CHAPTER VI. An Act for fettling the Accounts between the Section 1. B E it enacted by the Senate and in theboard fioners,how Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congress affembled, That the Prefident of the United States be, and Vacancies he hereby is empowered to nominate, and by of commifand with the advice and confent of the Senate, to be fupto appoint such person or perfons as he may plied. think proper for fupplying any vacancy that now is, or may hereafter take place in the Board of Commiffioners, established by an ordinance of the late Congress, of the seventh of May, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty-feven, to carry into effect the faid ordinance and refolutions of Congress, for the settlement of accounts between the United States and individual states. be appoin Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Clerks to faid Board of Commiffioners be, and they ted. hereby are empowered to appoint a chief clerk, and fuch other clerks as the duties of their office may require; and that the pay of the faid chief clerk be fix hundred dollars per annum, rics and of each other clerk four hundred dollars per annum. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, APPROVED, Auguft the 5th, 1789: their fala the department of war, his duty. CHAPTER VII. An Act to establish an Executive Department, to be denominated the Department of War. Section 1. E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of Sec'ry for the United States of America in Congress affembled, That there fhall be an executive department, to be denominated the Department of War; and that there fhall be a principal officer therein, to be called the Secretary for the Department of War, who fhall perform and execute fuch duties as fhall from time to time be enjoined on, or entrusted to him by the Prefident of the United States, agreeably 'to the constitution, relative to military commiffions, or to the land or naval forces, fhips, or warlike ftores of the United States, or to fuch other matters respecting military or naval affairs, as the Prefident of the United States fhall affign to the faid department, or relative to the granting of lands to perfons entitled thereto, for military fervices rendered to the United States, or relative to Indian affairs: And furthermore, that the faid principal officer fhall conduct the business of the faid department in fuch manner, as the Prefident of the United States fhall from time to time order or inftruct. Principal duty, Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That clerk, his there fhall be in the faid department, an inferior officer, to be appointed by the faid principal officer, to be employed therein as he fhall deem proper, and to be called the chief clerk in the department of war, and who, whenever the faid principal officer fhall be removed from office by the President of the United States, or in any other cafe of vacancy, fhall during fuch vacancy, have the charge and cuftody of all records, books and papers, appertaining to the said department. Oath of of Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the faid principal officer, and every other perfon fice. to be appointed or employed in the faid department, fhall, before he enters on the execution of his office or employment, take an oath or affirmation well and faithfully to execute the truft committed to him. of papers, Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Sec'ry to Secretary for the Department of War, to be ap- take charge pointed in confequence of this act, fhall forth- &c. of war with after his appointment, be entitled to have department the cuftody and charge of all records, books and papers in the office of Secretary for the Department of War, heretofore established by the United States in Congress affembled. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate. APPROVED, Auguft 7th, 1789: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Recital. Governor to make cation to the Prefi dent of the United States. how to be CHAPTER VIII. An Act to provide for the Government of the WHEREAS in order that the ordinance of the United States in Congrefs affembled, for the government of the territory north-west of the river Ohio may continue to have full effect, it is requifite that certain provisions should be made, fo as to adapt the fame to the present conftitution of the United States: Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and communi- House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congrefs affembled, That in all cafes in which by the faid ordinance, any information is to be given, or communication made by the Governor of the faid territory to the United States in Congrefs affembled, or to any of their officers, it fhall be the duty of the faid Governor to give fuch information and to make fuch. communication to the Prefident Officers, of the United States; and the Prefident fhall appointed. nominate, and by and with the advice and confent of the Senate, fhall appoint all officers which by the faid ordinance were to have been appointed by the United States in Congress affembled, and all officers fo appointed, fhall be commiffioned by him and in all cafes fioned and where the United States in Congress affembled, might, by the faid ordinance, revoke any cominiffion or remove from any office, the Prefident is hereby declared to have the fame pow. ers of revocation and removal. Commif removed, Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in cafe of the death, removal, refignation, or neceffary abfence of the Governor of the faid territory, the Secretary thereof fhall be, and he death, re is hereby authorised and required to execute in cafes of all the powers, and perform all the duties of moval, &c. the Governor, during the vacancy occafioned fecretary to by the removal, refignation or neceffary abfence of the faid Governor. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate. APPROVED, Auguft the 7th, 1789: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. execute the power of governor during fuck vacancy CHAPTER IX. An Act for the Establishment and Support of Piers. •B of treasury Section 1. E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Expences United States of America in Congress affembled, after 15th That all expences which fhall accrue from and to be de after the fifteenth day of Auguft, one thoufand frayed out feven hundred and eighty-nine, in the neceffary of U.States fupport, maintenance and repairs of all lighthouses, beacons, buoys and public piers, érected, placed, or funk before the paffing of this act, at the entrance of, or within any bay, inlet, harbour, or port of the United States, for rendering the navigation thereof eafy and fafe, VOL. I. E |