record, or in cases instituted against the 0iHccrs of t.hc_Unitod 1216 *}%;-:}*5653- or their deputies, or duly appointed agents, for acts commnttvd or omnttc ’°‘ ‘’p' '
