Chapter XXVII. *to establish the Office of Purveyor of Public Supplies.*Feb. 23, 1795
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Chap. XXVII.— An Act *to establish the Office of Purveyor of Public Supplies.*Feb. 23, 1795. Section 1. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives* [Obsolete.] *of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That there shallPurveyor of public supplies to be appointed. be in the department of the treasury, an officer to be denominated, “Purveyor of Public Supplies,” whose duty it shall be, under theHis duty, &c. direction and supervision of the Secretary of the Treasury, to conduct theAbolished by act of 1812, ch. 46. procuring and providing of all arms, military and naval stores, provisions, clothing, Indian goods, and generally all articles of supply, requisite for1798, ch. 85, sec. 4, 5. the service of the United States, and whose compensation shall be, a salary of two thousand dollars per annum.
And all letters to and fromLetters free. the said officer shall be received and conveyed by post free of postage. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That the said officer shall notHis Disqualifications. directly or indirectly, be concerned, or interested, in carrying on the business of trade or commerce, or be owner in whole or in part, of any sea vessel, or purchase by himself, or another in trust for him, public lands, or any other public property, or be concerned in the purchase or disposal of any public securities of any state, or of the United States, or take, or apply to his own use, any emolument or gain, for negotiating or transacting any business in the said department, other than what shall be allowed by law; and if he shall offend against any of the prohibitions of this act, he shall upon conviction, forfeit to the United States, the penalty of three thousand dollars, and may be imprisoned for a termPenalty. not exceeding five years, and shall be removed from office, and be forever thereafter incapable of holding any office under the United States.
Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That the said officer shall, beforeTo give bond. he enters on the duties of his office, give bond with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, and Comptroller, in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, payable to the United States, with condition for the faithful performance of the duties of his said office; which bond shall be lodged in the office of the Comptroller. Approved, February 23, 1795.