Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-09

many agricultural, botanical, and scientific
institutions to which; your collections might
be proli,ably entrusted, and whi"h, whatever
YOU procure, will be used to the most ex
tensve advantage to the country. Among
them is the Columbian institute OF this
city"
A true copy from that furnished me-:
DANIEL Il. PATTERSON.
Sub Treasury BW.--A bill has been re-
ported in the House Of Representatives OF
which we find the following abstract in the
Charleston Mercury. the letter Writer'S
say that its friends expect it TO pass.
ABSTRACT.
Orthe bill more eflcctualIy 10 prevent
frauds in thc'coecton, keeping, transfer
AMI disbursement, Of the public revenue
aud to punish public defaulters.
/. That all moueys collected in the Dis-
tricl of Columbia by collectors, posimasters'
district attorney, marshal, and clerk
of the district court, &c. shall be deposited
with the Treasurer ofthe United States.
9. All moneys, whether from customs
or any other source, except postages, nclu~
ding all money hitherto collected by the
collector, district attorney, marshal, and
clerk, TO be collected by the lreasurcrs OF
the mints, at Philadelphia and New Or
leans, who are also to take and collect all
bonIs for ducs.
3. Cashier Of the customs to be nomma
ted BY the President and confirmed by the
Senate, in lieu of The collectors clerks hIlh.
erto acting as cashiers, who are to take and
to collect all other moreys hitherto collec-
ted by collectors, district attorney, marshal,
clerk, &c except p1s.agcs. Public reccv.
cr 10 be substituted for land receiver at ST..
Louis, 10 collect Ill moneys in that district
in Ike manner.
4. Collectors and receivers in all the eta.
er districts 10 collect the money for duties,
custom house charges, or lands, and 10 COL
leCt any o.hcr money, &c.
5. Collectors at Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Charleston, and New Orleans
% be denominated supervisors, ofthe Gus
toms, 10 discharge tho duties Of collectors,
but to receive no money.
6. Supervisors Of the customs, district
attorneys. marshals, and clerks, within the
district of Boston, New York, PHILADELPHIA,
Charleston, New Orleans. or St. Louis,
prohibited from receiving any mon"y.
Z. No public money to be retained as
heretofore by any officer for any purpose
whatever. Every payment and expcndI.
ture, ofevery description, 10 be hereafter
paid through warrants from the Treasury
and regular appropriations.
8. Public money TO be credited at once
to the Treasurer ofthe United States where.
ever received, and not as heretofore to be
placed to the credit Of the collectors and
receivers, and each deposi,ary to make re-
turns to the Secretary, First Comptroller
aid Treasurer Of the United States, and to
furnish weekly, monthly, and quarterly re-
turns-the latter within one month after the
end of each quarter.
9. Warrants TO dlsbursing officers not 10
be is sued till necessary TO meet expendI~
lures. D:sbursng officers TO deposlte their
money in some depository, to be designated
by the Secretary of the Treasury. Such
depostary to make to him and to the head
Of the Department under whose direction
the expenditure is made, monthly statements
ofthe accounts of the disbursing officer.
10. All supervisors oflhe customs, all
collectors or surveyors, naval officers, reg
listers ofthc land Offices, district attorneys,
marshals and clerks Of the United States
courts. to furnish the Secretary and First
Comptroller of the Treasury and the Trea.
surer, with weekly, monthly, and quarterly
returns Of all moneys received by them, or
which ought 10 be received by the receiy-
ers of any denomination in their districts,
as the case may be, and ofall bonds, wheth.
er complete or not, and monthly statements
of the bonds in suit.
IL. Cashier ofthe customs, public receiv.
ers and treasurer of the mints, required to
furnish weekly, and monthly, and quarterly
sta ements OF all moneys received, OF all
bonds, and of bonds in sutt.-Qnarterly
statements within one mouth after the end
Of the quarter
IL. lfthe accounts Of any officer are no,
furnished within one month after the end of
the quarter, he shall be dismissed, unless
satisfactory reasons for delay are given TO
the President.
13. The same penalty on the account.
ing officers. if the accounts are not audited
and settled within one mouth after they are
received.
IA. The Secretary of the Treasury to
furnish both Houses, on the first monday in
Jnnuary at every session, with statement
Of the amount to the end ofthe third quarter
of the preceding year. of every receiving
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