The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-29

Offices for those officers OF their respective locations
and TO contract with such banks, interpretations, midi
slduals as may be willing 10 contract for such Of
their vaults aud safes may be required for the safe
keeping Of the public moneys in the charge and custody
those officers respectively the expense 10 be paid by
the United States.
SEC. % Aud Mn further enacted, That il shall not
be lawful Tor the Secretary Of the Treasury to make
continue ii force, any geNeal order, which shall
any difference between the different branches Of
nue. as to the funds or medium Of payment IN which
debts or dues sccruing to the United States may he
paid.
Sac % And De il further enacted That il shall be
the duty of the Secretary of The Treasury 10 issue
and publish reguIatonsto enforce the speedy presen
tation of all Government drafts for payment at the
place where payable, and to prescribe the time &C
coTdng TO the different disaI ces OF the deposiares
from the seat OF Government within which all drafts
upon them res, ecliyey shall be presented for pay
men and in default Of such presentation, TO direct
any other mode and place OF payment which he may
deem proper,
ceivers general Of public moneys directed BY this
act 10 be appointed, shall receive, respectively The
| following salaries, per annun 70 oe PAID quarter
yearly at the Treasury OF The United STATES, 20 VII:
the receiver general OF public money a, New YORK
shall be paid salary of three thousand dollars per
annum; the receiver general OF public money at
| Boston shall b. paid salary OF two thousand hve
| hundred dollars per annumi me receiver general
Of public money al Charleston shall be paid salary
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and the receiver general Of public money al 81 Louis
shall b. paid a salary of two thousand five hundred
dollars per aunum; and these salaries, respectively
| shall Be in full for the services OF The respective
| officers; nor shall either Of them be permitted 70
charge or receive any commission, pay, or perqni-
Site for any official service, OF any character or
! description whatsoever; and the making OF any
/ such charge or the receipt of any such compensa-
1 ton Is hereby declared TO be msdemeanor, Tor
which the officer convicted thereof before any court
4 Of the United States Of competent jurisdiction, snail
/ be subject 10 punishment by fine, or Imprisonment,
or BOTH al the discretion OF the court before which
! the offence shall BE- tried
SEC 25 And be 10 further enacted, That the Urea
| surer Of the United States be, and he is hereby
authorized to receive al the Treasury and at such
| other points as he may designate payments in adj
vance Tor public lands the payments so made, in all
cases, 10 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 in
the United States, as cash, al any pubic or private
sale Of lands, in the same manner as the currency
authorized by law TO be received in payment for the
public lands, Prorided, horerer, That the receipts
| given By the Treasurer Of the United States pursu
ant 10 the authority conferred in this section, shall
moi be negotiable or transferable by delivery, or as
signmcnt, or in any other manner whatsoever, but
shall in all cases, b. presented in payment for lands
BY or for the person 10 whom the receipt was given,
as shown upon its face.
! SEC. 26. And be il further enacted, That for the
purchase of SHES 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 at ST. Louis Missouri there shall be
and hereby is, appropriated to be paid out OF any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
the sum Of ten thousand dollars 10 be expended I'M
der the direction OF the Secretary OF The Treasury,
who is hereby required to adopt plans for the Offices
and the vaults and safes connected herewith and TO
cause the same TO be constructed and prepared for
use with as lille delay as shall be consistent with
the public interests, and The convenient location and
security OF The buildings 10 be erected ProUided,
h0perer That if the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
| find, upon inquiry and examination, that suitable
for the use Of the receiver general at Charles
| ton can be obtained in the custom house now owned
By the United States at that place, and that secure
vaults and safes can be constructed in that building
| for the safe keeping OF the public money, then he
1 shall cause such rooms TO be prepared and fitted up,
and such vaults and safes 10 be constructed in the
custom-house at Charleston, and no independent Of
! fee shall BE- there erected.
! SIC. 81. And BE- IL further enactrd That for the
payment of the expenses authorized by this act other
than those herein before provided for, sufficient,
sum Of money be, and the same Is hereby, appro-
priated, 10 be paid of any money the Treasu-
| ry not otherwise appropriated IL.