The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-04-07

form all other duties as fiscal agents of the
Government, which may be imposed by this
or any other acts Of Congress, or by any
regulation Of the Treasury Department,
made in conformity to law; and also to do
and perform all acts and duties required by
law, or by direction of any Of the Execu-
tive Departments of the Government, as
agents for paying pensions, or for making
any other disbursements which either Of the
heads OF those departments may be reunir-
ed by law 10 make, and which are of a
character to be made by the depositaries
hereby constituted, consistently with the
other official duties imposed upon them.
SEc z. find be afIrther enacted, That
the Treasurer of the United States, the
Treasurer Of the Mint of the United States.
the Treasurer Of the Branch Mint at New
Orleans, and the receivers general of public
money hereinbefore directed to be appoint
ca, shall, respectively, give bonds TO the
United States, in such form, and for such
amounts, as shall be directed by the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the President, with sure
ties TO the satisfaction of the Solicitor of
the Treasury; and shall, from time to time,
renew, strengthen, and increase their official
bonds, as the Secretary of the Treasury,
with the consent of the President, NAV d.
rect; any law in reference to any of the Off
cial, bonds of any of the said officers to the
contrary notwithstanding.
SEC 8. find belt further ei1rcfed, That
1t shall be the duty of the Secretary of the
Treasury, at as early day as possible af-
ter the passage of this act, to require from
the several depositaries hereby constituted,
and whose official bonds are not hereinbe.
fore provided for, to execute bonds new and
suitable IN their terms to meet the new and
Increased duties imposed upon them respec-
lively by this act, and with sureties, in sums
such as shall seem reasonable and safe to
the Solicitor of the Treasury, ,land from time
TO time require such bonds TO be renewed
and increased in amount and strengtbed by
new sureies, to meet any increasing respon-
sibility which may grow out of accumula-
tions of money in1he hands ofthe deposita-
ry, or out Of any other duty or responsible
ty arising under this or any other law of
Congress.
SEC Q. Ind be 1t further enacted, That
all collectors and receivers ofpublic money,
fevery character and description, within
the District Of Columbia, shall, as frequent
ly as they may be directed by the Secreta-
ry OF the Treasury so to do, pay over to-
the Treasurer Of the United States at the
Treasury thereof, ali public moneys collec-
ted by them or in their hands; thar all such
collectors and receivers of public moneys
WITHIN the cities of Philadelphia and New
Orleans, shall, upon the same direction. pay
over to the Treasures of the Minis in their
respective cities, at the said mints, all pub
lie moneys collected by them, or in their
hands; and that all such collectors and re-
ceivers of public moneys within the cities
of New York, Boston, Charleston, and st.
Louis, shall, upon the same direction, nav
over to the receivers general of public mo-
ney IN their respective cities, at their Off
ces respectively, all the public moneys col
lected by them, or in their hands, TO be
safely kept, by the said respective deposita-
ries, until otherwise disposed of according
to law; and it shall be the duty of the said
Secretary to direct such payments, by the
said collectors and receivers, at all the said
| places, at least as often as once in each
month, and as much more frequently, in all
cases, as he, in his discretion, may think
proper.
SEC 10. find belt further enacted, That
it shall be lawful for the Secretary of the
Treasury to transfer the moneys in the
hands of any depositary hereby constituted,
to the Treasury of the United States; to the
Mint at Philadelphia; to the Branch Mint al
| New Orleans; or to the Offices of either oil
the receivers general of public moneys, by
this act directed to be appointed; to be there
safely kept according to the provisions ol
this act; and also to transfer moneys in the
hands of any one depositary constituted by
this act to any other depositary constituted
by the same, at his discretion, and as the
safety of the public moneys. and the conve-
nience OF the public service, shall seem to
him to require. And for the purpose OF
payments on the public account, il shall be
lawful forthe Treasurer Of the United States
to draw upon any Of the said depostaries,
as he may think most conducive to the
public interests, or to the convenience of the
public creditors, or both.
SEc IL. find be IL further enacted, That
the moneys in the hands, care, and custody
Of any Of the depositaries constituted by
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