Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-08-06
GEORGETOWN, O, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 184O

the Branch Mint at New Orleans; or to
the Offices Of either of the receivers gem
eral of public moneys, by this act direct
ed TO be appointed; to be there safely
kept, according to the provisions of this
act; and also TO transfer moneys in the
hands Of any one depositary constituted
by this act to any other depositary con-
stituted by the same, al his discretion,
and as the safety of the public moneys
shall seem to him TO require; which au-
thority to transfer the moneys belonging
10 the Post Office Department is also
hereby conferred upon the Postmaster
General, SO far as IFS exercise by him
may be consistent with the provisions of
existing laws; and every depositary con-
s!ituted by this act shall keep his ac-
count of the money paid'to, or deposited
with him, belonging to the Post Office
Department, separate and distinct from
the account kept by him Of other public
moneys so paid or deposited. And for
the purpose of payments on the public
account, it shall be lawful for the Treas
urer of the United States TO draw upon
any of the said depositaries; as he may
think most conducive to the public inter-
ests, or to the convenience Of the public
creditors, or both.
SEC. IL. And be IL further enacted,
That the moneys in the hands, care and
custody, of one of the depostarles
constituted BIZ this act, shall be consider
ed and held as deposited to the credit of
the Treasurer OF the United States, and
shall be at all times subject TO his draft,
whether made for transfer or disbursement
in the same manner as though the said
moneys were actually in the Treasury OF
the United States, and each dopositary
shall make returns to the Treasury and
Post Office Department Of all moneys re.
ceived and paid by him, at such times,
and in such form, as shall be directed by
he Secretary of the Treasury or Post
master General.
SEC. IL. And be itA further enacted,
That the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
be, and is hereby authorized TO cause ex.
aminations to be made of the books, &C.
counts, and money on hand, of the sew
eral depositaries constituted by this act;
and for that purpose to appoint special a
gents, as occasion may require, with suct
compensation as emay think reasonable
to be fixed and declared at the time o.
each appointment. The agents selected
to make these examinations shall be in
structed to examine as we'll the books
accounts and returns of the officer, as;the
money on hand, and the manner of it
being kept, to the end that uniformity anc
accuracy in the accounts, as we'll as safe
ty to the public moneys may be secured
thereby.
SEC. l3. And be it further enacted
That in addition 10 the examinations pro
. vided for in the last preceding section
J and as a further guard over the publ,
moneys, it shall be the duty of each nava
: officer and surveyor; as check upon tn,
receiver-general Of the public moneys
or collector of the customs, of their re
J spective districts; of each register Of
, land office, as a check upon the receive
ofhis land office 81 ofthc director g. supe
J intendent of each mint and Branch Min
when seperate Offices, as check upo
} the Treasurers, spectively, of said Mints
! or the persons acting as such, at the clos
! of each quarter Of the year, and as muc
more frequently as they shall be directe
by the Secretary of the Treasury to do SC
to examine the books, accounts, returns
and money on hand, of the receivers-ger
raj of public money, collectors, receiver
: of land offices, Treasurers, and person
, acting as such, and to make full, acct
= rate and faithful return to the Treasur
r Department oftheir condition.
= SEC. IA. And be IL further enacted
5 That the said officers respectively, who's
: duty it is made by this act to receive
! keep, and dsburse the public moneys q
c the fscql agents of the Government, ma
a be allowed any necessary additional expel
e ses for clerks, fire proof chests or vaulIs,C
# other necessary expenses ofsafekeepin
g transferring, and dsbursing, said moneys
d all such expenses of every character
Il be first expressly authorized by the s.
c cretary of the Treasury, whose direction
:, upon all the above subjects, by way ofre
|, ulation and otherwise, so far as author
e zed by law, are to be strictly followed
n all the said officers: Provided, that tt
= whole number Of rcerks to be appointe
: by virtue of this section ofthis act, sh;
e not exceed ten, and that the aggrega
l. comp pensations of the whole number sh;
r not exceed eight thousand dollars, n
Of shall the compensation of any one cler
n so appointed, exceed eight hundred dC
id lars per anpum. .
id SEC. Is. And be it further endcte
h That the Secretary ofthe Treasury sh
in with as much prompttude as the conve
~ ience of the public business, and the sal
ty of the public funds will permit, vii
d, draw the balances remaining with the p
ry sent dcpositaries of the public none
VS. and cOnfne the safekeeping, transit
IL and disbursement of those moneys TO
ed tdepositaries established by this act.
to SRg. 10. And be IL further enact