Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-09

land receivers aud public receivers; naval
officers and surveyors over collectors dir.
cciors over treasurers oflhc mints at the
close ofeach quarter to examine their books,
accoun S. and money on hand, and TO make
full, accurate, and faithful return TO Trea-
sury of their condition.
16. Secretary Of the Treasury 10 cause
similar examinations 10 be made a, any time
by .he marshal, or district attorney of the
district.
II. House Of Representative a. every
session 10 appoint committee to make
similar examinations Of any one, or of all,
the depostories and to repor, to both
Houses and in case of delaIcatlon or
fraud inform the President Of the fact.
Is. Officers having charge of the public
money to discharge every financial duty re-
quired of them by law, or by direction Of
the heads eff Departments in pursuance.
10 and 20. All public officers, whether
receiving the public money or directed to
make returns ofthe revenue, TO give am.
pie bonds for the faithful discharge Of their
dnlies
81. Receivers Of the public money with.
in The District to pay it over weekly, or Of
tener, as the Secretary may direct, TO the
Treasurer.
%. Secretary TO Withdraw balances from
the present repositories, and where banks
lave been in any way employed, in man.
ner convenient to them.
@. Authority 10 the Secretary to trans
fer the public money as the safety Of The
public and convenience Of the public ser.
vice may require, and to draw on any one
oflhem as may be most proper for the pub.
lie intcres. and convenient TO the public
creditor.
"a and 25. Au horize spebial deposites,
except where special depostaries arc esiab-
Iished by this actin banks, in specie, when
the money in ;he hands Of any officer ex.
cceds the amount Of his bond, or when il
may be considered unsafe. Prescribe the
condition and terms Of the special opposite.
Bank 10 make no use of any kind of the
money. TO be under the joint control of
the bank and some officer of government,
and not be drawn upon by warrant, as in
other cases, nor without the express order
Of the Secretary of tn: Treasury. Com.
mission 10 be allowed for safe keeping.
26. In case no bank 10 receive special
depos'tes, money TO be transferred to one
Of The special drposi,aries.
81. Secretary to make regulations re-
quring the prompt presentation Of all
i.warrhnts.
%. All officers, with their clerks, &c
to keep accurate accounts, and if any one
shall make fraudulent return Of the reven-
ue, or shall use the public money, in any
manner whatever, for private purposes,
when convicted Of either, to be declal ed a
! ielon-!o be imprisoned for not less than
Two, nor more than five years-and to be
| fined the amount ofany such fraudulent re-
lurn or Of the money cmbezzled.
20. Any receiving or disbnrsing officer
deposi,ng the public money with banks,
o: keeping in his possession bank notes,
and thus enabling any bank or banks to be-.
como indebted, directly or in1ircctly, to
the United States, and to discount on any
such balance, whether any bank or banks
shall discount on The same or not, shall be
dismissed the public service, and forfeit al
compensation due him.
80. Salaries: cashier at New York,
$4,000; at Boston, SO 900 at Charleston,
$4,000: public receiver at St Louis
$4,000. TO take any compensation from
persons having business with these officers
misdemeanor, and 10 be punished by fine
or imprisonment, or both.
81. Secretary authorized TO procure tenn.
porary places Of deposite until the public
buildings are finished in Washington, New
York and Boston.
80. Where the officers are not already
provided with safes or vaults, or both, au.
,hority TO procnre them. Twenty thousand
dollars appropriated to pay these, and any
other expenses arising under The act.
33. Two clerks in'he Treasurer's office;
two in the cashiers Office at New York /;
one at each Of the other four-special de-.
positories each to receive $4,000 per an
mum, and to give sufficient bonds, and be
liable to all the penalties imposed by this
act.
"a. All officers to make oath or affirma.
ton to discharge their duties faithfully, &c,
35. All a.is, or parts of acts, nconsis-
tent with this act, repealed.
COMMODORE ELL1oTr.--Among the doc.
uments connected with the Pennsylvania
conspiracy, as published by order of the
House, We find correspondence between
Com. Elliot and the Seer etary of the Navy.