The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-08-01

J 'JtC' ~ hIu ut " luTluer enacted llab
from and after the thrtieiE day of June,
which will be in the year one thousand
eight bundled and forty three, every officer
or agent engaged in making disbursements
on account Of the United States, or of tho
General Post Office, shall make all pay
ments in gold and silver coin only;and any
receiving or disburslng officer, or agent,
who shall neglect, evade or violate, the
provisions Of this and the last preceding
section Of this act; shall, by the Secretary
of the Treasury,be Immediately reported 10
the President of the United States, with
the facts of such neglect, evasion or VIOLA
ton, and also 10 Congress, if not in session,
at the commencement Of its session next afs
ter the violation takes place.
Sec. 81. And be it lurlhel enacted, That
mo exchange Of funds shall be made by anv
dis6ursng officers, or sgents, of the Co
vernment, of any grade or denomination
whatsoever, or connected with any branch
OF the pubic service, other than an ex-
change for gold and silver; and every such
disbursing officer, when the means for his
disbursements are furnished to him in cur
rency legally receivable under the provi.
sons Of this act, shall make his payments
i'll the currency SO flrnishad, or when
those means are furnished TO him in drafts
shall cause those drafts to be presented at
their place Of payment and properly paid
according 10 the law, and shall make his
payments in the currency so received for
the drafts furnished, unless, in either case
he can exchange the means in his hands for
gold and silver at par, and SO as to facilitate
his payments, or otherwise accommodate
the public service and promote the circulaa
ton OF metallic currency; and it shall be,
and is hereby made, the duty Of the head
OF tie proper department Immediately to
suspend from duty any discussing officer
who shall violate the provisions OF this Sec
ton, and forthwith to report the name Of
the officer, or agent, to the President, with
the fact Of the violation and all the circum-
stances accompanying the same and within
the knowledge of the said Secretary, to tae
end that such officer, or agent, maA be
proper.
it shall not be lawful for the Secretary OF
the Treasury to make or continue IN iorce,
anv general order, which shall create any,
difference between the different branches of
reyeue, as to the funds Or medium OF pay
mentin which debts or dues accFuing TO the
United States may be paid,
Sec. %. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty Of the Secretary of the
Treasury to issue and publish regulations
to enforce the speedy presentation OF all :
Government drafts for payments at the
place where payable, and 10 prescribe the
tmo. according to the different distances of
the depositares from the seat OF Govern
ment, within which all drafts upon them'
respectively, shall be presented Tor payment
and, in default Of such presentation, to d.
rect any other mode and place OF payment
which he may deem proper but IN all those
REGULATIONS and directions, it shall be the
dnty Of the Secretary of the Treasury, to
guard, as far as may be,against those drafts
being used or thiown into clrculanon'
as a paper currency, or medium ol ex"
change.
Ssc. "a. And be it further enacted, That
the receivers-general of public money direc-
led bv this act TO be appointcdi shall Ie-
ceiye, respectively, the following salaries
ner annun, to be paid quarler-yearly, at
ihe treasury Of the United States; to wit;
the receiyer-general Of public money at
New York Shall be paid q salary OF four
thousand dollars per annum' the receiver
General Of public money at Boston ehsll be
6aid q salary Of two thousand five hundred
GoIIars per annum; the recelyer-generai OF
DnbIic nancy at Charleston shall be paid a
ltalary Of ,w; thousand five Hundred dollars
ner annum; and the receiger-generai OF pub
I,c n-onav at 81. Louis shall be paid sala-
ry oc TWO thousand five hundred dollars per
aDonm, tbe Treasurer Of the Min. at Phila-
JC,n,ia shall, III addition to his present SAL
ory receive five hundred dollars, annually,
foy 'he performance Of the duties imposed
hv ths act; the Treasurec of the Branch
Mint at New Orleans shall also receive one
tbonsard dollars, annually, for the addItlou"
al du,;es created by this act; and these sal.
aries, respectively, shall be in full tor ths
gorc,,gs Of the respective officers, nor shall
elmer Of them be permitted to charge or
receive. any commission, pay or perqulshe,
ror ary Official service, Of any character or
Ida.rr;1,ion whatsoever; and the making OF
ooy % sach charge, or tie receipt Of any such
CON roS ersa,ion, is hereby declared % be
To;sjomeanor, for which the officer convict.
aI ,,oreof. before any court of the United
Nes.u ell