Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-01-31

collected; aud that from and after the
alst day of December which will be
in the year lS4i, one other sixth part
Of all such duties, taxes, sales Of public
lands, debts, and sums of money, shall
be socolecled and tba, from and af.
ter the 3lst day OF December which
will be III tho year 1912, one other
sixth part Of all such duties, taxes sales
OF public lands, debts, and public mo.
MES, shall be SO collected and that
from and after the 3lst day Of Decem.
Der which will be in the year lsa3,
the remaining sixth par, Of the said
duties, taxes, sales Of public lands
debts, and sums Of money, shall be al.
50 collected in the lcga currency Of
the United States; and from and after
the las, mentioned day, all sums &C.
crung, or becoming payable to tho
United States, for duties, taxes, sales of
public lands, or other debts, and also
all sums due for hostages, or otherwise,
to the General Post Office Department
shall be paid in gold and silver only,
or in such notes, LlIls or paper, issued
under the authority Of the II. States,
as may be directed to DO received by
law in payment of public dues.
See. "a. And be it further enacted,
That from and after the 31st day Of
| December which will be in the year
1913, every officer and agent engaged
in making disbursements on account of
the United States, or Of the General
Post Office, shall make all payments
IN gold and silver coin only, or in such
notes, bills or paper, issued under au-
thority Of tho United States, as may
| be directed to be received by law and
any receiving or disburslng officer, or
agent, who shall neglect, evado or vi
oate, the provisions Of this and the
last preceding section Of this act, shall
be dismissed from the service, and
shall forfeit all compensation then due
him.
See. 25. That il shall be tho duty
of the Secretary OF the Treasury TO is
sue aud publish regulations to enforce
the speedy presentation Of all Govern.
ment drafts for payment at the place
| where payable. and to prescribe tho
time, according to the different disfan-
ccs Of the repositories from the seat OF
Government, within which all drafts
upon them respectively shall DO pre-.
sented for payment aud in default Of
such presentation, 10 direct any other
mode Of payment which he may deem
proper.
/ h. hs.r t.J,
That the Receivers General or the pub
lie Money directed by this act TO be
appointed, shall receive, respectively;
tho following salaries, per annum, 10
be paid quarter yearly, at the Treas.
ury of the United States, to wit : tho
Receiver General OF the Public Money
at New ! ok shall be paid the sum Of
-------dollars per annum; the Recei-
yer General OF Public Money at Bos-
ton shall be paid salary Of -
dollars per annum and the Receiver
General of Public Money at Charleston
shall be paid the salary Of ---- dol
lars per annum aud the Receiver &c.
neral Of the Public Money at st. Louis
shall be paid salary Of --- dol.
lars per annum and these salaries,
respectively, shall be in full for the
services Of the respective officers, nor
shall either Of them be permitted to
charge, or receive any commission, pay
or perquisite, for any official service
of any character or description what
sooyer; aud the making of any such
charge, orihe receipt ofnny such com.
pensation, is hereby declared TO be
misJeme, nor, for which the officer con.
victed thereof, before any court Of the
United States of competent jurisdiction,
shall be subject TO punishment by fine
or Imprisonment, OF both, at the discre.
ton oil the court before which such Of
fence shall be tried.
Sec. Of. And be it further enacted,
That the Treasurer Of the u. States
be and he is hereby authorized to re.
ceiye at the Treasury, and at such 9TH
err points as no may designate, pay
menls ia advance for public lands, the
payments so made, ia all cases, to be-
evidenced by the receipt of the SAID
Treasurer OF the United States, which
receipts so given shall be current at
the several land Offices Of the United
States, as cash, at any private or pub.
lie sale OF lands, in the same manner
as the currency authorized by law to
be received in payment for the public
lands.
Sec. %. And be it further enacted,
That for the purchase of sites, and for
the construction of the offices of the
Receivers General of Public Money,
by this act directed to be erected at
Charleston, South Carolina, and a: st.
Louis, Missouri, there shall be, and
hereby is appropriated, to be paid out
of any money in the Treasury not o.