The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-19

liver The others ~ the person producing the same,
who shall forthwith, retaining one of The said GER
uhcaies redeiver the other To the district attorney
who issued the same and the said district attorney
shall on receiving the said certificate endorsed as
aforesaid, dismiss the said suit; and no suit ins-
tuted shall be suspended dismissed until such
tcaie SO endorsed shall be returned TO the district
attorney aforesaid and il shall be the duly Of the
said bank to make weekly returns TO the First Audi
tor of the Treasury Of all such certificates with the
receipts endorsed thereon; and IL shall be the duty Of
said district attorney, whenever such certificates
shall be returned 10 him aforesaid 10 send 10 the
First Auditor OF the Treasury true copy thereof 10
the end that bis account may be credited with the
amount OF the bond or other debt so paid, as aiore
said.
SEC. 8. And be IL further enacted, That, after the
passage OF this act ii shall not be lawful to pay any
money for salaries of officers, for the incidental ex
Penses OF cnstomhouses or receivers Offices, or for
any other purpose whatsoever Certificates Of deben-
tnre and bounty only excepted, hereinafter direct
cd unless the same shall be regularly drawn from
Inc Treasury on warrants issued under appropria-
hons made by law; and all money so drawn and not
paid directly 10 some person having claim against
the Government, shall be placed BY the head Of the
department, or other person under whose superin-
lendeice or by whom II Is 10 be disbursed, (when
praciicable In some bank designated for that pur-
pose, 70 the credit of the officer other person who
Is 10 dSburse the same, whose disbursements when
ever i can be done, shall be only made by checks
drawn on the said deposie the order Of the person
receiving the same, specifying the particular object
or purpose for which each is drawn and II shall be
The duty OF the bank, which the said checks shall
be drawn, 10 make weekly returns Of the checks
so drawn and paid, together with copy OF the
account OF such officer other person with the said
pans, 10 The proper accounting officer Of the Trea-
sury Department, TO The end that the same may be
examined and compared, and that The account of
sueh oiiicer or person may be promptly and truly
stated and adjusted.
SEC. 9. Aad be ID further enacted, That whenever
any eer,ihcate OF debenure or bounty shall become
due and payable, according 10 law, il shall be The
duty Of the collector TO endorse on said certificate
an order on the bank in which the public moneys
are deposited for his district directing the payment
OF me same; and upon the presentation Of the said
oroer, countersgned by the naval officer il shall be
theduiy of the said bank to pay the amount thereof
anf 10 charge the same TO the Treasurer of the
upted States, in account with the said bank and
lha me said certificate, with the endorsement there
ON before II shall be delivered, or be valid order
to- payment, shall be countersigned by the naval
orcer and recorded in his office; aud it shall be the
dSy OF the said bank Of the said collector and of
SAID naval officer, respectively, TO return weekly
astracs Of all certificates of debenture and bounty
paid as atoresaid and il shall be the duty Of the
$40 pank, from time TO time, upon the settlement
uth The Treasurer OF the United States Of his ac-
punt with the said bank return the said original
ertihcates, with the orders OF payment endorsed
nereon, 10 the First Auditor of the Treasury that
| he same may be examined and compared BY him
Irith the returns of the said naval officer and col
lctor: and further that it shall be The duty of the
aid collector and naval officer TO make weekl.re-
trns of all certificates Of debenture and bounty
Issued by them, which said returns shall contain a
sltement OF the amount TO be paid said certif-
ate, the number thereof and the Of the person
whom the same is made payable.
SEC, 10. And be IL further enacted, That If any
cheer mentioned or referred to in this act, shall
neglect or refuse make such returns as are herein
required to be made, and truly and diligently 10 per-
fdm the duties required Of him by this act, it shall
b the duty Of the head OF department to which the
duies of the said officer appertain, forthwith to
pGt such neglect refusal to The President of the
United States and if such neglect refusal shall
ne be satisfactorily accounted for the said officer
slnll forthwith be removed from Office, and such
otter legal remedies shall be applied as the case may
warrant; and if any bank in which the public mo-
net may be deposited as aforesaid, shall neglect or
retse to make the returns required by this act 10 be
maze it shall be the duty Of the head of the depart
men to which such returns are required 10 be
made, forthwith to report the same to the President,
who If such neglect refusal shall not be salisfac-
Itodly accounted for, shall cause the public money
deposited in such bank to be removed therefrom.