The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-03-20

ed, unless, IN either case. he can ex !.
change the means in his hauds for gold
and silver at par, and so as to facilitate
hir paymeDls, or Oihsrwiee acecmmo-
date the public service and promote The
circulation -ofa metallic currency. And
il shall be, and il hereby made, the duly
ofIhe head Of the proper dspartmsnt inn
mediately 10 suspend from dnty any dis
bursting officer who shall violate The pro
visions Of this section, and forthwith 10
repor. the name Of tkerodicer, OF agent,
to the President, with the fact .ofthe vi
elaiion and oil the eiteulDsiances &C.
companying the sasiis and within the
;tknowledge Of the said 'Sscratary. TO the
lend that ssch officer, or agent may be
promptly removed from office, or resto"
red to his trust and the Performance OF
bis duties, ,as TO the President may seetn
Ost and proper.
SEC. "a, And be it further enacted,
That it shall not be lawful for the Sec
ratary Of the Treasury 10 make or con-
tinue in force, any general order which
shall create any difference between the
different branches Ofrevenue, as TO The
funds or medium Of payment in which
debts or dues accrding to the U. States
may be paid.
SEC. %, And be il further enacted,
That it shall be the duty Of the Secra-
tary ofihe Treasury 10 issue and publish
regulations to enforce the speedy presen
ta,ion of all Government drafts for pay
men, q, the place where payable, and to
prescribe the tines, according 10 the
different distances of The repositories
from The seat Of Government, within
which all drafts upon them, respectively
shall be presented for payment, IN de-
fault Of such presentation, 10 direc, any
other mode and place Of payment which
he may deem proper. But in all these
regulations and dIrecliDDs IL shall be the
duty Of the Secretary Of the Treasury to
guard, as far as may be, against those
drafts being used, or thrown INTO Clrcu-
ation, as paper currency or medium
of exchange.
SEC. "a, And be il further enacted,
Tha, the receivers. general Of public
moneys directed by this act to be ap.
pointed. shall receive, respectively. the
following salaries, per annrm. 10 be
paid quarter yearly, at the Treasury Of
the u. States. 10 wit: the II celver gen
eral Of public money al New York sbaI
he paid salary offou thousand dollars
per annum; the receiv r-general Of pub
lie money at Boston shall bo paid a cal
ary OF two .housano five hundred dol.
lars per annum; the receiver general OF
publlc money a, Charleston shall be palo
salary oftwo thousand five hundred
dollars per annum; and the receiver
general OF public money al 81 LcuIs,
shall be paid salary of two thousand
five hundred dollars per snnum; the
Treasurer OF the Mint at Philadelphia
shall, in addition to his present salary,
receive five hundred dollars annually
for the additional duties created by this
ac'; the Treasurer OF The B,such MINI
a, New Orleans shall also receive one
thousand dollars annually Tor the add,t-
lonal duties created by this act; and
these salaries, respectively, shall be in
full 70, the services Of Tho respective Of
6cers, nor shalt either Of them be per-
m!ned 10 charge, orrecelve, any COM
mission, pay, or Perqu site, for any of
fetal service Of any character or des-
criptlon whatsoever, or the making Of
any such charge. or the receipt Of any
such compensation, s hereby declared
10 be m'sdemeanor, tor which the OF,
hcer convicted thereof, before any
court Of the United states OF comPeten,
jurisdiction, shall be euolec' 10 punish
men' by hne' or Imprlsonment' or both,
at tho discretion oi the court before
which the offence snail ne tried.