The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-01-18

IN SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
JANUARY Is, 1888.


passed 10 second reading and made the special or
der OF the day for Tuesday, the 30th instant,
A BILL TO impose additional duties as depositaries,
upon certain public officers, TO appoint Receivers
General of Public Money and toTeguate the safe
keeping, transfer, and disbursement OF the public
moneys of the United States
BE IL enacted By he Scaats and House Of R,PrescR-
tutiUeS Of the United States of ARsrica IN Congress
assembled That there shall be prepared and provided
within The new Treasury building now erecting at
the seat Of Government, suitable and convenient
rooms for the use Of the Treasurer of the United
States his assistants and clerks; and sufficient and
secure reproof vaults and safes, for the keeping OF
the public moneys in the possession, and under the
immediate control Of the said Treasurer; which said
rooms vaults and safes, hereby constituted and
declared TO be, the Treasury of the United States
And the said Treasurer Of the United States shall
keep all the public moneys which shall come to his
hands in the Treasury of the United States, as
hereby constituted until the same drawn there
from according 10 law.
SEc. 3 And be al further esacted That the Mint Of
the United States in the city Of Philadelphia, in the
Safe Of Pennsylvania, and The Branch Mint, in the
city of New Orleans in the State of Louisiana, and
the vaults and safes thereof respectively shall be
places of depoSite and safe keeping Of the public
moneys al those points respectively; and the TreaSu
rer Of the said Mint and Branch Mint respectively,
for the time being shall have the custody and care
of all the public moneys deposited within The same,
and shall perform all the duties required TO be per-
formed by them, in reference TO the receipt, safe
/
| neys according to the provisions hereinafter con-
tanned.
SEc. g. AAd6s IL further enacted That there shall
BE- prepared and provided within the custom houses
now erecting in the city OF New York, in the State
of New York, and in the city of Boston in the State
of Massachusetts,, suitable and convenient rooms for
the use of the Receivers General OF Public Moneys,
hereinafter directed be appointed at those places,
respectively and sufficient and secure fire proof
vaults and safes for the keeping of the public moneys
collected and deposited with lhem respectively; and
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to time appointed at those points, shall have the Gus
tody and care of the said rooms, vaults and safes,
respectively and of all the public moneys deposited
within the same, and shall perform all the duties re-
quired 10 be performed by them, in reference TO the
receipt, keeping, transfer, and disbursement of
all such moneys according 10 the provisions OF this
act. ~.
SEC A. Aad be il further enacted, That there shall
Be erected prepared and provided at the expense of
the United States at the city Of Charleston, in the
State of South Carolina and at the city of 81. Louis
in the State Of Missouri, Offices, with suitable and
convenient rooms for the use Of the Receivers Gene
raj Of Public Money hereinafter directed to be APP
pointed at the places above named and sufficient and
secure fire proof vaults and safes for the keeping of
the public money collected and deposited at those
points respectively; and the said Receivers General
from time 10 time appointed al those places shall
have the custody and care of the said Offices vaults
and safes otto be erected, prepared and provided,
and Of all the public moneys deposited within the
same; and shall perform all the duties required to be
keeping transfer and disbursement of all such mo-
neys according TO the provisions hereinafter con-
tanned.
SEC s. And be a. further enacted That the Presi-
dent shall nominate and by and with the advice and
consent Of the Senate, appoint four officers TO be de-
nominated " Receivers General of Public Money"
which said officers shall hold their respective offices
for the term OF four years, unless sooner removed
thererom; one of which shall be located at the city
of New York, in the State of New York one other
Of which shall be located at the city Of Boston in the
State of Massachusetts one other Of which shall be
located at the city of Charleston in the State OF South
Carolina; and the remaining one OF which shall be
located at the city of ST. Louis, in the State of Mis-
souri,; and all Of which said officers shall give bonds
to the United States, with sureties, according to the
provisions hereinafter contained for the faithful dis
charge of the duties of their respective offices.
SIC. 6. And be further enacted That the Trea-
Surer of the United States, the Treasurer of the
Mint OF the United States, the Treasures and those
acting as such, OF the various branch Minis already
erected and erecting all Collectors of the Gus
toms, all Surveyors of the Customs acting also
Collectors, all Receivers General of public moneys,
all Receivers of public moneys al the several land
Offices, and all postmaSerS except as is hereinafter
particularly provided, be, and they are hereby,
quiIed TO keep safely, without loanng or using, all
the public money collected by them or otherwise at
any time placed in their possession and custody, till
the is ordered by the proper dcpartmentor Off
Ger of the Government to be transferred paid out;
and when such orders for transfer or payment are
received, faithfully and promptly to make the
as dlrec,eu ana all DINER duties as
fiscal agents Of the Government which may b. i'm
posed 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 ard duties required BIZ law or by direction of
any Of the executive 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 required by law TO make,
and which of character TO be made by the de-
posi:arieS hereby constituted, consistently with the
o!hcr official duties imposed upon them
SIC. 7. And be IL further enacted, That the Trea-
surer 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
appointed, SHALL respectively give bonds 10 the Uni
ted States in such form, and for such amounts as
shall be directed by the Secretary of the Treasury,
BY and with the advice and consent Of the President
with Sureties the satisfaction Of the Solicitor OF the
Treasury; and shall, from time - time, renew,
strengthen and increase their official bonds as the
Secretary OF the Treasury with the consent Of the
President may direct any law in reference TO any
OF the official bonds of any of the said officers 10 the
contrary Notwithstanding.
SEC, ). ARdbf IL fNTttet enacted, That 1t shall be
the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury at
" day as possible after the passage of this act to
require from the several depostares hereby consi-
tuted, and whose official bonds not hereinbefore
provided for, 10 execute bonds new and suitable in
their terms 10 meet the new and increased duties inn
posed upon them respectively BY this act and with
sureties and in such as shall seem reasonable
and safe TO the Solicitor Of the Treasury, and from
time 10 time 10 require such bonds TO be renewed and
increased in amount and strengthened by new sure
ties 10 meet any increasing responsibility which may
grow out of accumulatonS Of money in the hands of
the dcposary, or out of any other duty or response
bility arising under this or any other law Of Con
gresS.
SIC. 9. Andbc IL further enacted That all collec-
tors and receivers public money, of every charac-
ter and description within the District Of Columbia
shall, as frequently as they may be directed BY the
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