Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-08-06

tut OHllSu STATES, WIN Inc tactS OF such
neglect, evasion or violation, and also to
Congress if in session, and ifnot in ses.
sion, at the commencement Of its session
next after the violation takes place
SEC. 2l And be 1t further encc.cd.
That no exchange offunds shall be made
by any disbursing officers, or agents ol
the Government of any grade or demon.
nation whatsoever, or connected with
any branch of the public services, Other
than an exchange for gold and silver
and every such disbursing officer when
the means for his disbursements are fur
nished to him in currency legally receiv
able under the provisions of this act
shall make his payments in the currency
so furnished, or when those means are
furnished 10 him in drafts, shal
cause these drafts TO be presented
at their place Of payment and proper.
ly paid according to the law, and shall
make his payments in the currency SC
received for the drafts furnished, unless
in each case, he can exchange the means
in his hands for gold and silver at par
and so as 10 facilitate his payments, OF
otherwise accommodate the public ser.
vice and promote the circulation OF me
talic currency; And it shall be, and i;
hereby made, the duty ofthe head of the
proper department Immediately TO sus
pend from duty any discussing officer whr
shall violate the provisions Of this section
and forthwith to report the name of thC
officer, or agent to the President, witt
the fact of the violation and all the cil
cumstances accompanying the same anc
within the knowledge of the Secretary
to the end that such officer, or agent
may be promptly removed from Office, o
restored TO his trust and the performance
Of his duties, as the President may seen
Ijust and proper.
Sec. p. Aud be It further enacted
That it shall not be lawful for the Secre
tary Of the Treasury to make or continu
i'll force any general order, which shaI
create any difference between the differ
ent branches of the revenue, as to th
funds or medium Of payment, in whic
debts or dues accruing TO the Unite
States may be paid.
SEC. %. And be 1t further enacted
That it shall be the duty Of the Secretar
Ct the Treasury 10 issue and publish res
ulations TO enforce the speedy present,
ton of all Government drafts for payner
at the place where payable, and to pre-
scribe the time according TO the ditfei
ent distances of the depositaries frol
the seat of Government, within which a
drafts upon them, respectively, shall b
presented for payment, and in default {
such presentation, to direct any othe
mode and place of payment which h
may deem proper; but in all those regr
lations and directions, it shall be the dl
ty of the Secretary of the Treasury I
guard, as far as may be, against thos
drafts being used or thrown into circult
ton as paper currency, or medium {
exchange.
Sec. "a. And be 1t further Cadcte,
That the receivers-general of public mi
noy directed by this act to be appointed
| shall receive, respectively, the followin
= salaries, per annum, to be paid quartz
! yearly, at the Treasury of the Unite
J States, to wit: the receiver-general
public money at New York shall be pa
5 salary of four Thousand dollars per a
' nun; the receiver-geneIal Of public m
! ney al Boston shall be paid a salary
| two thousand FIVE hundred dollars p
! annum; the receiver-general of publ
! money at Charleston shall be paid a sal
t ry of two thousand five hundred dolla
t per annum; and the receiver-genoral
Z public money at St. Louis shall be paid
3 salary of two thousand FIVE hundred d.
Q lars per annum; the treasurer of the mi
g at Philadelphia shall, IN addition to
: present salary, receive five hundred d.
h lars, annually, for the performance Of t
), duties imposed by this act; the treasur
of the branch mint at New Orleans sht
y also receive. one thousand dollars ann
G ally, for the additional duties created
}, this act; and these salaries, respective
l. shall be in full for the services of the l
5, spective officers, nor shall either OF the
: be permitted to charge, or receive a
d commission, pay, or perquisite, for a
l. official service, of any character or de
/. cription whatsoever; and the making
L any such charge, or the receipt of a
h such compensation, is hereby deClal ed
s. be misdemeanor, for which the offic
st convicted thereof, before any cout oft
ID United States of competent iurisdictic
shall be subject to punishment by fiji
d, or Imprisonment, or both, at the discl
of ton of the court before which the ofiC
le shall be tried.
e, Sec. 25. And be 1t further enact1
lg That the Treasurer ofthe United Siat
ID be, and he is hereby authorized to
Ill ceive at the Treasury, and at such ot
in prints as he may designate, payments
If advance for public lands, the payme1
e, so made, in all cases, to be evidenced
he the receipt of the said Treasurer of
Il, United States which receipts so Civ
be shall be receivable for public lands,
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