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NARA 573

WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT GENEREAL'S OFFICE,
Washington, March 1, 1873.

[Circular.]
The following extract of the act of Congress of May 2, 1866, entitled "An act to facilitate the settlement of the accounts of the Treasurer of the United States, and to secure certain moneys to the people of the United States, or to persons to whom they are due, and who are entitled to receive the same," is republished for the information and guidance of recruiting officers and officers disbursing the contigent fund of the Adjutant General's Department, and a strict compliance with its requirements is enjoyed upon them:---
Sec 6. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of giving force and effect to the full intent and meaning of this act, it shall be the duty of the treasurer, and of all assistant treasurers, and of all designated depositaries of the United States, and of the cashiers of all national banks designated as such depositories, to report to the Secretary of the Treasury at the close of business on the thirtieth day of June thereafter, the condition of every such account so standing, as in the preceding section specified on the books of their respective designation, the total amount so remaining on deposit to his credit, and the dates, respectively, of the last credit and the last debit made to each of such accounts, respectively. And it shall be the duty of every and each disbursing officer in any and every department of the Government of the United States to make a like return of all checks issued by such officer, and which may then have been outstanding and unpaid for three years and more, stating fully in such report the name of the payee, for what purpose given, the office on which drawn, the number of the voucher received therefor, and the date, number, and amount for which it was drawn, and, when known, the residence of the payee.

Approved, May 2, 1866.

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:
E. D. Townsend,
Adjutant General.

OFFICIAL:
Thomas M Vincent
Assistant Adjutant General.