Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-02-20
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THE INDEPENDENT TREASURY BILL

THE INDEPENDENT TREASURY BILL.
The following Bill was taken up for consid-
Grafton, the question being on its passage:
A Bill to provide for the collection, safe keep
ing, transfer, and disbursement of the public
revenue.
Be i, enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of Ameri-
ca in Congress assembled, That there shall
be prepared and provided, within the new
Treasury building now erecting at the seat OF
Government, suitable and convenient rooms
for the Treasurer of the United States, his as
sistanls and clerks; and sufficient and secure
fire proof vaults and safes. for the keeping Of
the public moneys in the possession and under
the immediate control of the said Treasurer;
which said rooms, vaults, and safes, are hereby
constituted and declared to be, the Treasury
of the United States. And the said Treasurer
of the United States shall keep all the public
moneys which shall come to his hands in the
Trasury of the United States, as hereby con-
stiuted, until the same are drawn therefrom
according to law.
Sec. =. An | be it further enacted, That the
Mint of the United States. in the city Of Phila-
delphia. in the State of Pennsylvania, and the
Branch Mint. in the city OF New Orleans, in
the Stale ofLouisiana. and the vaults and safes
thereof. respectively, shall be places of depos-
| te and safekeeping of the public moneys at
those places respectively; and the Treasurer Of
| the said Mint and Branch Mint respectively,
| for the time being, shall have the custody and
care Of all public moneys deposited within the
same. ard Shall perform all the duties required
to be performed by them, in reference TO the
r. t.nnn sr1r ,lnr onI 1IcI o.
ments Of all such moneys, according to the pro-
visions hereinafter contained.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be prepared aud provided, within
the custom house now erecting in the city Of
New York, i'll the State of New York. ard in
the city of Boston. in the State of Massachu-
setts. suitable and convenient rooms for the use
of the receivers general of public moneys, here
matter directed to bc appointed those places,
respectively; and sufficicntand secure fire proof
vaults and safes for the keeping Of the public
moneys, collected and deposited with them,
respectively; and receivers general of public
money, from time 10 time, appointed at those
points, shall have the custsdy and care of the
said rooms, vaults, and safes, respectively, and
of all the public moneys deposited within the
same; and shall perform all the duties required
t" he performed by them. i'll reference to the
receipt safe keeping, transfer, and disburse-
ment ofall such moneys, according to the pro-
| visions Of this act.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That there
shall be erected prepared, and provided. at the
expense of the United States, ut the city oil
| Charleston, in the State o; South Carolina, and
at the city of St Louis, nthc State of Missouri,
officers with suitable and conven ent rooms for
the Use Of the receivers general of public money
hereinafter directed 10 be appointed at the pla-
ces above named and sufficient and secure
freproof vaults and safes for the keeping of the
public money collected and deposited at those
places respectively; and The said receivers gen.
eral, from time 10 time, appointed at those pIa-
ces, shall have the custody and care of the said
Offices. vaults. and safes, tobc erected, prepared
and provided. and ofall the public moneys de.
posted within the same; and shall perform all
the duties required to be performed by them, in
reference to the receipt, safe keeping, transfer
and disbursement of all such moneys, accor.
! ding TO the provisions hereinafter contained.
Sec. S. And be it further enacted, That the
President shall nominate, and by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, appoint four
officers, to be denominated receivers general
of public money" which said officers shall hold
|
unless sooner removed tl,erefrom; one ofwhich
shall be located at the city of New York, in the
State Of N Y; one other Of which shall be loca.
ted a, the city of Boston, in the Stale of Massa.
chusetts; one other of which shall be located
at the city of Charleston, in the State of South
| Carolina and the remaining one ofwhicll shall
be loc ated at the city of st Louis, in the State
Of Missouri; aud all of which officers shall give
bonds to the United States, with sureties. fol
the faithful discharge of the duties of their re-
spective Offices.
Sec 6. And be it further enacted. That the
Treasurer r,he United States, the Treasure,
Of the Mini ofthe U. States, the Treasurers and
and those acting as such. the various Branch
Mints. all collectors ofthe customs, MI survey
ors of the customs actcg also as collectors, al
receivers general of public moneys. all recpi
vcrs ofpublic moneys at the several land offices
and all postmasfers, except us is hereinafter
particularly provided, be: and they are hereby
required to keep safely without loaning or using
all the pubic money collected By them, or 9th
erwise at any time placed in their possession
and custody. till The same is ordered by the
proper Department or officer of the Gov
ernIncnt to be transferred or paid out; ant
when such orders for transfer Or payment are
received, faithfully ard promptly to make the
same as directed, and 10 do and perform al
other duties rs fiscal agents of the Government
which may he imposed by this or any othe
acts ofCongress, or by any regulation of tht
Treasury Department, made in conformity Il
law; aud also to do and perform all acts ant
duties required by law, or by direction of any
Of the Executive Departments of the Govern
ment. as agents for paying pensions, or for MA
king any other disbursements which either {.
the hen'ls Of those Departments may be rcqur
ed by law. to make and which are of charac
ter to be male by the dcpositaries hereby con
stituted consistently with the other official du,ie
imposed upon them.
Sec I. And be- it further enacted, That tht
Treasurer the United States, the Treasurer