The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-07-25

charge and custody .eEssLases Officers ress
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United States. 1888
Sec. 10. And be 1T further enacted,
That from and after the thirtiethg day of
June, which will be in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and forty, the resolu.
ton Of Congress of the thirtieth day ol
April, in the year one thousand eight hun
dred and sixteen, so far as it authorizes
the receipt in payment of duties, taxes.
sales of public lands, debts, and sums OF
money, accruing or becoming payable to
the United States, TO be collected and
paid in the notes of specie-paying banks,
shall be SO modified US that one-fourth
part Of all such duties, taxes, sales OF
public lands, debts, and sums of money
accruing or becoming due to the United
States, shall be collected in the legal cur
rency of the United States, and from and
after the thirtieth day of June, which will
be in the year one thousand eight hundred
and fnrty One, one other fourt part of all
such duties, taxes, sales of public lands,
debts, and sums of money, shall be col
lected; and that from and after the thirtIcth
day of June, which will be in the year
one thousand eight hundred and forty-two,
one other fourth part of all such duties,
taxes, sales of public lands. debts, and
sums Of money, shall be collected; and
that from and after the thirtieth day OF
June, which will be in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and orty-three, the
remaining fourth part Of the said duties,
taxes, sales of public lands, debts, and
sums of money, shall be collected in the
legal currency Of the United States, and
from and after the last mentioned day, all
sums accruing, or becoming payable to
the United States, for duties, taxes, sales
Of public lands, or other debts, and also
all sums due for postages, or otherwise, to
the General Post Office Department, shall
be paid in gold and silver only.
Sec. 20. And be it further enGcted, That
from and after the thirtielh day OF June,
which will be in the year one thousand
eight hundred and forly-,hree, every Of
licer or agent engaged in making disburse-
ments on account of the United States, or
of The General Post Office, shall make all
payments in gold aad silver coin only;
and any receiving or disbursing officer, or
agent, who shall neglect, evade, or vio-
late, the provisions of this and the last
preceding section of this act, shall, by
the Secretary Of the Treasury, be imme-
diately 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
session, at the commencement Of its sss-
sion next after the violation takes place.
Sec. 2l. And be tt further enacted,
That no exchange Of funds shall be made
Jy any disbursipg officers, Or agents, of
the Government, Of any grade or demo-
mination whatever, or connected with any
branch Of the public service, other than
an exchange for gold anil silver; and every
such disbursing officer, when the means
for his disbursements are furnished to him
in currency legally receivable under the
provisions of this act, shall make his pay
ments in the currency so furnished, or
when those means are furnished to him in
drafts, sail cause these drafts to be pre-
sented at their place of payment and pro-
perly paid according 10 the Jaw, and shall
make his payments in the currency so re-
ceived for the drafts furnished, unless, in
either case, he can exchange The means in
his hands for gold and silver at par, and so
as to facilitate his payments, OF otherwise
accommodate the public service and pro-
mote the circulation of metallic curren.
cy; And it shall be, and is hereby made,
the duty of the head of the proper depart
ment Immediately to suspend from duty
any disbursing officer who shall violate the
provisions of this section, and forthwith
to report the name of the officer, or agent,
to the President, with the fact Of the vio-
lation and all the circumstances accom-.
panying the same and within the know
ledge Of The said Secretary, TO the end
that such officer, or agent, may be prompt
ly removed from Office, or restored to his
trust and the performance of his duties, as
to the President may seem just and pro-
per.
SEC. 90. And be 1t further enacted,
Tha: it shall not be lawful for the Sccre-
tary of the Treasury to make or continue
in force, any general order, which shall
create any difference between the different
branches of revenue, as to the funds or