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

depository constituted BY this act as shall
be designated by the Secretay Of the Treas.
sury, IN other pats Of tho u. S. TO receive
Fuch payments, andgiye receipts Of recein,s
of certie6cate Of deposit therefor.
Sec. 90. And be il further enacted. TIA,
all officers charged by this act with the
safe keeping, and disbursement Of the pub.
tic moneys, are hereby required to keep an
accurate entry Of each sum received, and OF
TIE kind Of money in which it is received;
and Of each payment or transfer, and of the
kink OF currency in which il is made and
that II any of the said officers shall convert
10 his own use, in any way whatever, or shall
use by way Of investment in any kind OF
property or merchandise, or shall loan with
OF without interest, any portion of the pub.
nc moneys intrusted TO him for safe keeping
disbursement, transfer, or for any other pur-
pose, every such act shall be deemed and
adlndged to be an embeazlement of so much
lot the said moneys as shall be thus taken,
converted, invested, used or loaned, which
is hereby declared to be high misdemeanor
and any officer or person convicted thereof,
before any court of the United States of
Icoinpetent jurisdiction, shall be sentenced
10 imprisonment for term not less than
five years, and to fine equal to the amount
of the money embezzled.
Sec. 81. And be il further enacted,
That until the rooms, Offices, vaults, anG
safes, directed by the first four sections of
this act, to be constructed and prepared for
the use of the treasurer Of the United States,
the treasurers Of the mint at Philadelphia
q md Oil AZ
of public money at New York, Boston,
Charleston and St Louis, can be construc-
ted and prepared for use, it shall be the du-
|ty Of the Secretary Of the treasury to
procure suitable rooms for officers for their
respective locations, and to contract with
such banks, interpretations, or individuals,
as may be willing to contract for such use
oftheir vaults and safes as may be receired
for the safe keeping Of the public moneys
in the charge and custody of those officers
respectively, the expenses 10 be paid by the
United States.
Sec. %. And be il further enacted, That
it shall not be lawful for the Secretary of the
treasury to make or continue in force any
general order, which shall create any differ.
ence between the different branches of rev.
ment in which debts or dues accruing to the
United States may be paid.
Sec. %. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the
Treasury to issue and publish regulations to
enforce the speedy presentation Of all gov.
eminent drafts for payment at the place
where payable, and to prescribe the time &C
cording to the different distances of the de.
positOries from the seat Of Government, with
in which all drafts upon them, respectively, |
shall be presented for payment; and, in de-
fault of such presentation, to direct any 9th.
er mode and place ofpayment which he may
deem proper.
Sec. "a. And be il further enacted, That |
the receiver general of public moneys, direc
ted by this act to be appointed, shall receive
respectively, the following salaries per an /
mum to be paid quarter yearly, al the treas.
ury ofthe United States, to wit: The receiver
general Of public money at New York shall
be paid salary of S., 900 per annum; the
receiver general Of public money at Boston I
shall be paid salary of g., 500 per annum;
the receiver general of public money at
Charleston shall be paid salary Of 1880
per annum, and the receiver general Of pub. |
lie money at ST. Louis shall be paid "a salary
of 50 500 per annnm; and these salaries re-
spetive!y, shall be in full for the services of
the respective officers, nor shall either of
them be permitted 10 charge or receive any
commission, pay, or perquisite, for any otiicla-
service, of any character or description what
soeVer, and the making of any such charge,
or the receipt Of any such compensation, is
hereby declared to be a misdemeanor, for
which the officer convicted thereof, before
any court of the United States, of competent
jurisdiction, shall be subject TO punishment
by fine, or imprisonment, or both, at the dis
cretion Of the court before which offence
shall be tried.
Sec. 25. And be it further enacted, That
the Treasurer of the United States be, and
he is hereby authorized to receive ut the
Treasury, and at such other points as he may
designate, payments in advance for public
lands. the payments 50 made in all cases. to
be evidenced BY the receipt Of the said
Treasurer of the United States; which re-
ceipts SO given shall be current at the several
land Offices, of the United States as cash, at
and public or private sale of lands, in the
same manuer as the currency authorized by
Il law 10 be received in payment for the Pulic
lands, Provided, however, That the receipts
niyen by the Treasurer of the United States
pursuant 10 the authority conferred IN this
section shall not be negotiable or transtera-
bic by delivery or assignment. or IN any other
manner whatsoever but shall in all cases, be
presented in payment for lands by or tor the