State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-10-02

lnd as much more frequently. Ii thnsa ard
~ osner cases, us the Stcleiafy. his disrr,.
ION, shall direct. The agents selected =
make these, examinations shall IS instr,,c,ed
10 examina as well the books accounts md
re'u1ns OF the officer, as the money on hand
a !. me manneF Of its being kept, 10 the end
mat uniformity and accuracy in the accounts
as well as safety TO the public moneys. NAV
be secured thereby.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That
IN addition 10 the examination provided for
IN the last preceding section, and a. fur.
Their guard over the public moneys. il shall
ne the duty Of each naval officer and survey
or, as a check upon the receiver general Of
The pubic moneys, or collector Of the cue.
toms OF their respective districts; of each re.
glster OF a l1nd Office, us 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 treasures, respectively Of the said
mtnts, or the person activg as such, at the
close OF each quarter of the year, and as
much more frequently as they shall be di.
rected by the Secretary or the reasurv to
Sc
turns, and money on hand, of the receivers
general Of public money; collectors, recaiv.
ers Of land Offices, treasulers, and persons
acting as such, and 10 make full, accurate
and faithful return to the treasury depa,t.
ment of their condition.
Sec. II Aud be il further enacted, That
the said officers respectively whose duty il
Is made by tins act to receive, keep and
dlshurse the money as the fiscal agents of the
government, may be allowed any necessary
additional expense for clerks, fire proof
chests, or vaults, or other nee -ssary expense
Of safe keeping, transferring, and disbnrsing
said moneys; all such expenses of every char
acter. TO be first expressly authorized by the
Secretary Of the Trearury, whose directions
upon sllthe above subjects. by way of re gula.
ton and otherwise are 10 he strictly followed
by all the said officers: Provided, That the
whole number of clerks to be appointed by
virtue Of this section Of this act shall not ex
coed ten, and that the aggregate compensa-
tons Of the whole number shall uot exceed
eight thousand dollars, nor shall the compcn.
sations of any one clerk, so appointed, exceed
eight hundred dollars per anhum.
the Secretary of the Treasury shall, with as
much prOmp:itude as the convenience of the
public business and tn safety of the public
funds will permit, withdraw the balances re.
naming with the present repositories Of the
public moneys, and cOnfne the saEe-keeping,
transfer, and disbursement of those moneys
to tn repositories established by this act.
Sec. 10. And be II furtfT enacted,
That all marshalls district attorneys and
others having public moneys to nav 10 the
United States, and all patentees wishing to
mako payment for patents to be issued. may
pay all such moneys to the treasury %. the
United States, at the treasury, to the treas.
.1rer of either of the AIints in Philadelphia
or New Orleans. TO either of the receivers
general Of public money, or to such other
depository constituted BY this act az shall
be designated by The Secfetav If the Treas
,fry. in other pats of the q. s. TO receive
ruch payments, and give receipts. of receipts
ofcertie6cate of deposit therefor.
Sec. 90. And be Il further enacted tFat
all Officers charged BY this. act with the
safe keeping, and disbursement of the pub.
lie moneys, are hereby ieqalred to keep an
accurate entry Of each SUN received, and OF
the kind of money in which it is received;
and Of each payment or transfer, and OF the
link of currency in which it is made and
thai if any Uf the said officers shalt convert
10 his own use, in any way whatever, o: snail
use by way of investment IN any KIND OF
nroperty T merchandise, or shall loan with
3, without interest, any portion Of the pub
lie moneys intrusted to him for safe keeping
disbursement, transfer. or for any other pur.
p,ose. every such act shall be deemed and
ad;udged to be an embe2zlement OF go much
of the said moneys as shall be thus taSen'
co,.yerted. invested, used or loaned, Which
Is hereby declared 70 be a high mIsdemeanor
and any officer or person convicted Thereon.
before any court OF the lifted States OF
ro,nnetenf Jurisdiction. shall be sentenced
to imprisonment for term not less 'iisn
Eve wears, and to fne equal to the amount
of the money embszzled.
Sec. 81. And be it further enacted ,
.Fhat until the rooms, Offices, vaults, ahc
cafes. directed by the first four sections OF
/ lis art IN be constructed and prepared lot
,ha pae If the treasurer Of the United states
,he treasnrers Of the mint at PhIladelpnis
and New Orleans, and the receiyeFs general
IF Of public money at New York, Boston
~ and ST Louis can be coTstruc'
ted and prepared for use. i shall be the gu.
- ~ the Sec, etary Of the treasury 70
nrocn,e suitable rooms for officers for t:ieiI
resnectiye locations, and to contract WIN
such banks. interpretations, or individuals
as NAV be willing to contract TOT sucn y.
other vaults and safes as may DC 1Sceneu