Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-09-01

disbursement of public moneys, Other
than those connected with the post
office department, are hereby required
TO keep an accurate entry of each sum
received. and of the kind OF money in
which il is received, and Of each pay
mcnt or transfer, and of the Kind OF
currency in which il is made, and that
if any one of the snid off iccrs, or of
those connected with the post oil ice
department, shall convert TO his own
use, in any way whatever, or shall use,
in any way whatever, or shall use by
wayof investment, in any kind Of prop
erty or merchandise, or shall loan, with
or without interest, any PATTON of the
public moneys intrustod TO him for safe
keeping. disbursement or transfer, or
for any other purpose, every such act
shall be deemed and adjudgcd to be
an cmbczzlemcnt Of so much of the
said moneys as shall be thus taken,
converted, invested, used or loaned,
which is hereby declared TO be fclon,
and any officer or agent of the United
States. and all persons advising or par
ticipatlng.in Snch act, being convicted
thereof before any court in the United
States of competent jurisdiction shall
be sentenced TO imprisonment for a
term not less than six months, nor more
than five years, and to a fine equal
10 the amount Of the money cmboz
zlcd.
Sec. rs. And be it further en-
acted, That until the rooms, of fees,
vaults, and safes, directed by the first
four sections of this act TO be con
structcd and prepared lot the use of
the Treasurer of the United States, the
Treasures Of the minis at Philadelphia
and New Orleans, and the receivers
genotal Of public money at New York :,
Boston, Charleston, and st. Louis, can
be constructed and prepared for use,
it shall be the duty Of the secretary of
the Treasury to procure suitable rooms
for officers for those officers at their
locations, and to contract
for such use of vaults and safes as may
be required for the safe keeping of the
public moneys in the charge and Gus,
tody of those officers respectively, the
expense to be paid by the United
States.
Sec. 10. And be it further en-
acted, That from and after the thir,
tcenth day of June. which will be in
the year one thousand eight hundred
and forty, the resolution of Congress
Of the thirteenth day of April, in the
year one thousand eight hundred and
sixteen, so far as it authorizes the re-
ceipt in payment of duties, taxes, sales
of public lands, debts, and sums of
money, accruing or becoming paya.
BILE to the United States, to be collect
ed and paid in the notes of specie
paying banks, shall be so modified as
thnt one fourth of all such duties,
taxes, sales of public lands, debts, and
sums of money accruing or become
ing due to the United States. shall be
collected in the legal currency of the
United States, and from and after the
thirteenth day Of June, which will be
in the year one thousand eight huns
dred and forty one, one other fourth
part of all such duties, taxes, sales of
public la DIS. debts, aud sums Of money
shall be collected; and that from and
after the thirteenth day of June, which
will be in the year one thousand eight
hundred end forty-two, one other
fourth part of all such duties, taxes,
sales of public lands, debts, and sums
of money, shall be so collected; aud
that from and after the thirte cnth day
Of June which will be in the year one
thousan delight hundred and forty three,
the remaining fourth part of the said
duties, taxes, sales of public lands.
debts and sums ofmoney, shall be also
collected in the legal currency Of the
United States; and from and after the
last mentioned day, all sums accruing,
or becoming payable to the United
states, for duties, taxes, sales of pub
lie lands, or other debts, and also all
sums due for hostages, or otherwise, to
the General Pest Office Department,
shall be paid in gold and silver only.
Sec. %. And be il further enact
ed That from and after the thirteenth
day of June, which will he III The year
one thousand eight hundred and forty
three every officer or agent engaged
in making disbursements oR account OF
the United States, or Of the General
Post Office, shall make all payment,