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

al depositaries constituted by this act; and
for that purpose to appoint special agents.
as occasion may require, with such COM
pensation as he may think reasonable, to
be fixed and declared at the time OF each
The agents selected toi
make these examinations shall be instruct
ed to examine as well the books, accounts,
and returns of the officer, as the money
on hand, and the manner of its being
kept, TO the end that uniformity and accu'
racy in the accounts, as well as safety TO
the public moneys may be secured thereby.
Sec. l3. And be IT further enacted, mat
in addition to the examinations provided
for in the last preceding section, and as
further guard over the public moneys, IT
shall be the duty Of each naval oilcer ana
surveyor, as check upon the receiver
general of public moneys, or collector OF
the customs, of their respective olstficts'
Of each register of land office, as a
check upon the receiver OF his land Office;
and of the director and superintendent OF
each Mint and Branch Mint when separate
officers, as d check apon the Trcasurers,
respectively, Of the said Mlnts' or me
persons acting as such, at the close OF
each quarter of the year, and as much
more frequently as-thcy shall be directed
by the Secretary of the Treasury to DO So
to examine the books, accounts, returns,
and money on hanG, of the rccelVers-gen-
eral of public money, collectors, receiv-
ers Of land Offices, Treasurers, and per-
sons acting as such, and TO make full,
accurate, and faithful return to the Trea-
sury Department Of their condition.
SEC. IA. And be it further enacted, That
the said officers respectively, whose duty
it is made by this act to receive, keep,
and disburse the public moneys, as the
fiscal agents Of the Government, may be
allowed any necessary additional expenses
for clerks, freproof chests, or vaults, or
other necessary expenses of salekeeping,
transferring, and disbursing, said moneys:
all such expenses of every character to be
first expressly authorized by the Secretary
of the Treasury, whose directions upon
all the above subjects, by way of regu!a,,
ton and otherwise, so far as authorized
by law, are to be strictly followed by all
the said officers. Provided, That the whole
number Of clerks to be appointed by vir-
tue of'this section of this act, shall moi
exceed ten, and that the aggregate COM
pensations Of The whole number shall not
exceed eight thousand dollars, nor shall
the compensation of any one clerk, SO
appointed, exceed eight hundred dollars
per annTm.
SEC. Is. Aad be it further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Treasury shall, with
as much promplilude as the convenience
Of the public business, and the safety Of
the public funds will permit, withdraw the
balances remaining with the present dcpo-
sitarics of the public moneys. and conine
the salckecping, transfer, and disburse'
ment Of those moneys 10 the deposlIarles
established by this act.
SEC. l6. And be 1t further enacted, That
all marshals, district attorneys, and others,
having public money to pay to the United
States, and all patentees, wishing to make
payment for patents to be issued, may all
such moneys to the Treasurer Of the Unit
ed States, at the Treasury, to the Trea-
surer Of either of the MiEts, in Philadel-
phia or New Orleans, to either Of the re-
ccivers-s seneral Of public money, or to
such other deposilary constituted by this
act as shall be designated by the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury, in other parts of the
United States, to receive such payments,
and give receipts Or certificates Of dePo-
site therefor.
Sec. ". And be it further enacted, That
all officers charged by this act with the
safekeeeping, transfer, and disbursement
of the public moneys, other than those
connected with the Post Office Depart
ment, are hereby required TO keep an ac-
curate entry of each sum received, and Of
the kind of money in which it is received.
and of each payment or transfer, and oi
the kind of currency il: which it IS made;
and that if any one of the said officers, Or
Of those connected with the Post Office
Department, shall convert TO his own use,
in any way whatever, or shall use, by
way Of Investment, in any kind Of pro-
perty or merchandise, or shall loan, with
or without interest, any portion Of the
public moneys intrus:ed 10 him for safe
keeping, disbursement, transfer, or tor
any other purpose, every such act shall
be deemed and adiud.5e to be an embez-
element of so much of the said moneys
rs shall be thus taken, converted, invest