State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-10-16

OF sale keeping, transferring, and dsbnrsinn
said moneys; all such expenses of every char.
acter, 10 be first expressly authorized by the
Secretary Of the Trearury, whose directions
upon all the above subjects, by way Of regula.
ton and otherwise are 10 be strictly followed
ny 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.
satlons OF any one clerk, so appointed, exceed
eight hundred dollars per annum.
Sec. le. And be it further enacted, That
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.
naming with the present repositories of the
public moneys, and con6ne the safe. keeping,
transfer, and disbursement Of those moneys
10 the repositories established by this act.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted,
That all msrshalls 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 oc 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
depository constituted by this act as shall
he designated by the Secretay of the Treas.
~, in other pats Of the U. S. to receive
ruch payments, and give receipts Of receipts
Of certleicate ofdeposit therefor.
Sec. 90. 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
kink Of currency in which it is made and
that if any Of the said officers shall convert
TO his own use, in any way whatever, or shall
use by way of investment in any kind OF
n merchandise, or shall loan with
or without interest, any portion of the pub
lie moneys intrusted to him for safe keeping
transfer, or for any other pur.
pose, every such act shall be deemed and
to be an embezzlement OF go much
Of the said moneys as shall be thus taken,
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
competent jurisdiction, shall be sentenced
10 Imprisonment for a term not less than
FIVE years, and TO fine equal to the amount
IF the money embezzled.
See. 81. And be it further enacted,
That until the rooms, offices, vaults, and
safes, directed by the first four sections of
his act, to be constructed and prepared for
he use of the treasurer Of the United States,
he treasurers Of The mint at Philadelphia
md New Orleans, and the receivers general
If public money at New York, Boston,
I'd and prepared for use, il shall be the du-
y of the Secretary of the treasury to
procure suitable rooms for officers for their
espective locations, and to contract with
uch banks, interpretations, or individuals, |
IS may be willing to contract for such use
'ftheir vaults and safes as may be receired
or the safe keeping Of the public moneys
n the charge and custody of those officers
aspectively, the expenses to be paid by the
United States.
Sec %. And be it further enacted, That
t shall not be lawful for the Secretary of the |
reasury to make or continue in force any
genera order which shall create any differ
nee between the different branches of rev.
aue, as to the funds or medium of pay.
nent in which debts or dues accruing to the
United States may be paid.
Sec. %. And be it further enacted, That
/ shall be the duty of the Secretary Of the
Treasury TO issue and publish regulations 10
enforce the speedy presentation Of all gov
rnment drafts for payment at the place
ghere payable, and to prescribe the time &C
,ording to the different distances Of the de.
,ositories from the seat Of Government, with
n which all drafts upon them, respectively,
hall be presented for payment; and, in de.
auIt of such presentation, to direct any 9th
r mode and place ofpayment which be may
leem proper.
Sec. 81. And be it further enacted, That
he receiver general Of public moneys, direc.
ed by this act to be appointed, shall receive
the following salaries per an
,um TO be paid quarter yearly, at the treas
,ry ofthe United States, to wit: The receiver
,eneral Of public money at New York shall
,e paid salary of $4,000 per annum; the
eceiyer general of public money at Boston,
hall be paid salary of 81, 500 per annum;
he receiver general of public money at
Charleston shall be paid salary Of $4,000
er annum, and the receiver general of pub.
ic money at ST. Louis shall be paid salary
f g, 500 per annnm; and these salaries re.
petlyely, shall be in full for the services OF
he respective officers, nor shall either OF
hem be permitted to charge or receive any
commission, paw, or perquisite, for any offlcla-