Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-09-01

, the public money collected los them.
or otherwise al nny tire placed IN
their possession and custody, ,ll the
same - ordered by the proper depart
mcnt or officer ofihc Government 10
+ Ice transferred OF paid out and when
such orders Tor transfer OF payment arc
received, faithfully and promptly 10
make the same ms directed, and TO do
and perform all other duties rs 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 TO law: and also TO DO and
perform all acts and duties required
by law. or by direction of any Of the
executive departments Of the Govern
ncnt, as agents for paying pensions,
or for making any other disbursements
which either of the heads OF those de-
partmenis may be required 10y law TO
make, and which are Of character to
be made by The deposit1ries hereby
constituted, and consistently with the
other of icial duties imposed on them.
SIC. 7. Ind be il further enacted,
That thcI'rcasurer Of tho United States,
the Treasurer Of the Mint of the United
States. the Treasurer of the Branch
Mint Of New Orleans, and the rccciv-
ors- general of the public money herein
before directed to be appointed, shall
respectively give bonds TO the United
States, IN such form, aud for such IL
mounts, as shall be directed by the
Secretary of the Treasury, by and with
the advice and consent of the Presi,
dent, with suretics to the satisfaction of
the solicitor Of the treasury; and shall,
from time 10 time, renew, strengthen,
and increase their Official bonds, as the
secretary of the treasury, with the con-
sent of the president, may direct: any
law in reference TO any of the official
bonds of any Of said officers to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
SEC. 8. find be IL further enacted,
That il shall be the duty of the secrc.
tary of the treasury, at as early a day
as possible after the passage of this act,
to require from the several deposiiaries
hereby constituted, and whose official
bonds are not heretofore provided for, TO
execute bonds new and suitable in their
terms TO meet the new and increased
duties imposed upon them rcspcctive-
ly by this act, and with surcties, and in
sums such as shall seem reasonable and
safe to the solicitor ofihc treasury, and
from time to time require such bonds
TO be renewed and increased in amount
and strengthened by new suritics, to
meet any increasing responsibility
which may grow out OF any accumula-
tons of money in the hands of the de-
positary, or out of any other duty or
responsibility arising under this or any
other law Of Congress.
SEC. Q. Ind be II further enacted,
That all collectors and receivers Of pub
lie money, Of every character and de-
scriptIon within the District of Colum-
bia. shall as frequently as they may be
directed by the secretary of the treas
ury, or the post master general, so to
do, pay over to the treasurer of the u
nltcd States at the treasury thereof, all
public moneys collected by them, or
in their hands, that all sucl, collectors
e. receivers of!public moneys within the
cities oil Philadelphia and New Orleans,
shall upon the same direction, pay
over TO the treasurcrs of the minis in
their respective cities, at the said
mlnts, all public moneys collected by
them, or in their hands; and all such
collectors and receivers ofpubllc mon
eys within the cities of New York ,Bos-
ton, Charleston, and ST. Louis, shall,
upon the same direction, pay over TO
the receivers general of public money
ia their respective cities, at their Off
ccs respectively, all the public moneys
collected by them, or in their hands,
to be safely kept by the said rcspcc-
tive dcposltarles, until otherwise dis.
posed Of accordng to law; and il shall
be the duty of the said secretary and
postmaster general 10 direct such pay :
ments, by the said collectors aud re-
ceiycrs, 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.
Src. 10. Ind be il further caacted
That II shall be lawful for the secrcta-
~ OF the treasury to transfer moneys in
the hands Of any depositary hereby
. constituted to the trenSurv oc the I'm;