Volume 20
Public Law 45–311
to regulate expenditures in the Navy.
Approved June 19, 1878
Statutory text
AN ACT
to regulate expenditures in the Navy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be the duty of the Secretary
Annual tabular statement.
of the Treasury to transmit to Congress, annually, a tabular statement showing in detail the receipts and expenditures in the Naval service under each appropriation, as made up and determined by the proper officers of the Treasury Department, upon the accounts of disbursing-officers rendered for settlement.
Sec. 2.
There shall be appended to this statement an account of balances
Account of balances.
in the hands of disbursing agents at the close of each fiscal year, and a report of any amounts lost or unaccounted for by voucher
Approved, June 19, 1878.