State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-10-09

nc oank and some designated officer of ~,
government, or TO adopt such other ens,d
as he shall prefer. "~' sua'u
second; Nothing but gold or silver. q sucl
notes, bills or paper issued under the an,bor
ny OF the United States, as NAV be d;rac.a,
ny law 70. be received in paymentof the Nh
nc nues snail be offered for depocite, or r.
ce g. by the hank as deposites shall 4,
s'efea Tor deposite, or received by tho banL
Us opposite under the provisions of this ac,
imfd; all deposites shall be passed mar
me hooks of the bank, to the cfedit ne ~.
depository making the same; but ON nonay
deposited IN pursuance OF this act shall <
Withdrawn without the express order ne ,be
ecfetary 1.-THE Treasury for the taynent. AND
no draft of the Treasurer ofthe United States
or orders or warrants of the Secretarv etbe
Treasury, for ordinary transfer or 5;.hnr s.e
ament' shall be made upon any bank unde,
this act. $3.50
Fourth: commission, such as shall he
agreed upon between the Secretary of the
treasury and the bank, not in any case to
exceed one eighth of one per centum nnon
the moneys deposited with it, shall be allow.
cd and paid by the United States in full salts.
faction OF all claims on the part of the bank
Tor trouble and risk growing out of the re.
celpt, safe keeping and disbursement Of The
special depsites herein authoized to be made:
all accounts for commission to be audited
and paid at the Treasury of the United
States.
Sec Il. And be it futher enacted, That
IN case no bank within the State OF Terrific.
~ wherein the depository, directed to make
deposites, is located, will consent 10 receive
the moneys of She Government upon special
deposite according to the foregoing copdi.
tons, then it shall be lawful for the Secreta.
~ of the Treasury to select some bank in an
adjoining State OF Territory, such as may be
most convenient for the officer to make de.
posites' and the public service; and il case
on convenient baak of either character can
be found willing 10 receive such deposites
upon the terms proposed. the Secretary may
transfer the same to the Treasury of the u.
States, to the Mint. or branch MINIS, or to
the offices of either of the receivers general
of the public moneys, as shall be most con.
venlent 10 the depository from whom the
money is to be transferred, or to the wants of
the public service in reference to disbnrse.
ments.
sec. Is. And be il further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Treasury shall be and
is hereby authorized to cause examinations
to be made of the books, accounts, and mo
neys on hand, of the several repositories con.
stituted by this act; and for that purpose to
appoint special agents, as occasion may re-
quire, with such compensation as he may
think reasonable, to be fixed and declared
al the time of each appointment; which said
examinations, in all cases where the sum on
hand usually exceeds three fourths of the
amount of the officers bond, shall nai be
made less frequently then once in each year,
and as much more frequently, in those and
all other cases, as the Secretary, his discre-
ton, shall direct. The agents selected to
make these, examinations shall be instructed
to examine as we'll the books accounts and
returns of the officer, as the money on hand
and 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. I6. And be it further enacted. That
in addition to the examination provided for
in the last preceding section, and as tuI.
Their guard over the public moneys, 1t shall
be the duty of each naval officer and survey
or, as a check upon the receiver general OF
lhe pubic moneys, or collector Of the Gus.
toms of their respective districts; of each re-
oister of land Office, as a check upon the
receiver of his land office; and of the direc-
tor. and superintendent of each mint and
branch Mint when separate Offices, as check
upon the treasurers, respectively of the said
minis, or the person activg as such, at the
close of each quarter of the year, and as
much more frequently as they shall De d.
rected by the Secretary OF the Treasury to
do 40. TO examine the books, accounts, re-
turns. and money on hand, of the sHeHslyers
general of public money; collectors. feceiv'
ers of land Offices, treasulers, and persons
octing as such, and TO make full, accurate
and,faithful return to the treasury edepait-
ment of their condition.
Sec. II And be it further enacted. mat
the said officers respectively. whose duty J, !,
il made BY this act 10 receive, keep ana
d;ebnrse the money as the fiscal agents OF the
Government. may be allowed any, necessary
edd;,;onal expense for clerks, fire proof
shes,s or vaults, or othet necessary expense
OF safe keeping, transferring, and dlsonIs1ng
said moneys; all such expenses OF every cnar-
acter. 10 be first expressly authorized by the
Secretary of the Trearury, whose directions
mon all the above subjects, by way OF reguia,
,;on and otherwise are 10 be strictly followed
-, ali the said officers: Provided, That the
,shoIe number of clerks to be appointed Dy
VIZ" VIZ. ,b;s saction Of this act shall not ex