Tresorier

Fr. Paymaster. There were formerly on the French military establishment two cla es of paymasters, viz. Trésoriers de l’ordinaire, et trésoriers de l’extraordinaire, paymasters or treasurers for the ordinary expences of the service, and ditto for the extraordinary. The latter were accountable to government for a just distribution of stores and provisions, and gave in their estimates and vouchers to the comptroller general’s office in Paris. These were formerly called Clercs du trésor ou payeurs, clerks attached to the military chest or paymasters. They were partly the same as our paymasters and commi aries-general on service. During the monarchy in France there were several treasurers or paymasters-general in ordinary belonging to the army, who had their several departments, viz.