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Missouri: and all of which said officers shall
give bonds 10 the United States, with sure
ties, according to the provisions hereinafter
contained, for the faithful discharge of the
duties OF their respective offices.
Sec. G. And be it further enacted, That
the Treasurer Of the United States, the
Treasurer of the Mint of the United States,
the Treasures and those acting as such, oil
the various Branch MINIS, all collectors OF
the customs, all surveyors of the customs
acting also as collectors, all receivers gen.
eral of public moneys, all receivers of pub
lic moness at the several land offices, and
all postmaslers, except as is hereinafter par
ticularly provided, be, and they are hereby,
required to keep safely, without loaning or
using, all the public money collected By them,
or otherwise at any time placed in their pos
session and custody, till the same is ordered
by the proper Department or officer Of the
Government 10 be transferred or paid out;
and when such orders for transfer or pay
ment are received, faithfully and promptly to
make the sam as directed, and to do and
perform all other duties as fiscal agents of
the Government, which may be imposed by
this or any other acts of Congress, or by any
regulation Of the Treasury Department,
made In conformity 10 law; and also 10 do
and perform all acts and duties required by
law, or by direction of any of the Executive
Departments, as agents for paying pensions,
or Tor making any other disbursement which
either of the heads of those Departments
may be required by law TO make, and which
are OF 4 character TO be made by the deposi-
taries hereby constituted, consistently with
the other official duties imposed upon them.
Sec. Z. And be it further enacted, That
the Treasurer of the United States, the
Treasurer of the Mint of the United States,
the Treasurer of tine Branch Mint at New
Orleans, and the receivers. general of the
public money hereinbefore directed to be ap-
pointed. shall, respectively, give bonds 20 the
United STATES, in suci. form, and for such 4.
mounts, as shall be directed by the Secreta-
nv of the Treasury. by and with the advice
and consent OF the President, with suretIes
to the satisfaction of the Solicitor of the
Treasurer, and shall from time 10 time, re-
new, strengthen. and, increase their official
bonds, as tie Secretary of the Treasury,
with the consent of the President, may d.
rect; any law IN reference to any OF the Of
fetal bonds Of any Of the said officers 10 the
contrary notwithstanding.
Sec. 8. And be ii further enacted, That
1t shall be the duty of the Secretary of the
Treasury, al as early 4 day as possible after
the passage OF this act, TO require from the
several depositaries hereby constituted, and
whose official bonds are not hereinbclore pro-
vlded for, 10 execute bonds new and suIta-
bic in their terms TO meet the new and in
creased duties imposed upon them respective
ly by this act, and with s~urelies. and in sums
such as shall seem reasonable and safe 10 the
Solicitor OF the Treasury, and from time to
time to require such bonds TO be renewed
and increased in amount and strengthened
by new s%ureties, to meet any increasing re-
sponsi6iliiy which may grow out of accumu-
latlons Of money in the hands of the deposi
tary, or out of any other duty or responsible
Iiy arising under this or any other law Of
Congress.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That
all collectors and receivers of public money,
of every character and description, within
the District of Columbia, shall, as frequently
as they may be directed by the Secretary of
the Treasury, or the Postmaster General, so
to do, paw over to the Treasurer of the u.
OtdteS at ue treasury theIeoi jill puDiIC iHo-
neys collected by them, or in their hands;
that all such collectors and receivers of pub
lie moneys within the cities of Philadelphia
and New Orleans, shall, upon the same d.
r~ection, pay over to the Treasures of The
MINIS in their respective cities, at the said
Mints. all public moneys collected by them,
or in their hands; and that all such collectors
and receivers of public moneys within the
cities, of New York, Boston, Charleston, and
St. Louis, shall, upon the same direction, pay
over to the receivers general Of public mo-
ney in their respective cities, at their offices
respectively, all the public moneys collected
by them, or in their hands, to be safely kept
by the said respective depositaries, until 9TH
erwise disposed of according TO law;
and it shall be the duty Of the said Sc
cretary and Postmaster General to di-
rect such payments, by the said collec-
tors and receivers at all the said places,
at least as often as once in each week, and
as much more frequently, in all cases, as they,
in their, discretion, may think proper.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That
il shall be lawful for the Secretary of the
Treasury to transfer the moneys in the hands