Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-07-25

/ no, be- lawful Tor the Secretary OF abe Treasury to
make or continue In Free, any genera order, which
shat create any difference between The different
branches Of revenue, as IN he funds OF medium oi
| payment in which debts or Dues accru'ng 20 the
| United States may he paid.
Sac. Is. And he % further enacted. Tbatit shsU
b. the duy of the Secretary oil tie Treasury 10 issue
and pub sh rcguauoas 10 enforce The speedy pre-.
senlauou OF all Government drafts ior payment tie
place where payable, and 10 prescribe the time, ac-
cordng 10 The different distances Of the depiSiartrs
from the seat OF Government, within which all drafts
upon them respectively, shall be presented for pay
ment; and, Ia default Of such presentation. 10 direct
any other mode aud place Of payment winch he may
deem proper but 20 al hose reguat onS and d,reo-
rcctous, shat be The duty OF the Secretary OF the
| Treasury To guard, as at as may bc against those
drains beng used " thrown into circulation, as =
paper currency, or medium Of exchange
SIC. a, Aud be- u further enacted, That the re-
cciveN.grneral at public money directed 10y tins act
10 he appointed shall receive, respectively, the fol-
low ng salaries per annum to be paid yearly
at the Treasury ct he United States, to wit: the
receiver general OF public money az New York shall
be pdld salary OF four thousand doilar erannum;
the receivers general urpubIc money al Boston shall
be- paid a salary Of two thousand FIVE hundred dollars
per anuum; the leceiycrgeneral Of public money a,
Charleston shall be paid salary of two thousand
general OF pubic money at ST. LuuiS shall be paid
salary of two thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum the treasurer Of the Mint at Philadelphia shall
in addition to his present salary receive five hundred
dollars, annually for the performance Of the duties
imposed BY this act; the treasurer OF The branch
mint at New Orleans shall also receive one thousand
dollars, annually, for the additional duties created by
This act aud these salaries, respectively shall I've in
full for the of The respective officers nor shall
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any commission, pay or pCrquislte, for any of cal
service Of any character or description whatsoever;
and the making Of any such charge or the receipt of
any sech compensation, Is hereby declared 10 be
miedemeanor, for winch the officer convicted there
Of, before any court of the United States 0ieumpo-
tent jurisdiction, Shall be subject to punishment, hy
fine, or Imprisonment, or both, at the discretion OF
the court before whoa the offence shall be tried
SIC. 2j Aud he II further enacted, That the
Treasurer OF the United States be, and he is hereby,
authorized to receive at the Treasury, anl al sucb
other points as he may designate. payments IN al
vance for public lands, the payments so made, IN an
cases, to be evidenced by the receipt Of the SAID
Treasurer Of the United States which receipts 80
gwen shall be receivable Tor public laudsat any pub
lie or private saIa Of lands, in the same manner as
the currency authorized by law To be received III
payment for the public lands PToui2cd, hopsrcr
That the receipts given by the Treasurer Of the T.
nted States, pursuant 10 the authority conferred in
this section, shall not be negotiable OF transferable
by delivery, or assignment, u IA any other 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 upon ITS face.
Src o. And be Il further enacted, That Tor The
purchase OF sites and for the construction of the Of
fees lthe encouragement pablo money by this
act directed to be erected at Charleston, South Car
DINA and at ST LOUIS, Missouri, there shall be- and
hereby s appropriated to be paid ont OF any money
n the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum
81 ten thousand dollars to hc expended under the
direction OF the Secretary OF The Treasury, who is
hereby required Ia adopt plans for the said offices,
and the vaults ana safes connect TED herewith, and
10 cause the same to be constructed and prepared
for use with az little delay as shall be consistent with
the public interests, and The convenient location and
security ofthe buildings to BE- erected: Proridcd
ho1cerer, That il the Secretary ottho Treasury Shah
find upon inquiry and examination, that suitable
rooms foe the use Of the receiver general at Charles
ton can be obtained IN the custom-house now owned
by the United States at that place, and that secure
vaults and safes con be constructed ~ that building
for the s9Irkeeping Of The public money then he
shal cause such rooms to be prepared and fitted up
and such vaults and safes To be constructed III the
cuson-house at Charleston, ana no independent Of,
fee shall be there erected.
Src. 81. And be il further enacted, That, Tor the
payment ofthc expenses, authorized by this act,oh
er than those herein before provided for, 81 hcicnt
sum oInoney be, and the same IA hereby appropr-
ated to be paid out Of any money N the Treasury
not Otherwise appropriated.
SIC 49, And be II further enacted, ThEt all acts
or parts Of acts which come in conflict with the pro-
visions of tins act be, and the same are hereby, re-
pcaled. -
X. NJ. r. HUNTER
Speaker ofthe Hoas IF Representatives,
Ri. NJ. JOHNSON,
J'ice President ofthe Uaitcd Statu,
and Prc,ldem u the Senate
ATRoyED, Jolly 4th, 1910.
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