§48 . Certification of salary and mileage accounts

Salary and mileage accounts of Senators shall be certified by the President of the Senate, and those of Representatives and Delegates by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and such certificates shall be conclusive upon all the departments and officers of the Government.

(R.S. §§47, 48; July 28, 1866, ch. 296, §17, 14 Stat. 323 ; Jan. 20, 1874, ch. 11, 18 Stat. 4 .)

Codification

R.S. §47 derived from acts July 28, 1866, ch. 296, §17, 14 Stat. 323 , and Jan. 22, 1818, ch. 5, §3, 3 Stat. 404 .

R.S. §48 derived from act Sept. 30, 1850, ch. 90, §1, 9 Stat. 523 .

R.S. §47 constitutes first clause and R.S. §48 constitutes remainder.

Cross References

Speaker authorized to designate a substitute in his office to sign certificates for salary and accounts, see section 50 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 25b, 50 of this title.