State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-09-17

examinations, IN all CASE ssss'alltn'; which
hand usually exceeds y. where ths ~ ii
amount Of the officers H h iourhs y u
nn% ?. less frequently then q. shall aa
a ano Is much more frequently 9 in each v. o
an o'ner cases, as the Sec, in tho,e' ga
1lon' shall direct. The .ey bis din I'D
make these, examination. 'genls selcctsa
ro,e eHamI9 mo as well the book, s oe n'pctS
apa Of the officer, as the account, a
ana Inc manner Of its being ka aoo'y On hsoJ
.nat uniformity and accuracy ni y TO Tie snS
as wei as safety to the pubic !" sn' accouD,
See 1a merely - nay
in s add,,i To- ;. And be it further eD,.,.
:; y addition to the examination ' n' Thl
10 the last preceding section prov provided 4,
.her guard over the public anu asa NJ
DC DC the duty Of each naval officer y; it'haQ
Or as a check upon the receive a and 'urDer
tue pup &c moneys, or collector >. ge3erald
toms OF their respective disrio,. Ol The Gu
gister OF land office, as c6' Of earhfe.
receiver Of his land Office. an NV * upOn tbs
,Or ana superlntrndahr of each ne .. drec.
branch Mint when separate of Eaen mat and
upon the treasur RS, respectjvoI . as check
minis, or the person actiy1 Of The said
close OF each quarter Of ,b' Such, at Tie
much more frequently as they s seaI' and as
rected by the Secretary OF The ' T be d.
DO SO, to examine the books ,.easury
turns, and money on hand or a., u%ccountsn
general of public money; coIIo, ,ue fecelven
er. of land Offices, treasurer, 'nS r1c'N
acting as such, and 10 make = G,1 ana persons
and faithful return to the tre,sn,, accurate
ment Of their condition. ''0'y depat
Sec. IL And be it fUr,bo,
the said officers respectively wbo.o O J mat
is made by this act to rcee muse 0uiy it
dIsburse the money as the fiscal ,oS weep and
government, may be allowed anv s' n Oh 'ne
additional expense for clerks 6ro ''sSay
chests, or vaults, or Other necass,r r'' proof
OF safe Keeping, transferring, and 5ish npra'e
said moneys; all such expenses Of eye oO'.I'nS
acter, to be first express " autbor;zsd T. enaT
Secretary of the Trearury, whose d;,a ~ Tue
upon all the above Subjects BY wav ofrca"I
.'On anu o'ne,"Ise are 10 be strictly foIIownJ
by all the said officers: Provided. TS.' '" ~
whole number of clerks to be aDnoio,o1 ' p
virtue of this section of this act shall NJ,
coed ten, and that the aggregate comn,n..
tons oil the whole number shall mt e,. n'
eight thousand dollars, nor shall the comm"
satlons OF any one clerk, so appointed. pyces8
eight hundred dollars per annum.
Sec. l9. And be it further enacted Tia,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall. wihm
much promp;itude as the convenience Of the
pubic business and the safety of the public
funds will permit, withdraw the balances re.
naming with the present repositories o. the
public moneys, and confne the safe.keepinr,
transfer, and disbursement of those MONEYS
to tn repositories established by this act.
Sec. l9. And be it. further enacted.
That all marshaIls district attorneys and
others, having public moneys to pay 10 the
United States, and all patentees wishing to
make payment for patents to be issued. may
pay all such moneys to the treasury o. the
United States, at the treasury, to the treas.
Urer Of either Of the MINIS in Philadelphia
or New Orleans, to either Of the receivers
general Of public money, or to such other
constituted by this act as shall
be designated by the Secretay Of the Treas.
ury, in other pats Of the U. S. to receive
ruch payments, and give receipts Of receipts
of Certie fcate of deposit therefor.
Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, that
all officers charged by this act with the
safe keeping, and disbursement Of the pub
lie moneys, are hereby required to keep an
accurate entry Of each sum received, and OF
the kind of money in which it is received;
and Of each payment or transfer, and OF the
klnk Of currency in which it is made ;and
that if 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
merchandise, or shall loan with
or without interest, any portion OF the pup
lie moneys intrusted to him for safe keeping
disbursement, transfer, or for any other Pur.
pose, everv such act shall be deemed ana
adiudged to be an embezzement OF so mucR
Of the said moneys as shall be thus taEen'
invested, used or loaned Wncn
IS hereby declared 70 be high mlsdeulea"" =
md any officer or person convicted Vnt''0l
before any court of the United states 0
Jurisdiction, shall be sentences
a Imprisonment for a term not less ina
i've years, and TO fine equal to the amour
E Tho roonav emhpzzIed.
Sec. 81. And be it further enacted
hat until the rooms, Offices, vaults, an
lfes, directed by the first four sections
lis act, to be constructed and prepared 70
lie use of the treasurer Of the United States
le treasureFs Of the mint at Philadelphia
I'd New Orleans, and the receivers genera
public money at New York, Boston,
harIeston and St. Louis, can be construc'
d and prepared for use, il shall be the au'
Of the Secretary of the treasury &c
rocure suitable rooms for officers for thel
.snectiye Iocations. and to contract W.T.