The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-07-25

making any other disbursements which
either Of the heads of those departments
may be required by law TO make, and
which are of character to be made by the
depositaries hereby constituted, conss'
tentlv with the other official duties i'm
posed upon them.-
SEC. I. and br it further enacted, That
the Treasurer of the United States, the
Treasurer of the Stint Of the United States,
the Treasurer of the Branch Mint at New
Orleans, and the receivers-general of the
public money hercinbefore directed to be
appointed. shall, respectively, give bonds
to the United States, in such form, and
for such amounts, as shall be directed by
the Secretary Of the Treasury, by and
with the advice and consent of the Presi-
dent, with surcties 10 the satisfaction Of
the Solicitor of the Treasury; and shall,
from time to time, renew, strengthen, and
increase their official bonds, as the Secrc-
tary of the Treasury, with the consent Of
the President, may direct; any law in re-
ference to any Of the official bonds of any
Of the said officers to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty Of the Secretary. of the
Treasury, at as early day as possible af-
ter the passage of this act, to require
from the several depositares hereby con.
stituted, and whose official bonds are not
hereinbefore provided for, 10 execute
bonds now and suitable in their terms 10
meet the new and increased duties impo-
sed upon them respectively by this act,
and with sureties, and in sums such as
shall seem reasonable and safe to the So
licitor Of the Treasury, and from time to
time to require such bonds 10 be renewed
and increased in amount and strengthened
by new suretes, to meet any increasing
responsibility which may grow out of ac-
cumulations of money in the hands of the
depository, or out of any other duty or
responsibility arising under this or any
other law Of Congress.
SEC. 9. And be 1T further enacted, That
all collectors and receivers of public mo-
ney, OF every character and description,
within the District Of Columbia, shall, as
frequently as they may be directed by the
Secretary Of the Treasury, or the Post
master general, so TO do, pay over 10 the
Treasurer of the United States at the
Treasury thereof, all public moneys COL
Iccted by them, or in their hands, that all
such collectors and receivers of public
moneys within the cilies of Philadel phia
and New Orleans, shall, upon the same
direction pay over to the Treasurers OF
the MINIS in their respective cities, at the
said MINIS, all public moneys collected by
them, or in their hands; and that all such
collectors 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 re-
ceivcrs-general Of public money in their
resncctivc cities, at their Offices rcsrcc-
lively, all the public moneys collected by
them, or in their hands, to be safely kept
by the said respective deposilarics, until
otherwise disposed of according TO law:
and it shall be the duty of the said Secre-
tary and Postmaster General to direct
such payments, by the said collectors and
receivers, at all the said places, at least AS
often as once week, and as much more
in all cases, as they, in their
may think proper.
Sec. 10. Andbe ii further enacted, That
it shall be lawful the Secretary of the
Treasury to transfer the moneys in the
hands Of any depositary hereby conslitu-
ted, to the Treasury of The United States;
to the Mint at Philadelphia; to the Branch
Mint at New Orleans; or to the offices of
either of the receivers general Of public
moneys, by this act directed to be ap.
pointed; to be there safely kept, accord
ing to the provisions Of this act; and also
TO transfer moneys in the hands of any
one depositarv constituted by this act 10
any other deposi,ary constituted by the
same, at his discretion, and as the safety
of the public moneys, and the convcn-
icnce of the public service shall seem to
him TO require; which authority to trans
fer the moneys belonging to the Post
Office Department is also hereby confer
red upon the Postmaster General, so far
as its exercise by him may be consistent
with the provisions of existing laws; and
every depositary 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
o,ber public moneys so maid or LeDOSited.