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

"a w 'netn ~ reference to ,hoT '---sSs
keeping transfer, and disbns.d receipt, safe
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Sec. 4. And be il furtb.,
mere snail be erected, prepared " a"s That
q. the expense Of the United St sau provided
c'y q Charles on, in the State If Ses, At The
ma. ana at the city of st. Louis. i ~ caro-.
OF Missouri, officers, with sulah,a !" 'ne State
venlent rooms for the use of receiv. a''u con.
OF public moneys, hereinafter di,oo,. general
appointed at the places above NV. to be
sumclent and secure FIRE proof v.st and
safes for the keeping of the public and
corrected at those points, respec wal money
me SAID receivers general, from tino rs and
ed at those places, shall have the c"., appO'nt,
care Of the said Offices, vaults ana ''Ody and
to be erected, prepared, and providoS S1'es' 50
all the public moneys deposited n';H. and Of
same; and shall perform all the d,, ".'H'h the
ed to be performed by them, in reC Coo IequIr'
the receipts, safe-keeping, transit, ENC to
bursement of all such moneys so, !, ana dis
the provisions hereinafter co1lainsI 'ulhg TO
Sec'S. And be in further enact 49,
the President shall nominate, and w;,, nat
advice and consent Of the Senat. "Ni the
four officers, 10 be denominaied - epPO'nt
General OF Public Money" which s.;d
hcers shall hold their respective offca.. Oh
the term OF foul years, unless sOOoor .'o lOf
ed theTefrom: one of which shall ba I Ls'nOV,
at the city of New York, in the STATE ON ,SIS'eo
York; one other Of which shall he Iooa, I've"
at the city of Boston, in the State Of NJ. "
chusetts; one other of which shall h. I. a'd.
at the city Of Charleston. in tho c ,Oca'eo
South Carolina; and the reman;,i,,, on" %
which shall be located at the CITY offs, -;
in the State of Missouri; and ali which "1:I
officers shall givebonds to the U. S,a,nu
with suretles according to the uroviS;On1
hereinafter contained, for the faithful W.
charge Of the duties Of theil respective a.;
ces.
Sec. 6. And be il further enacted Tho.
the treasurer Of the U. States, the trasnror os
the Mint Of the U. States; the trasurers ana
those acting as such, Of the various brancb
MINIS already erected and now erecting al
collectors Of the customs, all surveyors Of tha
customs acting also as collectors. all recev
ers general Of public moneys, all receivers
general Of public moneys at the several land
Offices, and all pOstmasters, except as herein,
after particularly provided, be and thew are
hereby required to keep safely, without loan.
ing or using, al the public money coebted
by them or otherwise at any time placed in
their possession and custody, ill the same is
ordered BY the proper department or officer
OF the govern ment to be transferred or paid
0Ht; and when such orders for transfer or nav.
ment are received, faithfully to max. the
same as directed, and to do and perform al
other duties as fiscal agents of the govern.
ment, which may be imposed by this or any
other acts Of Congress, or by any regulation
of the treasury department, made in conform.
ity to law; and also TO do and perform all acts
and duties required by law or by direction Of
any Of the executive departments of the Gov
ernment, as agents for paving PENSIONS OF
for making any other disbursements which
either If The heads Of those departments NAV
be required by law make, and which are Of
a character to be made by the repositories
hereby constituted, consistently with the
other official duties imposed upon them.
Sec. Z. And be it further enacted, That
the treasurer Of the United States the treas.
urer of the Mint of lha United States; the
treasurer of the branch Mint at New OIL ans
and. the receivers general Of public money
hefeinbefore directed 10 he appointed, shall
respectively give bonds to the United States
in such form, and for such amounts as shall
be directed by the Secretary of the treasury
by and with the advice and cOcsent Of the
President, with sureties to the satisfaction OF
the solicitor Of the treasury; and shall from
time TO time, renew, strengthen, and in
crease their official bonds, asfhe Secretary OF
the treasury, with the consent of the Presi
dent, NAV direct; any law in reference TO any
Of the officers to the contrary notwithstand
ing.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the Secretary OF the
treasury, at as early day as Possible1afteT
the passage of this act, TO require from the
several repositories hereby constituted and
whose official bonds are not hercinbefOre pro.
yided for, to execute bonds new and suitable
in their terms to meet the new and increased
duties imposed upon them respectively by
this act, and with sureties, and in sums such
as shall seem reasonable and safe to the So,
licitor of the Treasury, and from time tc
lime require such bonds to be renewed and
in amount, and strengthened By
new sureties, to NEE! any increasing respon
sibihty, which may grow out of accumua'
tons Of money in the hands Of the depository,
OF out of any other duty Of responsibility ari.
sing under this or any other law Of Congress.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That
all collectors and receivers Of public money
of every charaohter and description, within
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