Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1833-1844, 1840-08-22
WooDyILLE, (MIssIsslPPIl SATURDAYS.

the secretary Of the treasury, by and with tue
advice and consent Of the president, with
suTelea 10 The satisfaction Of the solicitor OF
the treasury; and shall from time 10 time, re-
new, strengthen, and increase their official
bonds Of the said officers 10 the contrary not
wilhstandng.
Sec And belt further enacted, That il
shall be the duty oflhe Secretary Of the treas
urer at as early day as possible after the pas
sage Of this act, to require from the several
deposilaries hereby constituted, and whose Of
icial bonds are not hereinbefofe provided for,s
To execute bonds new aud suitable, in their
terms, 10 meet tie newaand increased duties
imposed upon them, respectively by this act.
and in sateiies, and in sums such as shall
seem reasonable and sale tothe solicitor ofihe
treasu.y; and from tine 10 tine, TO require
such bonds 10 be renewed and increased, in
amount aud strengthened by new sureties TO
meet any incts asiug responsibility which may
grow out Of REORGANIZATION of money inIhe hand
OF tire deposItaiy, Of ouI Of any other duty or
responsibility anderahis or any olherlaw
Of congress.
SCI 8 And be il fmiher enacted, That all
collectors and receivers of public money, OF
every character and description, within the
District Of Columbia, shall, as frequently rs
they may be objected by the secretary OF the
treasury, or the postmaster general, 30 to do,
pay over 10 tie treasury thereof Ill public mo-
neys collectedby them, or in.their haads; tina.
ali such COLLECTORS aud receivers OF pubic mo-
neys, wiIhn The cities Of Philadelphia d New
Orleans shall, upon the same direction, pay
over 20 the treasurers OF the mint in their RESI-
pcciive cities, az The said minls; all public
moneys within the cities Of New York, Bos-
Ton, Charleston, and 81 Louis, shall, upon The
same direction, be paid over TO the receivers
general of pubic nioaeys in theii respective
cites, al their offices respectively, aud all The
public moneys collected By lheminihelr hands,
10 be safely kept by the said respective depos-
ilares, until otherwise disposed Of according
to law; aud il shall be The duty ofthe said sec
rotary aud postmaster general 10 direct such
| payments, by The said collectors and Eecevers
al least as ctlea as once ia each week, and as
! much more frequently, in all cases, a. they IA
their discretion may think proper.
! Sec 10 And be Il further eHacled, That il
shall be Lawful for the secretary Of the tGeasl-
" TO transfer lle moneys in the hands of any
/ deposiIary hereby constituted, in the treasury
Of tie United States, TO the mint al PinladeI~
phia; 10 the branch mint al New Orleans; or
90 tie Offices Il either of the receivers general
| OF the public noneys, by this ACT directed TO
be appointed, 10 be.tliere safely kept accord
lug 10 the provisions Of this act, aud also 10
] transfer money ia the hands OF any one depos-
! itafy constituted by this act, TO any other de-
| poslary constituted by the same, at his dis
crelon, aud as the sufety Of the public money
and The convenience Of the public service,
shall seem 70 him 20 require; which authority.
10 transfer the moneys belonging to the post
office department, IS alec hereby conferred up
ON the postmaster general, so far as IFS exel-
else may be consistent with the provisions Of
existing laws; aud every depositary consitu~
ted by this act shall keep his account Of the
money paid TO, or deposited with him, belong
ing 10 the post Office department, separate
aud distinct from the account kept by him Of
other public moneys so paid or deposited
Aud for the purpose of payment on the public
account, il shall be lawful for the treasurer ot
The United States 10 draw uponany Of the said
depostaIies, as he may think most cons
ducive TO the public interests, OF TO the conve
nience of the public creditors, or both,
Sec | ! And be it further enacted, That the
money In the hands, care, and custody, Of the
depositaries constituted by this act, shall Re
considered and held az deposited 10 The credit
of The treasurer Of the United States, aud shall
be, at all times, subject TO his draft, whether
made forgralsfeg or disbursement, III the same
Imauner AZ though The same money was act
ually Ia The treasury of the United States, and
leacn depos'targ SHALL make returns 10 the
treasury aud posi- office department OF all mo-
lneys received and paid by him, at such times
land &. ats.is f,rtfa c shall he direcfod ,v thr