TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 153.

1830.

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of the treasury, with a full and exact description of the date of such bond,the amount due thereon, and the names of all the obligors thereto; and thesolicitor of the treasury shall thereupon make such entry thereof as thatthe said attorney may duly appear chargeable therewith, until the amountthereof shall have been paid to the United States , or he shall have ob-tained judgment thereon, and delivered execution to the marshal, or shallotherwise have been duly discharged therefrom: and the several districtattorneys of the United States shall, immediately after the end of everyterm of the circuit and district courts of the United States , in their re-spective districts, forward to the solicitor of the treasury a full and parti-cular statement, a3 well of all cases in which the United States are party,■which are pending in said courts, as of those which may have been de-cided during such term, accompanied by a certificate of the clerk of suchcourt; and it shall be the duty of the solicitor of the treasury to makeconstant and strict comparisons and examinations of the said returns ofthe district attorneys, and of the reports made by the collectors of bondsdelivered to the attorneys for suit; and if it shall appear that any collec-tor shall make return of any bond as in suit, or delivered for suit, whichis not, at the time, in suit, or delivered for suit, or shall return any bondas in suit, for the whole amount thereof, when part thereof has beenpaid to him, or as in suit for more than is actually due thereon, the soli-citor of the treasury shall, immediately upon discovery thereof, commu-nicate the same to the President of the United States ; and it shallfurther be the duty of each collector to accompany his return for the lastquarter of every year with a particular account of bonds in suit, statingthe amount actually unpaid on each; and to the truth of such accounthe shall certify on oath.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That when any suit or action for therecovery of any fine, penalty, or forfeiture, shall be instituted or com-menced, a statement of such suit or action shall be immediately trans-mitted to the solicitor of the treasury, by the attorney instituting the same ;and whenever any seizure shall be made for the purpose of enforcingany forfeiture, the collector or other person causing such seizure to bemade, shall, in like manner, immediately give information thereof to thesolicitor of the treasury.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the said solicitor shall havepower to instruct the district attorneys, marshals, and clerks of the circuitand district courts of the United States , in all matters and proceedings,appertaining to suits in which the United States is a party, or interested,and cause them or either of them, to report to him from time to time,any information he may require in relation to the same.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That all moneys recovered or col-lected by the solicitor of the treasury, or under his direction, shall bereported by him to the officer from whom the bond or other evidence ofdebt was received, and proper credit be given therefor; and he shallreport in like manner all credits allowed by due course of law, on anysuits under his direction.

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of thesolicitor of the treasury, with the approbation of the Secretary of theTreasury , to establish such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law,for the observance of collectors, district attorneys, and marshals respect-ing suits in which the United States are parties, as may be deemed neces-sary for the just responsibility of those officers, and the prompt collectionof all revenues and debts due and accruing to the United States .

Sec. S. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of thesolicitor of the treasury to obtain from the several district attorneys ofthe United States , full and accurate accounts of all causes and actionspending in the courts of the United States, in which the United States shall be plaintiffs, on the fourth day of July next; and shall cause an

Statements bydistrict attor-neys, of suitspending and de-cided.

Comparisonof statements,and of reportsthereon.

Collector tosend accountsof bonds in suit.

Statements ofsuits for fines,seizure, &c.

Instructionsof attorneys,marshals, andclerks.

Report of mo-neys recovered.

Rules for thegovernment ofcollectors, &c.

Accounts ofsuits.