The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-19

bonds are not hereinbefore provided for, to exc
cute bonds new and suitable in their terms to
meet the new and increased duties imposed upon
them respectively by tffs act, and with sureties,
and in sums as shall seem reasonable and safe to
the Solicitor of the Treasury, and from time to
time to require such bonds to be renewed and
increased in amount and strengthened by new
sureties, to meet any increasing responsibility
which NAV grow out of accumulations of money
in the hands of the depository, or out Of any
other duty responsibility arising under this or
any other law of Congress.
SEC. 0. find be 1t further enacted, That all
collectors and receivers of public money, of ey-
cry character and description, within the Dis
trict of Columbia, shall as frequently as they
may be directed by the Secretary of the Urea
sury, or the Post Master General, so to dc, pay
over to the Treasurer of the United States at
the Treasury thereof, all public moneys collect
ed by them, or in their hands, that all such col
lectors and receivers of public moneys within
the cities of Philadelphia and New Orleans,
shall, upon the same direction pay over to the
treasurers of MInts in their respective cities, at
the said MINIS, all public moneys collected by
them, or in their hands; and that all such col
lectors and receivers of public moneys within
the cities of New York, Boston, Charleston, and
st. Louis, shall, upon the same direction, pay
over to the receivers-general of the public mo-
ncy in their respective cities, at their offices re-
them, in their hands, to be safely kept by the
respective deposite ries until otherwise disposed
of according to law; and it shall be the duty of
the said Secretary and Post Master General to
direct such payments by the said collectors and
receivers at all the said places, at least often
as once in each week, and as much more fire.
quently, in all cases as they, in their discretion,
may think proper,
SEC. 10. .4,id be it further enacted, That it
shall be lawful for the Secretary of the Treasu-
nv to transfer the moneys in the hands of any
depository hereby constituted, to the Treasury
of the United States, to the Mint at Philadel-
phia, to the Branch Mint at New Orleans, or to
the office of either of the recelvers-general of
public moneys by this act directed to be appoint
ed; to be there safely kept, according to the pro-
visions of this act; and also to transfer moneys
in the hands of any one depositary constituted
by this act to any other depositary constituted
by the same, at his discretion, and as the public
moneys, and the convenience of the public SER
vice shall seem to him to require; which author
ity to transfer the moneys belonging to the Post
Office Department is also hereby conferred upon
the Post Master General, so far as its exercise
by him may be consistent with the provisions of
existing laws; and every depository constituted
by this act shall keep his account of the money
paid to, or deposited with him, belonging to the
Post Office Department, separate and distint
from the account kept by him Of other public
moneys paid or deposited. And for the pur-
pose of payments on the public account, 1t shall
be lawful for the Treasurer of the United States
to draw upon any of the said repositories, as he
may think most conducive to the public inter
ests, or to the convenience of the public credit
ors, or both.
SEC. IL. find be it further enacted, That the
moneys in the hands, care and custody, of any
of the depositaries constituted by this act, shall
be considered and held as deposited to the credit
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be- at all times subject to his draft, whether made
for transfer or disbursement, in the same manner
as though the said moneys were actually in the
Treasury of the United States and each de-
positary shall make return to the Treasury and
Post Office Department, of all moneys received
and paid by him, at such times, and in such form,
as shall be directed by the Secretary of the
Treasury or the Post Master General
SEC. IL. find be it further enacted, That the
Secretary of the Treasury shall be, and he is
hereby, authorised to cause examinations to be
made of the books, accounts, and money on hand
of the several depositaries constituted by this
act and for that purpose to appoint special
agents, as occasion may require, with such COM
pensation as he may think reasonable, to be fixed
and declared at the time of each appointment.
The agents selected to make these examinations
shall be instructed to examine well the books,
accounts, and returns of the officer, as the money
on hand, and the manner of its being kept, to
the end that uniformity and accuracy in the ac-
counts, as well as safety to the public moneys,
may be secured thereby.
SEC. Is. find be it further enacted, That in
addition to the examinations provided for in the
last preceding section, and as further guard
over the public moneys, it shall be the duty Of
each naval officer and surveyor, as check upon
the receivergeneral ofpublic moneys, or collector
of the customs, of their respective districts; of
each register of a land office, as check upon
the receiver of his land Office; and of the director
and superintendent of each mint and branch
mint when separate officers, as a check upon the
Treasures, respectively, of the said MINIS, or
the persons acting as such, at the close of each
quarter of the year, and much more frequent
ly as they shall be directed by the Secretary OF
the Treasury to do SO, to examine the books, ac-
counts, returns, and money on hand of the re-
ceivers-general of public money, collectors, re-
ceivers of land offices, Treasures, and pei sons
acting as such, and to make full, accurate, and
faithful return to the Treasury Department oil
their condition.
Sec. IA. .4nd be it further enacted, That the
safS officers, respectively, whose duty it is made
by this act to receive, keep and disburse the pub
lie moneys, as the fiscal agent of the Govern
expenses for clerks, fire-proef chests, vaults.
other necessary expenses OF safe keeping,
transferring, and disbursmg said moneys; all
such expenses of every character to be first ex-
pressly authorized by the Secretary OF the Trea-
sury, whose directions upon all the above sub
jects by way of regulation and otherwise, so far
as authorized by law, 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 exceed ten and
that the aggregate compensatioss of the whole
number shall not exceed eight thousand dollars,
nor shall the compensation of any one clerk, SO
appointed, exceed eight hundred dollars per an
mum.
Concluded to-m07Tosc.)
JAMES II. LATIMER.