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

inns OF their respective dlstrictSs OF each re.
lister OF a land Office, as a check upon the
Eseceiyer of his land Office; and of the direc.
,or and superintendent of each mint and
branch Mint when separate Offices, as q check
upon the treasures, respectively of the said
minis, or The person activg rs such, at the
close OF each quarter of the year, and as
much more frequently as they shall be di.
rected by the Secretary OF the Treasury to
do so, to examine The books, accounts, re.
turns, and money on hand, of the receivers
general of public money; collectors, rfceiv.
ers of land Offices, treasulers. and persons
acting as such, and to-make full, accurate
and faithful return to the treasury depart
ment of their condition.
Sec. II And be It further enacted, That
the said officers respectively whose duty il
is made BY this act to receive, keep and
disburse the money as the fscalagents of the
government, may be allowed any necessary
additional expense for clerks, FIRE proof
chests, or vaults, or othel,necsssary expense
Of safe keeping, transferring, and discussing
said moneys: all such expenses of every char.
acter, TO be first expressly authorized by the
Secretary of the TreaInry, whose directions
upon all the above subjects, by way of regula-
ton and otherwise are TO be 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..
satons of any one clerk, so appointed, exceed
eight hundred dollars per annum.
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the Secretary of the Treasury shall, with as
much promp:itude as the convenience of the
public business and the safety of the public
funds will permit, withdraw the balances re.
mining with the present repositories o. the
public moneys, and confne the safe-keeping,
transfer, and disbursement of those moneys
to the repositories established by this act.
Sec. 10. Aud be it further enacted,
That all marshalls. district attorneys and
Others. having public moneys to paw to the
United States, and all patentees wishing to
make payment for patents to be issued. may
pay all such moneys to the treasury os the
United States, at the treasury, to the treas.
urer of either ofthe MINIS in Philadelphia
or New Orleans, to either of the receivers
e, neral of public money, or to such other
depository constituted by this act as shall
be designated by the Secretay Of the Treas
Ury, in other pats of tho q. S. to receive
ruch payments, and give receipts of receipts
of cerlieicate of deposit therefor. /
Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, thai
all officers charged by this act with the
safe keeping, and disbursement of the pub.
lie moneys, are hereby req uired 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 shalt convert
10 his own use, in any way whatever, or shall
use by way of investment in any kind OF
property nr merchandise, or shall loan with
or without interest, any portion of the pub
lie .noneys ntrusted to him for safe keeping
transfer, or for any other pur.
pose, every such act shall be deemed and
adiudped TO be an embezzlement OF so much
of the said moneys as shall be thus taken, z
invested, used or loaned, which +
is hereby declared to be high mIsdemeanor
and any officer or person convicted thereof, i
before any court of the United States OF
jurisdiction, shall be sentenced
II imprisonment for term not less than
five wears, and to a fine equal to the amount
Of the money embezzted.
Sec. 81. And be It further enacted,
That until the rooms, offices, vaults, and
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 PhIladelpnla
and New Orleans, and the receivers generaf
of ,nblic money at New York, Boston,
Charleston and St Louis, can be construe'
ted and prepared for USE il shall be the du'
~ of the Secretary of the treasury 70
r,ocn,e suitabIe rooms for officers for their
rosnectiye locations, and to- contract with /.
snch banks, interpretations, or individuals,
az NAV be willing to contract for such use
oftbeir vaults and safes as may be Fecelred
for the safe keeping of the pnbllc moneys
in tbe charge and custody of those oihcefs
respectively, the expenses TO be Paid Dy tue I
United States.
Sec. %. And be il further enacted, mat
i shall not be lawful for the Secretary OF the /
treasury to make or continue IN force any
Genera oider. which shall create any diner
ence between the different branches Of rev.
enue. as TO the funds or medium OF pay. /
Insnt in which debts or dues accTuIng to the
United States may be paid.
Sec. %. And be tfurther enacted, Ihat
:, sballbe hesduty of the Secretary Of the
'Treasury 10 issue and publish regulations TO