and to tranfmit to the Secretary of the Treafury, copies of the certificates of balances of accounts adjusted as is herein directed. his office Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That Secretary whenever the Secretary fhall be removed from removed,or office by the Prefident of the United States, or vacant,affif in any other cafe of vacancy in the office of tant to have Secretary, the affiftant fhall, during the vacan- cuftody of cy, have the charge and cuftody of the records, books, and papers appertaining to the faid office. records,&c. Perfons ap office under Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That no perfon appointed to any office inftituted by pointed to this act, fhall directly or indirectly be concern- this act, ed or interested in carrying on the business of trade or commerce, or be owner in whole or in ty for them. part of any fea veffel, or purchase by him- prohibitionself, or another in trust for him,' public lands upon, or any other public property, or be concerned in the purchase or difpofal of any public fecurities of any state, or of the United States, or take or apply to his own ufe, any emolument or gain for negociating or tranfacting any buAnd penal finess in the faid department, other than what shall be allowed by law; and if any perfon breach of fhall offend against any of the prohibitions of this act, he shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and forfeit to the United States the penalty of three thousand dollars, and shall upon conviction be removed from office, and forever thereafter incapable of holding any of fice under the United States: Provided, That if any other perfon than a public profecutor fhall give information of any fuch offence, upon which a profecution and conviction fhall be had, one half the aforefaid penalty of three 1 thousand dollars, when recovered, fhall be for JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United Annual fa blished, payable to what of CHAPTER XIII. An Act for establishing the Salaries of the Execu tive Officers of Government, with their Afftants and Clerks. Section 1. B E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the laries efta- United States of America in Congrefs affembled, That there shall be allowed to the Officers herequarterly; after mentioned, the following annual falaries, payable quarterly at the treafury of the United States: To the Secretary of the Treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars: To the Secretary in the department of state, three thousand rate of, and five hundred dollars: To the Secretary in the ficers al- department of war, three thousand dollars: To the Comptroller of the treasury, two thousand dollars: To the Auditor, fifteen hundred dollars: To the Treasurer, two thousand dollars: To the Register, twelve hundred and fifty dollars: To the Governor of the western territory, for his falary as fuch, and for discharging the duties of fuperintendant of Indian affairs in the northern department, two thousand dollars : To the three judges of the western territory, each lowed. eight hundred dollars: To the affiftant of the Secretary of the Treasury, fifteen hundred dollars: To the chief clerk in the department of ftate, eight hundred dollars: To the chief clerk in the department of war, fix hundred dollars: To the Secretary of the western territory, seven hundred and fifty dollars: To the principal clerk of the Comptroller, eight hundred dollars: To the principal clerk of the Auditor, fix hundred dollars: To the principal clerk of the Treafurer, fix hundred dollars. depart ments to Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Heads of heads of the three departments first above mentioned, fhall appoint fuch clerks therein refpec- appoint tively as they fhall find neceffaty; and the fala- clerks; ry of the faid clerks refpectively fhall not exceed their falas the rate of five hundred dollars per annum. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United Approved, September the 11th, 1789: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. ries, CHAPTER XIV. An Act to provide for the Safe-keeping of the Acts, Records, and Seal of the United States, and for other Purposes. Section 1. B E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the. United States of America in Congress affembled, That the Executive Department, denominated Depart ment of fo- the Department of Foreign Affairs, fhall herereign affairs after be denominated the Department of State, changed to and the principal officer therein fhall hereafter ment of be called the Secretary of State. the depart fate. duties af the faid de partment, Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That whenever a bill, order, refolution or vote of the SeAdditional nate and Houfe of Reprefentatives, having been figned the approved and figned by the Prefident of the fecretary of United States, or not having been returned by him with his objections, fhall become a law, or take effect, it fhall forthwith thereafter be received by the faid Secretary from the Prefident: and whenever a bill, order, refolution or vote, fhall be returned by the Prefident with his objections, and fhall, on being recónfidered, be agreed to be paffed, and be approved by twothirds of both Houfes of Congrefs, and thereby become a law or take effect, it fhall, in fuch cafe, be received by the faid Secretary from the Prefident of the Senate, or the Speaker of the Houfe of Representatives, in whichfoever House it shall last have been fo approved; and the faid Secretary fhall, as foon as conveniently may be, after he fhall receive the fame, caufe every fuch law, order, refolution, and vote, to be published in at least three of the public newspapers printed within the United States, and shall also cause one printed copy to be delivered to each Senator and Representative of the United States, and two printed copies duly authenticated to be fent to the executive authority of each state; and he shall carefully preferve the originals, and fhall cause the fame to be recorded in books to be provided for the purpose. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Seal of the feal heretofore used by the United States in Congrefs affembled, fhall be and hereby is de clared to be the feal of the United States. United Statcs. commif Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Secre'ry to keep & af faid Secretary, fhall keep the faid feal, and fhall fix the feal make out and record, and fhall affix the faid to all civil feal to all civil commiffions, to officers of the tions. United States, to be appointed by the Prefident by and with the advice and confent of the Senate, or by the Prefident alone. Provided, That the faid feal fhall not be affixed to any commiffion, before the fame fhall have been figned by the Prefident of the United States, nor to any other instrument or act, without the fpecial warrant of the Prefident therefor. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Secre'ry to provide a faid Secretary fhall caufe a feal of office to be fealof office. made for the faid department, of fuch device as the Prefident of the United States fhall approve, and all copies of records and papers in the faid office, authenticated under the faid feal, fhal be evidence equally as the original record or paper. fice to be United Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That there Fees of of fhall be paid to the Secretary, for the ufe of the paid for the United States, the following fees of office, by ufe of the the perfons requiring the fervices to be per- States. formed, except when they are performed for any officer of the United States, in a matter relating to the duties of his office, to wit: For making out and authenticating copies of records, ten cents for each fheet, containing one hundred words; for authenticating a copy of a record or paper under the feal of office, twentyfive cents. have cufto Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary to faid Secretary shall forthwith after his appoint- dy of papers ment, be entitled to have the cuftody and charge &c. of late of the faid feal of the United States, and alfo Congrefs. of all books, records and papers, remaining in the office of the late Secretary of the United |