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

THE INDEPENDENT TRFAsr
A bill to impose additional du;. AF.
ItorIes upon certain public oeE" depos.
point Receivers General Of nnLg TO ap.
and to regulate the safe keeping c money,
and disbursement of the public q m naa'lef
the United States. money Of
Be it enacted, &C., That ,bo,o.l,,
pared and provided, within Tho e' snaI Oepre.
buildlng,now erecting at the seat Of 'n rony
men!, suitable and convenient roo ~ govern
use OF the Treasurer ofthe United S.,. 'O' tne
assistants and clerks, and secure 6,0 us
vaults and safes' for the keeping of the , PROOF
money IN the possession and md, pubic
mediate control of the said Treasn,a..'H e In
said rooms, vaults, are hereby cons,;,n, winch
declared TO be the Treasury of The ~ g. and
And the SAID Treasurer of the U. STATE. sS.I;
keep all the public moneys which sb,Ii ' Snall
to his hands in the Treasury of the II s rU1i'
as hereby constituted, until the samo "'o:es'
drawn therefrom according to law . "''H'
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted Tb.,n
Mint Of the United States in the citn H%S Tue
adelphia in the State Of PennsylvaD;o ~ u" III
branch Mint in the city Of New q, ""u 'ie
the State OF Louisiana, and the wants ,rd
safes thereof, respectively, shall be nlaco a' ~
deposite and safekeeping Of the pulio moO
eys at those points respectively; and t5o t,ao.
urer of the said Mint and branch Min, -.
pectivIy. for the time being, shall have tho
custody and care of all public moneys dono.;,
ed with the same, and shall perform all Tho
duties required to be performed BY them in
reference TO the receipt, safekeeping transr.r
and disbursement of all such moneys, accord.
ing 10 the provisions hereinafter contained
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. Tb,,
there shall be prepared and provided, within
the custom-houses, now erecting in the civ
of New York, IN the State of n. York, and
in the city of Boston, in the State of Massa.
chusetts, suitable and cohvnient rooms for
the use of the receivers general of public
moneys, hereinafter directed TO be appointed,
at those places, respectfully; and sufficient and
secure five. proof vaults and safes fol the keep
ing of the public moneys collected and de.
posted with them respectively; and the re-
ceiVcTs general of public moneys, from time
TO time, appointed at those points shall have
the custody and care Of the said rooms, vaults
and safes re pectively, and of all the public
moneys deposited within the same, and shall
perform all the duties required to be perform.
cd by them in reference 10 the receipt, safe
keeping, transfer, and disbursement Of al!
such moneys, according 10 the provisions OF
this act.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be erected, prepared and provided
at the expense of the United States, at the
civ of Charles on, in the State Of South Caro-
lima, and at the city Of St. Louis, in the State
of Missouri, officers, with suitable and con-
venient rooms for the use of receiver general
Of public monevs, hereinafter directed to be
appointed at the places above named; and
sufficient and secure fire proof vaults and
safes for the keeping Of the public money
collected at those points, respectively; and
the said receivers general, from time appoint
ed at those places, shall have the custody anC
care of the said offices, vaults and sales, 81
10 be erected, prepared; aud provided and o
lall the public moneys deposited within tn
same; and shall perform all the dutses requ'r
ed to be performed by them, in reference
THE receipts, safe.keeping, transfer, and DIS
bursement of all such moneys, according I
the provisions hereinafter contained.
Sec. S. And be in further enacted, Th'
the President shall nominate, and with tn
advice and consent of the Senate, apPoIn
four officers, to be denomlnated Receiver
General of Public Money" which SAID o.
l6cers shall hold respective officers 70
the term Of foui years, unless sooner remov
IA tberefrom: one of which shall be locate
~ the CITY of New York, in the State of Ne'
YORK. one other of which shall be located {
at the city Of Boston, in the State Of Mass;
chusetts; one other of which shall be locate
at the city OF Charleston, in the State I
South Carolina; and the remaining one {
which shall be located at the city St Loui
in the State of M.ssouri; and all which sal
officers shall give bonds TO the U, State
with sureties according to the provision
hereinafter contained, for the faithful d.
charge Of the duties Of Their respective Oh
ces.
Sec. 6. And be il further enacted, III
the treasurer of the U. States, the trasurer
the Mint of the u. States; the trasurefs' an
those acting as such, Of the various Oranc
MINIS already erected and now erect'ng' !,
collectors Of the customs, all surveyors OF u
customs acting also as collectors, an recel
ers general Of public moneys all receive
general Of public moneys at the several Tar
Offices. and all postInasters, except as herel
after particularly provided, be and they a
lhe-eby required TO keep safely,without lca
limo Or using, all the public money collebt'
NJ them or otherwise at any time placed
their possession and custody, till the same
o,dered hp the proper department or ofic,