Litchfield enquirer., 1837-10-19
, THE sUB.TREAsuRY BILL.

AS IT PASSED THE SENATE.
 A bill imposing additional duties as Repositories in certain cases, on public officers.
 Be t enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-. senatlves of the m United States of Americn in Con- Eress assembled, That the Treasurer of the U States he Treasurers of the Mint and its branches all col cctofs of the customs and surveyors acting in that ca pacity, all receivers of public money, and postmas- ters be. and they hcrehy required to keep safely without oaning using, all the public money collect. ed by them, or otherwise, nt any time placed in their possession u the same IS ordered by the proper de- ses, the transfers and payments shall be faithfully made by them directed and all other duties peror- med as fiscal agents, which may be imposed by this ensv ses by any % the
 Sec.2. And be 1t further enacted, That all mar shas, district attorneys, and others having public mo ney to pay over and all paten'ces wishing to make payment to the United States, may make the to the Treasurer in this city, or to the Mint and its branches, when near or convenient; and. when not, may deposiie the same with such collector receiver or other depository. as may be more conveniently st uatcd, and may he selected for that purpose by the Secretary of the Treasury. r.
 Sec. }. And be it further enacted, That whenever the pubic money m tle possession of any depository hy collection, transfer or payment shall be inconven ientiy situated fr public use, shall accumulate SC asto exceed the amount oi the existing bond of any such oticcr any part of t or the excess as the case may bel shall either be drawn for ayments, or be transferred elsewhere to some depository ihe Secretary of the Treasury shall require such additon al security as may he considered proper and safe and in the meantime, bonds new and suitable in their terms, shall in all cases at as early day as possible after the passage Of this net. be required ot all dcpos tories m such snlnS and form as may be deemed req sonahe and secure by the Solicitor of the Treasury for the performance of all the duties required under the same or any previous laws
 Sec f. And he 1t further enacted, That the said oi- fcers respectively may he allowed any necessary ad- dona expenses for clerks, lire proof chests vault other necessary expenses Of safe keeping, transfer ring and disbursing said moneys all such expenses of every character be first expressly authorized by the Secretary Of the Treasury, whose directions upon all the above subjects by way Of regulation and Oi- erwise, are to he strictly followed by all the said of. fcers. .
 Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Secrc- fary of the Treasury shall be, and he is hereby auho- rsed to cause examinations o be made oi the books, accounts. and money on hand, of the several officers charged by this act with the safe keeping. transfer and disbursement of the public moneys; and for that purpose to appoint special agents, occasion may quirc, with such reasonable compensation as he may allow, to he fixed and declared al the time of each ap pointment; which said examinations in all cases where the sum hand usually exceeds threefourths of the amount cfhe officers bond, shall he made less frequently than once in each year, and as much
 more frequently, in those and all other cases, the Secretary in his discretion, shall direct The agents selected to make those examinations shall he instruc ted to examine as well inc books accounts, and manner of iis being kept 10 tho end that uniformity and accuracy in the accounts as well safety 10 the public moneys, may be secured thereby
 Sec. G. And be it further enacied, That m additon to the examination provided for n the last preceding section, as further guard over the public moneys t enl De the duty of each naval officer and surveyor, as check upon the collector of the customs ot tner respective districts; of each Tegsser o and % once e the director and superintendent oi each mnt and branch mint as check upon tho tFeasuFers respec' tyey of tho said hints, at the close oi eaeh quarter sha he directed odo SO by the Secretary o the Irea sury, to examine the books, accounts returns anc money on hand, of the collectors, receivers and uea-