Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-02-14

Dill, introduced ny WT. WTlSut OIL tlle oOtH
ulr. in the Senate, TO secure the public
money in the hands Of public officers
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The general provisions ofthis bill are
l. That the collectors at Boston. N. York,
Philadelphia. Baltimore and Charleston,
shall make weekly returns of all their
monetary and bond transactions to the
Secretary Of the Treasury, to the Treasu-
rer Of the United States, and to the First
Comptroller.
9. That the Collectors at the other
ports shall make such returns monthly.
8. That these returns shall be regularly
checked by The naval officer, or, where
there is no naval officer. by tho surveyor
of the port.
4. That the naval officer at each of the
ports specially mentioned above, shall, at
least so far as concerns the correct keeping
of accounts, be an efficient check on the
collector.
S. That the district attorneys al Boston,
N. York, Philadelphia, Baltimore. Charles
ton, and New Orleans, shall make exact
and specific returns of all bonds and none
tary transactions in which they may he
engaged, to the Secretary of the Treasury,
the Treasurer of The United States, the
First Comptroller, and the collector of the
port at which they reside.
6. That the other district attorneys shall
make such returns monthly, to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, the Treasurer of The
United States, and the First Comptroller.
z. That the marshals of these eight dis
tricls shall make exact and specific week.,
statements Of all processes and monetary
transactions in which they may be enga-
ged on account of the United States, to
The Secretary oflhe Treasury, the Treas
rer Of the Uuied States, the First Comp
troller, and the District Attorney of their
district.
8. That the marshals Of the other dis
tricts shall make such returns monthly,
TO the Secretary Of the Treasury, the
Treasurer of the United States, aud the
First Comptroller.
9. That the receivers at the land Offices
shall make weekly returns Of all receipts
and payments descending to particulars
in cases of payments) to the Secretary Of
the Treasury, the Treasurer OF the United
States, the Commissioner of the General
Land Office, and the registers of their res
pective laad offices.
10. That the register Of each land Of
fee shall make weekly returns to the Sc
cretary of the Treasury of the United
States. the Commissioner of the General
Land Office, aud the receiver of his own
land Office, of all lands sold.
II. That the clerk of each district shall
make specific and exact returns of all their
fmonetary transactions, once month,to the
district judge, the Solicitor Of the Treasu-
ry, the Treasurer of the United States, and
the Secretary of the Treasury.
IL. That all other officers or agents of
the UnitedStates employed in the disburse-
nent of the public money, shall make ex.
act and specific returns, ouce month, to
the Secretary of the Treasury, the Treasu-
rer of the United States. and that Comp
troller at whose Offices the account of The
disbursing officer is finally to be settled.
l3. That the officers to whom the re-
turns shall be made, shall Immediately, on
the receipt of them, compare them with
other returns in their Office, to test their
accuracy, and in case of the discovery of
any discrepancy, give information of the
same to The Secretary oflhe Treasury.
Ia, That the discovery of any thing cal.
culated to cast suspicion on the integrity
of any collecting or disbussing officer. shall
he forthwith communicated bv the Secre.
rary of the Treasury 10 the President of
the United States.
Is That the quarterly accounts of The
collectors, and other officers required to re-
port quarterly, shall be made up within 81
days of the close of each quarter; and that
the uon-reception Of such an account with
10 one week after The time usually occupi-
ed by the mail in passing from The place
where the officer resides, shall be prima fd-
Gle evidence of delinquency. and balance
standing against him in the books of the
Department, or apparent defalcation, shall
be forthwith reported for prosecution, and
the fact of his delinquency.shall be commu-
nicated by the head Of the Department to
the President of the United States.
l6. That the quarterly accounts received
at the Department shall he audited within
one month after they are received, and if
balance is due by any officer, an account
shall be rendered 10 him thereof; and in
case he shall not promptly discharge the
same, he shall be forthwith reported by
the Secretary Of the United States as de-
faulter.
II. That the naval officers and survey
ors, or either Of them, where there is but
one appointed, shall make quarterly ex-
aminations (and oftener if directed by the
Secretary of the Treasury Of the bonds,
money, accounts, &c. of the collectors: and
that registers shall make similar examina-
,ion OF the money, accounts, &c. of :the
receivers.
lS. That the Secretary of the Treasury