The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-28

and from and alter the last mentioned day
; all sums accrulng, or becoming payable
to the United States, for duties, taxes
sales of public lands, or other debts, ant
also all sums due for hostages, or other
wise, to the general post office depart
ment, shall be paid in gold and silver
only.
Sec. 20. find be IL further enacted
That from and after the thirtieth day Of
June, which will be in the year one thou.
sand eight hundred and forty-three, every
officer or agent engaged in making dis
bursements on account of the United
States, or of the general post office, shall
make all payments in gold and silver coin
only; and any receiving or disbursing
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 imme-
dlately reported to the president of the
United States, with the facts Of such me-
glect, evasion, or violation, and also to
Congress, if in session, and, if not in ses-
sion, at the commencement of its session
next after the violation takes place.
oec. 81. ind be ii further enacted,
That no exchange of funds shall be made
by any discussing officers, or agents of the
Government, of any grade or denomina-
ton whatsoever, or connected with any
branch of the public service, other than
an exchange for gold and silver aud evc-
ry such disbnrsing officer, when the
means for his disbursements are furnished
to him in currency legally received under
the provisions of this act, shall make his
payments in the currency so furnished, or
when those means are so furnished to him
in drafts, shall cause those drafts to be
presented at their place Of payment and
properly paid according TO the law, and
shall make his payments in the currency
so received for the drafts furnished, unless
in either case, lie can exchange the means
in his hands for gold and silver at par,
and so as to facilitate his payments, or
otherwise accommodate to the public SER
vice and promote the circulation of me.
talllc currency; and it shall be, and is
hereby made, the duty of the head of the
properdcpartment Immediately to suspend
from duty any disbursng officer who
Sii3il violate she prUsisivr vr this section.
and, forthwith to report the name of the
officer, or agent, to the president, with
the fact of the violation and all the cir
cumstances accompanying the same and
within the knowledge of the said secreta-
ry, to the end that such officer, or agent,
may be promptly removed from office, or
restored to his trust and the performance
of his duties, as to the president may seem
just and proper.
Sec. %. find be IL further enacted,
That 1t shall not be lawful for the secreta-
~ of the treasury to make or continue in
force any general order, which shall Gre
ate any difference between the different
branches of revenue, as to the funds or
of payment, in which debts or
dues cccruing 10 the United States may be
paid.
Sec. 90. IND be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the secretary
of the treasury to issue and publish regu-
latlons to enforce the speedy presentation
af all government drafts for payment at
the place where payable, and to prescribe
the time according 10 the different distan-
ces of the depositaries from the seat of
government, within which all drafts upon
them, respectively, shall be presented for
payment and, in default of such presen-
tatlon, to direct any other mode and place
OF payment which he may deem proper;
bu. in all those regulations and directions,
it shall be the dniy of the secretary Of the
treasury, to guard, as FAR as may be,
against those drafts being used or thrown
into circulation, as a paper currency, or
medium of exchage.
Sec. "a. .Ana be il FURTHER enacted,
That the receivers general Of public mo-
ney directed by this act to be appointed,
shall receive, respectively, the following
salaries, per annum, to be paid quarter
yearly, at the treasury Of the United
States, TO wit: the encouragement of pub
lie money at New York shall be paid a
salary of fou7 thousand dollars per annum;
the receiver general Of public money at
Boston shall be paid a salary Of two thou
sand five hundred dollars per annum; the
receiver general Of public money at
Charleston shall be paid a salary OF two
thousand five hundred dollars per annum;