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

the government upon special deposite,
according TO the foregoing conditions
and regulations, then it shall be lawful
for the Secretary of the Treasury to
select some bank in an adjoining State,
Or Territory, such as may be most
convenient for the officer to make de.
posites and the public service and in
case no convenient bank of either
character can be found willing TO re.
ceiye such deposites upon the terms
proposed, the Secretary may transfer
the same to the Treasury OF the United
States, TO the Mint, or Branch MINIS,
or TO the Offices of either of the Rccei.
vers General ofpublic Money, as shall
be most convenient to the depository
from whom the money is to be trans.
ierred, or 10 the wants of the public
service in reference to disbursements.
Sec. Is. And be it further enacted,
That the Secretary Of the Treasury
shall be, and he is hereby, authorised
TO cause examinations TO be made of
the books, accounts, ana money on
hand, Of the several repositories consti.
tuted by this act and for that purpose
to appoint special agents, as occasion
may require, with such compensation
as he may think reasonable, to be fix.
ed and declared at the time Of each ap.
pointment which said examinations,
in all cases where the sum on hand
usually exceeds three-fourths of the
amount OF the officers bond, shall not
be made less frequently than once in
each year, and as much more frequent
ly, IN those uad all other cases, as the
Secretary, in his discretion, shall d.
rect. The agents selected 10 make
these examinations shall be instructed
to examine as well the books, accounts,
and returns off the officer, as the money
on hand, ana the manner of its being
kept, to the end that uniformity and
accuracy in the accounts, as we'll as
safety to the public moneys, may be
secured thereby.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted,
That in addition TO the examinations
provided for in the last preceding sec
ton, and as further guard over the
public moneys, it shall be the duty OF
each Naval Offer and Surveyor, as u
check upon the Receiver General, Of
the Public Moneys, or Collector oil the
Customs, of their respective districts !;
Of cnch Register ofa Land Office, as a
check upon the receiver Of his Land
Office, and Of the Director and Super
intendant Of each Mint, and Branch
Mint, when separate offices, as check
upon the Treasurers, respectively, Of
the said MINIS, or the persons acting as
such, al the close Of each quarter Of
the year, and as much more frequent
ly as they shall be directed by the Sc
cretary of the Treasury to do so, 10
examine the books, accounts, returns,
and money on hand, of the Receivers
Gene raj OF Public Money, Collectors,
Receivers Of Land Offices, Treasures
and persons acting as such, and to make
a full, accurate, and faithful return 10
the Treasury Department, ofther con-
dition.
Sec. II. And be ii further enacted,
That the said officers, respectively,
whose duty it is made by this act, TO
receive, keep, and disburse the public
moneys, as the fiscal agents of the Co.
vernment, may be allowed any neces-
saryadditionai expenses for clerks, fire
proof chests, or vnults, or other neces-
sary expenses OF safe keeping, trans
ferring or discussing the said moneys;
all such expenses of every character,
to be first expressly authorized by the
Secretary of the Treasury, whose di'
rections upon all Of the above subjects,
by way of regulation and otherwise,
are to be strictly followed by all the
said officers.
Sec. 10. And be il further enacted,
Thatthe Secretary ofthe Treasuy shall
with as much promptitude as the con-
venience of the public business, and
the safety of the public funds viii per.
NIT. withdraw the balances remaining
with the present repositories of the
public moneys, aud confne the safe
keeping, transfer, and disbursement of
those moneys to the repositories estab'
lished by this act.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted,
That all Marshalls, District Attorneys
and others, having public moneys to
pay to the United States, and all pa
tentees, wishing to make payment for
patents to be issued, may pay all such
moneys TO the Treasurer ofthe United
States, at the Treasury, to the Treas
urer of either of the minis in Phlladel-
phia or New Orleans, to either OF the
Receivers General Of the Public Mon
ney, or to such other depository con-
stituted by this act, as shall be desig
mated by the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, in other parts Of the United Sta es
to receive such payments and give re-