department of the treasury of the united states

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES, government. The
department of the treasury is constituted of the following
officers, namely: the secretary of the treasury, (q.v.) the head
of the department, two comptrollers, five auditors, a treasurer, a
register, and a commissioner of the land office.
     2. Each of these officers is required to perform certain appropriate 
duties, in which they are assisted by numerous clerks. They are prohibited 
from carrying on the business of trade or commerce, from being the owners or 
part owners of any sea vessel, from buying any public lands, from disposing 
or purchasing any securities of any state, or of the United States, from 
receiving or applying to their own use any emolument or gain in transacting 
business in this department, other than what shall be allowed by law, under 
the penalty of three thousand dollars, and of being removed from office, and 
of being thereafter incapable of holding any office under the United States. 
Gord. Dig. 228 to 248