Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-13

required by the Secretary of the Treasury,
or the Postmaster General, moi less than
once in each week.
SEC. 10. Secretary of the Treasury
and Postmaster General empowered in
their discretion TO transfer money from
any Depository, TO the Mint, branch Mint,
or either of the offices of the Receivers
General, and also from the hands oil one
Depository TO that Of another, as safety
or public convenience may TO them seem
10 require. Treasurer OF the L. States
also authorised to draw upon any DEPOSIT
tory as he may think conducive TO public
interest, or convenience OF public credi.
tors.
SIC. IL. All money in Depositories to
be considered TO the credit of the Trea.
surer of the United States, and subject to
his draft for transfer or Disbursements
Repositories to make returns TO the Trea-
sury and Post Office Departments, as shall
be directed by the head of these Depart
ments.
SEC. IL. Secretary of the Treasury
authorised to examine into accounts OF
Repositories, and to appoint special Agents
for this purpose, with such compensation
as he may think reasonable. Agents to
examine books, accounts, money on hand
and the manner in which the same is kept,
so as to secure uniformity.
SEC. ID. Naval Officer and Surveyor,
Register of Land Office, Director aud Su-
perintendant of each Mint and branch
Mint, every quarter, or %olrener, if direc.
ted by the Secretary of the Treasury, al
so TO examine the accounts and money of
the Receivers General, Collectors, Recei.
vers Of The Land Offices, and Treasures,
and make return Of such examination to
the Treasury Department.
SEC. IA. Treasures under this act
may be allowed by the Secretary of the
Treasury for expenses for Clerks, fire.
proof chests or vaults, or other expenses
of safe-keeplng, transferring or discussing
public money provided. the whole num-
Der OF Clerks shall not exceed ten, and
the aggregate compensation exceed S.
600, nor the compensation OF any one
Clerk exceed $500 per annum.
SEC. Is. Secretary Of Treasury requl.
red TO withdraw public funds from the pre-
sent Deposltories, and confne all transac-
tons 10 Repositories established by this
act.
SEC. l6. Marshals, District Attorneys,
and others having public money, t, pay
the same TO such Depository as shall be de-
signated by the Secretary ofihe Treasury.
SEC. II. All Treasures 10 keep an
entry Of each sum received, and kind OF
money, and also ofeach payment or trans
fer, and kind of currency. ANY invest
ment, loan, or any other use OF public
money by any Treasurer 10 be deemed
an embezzlement, and punished as lelo-
ny and all persons participating or adj
vising thereto, to be punished by fine and
imprisonment.
SEC. IS. Until rooms, Offices, vaults
and safes, are constructed, Secretary OF
the Treasury may hire them at the ex.
pense Of the United States, in the District
of Columbia, Philadelphia, New Orleans,
New York, Boston, Charleston, and St.
Louis.
SEC. 10. The Resolution authorizing
payment of public dues in notes of specie
paying Banks, so modified, that after June,
1910, one-fourth Of all the payments shall
be made in specie after June, 1s4l, one-
half to be paid IN specie /; after June, 1912,
three.fourtis to be paid in specie and ac
ter June, ls43, all dues for hostages or
otherwise shall be paid in gold and silver
only.
SEC. 90. After June, 1913, all dis.
bursements and payments by the United
States, or Postmaster General, 10 be made
IN gold or silver coin only. Any Officer
neglectlng or evading this provision, to
be reported to the President Of the United
States.
SEC. 81. No disbursing Officers per.
mItted To make my exchange of funds,
except for gold or silver, but shall make
payments in the currency received. ANY
violation to be punished by suspension,
and further, also, to be reported to the
President for removal, or restoration 10
his trust.
SEC. %. Secretary Of the Treasury to
make no order creating any difference IN
the medium in which the different bran.
ches OF the revenue shall be paid.
SEC. %. Secretary of the Treasury 10
establish regulations for the speedy pre-
sentation and prompt payment of drafts
AMI guard against such drafts beng used
as a currency or medium Of exchange.
SIC. %. Receiver General at New
York, to tie paid 81, 900; at Boston,
$4,000; at Charleston, 81, 500; and Al
st. Louis, $4,000. Treasurer Of the
Mint nj Philadelphia to be allowed $500,
in addition to his present salary, and the
Treasurer Of the Branch at New Orleans
to receive $1,000 additional per annum
in full for all services.
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