disbursing clerk, at $2,000; in the Navy Department, one disbursing clerk, at $2,000; in the Department of the Interior, one disbursing clerk, at $2,000; in the Post-Office Department, one disbursing clerk, at $2,100; in the office of the Attorney-General, one disbursing clerk, at $2,000.

One disbursing clerk, State Department, gives bond for $30,000; one disbursing clerk, Treasury Department, gives bond for $20,000; one disbursing clerk, Treasury Department, gives bond for $10,000; one disbursing clerk, Register's Office, gives bond for $10,000; one disburs ing clerk, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, gives bond for $95,000; one disbursing clerk, Sixth Auditor's Office, gives bond for $10,000; one disbursing clerk, Second Auditor's Office, gives bond for $10,000; one disbursing clerk, War Department, gives bond for $20,000; one disbursing clerk, Navy Department, gives bond for $20,000; one disbursing clerk, Department of the Interior, gives bond for $40,000; one disbursing clerk, Post-Office Department, gives bond for $40,000; one disbursing clerk, Department of Justice, gives bond for $10,000. These bonds are filed with the First Comptroller. For form of bond, see Appendix, post, No. 8.

For forms of requisitions on the Secretary of the Treasury for advance of moneys, see Appendix, post, Nos. 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Commissioner of Agriculture and Chief Clerk.

The Commissioner of Agriculture and the chief clerk are required to give bonds to the Treasurer of the United States, the former in the sum of $10,000, and the latter in the sum of $5,000, with sureties to be approved by the Solicitor of the Treasury. Their bonds are filed with the First Comptroller. (Rev. Stats., 524.) The disbursing clerk in the Department of Agriculture gives no bond. He is superintendent of the building, and receives a salary of $1,800.

The Commissioner of Agriculture, on or before the 15th day of December in each year, makes a report in detail to Congress of all moneys expended by him, or under his direction. (Rev. Stats., 529.) For forms of bond and of requisition on the Secretary of the Treasury, see Appendix, post, Nos. 93 and 94.

Disbursing Agent for the Entomological Commission.

The disbursing agent of the Entomological Commission is appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, under the general authority conferred by section 3614 of the Revised Statutes, and the act of March 3, 1877 (19 Stats., 357), appropriating $18,000 for the payment of the expenses

of "a commission of three skilled entomologists, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, to report upon the depredations of the Rocky-Mountain locusts in the Western States and Territories, and the best practicable methods of preventing their recurrence, or guarding against their invasion, who may be attached to the United States Geological Surveys of the Territories."

The act of June 16, 1880 (21 Stats., 276), transfers the commission from the Interior Department to the Agricultural Department. The disbursing agent gives bond for $36,000, which formerly was approved by the Secretary of the Interior, but under the act cited will require the approval of the Commissioner of Agriculture. The bond is filed with the First Comptroller. For form, see Appendix, post, No. 103.

THE PUBLIC PRINTER.

Under the provisions of act February 22, 1867 (Rev. Stats., 3758), a Congressional Printer was elected by the Senate, who, by virtue of his office, was an officer of the Senate. The act June 20, 1874 (18 Stats., 88), making appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1875, provides that so much of the act of February 22, 1867, as provides for the election of such officer by the Senate, and provides that such officer shall be deemed an officer of the Senate, shall cease and determine and become of no effect from and after the date of the first vacancy occurring in said office; that the title of said officer shall hereafter be Public Printer, and he shall be deemed an officer of the United States, and said office shall be filled by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (See also 19 Stats., 105.)

The act of July 31, 1876 (19 Stats., 105), provides that the Public Printer shall give bond in the sum of $100,000, to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior. The bond is filed in the office of the First Comptroller. For salary of the Public Printer, see section 3759 of the Revised Statutes, and the act of August 15, 1876 (19 Stats., 146). For form of bond and form of requisition on the Secretary of the Treasury for advance of money, see Appendix of Forms, &c., post, Nos. 6 and 7.

SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Secretary of the Senate.

The Secretary of the Senate makes disbursements for compensation of members and officers, and for contingent expenses of the Senate. (Rev. Stats., 56.) He is elected by the Senate, and gives bond to the

United States in the sum of $20,000, to be approved by the First Comptroller, and deposited in the office of the latter. (Rev. Stats., 52, 56, 57, 59.) For form of bond, see Appendix of Forms, &c., post, No. 2. For form of requisition on the Secretary of the Treasury for advances, see Appendix No. 3.

For an extended consideration of the laws bearing upon disbursements for the Senate, see Senate-Disbursement case, 2 Lawrence, Compt. Dec., 401.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

The Clerk of the House of Representatives is the disbursing officer for the contingent expenses of the House of Representatives. (Rev. Stats., 53, 58.) The contingent funds disbursed by him include, under longcontinued practice, the salaries of all the employés of the House. The salaries and mileage of members are paid by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House from advances made by the United States Treasurer, upon the certificate of the Speaker of the House; but the Treasurer is responsible for said payments, and the accounts are settled in his name. (Rev. Stats., 46, 53; see Rules of House.) The Clerk of the House of Representatives gives bond to the United States for $20,000, subject to the approval of the First Comptroller, and it is deposited in the office of the First Comptroller. (Rev. Stats., 58, 59.)

