The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-03-20

cept as hereinafter particularly provi.
ded, be, and they are hereby, requirec
to keep safely without Iosning or using
all the public money collected BY them.
OF Otherwise at any time placed in their
possession and custody, ,ilI the same lie
ordered by the proper Department or
officer ofthe Government to be trsns-
tered or paid out, and when such orders
for transfer or payment are received,
faithfully and promptly 10 make the same
&c duties as fiscal agents Of the Govern
ment, which may be imposed by this
or any other acts Of Congress or bv
any regulation fthe Treasury Depart
msnt made in conformity to law, and al.
90 to do and perform all acts and duties
required BY law, or BY direction Of any
Of the Executive Departments of the
Government, by agents for paying PEN
sions, or for making any other disburse-
ments which either Of the heads Of the 20
Departments may be required BY law to
make. and which are Of q. character TO
be made BY the repositories hereby con.
stituled consistently with the other Off
cial duties imposed upon them.
Sec. z. And be It further enareed,
That the Treasurer Of the U. States,
the Treasurer Of the Mint Of The United
States, the Treasurer Of the Branch
Mint Of New Orleans, and the receivers
general Of public money herein before
directed to be appointed, shall, respec-
lively give bonds 10 the United States,
in such form and for such amounts, 90
shall be directed by the Secretary Of the
Treasury, by and with the advice and
consent Of the President, with rlrelies
TO the satisfaction ofthe Solicitor of the
Treasury; and shall from time TO time,
renew, strengthen, and increase their
official bonds, as the Secretary Of the
Treasury, with the consent Of the Pre-
sideut, may direct; any law in reference
to any ofthe official bonds Of any Of tho
said officers 10 the contrary notwith
standing.
SEC. 8. Aud be it further enacted,
That il shall be the duty OF the Secrs,a,
~ of,he Treasury, at as early day a.
possible after the passage Of this act,
to require from the several deposi,aries
hereby constituted, and whose official
bonds are not hsreinbsfore provided for,
to exaente bonds new and suitable 10
their terms 10 meet tho new and ;ncreas
ed duties imposed upon them respective
ly by this act, and with SUI cites, and in
sums such as shall seem reasonable
and safe to the Solicitor Of the Treasury,
and from time to time 10 require such
bonds TO be renewed and increased in
amount and strengthened by new surs-
ties, to meet any increasing responsible
ity which may grow out Of accumula-
tons Of money in the hands Of the depos
itary, or ou, of any other deposilary, or
out Of any other duty Of responsibility
arising under this Or any other law Of
Congress.
SEC. 9. And be It further snac,sd,
That all collectors and receivers OF
public money, of every character and
description, within the District Of 60
lumbia, shall, as frequently as they may
be directed by the Secretary ofthe Trea.
sury, or the Postmaster General, so to
do, pay ever TO the Treasurer ofthe U.
s. at the Treasury thereof, all public
moneys collected by .hem or in their
hands; that all such collectors and re-.
ceivers ofpublic moneys within the ci
ties Of Philadelphia and New Orleans,
shall, upon the same directions. pay o.
yer to tie Treasurer Of tie Mints 10
their respective cities, at the said Mints,
allipublic moneys collected by them OF
in their hands; and tina, all such COL
lectors and receivers ofpublic moneys
within the cities Of New York, Boston,
Charleston, and st. Louis shall, upon
the same direction, pay over to the 70.
ceivers general Of public money in their
respective cities, at their Offices respscp
lively, all the public moneys collecte.
BY Them, or in their hands 10 be safely
kept by said respective depositariss, un
I'll otherwise disposed Of according 10
law, AMI it shall be the duty of the said
Secretary and Postmaster General 10
direct such payments, by the said col.
lectors and receivers, at all the said pla-
ces, at least as often as once in each
week, and as much more frequently, in
all cases, as they, 10 their discretion
may think proper. ,.'t ..
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be Ia ~ful for the Secretary
of the Treasury to transfer the moneys
in the hands Of any depository hereby
constituted, to tho Treasury ofU. S.;
to the Mint at Philadelphia; TO the
Branch Mint at New Orleans; or 10 the
Offices, reithsr Of the receivers.geusral
Of pub, moneys by this act directed to
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