Chapter LVIII. *supplementary to the act entitled “An act to establish the Treasury Department.”*(*a*)(*a*) Act of September 2, 1789, chap. 12
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Chap. LVIII.— An Act *supplementary to the act entitled “An act to establish the Treasury Department.”*(*a*)(*a*) Act of September 2, 1789, chap. 12.May 10, 1800. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Duty of the Secretary of the That it shall be the 80 SIXTH CONGRESS. Sees. I. Ch. 59, 69. 1800. Treasury to lay before Congress estimates of the revenue.duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to digest, prepare and lay before Congress at the commencement of every session, a report on the subject of finance, containing estimates of the public revenue and public expenditures, and plans for improving or increasing the revenues, from time to time, for the purpose of giving information to Congress in adopting modes of raising the money requisite to meet the public expenditures.