The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-07-24
The Independent Treasury Bill,

AN ACT to provide for the collection, SAT- keep
Ing, transfer, and disbursement of the pu ,ic rev.
enue.
BE il enacted By the Senate and House of Rep
resentdiires Of The United States Of America ir
Congress assembled, That there shall be prepared
and provided, within the new Treasury building
now erecting at the seat of Government, suitable
and convenient rooms for the use Of the Treasurer
of the United States, his assistants and clerks and
sufficient and secure fire proof vaults and Safes for
the keeping of the public moneys in the possession
and under the immediate control of the said Treas
ures which said rooms, vaults and Safes are here
by constituted and declared to be, the Treasury of
the United States shall keep all the public moneys
which shall come to his hands in the Treasury OF
the United States, as hereby constituted until the
same are drawn thcreirom according to law.
SEC. 2. Ami be il FURTHER enacted, That the
Mint of the United States, in the city of Philade-
phia, in the state of pcnnsy vania, and the Branch
Mint in the city of New Orleans, in the State Of
Louisiana, and the vaults and safes thereof, respec
lively, shall be places of depo>ites and saiekeeplng
Of the public moneys at those points respectively
aud the Treasurer of the said Mint and Branch Mint
respectively for the time being, shall have the
tody aud care of the public moneys deposited with
in the same and shall perform all the duties req lir
ed to be performed by them, in reference 10 tn
receipt, safekecping and disbursements of all such
moneys, according to the provisions hureualtcI
contained.
SEC. 3. .And be il further eaociei, That thrr,
shall be prepared and provided, within the Custom
House now erecting in the city of New YORK, and
in the city of Boston, in the State of Massachusetts
suitable and convenient rooms for the use Of the re-
ceivcrs- general of public moneys hereafter directed
to be appointed, al those places, respectively, an,
sufficient and secure tircproof vaults and safes io
the keeping of the public moneys collected and de
posted with Them, respectively land the receivers
general Of public moneys, from time to fine, ap
pointed at those points, shall have the custody an,
and care of the said rooms vaults, and safes, re-
speclively, and of all the public moneys deposiie,
with the same and shall perform all the duties re
quired to be performed by them, in reference t,
the receipt, safckeeping transfer and disbursement
ofall such moneys, according TO the provisions o
this act.
SEC. 4. And be il further eaaciei That Their
shall be erected, prepared, and provided, at the ex
pence of the United States, at the city of Charles
| ton in the State of South Carolina and at the cit
of ST. Louis, in the State Of Missouri, offices wit
suitable and convenient for the use Of the re
ceivers general Of the public money hereinafter d
rected TO be appointed at the places above named
and sufficient and secure ireproof vaults and safe
for the keeping of the public money collected an
deposited at those points respectively land the sal
receivers. general, from time to time appointed a
those places, shall have the custody and care ofth
said Offices, vaults, and safes. so TO be erected an
prepared, and provided, and of all the public mon
cys deposited within the same and shall porforr