Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-08-05

ecutive departments of the Government
as agents for paying pensions, or for max
ing any other disbursements which either
of the heads of those departments may be
required by law to make and which are
of character 10 be made by the deposita-
ries, hereby constituted, consistently with
the other official duties imposed upon
them.
Sec. 7. And be IL further enacted
That the Treasurer of the United States,
the Treasurer of the Mint of the United
States, the Treasurer of the Branch Mint
at New Orleans, and the receivers gener-
al of public money herein before directed
Ito be appointed, shall respectively, give
bonds to the United States, in such form,
and for such amounts as shall be directed
by the secretary of the Treasury, by and
with the advice and consent of the Pres
ident, with sureties to the satisfaction of
the Solicitor of the Treasury, and shall,
from time to time, renew, strengthen, and
increase their official bonds, as the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, with the consent Of
the President, may direct; any law in
reference to any of the official bonds of
any of the said officers to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
Sec. 8. And be 1t further emacted.-
That it shall be the duty of the Secretary
of the Treasury, at as early day as pos
sibe after the passages of this act, to re-
quire from the several depositaries hereby
constituted, and whose official bonds are
not .hereinbefore provided for, to execute
bonds new and suitable in their terms 10
meet the new and increased duties i'm.
Eposed upon them respectively by this act,
and with suretIes, and in sums such as
shall seem reasonable and safe to the
Solicitor of the Treasury, and from time
to time require such bonds to be renewed
and increased in amount and strengthened
by new sureties, TO meet any increasing
responsibility which may grow out o
Accommodations of money in the hands O
the deposiiary, or. out of any other duty o
responsibility arising under this or any
other law of Congress.
Sec. %. And be u further enacted.-
That all collectors and receivers of public
money, of every character and descrip
ton, within. the District of Columbia
shall, as frequently as they may be di
rected by the Secretary of the Treasury
or the Postmaster General, so to 90, pay
over to the Treasurer of the u. States a
the Treasury thereof, all public money.
collected by them, or in their hands, tina
all such collectors and receivers of public
! moneys within the cities of Philadelphia
and New, Orleans, shall. upon the same
direction, pay TO the Treasures of The
MINIS in their respective cities, at the sale
Minis, all public moneys collected by them
: or in their hands; and that all such col
lectors and receivers of public money,
within the cities of New York, Boston
Charleston and St. Louis, shall, upon tn,
: same direction, pay over to the receivers
general of the public money in their re
spective cities, at their Offices respectively
all the public moneys collected by them
or in their hands, to be safely kept by th
] said depositaries, until otherwise disposed
Y Of according 10 law; and it shall be tn
! duty of the said Secretary and Postmaste
: General to direct such payments, by tn
! said collectors and receivers at all the sal
places, at least as often as one in eac
y week, and as much more frequently in a
: cases, as they, in their discretion, ma
i think proper.
IS Sec. 10. And be 1T further enactst
That it shall be lawful for the Secretar
!, of the Treausry 10 transfer the moneys
!, the hands of any depositary hereby const
} tuted, to the Treasury Of the Unite
: States; to the Mint at Philadelphia
h the Branch Mint at New Orleans; or
lie the office, OF either of the receivers gene
v al of public moneys, by this act direclt
D to be appointed to be there safely kel
le according to the provisions OF this act al
n also to transfer moneys in the hands of al
In one depositary constituted by this act TO al
OF other depositary constituted by the sam
of at his discretion, and as the safety of d
Ii public moneys, and the convenience of
III public service shall seem TO him 10 requir
is, which authority TO transfer the money
IN longing 10 the Post Office Department
it. also hereby conferred upon the Postma
ne ter General, so far as its exercise BY b
ne may be consistent with the provisions
.ir existing laws and every depositarv &C
stituted by this &c. shall keep his accou
. of the money paid to, or deposited vi
IS, him, belonging to the Post Office Depa
ed ment, separate and distinct from the /;
as count kept by him of other public none
all so paid or deposited. A1d for the purpc
of of payments on the public account, it sh
all be lawful for the Treasurer of the Uni
all States to draw upon any of the said dep
ne itaries. as he may think most conduc
as to the public interests, or TO the convt
lily fence of the public creditors, or both.
re- SEC. II. And beit farthe" enacted, T.
or the moneys in the hands, care. and Gus
by dy, of any of the depositaries constitu
IN by this act, shall be considered and b