Disbursing officers acting under the direction and authority of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, must return precise and analytical statements and receipts for all moneys expended by them. (Rev. Stats., 62; Senate-Disbursement case, 2 Lawrence, Compt. Dec., 401.)

For forms of bond of the Clerk of the House and requisition for an advance of money, see Appendix of Forms, &c., post, Nos. 4 and 5. Disbursing Agent for the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress. It is provided by law that "the unexpended balance of any sum or sums appropriated by Congress for the increase of the general library, together with such sums as may hereafter be appropriated to the same purpose, shall be laid out under the direction of a joint committee of Congress upon the Library, to consist of three members of the Senate and three members of the House of Representatives." (Rev. Stats., 82.) This committee is authorized to establish regulations, not inconsistent with law, in relation to the Library of Congress or either department thereof. (Rev. Stats., 85.) Under this general authority the Joint Committee on the Library appoint a disbursing agent, who gives bond for $20,000. This bond is approved by the Solicitor of the Treasury,

and is filed in the office of the First Comptroller. For form, see Appendix, post, No. 110.

[It would seem that this appointment is not authorized by section 85 of the Revised Statutes, or any other section. The President, by the Constitution, and the heads of Departments, by law, are alone authorized to appoint disbursing officers and disbursing agents. (Const., Art. II, sec. 2; Rev. Stats., 3614, 3648; United States vs. Germaine, 99 U. S., 508; United States vs. Hartwell, 6 Wall., 385; Ex parte Randolph, 2 Brock. C. C., 447.)]

THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.

The President, solely, appoints from time to time a Librarian to take charge of the Library of Congress. (Rev. Stats., 88.) He is required to give bond to the United States, before entering upon the duties of his office, in such sum and with such security as the Joint Committee upon the Library may deem sufficient, for the safe-keeping of the books, maps, and furniture confided to his care, and for the faithful discharge of his trust according to the regulations established for the government of the Library. The bond is deposited in the office of the Secretary of the Senate. (Rev. Stats., 89.) The salary of the Librarian is fixed at $4,000 a year. (Rev. Stats., 90.) He is also required to give bond, with sureties, to the Treasurer of the United States, in the sum of $5,000,"with the condition that he will render to the proper officers of the Treasury a true account of all moneys received by virtue of his office." (Rev. Stats., 4950.) This bond is approved by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, and is filed in the office of the First Comptroller of the Treasury. For form of the latter bond, see Appendix, post, No. 108.

As disbursing officer for the salaries of the employés of the Library of Congress, he gives bond, under the general authority of law authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury and the First Comptroller to require bonds of disbursing agents, in the sum of $6,000. (Rev. Stats., 3614, 3648.) This bond is approved by the Secretary of the Treasury and is filed in the office of the First Comptroller. For form of bond, see Appendix, post, No. 109.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

The Commissioners for the Government of the District of Columbia. The act for the government of the District of Columbia, approved June 2,.1874 (18 Stats., 116, 117), provided for a government by three Commissioners, to be appointed by the President, by and with the

advice and consent of the Senate, at a salary of $5,000 per annum, each to give bond in the sum of $50,000.

The act of June 11, 1878 (20 Stats., 103), providing a permanent form of government for the District of Columbia, authorized the Presi dent to appoint two persons from civil life, and to detail from time to time an officer of the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army, as Commissioners for the District, from and after July 1, 1878, to exercise all the power and authority vested in the former Commissioners.

The two persons appointed from civil life must be citizens of the District. They hold office for three years respectively, receive an annual salary of $5,000, and give bond with surety as required by existing law for $50,000 each, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. For form of bond and requisition on the Secretary of the Treasury for money, see Appendix, post, Nos. 95 and 96.

Register of Wills.

The register of wills for the District of Columbia is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. He is empowered to perform all the duties which were exercised and performed by the registers of wills of the orphans' courts of Maryland, prior to February 27, 1801. (Act February 27, 1801; 2 Stats., 107; Rev. Stats. Dist. Col., 929.) He gives a bond to the United States with two or more sureties, to be approved by the chief justice of the supreme court of the District, in the sum of $5,000. (Act June 21, 1870; 16 Stats., 160; Rev. Stats. Dist. Col., 930.) For fees allowed and paid to the register of wills, see Revised Statutes of the District of Columbia, 931 and 932. His bond is filed with the

clerk of the court.

Notaries Public.

Notaries public are appointed by the President for a term of five years, and are removable at discretion. (20 Stats., 101.) There is no limit to the number which may be appointed. Before entering on the duties of their office, they are required to take the oath, and give bond to the United States in the sum of $2,000, as provided in section 979 of the Revised Statutes of the District of Columbia.

Superintendent of the Government Hospital for the Insane.

The superintendent of the Government Hospital for the Insane of of the Army and Navy and of the District of Columbia is appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, at a salary of $2,500, and gives bond with such securities as may be required by the Secretary of the Inte