State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-09-24


pay or perquisite, fot any ofIicia.
service, Of ANY charactef Of description wI,at.
soeveI. and the making Of any such charge,
OF the receipt OF am such compens .tion, IS
hereby declared to be misdemeanor. for
which the officer convicted thereof, before
any court of the United states, OF competent
jurisdiction, shall be subject 10 punishment
by fine, orimprlsonment, or both, al the dis.
erection of the court before which offence
shall be tried. ae essss
Sec. 20 And be It further enacted, That
the Treasurer Of the United States be. and
he is hereby authorized to receive az the
Treasury, and at such other points as he NAV
designate, payments in advance for public
lands, the payments SO made in all cases, to
be evidenced by the receipt Of the said
Treasurer of the United States; which re.
ceiPts so given shall becurrent at the several
land Offices, of the United States as cash. at
and public or private sale of lands, in the
same manner as the currency authorized bv
law to tie received IN payment for the pulic
lands, Provided, however, That the receipts
given by the Treasurer of the United States
pursuant to the authority conferred in this
section shall not be negotiable or transfera-
BILE by delivery or assignment, or in any ether
manner whatsoever but shall in all cases, be
presented IN payment for lands by or for the
person to whom the receipt was given, as
shown uDon IFS face.
Sec. 26. And be it further enacted, That
for the purchase of sites, and for the con.
struction ofthe offices of the receivers gener.
al of the public money, by this act directed
to be erected at Charleston, South CaIolin1,
and at st. Louis, Missouri, there shall be,
and hereby is, appropriated, TO be paid out
of any money IN the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the sum of ten thousand dollars,
to be expended under the direction of the,
Secretary of the Treasury who is hereby re-
qulred to adopt plans for the said Offices, and
the vaults and safes connected Herewith, and
TO cause the same to be constructed and pre-.
pared the use with as little delay as shall be
consistent with the public interests, and the
location aud security Of the
buildings to be erected: Provided, however,
That if the Secretary of the Treasury shall
find, upon inquiry, and examination, that
suitable rooms fol the use of the receiving
general at Charleston can be obtained in the
custom house now owned by the United
States at that place, and that secure vaults
and safes can be constructed Inetbat huild.
ing for the safe keeping Of hepublic money
then he shall cause such rooms to be pre-
pared and fitted tp, and such vaults and
safes 10 be constructed in the custom house
at Charleston, and no independent Office
shall be there erected.
Sec. 81. And be itfurther enacted, That !
foi the payment of the expenses authorized
BY this act, other than those hereinafter pro.
vided for; sufficient sum of money be, and
the same Is hereby appropra ed, to be paid
out of any money in the Treasury net other. |
wise appropriated.
A Great Yield.-An editor saws
that one bed bug will produce 1000
youngsuns' per annum. This is a.
bout equal to the issue of bank bills
IN proportion to the specie in their
vaults.-BOStOm Post.
A black fellow was arrested on
Thursday night in the neighborhood
of Sixth and South streets, with a
number of pieces of freshly washed
probably stolen from off a
clot'1es-line.
In the same vicinity, white fell
cw was apprehended, with articles
Of the same description, but more
Of them.
They were both brought before
he Mayor and committed.-U 8.
GGzette.
DANIEL M. BooNE-One Of the
two sons of sDan Boone, Back
Uoodsman of Kentucky immortal
med in Byron's DIN Juan, died on
he 18th, near West Port, Missouri,
of Cholera Morbus. He was ~
years of age. |
TRe height Of Mddness.-For lady to
.,,o,,;t e,iicide nv tiOhf lacing.