The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-08-07

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- sums such as shall reasonable and safe TO the
solicitor OF the Treasury and from time to time TO
qure such bonds TO be renewed and increased IN
amount and strengthened by sureties, meet any
increasing responsibility which may grow out OF accu-
mutations OF money in the hands of the depository,
OUT OF any other duty responsibility arising under
TINS or any other law Of Congress
efe y And be nfurfher enacted, That all collect
oIs and receivers Of public money of every character
ana description, within the District OF Columbia,
shall as frequently as they may be directed by the
secretary OF the Treasury the Postmaster General
30 TO do, pay TO the Treasury Of the United
STATES at the Treasury thereof all public moneys
,oec'ed by them, or in their hands that all such col
eetoIs and receivers of public moneys within the cities
oil Philadelphia and New Orleans shall upon the
same direction pay the treasurers OF the mns
IN Their respective cities the said mints all public
moneys collected by them, in their hands and that
All such collectors and receivers of public moneys
within the cities Of New York Boston, Charleston
ana - Louis, shall, upon the direction pay over
10 the receivers general of public money in their
pectve cities at their offices respectively all the pub
nc moneys collected by them, in their hands to be
safely kept by the said respective depostaTes until
otherwise disposed Of according to law and il shall be
The duty of the said Secretary and Postmaster General
10 direct such payments by the sad collectors and
eeiNers, at all the said places and at least often
once in each week, and as much more frequently in
all cases they in their discretion may think proper
SEs.. 10. And be further enacttd That il shall be
lawful Tor the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer
the moneys in the hands of any depository hereby
constituted to the Treasury of the Uned States TO
the mint at Philadelphia, TO the Branch mint at New
Orleans TO the offices of either of the receivers
general of public moneys by this directed To be APP
pointed to be there safely kept according to the pro-
visions OF this act and also to transfer moneys in the
hands of any depository constituted by this act
any other depositary constituted by the same his
discretion and the safety of the public moneys and
the convenience of the public service shall seem 10
him to require which authority TO transfer the moneys
belonging to the Post Office Department also hereby
conferred upon the Postmaster General 50 far as It's
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 distinct from the account
kept by him of other public moneys paid deposited
And for the purpose OF payments the public
count il shall be lawful for the Treasurer OF the u
States to draw upon any Of the said deposares he
may think most conducive TO the public interests or
to the convenience of the public creditors or both
SEC II. And be Hfurtter enacted That the moneys
in the hands care and custody of any of the deposita
ries constituted by this act shall be considered and
held deposited to the credit Of the Treasurer Of the
United States and shall be nj all times subject 10 his
draft whether made for transfer disbursement in
the same manner though the said moneys We're
tuay in the Treasury of the United States and each
deposltary shall make returns TO the Treasury and
Post Office Departments of all moneys received and
paid by him. at such times and in such forms shall
be directed by the Treasury the Postmaster General
SEC IL. And be IL ftrtter enacted, That the Secre-
tary othe Treasury shall be and he hereby auhorz-
ed to examinations TO be made of the books
counts, and money on hand the several Repositories
constituted by this act and for that purpose To APP
point special agents, as occasion may require with
such compensation he think reasonable, 10 be
fixed and declared at the time Of each appointment.
The agents selected to make these examinations shall
be instructed to examine well the booas, accounts
and returns Of the officer, the money hand and
ito han. La, tha Al
ty and accuracy in the accounts as well safety to
the public moneys may be secured thereby.
Sec. Is. And be ii further enacted, That IN addl-
ton to the examinations provided for in the last pre-
ceding section and further guard the public
moneys, 1t shall be the duty of each naval officer and
surveyor check upon the receiver general of pub
nc moneys, or collector of the customs of their
spective districts Of each register of land office
check upon the receiver of his land office and Of
the director and superintendent of each Mint and
Branch Mint when separate officers, check upon
the lrcasuers respectively, OF the said MINIS, the
persons acting SUCH at the close of each quarter Of
the year, and much more frequently they shall
he directed BY the Secretary Of the Treasury to do so
TO examine the books, accounts returns and money
hand OF the receyers-general OF public money, col
lectors Receivers of land Offices lrcasurers and per
acting such, and to make full accurate, and
faithful return to the Treasury Department Of their
condition
Sec. IA. And be Il FURTHER enacted, That the said
officers respectively, whose duty it is made by this act
to receive, keep and disburse the public moneys as
the fiscal agents of the Government may be allowed
any necessary additional expense for clerks fire proof
chests or vaults or other necessary expenses of safe
keeping, transferring, and disbursng said moneys:
all such expenses OF every character to be first ex
pressly authorized by the Secretary Of the Treasury
whose directions upon all the above subjects, by way
OF regulation and otherwise, so far authorized by
law are to be strictly followed by all the said officers
Prorded That the whole number Of clerks to be APP
pointed by virtue of this section of this act shall not
exceed ten and that the aggregate compensation Of
the who'll, number shall not exceed eight thousand
dollars, shall the compensation of any clerk,
appointed exceed eight hundred dollars per
Sec 10 And be il further endcted, That the Sc
cretary Of the Treasury shall with much prompt
tude the convenience of the public business, and
the safety of the public funds will permit, withdraw
the balances remaining with the present repositories
of the public moneys and confne the safe keeping
transfer and disbursement of those moneys the dc
positories established by this act
Sec Is And be IL further enacted, That all mar
shas district attorneys and Others having public
money pay to the United States and all patenecs,
wishing to make payment for patents to be issued may
pay all such moneys to the Treasurer Of the States
at the Treasury to the Treasurer of either of the
MINIS, in Philadelphia New Orleans, to either of
the of public money or to such other
depository constituted by this act shall be dcsgnat
ed by the Secretary of the Treasury in other parts Of
the United States to receive such payments and give
receipts or certificates of deposite therefor
Sec II. And belt further enacted, That all officers
charged by this with the safe keeping, transfer,
and disbursement of the public moneys, other than
those connected with the Post Office Department are
hereby required keep accurate entry of each
received and of the kind of money in which il is re
ceiyed, and of each payment transfer, and OF the
kind of currency in which il is made and that if any
of the said officers of those connected with the
Post Office Department shall convert to his own use
in any way whatever shall use, by way of invest
ment in any kind ofpropery or merchandise, or shall
loan, with without interest any portion of the pub |
lie moneys intrusted TO him for safe keeping, dis
bursemcn transfer, for any other purpose, every
such act shall be deemed and adudged to be an en-
llcment of 90 much nf the said moneys ms shall be