United States Statutes at Large/Volume 6/13th Congress/3rd Session/Chapter 42
Chap. XLII.—An Act for the relief of Benjamin Wells, and others.
Accounts of collectors to be revised.Be it enacted, &c., That the person authorized to transact the business of the late supervisor of the revenue in the state of Pennsylvania, be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to revise the accounts of Benjamin Wells, John Wells, William Erving, James Brice, John Webster, and Joseph Junkin, late collectors of internal duties in the State aforesaid, and to audit and settle the same, admitting on sufficient evidence all legal or equitable credits, not heretofore allowed or rejected by congress.
Settlement may be appealed from.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any one, or all of the collectors aforesaid, shall be dissatisfied with the settlement and decision of the person authorized to transact the business of the supervisor aforesaid, he or they may, within three months after such decision, appeal from the same, upon such items in the account as they shall specially designate, stating in writing their objections to the decision on the same, to the accounting officers of the treasury department; and upon such appeal being taken and presented to the treasury department, within the time aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the accounting officers of that department to audit and settle the same, according to the rules prescribed by this act, and in such manner as the justice of the case may require.
If entitled to further benefits, Secretary may allow them.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That if, upon the settlement of the accounts as aforesaid, it shall appear, that the said collectors, or any one of them, are entitled to further credits than they have heretofore received, it shall be lawful for the Secretary of the Treasury to allow the same, and to credit the judgment heretofore recovered against them by the United States, for the amount which may be so found to be due: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to impair the force or effect of the judgments aforesaid, but the same, together with the executions which may have issued thereon, shall continue to remain in force in the same manner they were previous to the passage of this act.
Approved, February 13, 1815.