The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-08-07
WHOLE NO. 37s.

luton OF Congress OF the JUN uay OF April IN me |
year thousand eight hundred and sixteen so lar
il authorizes the receipt and payment OF duties,
taxes sales OF public lands debts and sums OF money
accrulng becoming payable TO the nited States 10
be collected and paid IN the notes Of specie paying
banks, shall be modified that one fourth OF all
such duties taxes, sales of public lands debts and
sums money accrung or becoming due to the United
States shall be collected IN the legal currency Of the
United States and from and after the thrieth day Of
June, which will be in the year one thousand eight I
hundred and forty one other fourth part of all
such duties taxes sales Of public lands debts and
sums oil money shall be 80 collected and from and |
after the thrteth day of June, which will be in the
year one thousand eight hundred and fortywo, one
other fourth part of all such duties taxes sales of
public lands, debts, and OF money shall be
collected and that from and after the thirieh day of
June, which will be in the year one thousand eight
hundred and forty three the remaining fourth part Of
the said duties, taxes, sales of public lands, debts
AMI of money shall be also collected in the legal
currency of the United States; and from and after
the last mentioned day, all accruing, becom-
| ing payable 10 the United States for duties, taxes
sales of public lands other duties and also all
due for hostages or otherwise to the General Post
Office Department, shall be paid in gold and silver
only.
Sec. 20 And be il further enacted That from and
after the thirteth day Of June which will be in the
year one thousand eight hundred and forty three every
officer or agent engaged in making disbursements
account OF the United States of the General Post
Office shall make all payments in gold and silver coin
only and any receiving disbursing officer agent
who shall neglect, evae or violate the provisions Of
this and the last preceding section of this act shall
by the Secretary of the Treasury, be Immediately re
ported to the President OF the United States with the
facts of such neglect evasion, violation and also TO
Congress, II in session and if not in session al the
commencement of its session next after the violation
takes place.
Sec 81. And be II further enacted That no ex
change OF funds shall be made by any disbursng Off
Ger, or agent of the Government, of any grade or
denomination whatsoever, or connected with any
branch of the public service other than the exchange
Tor gold and silver; and every such dsbursng officer
when the means for his disbursements furnished
10 him in currency legally receivable under the pro
visions of this act shall make his payments in the
currency 50 furnished, when those means fur
nshed to him drafts shall cause those drafts be
presented at their place Of payment and properly paid
according to the law, and shall make his payments
| in the currency received for the drafts furnished
unless in either case, he exchange the in
hs hands for gold and silver at par, and 10 ia
cllItae his payments, otherwise accommodate the
public service and promote the circulation OF metallic
currency And it shall be, and is hereby made the
duty OF the head Of the proper department immediate
| " to suspend from duty any dsbursing officer
who shall violate the provisions OF this section and
forthwith TO report the name of the officer
agent to the President, with the facts of the violation
and all the circumstances accompanying the and
within the knowledge Of the said Secretary, the
end that such officer, agent, may be promptly
moved from office restored TO his trust and the per
Torrance of his duties to the President may
just and proper.
Sec % And be IL further enacted That it shall not
be lawful for the Secretary of the Treasury to make
or continue in force, any general order Which shall
create any difference between the different branches
OF revenue, TO the funds medium Of payment ia
which debts dues accruing to the United States
may be paid
Sec, % And be IL further enucted That il shall be-
the duty OF the Secretary Of the Treasury issue and
publish regulations to enforce the speedy presentation
OF all government drafts for payment at the place
where payable and prescribe the time according TO
the different distances of the dcposaries from the seat
of Government, within which all drafts upon them
respectively, shall be presented for payment and in
default of such presentation to direct any other mode
and place of payment which he may deem proper but
in all those regulations and directions it shall be the
duty OF the Secretary of the Treasury guard as far
may be- against those drafts being used or thrown
INTO circulation, asa paper currency medium ofcx
| change
Sec n And be il FURTHER enacted, That the r..
ceiyers general OF the public money directed By this act
TO be appointed shall receive, respectively the follow
ing salaries, per annum, To be paid quarter yearly
the Treasury of United States wit the receiver
general Of public money at New York shall be paid a
salary Of four thousand dollars per annum the re
OF the public money at Boston shall be
paid salary OF two thousand five hundred dollars per
annum the recciver-gener of public money at
Charleston, shall be paid salary two thousand five
hundred dollars per annum and the receiver general
OF public money at st Louis, shall be paid salary OF
two thousand five hundred dollars per annum the |
Treasurer of the Mint at Philadelphia shall in add |
ton to his present salary receive five hundred dollars
annually, for the performance OF the duties imposed
/ by tins act the Treasurer of the Branch Mint at
New Orleans shall also receive one thousand dollars
annually for the additional duties created by this act
and these salaries respectively shall be in full for the
services of the respective officers shall either of
them he permitted to charge, or receive any commits
sion pay perquisite for any official service Of any
character or description whatsoever and the MAX inr
OF any such charge, or the receipt of any such com
pensaton is hereby declared TO be misdcmeanor for
which the officer convicted thereof before any court |
of the United States of competent jurisdiction shall
be subject TO the punishment by fine, Imprisonment
both at the discretion Of the before which tile
offence shall be tried.
Sec. %. And be IL further enacted, That the Trea
surer of the United States be- and he is hereby autho
rlzed to receive at the Treasury and at such other
points as he may designate payments in advance for
public lands the payments made in all cases 10 be .
evidenced by the receipt Of the said Treasurer of the
United States which receipt given shall be reccr
able for public lands, at any public private sale Of
lands in the same manner as the currency authorized
by law TO be received in payment for the public lands
Prorided hoirerer That the receipts given BY the
Treasurer of the United States, pursuant the au-
thority conferred in this section shall be negota
BILE transferable by delivery or assignment or in
any other manner whatsoever, but shall in all cases
be presented in payment for lands by for the per-
son to whom the receipt was given as shown upon It's
face
SEC &c And be II further enacted That ior the
purchase of sites and for the construction Of Office Of
the receiversgen, raj Of public money by this act di
rccted TO he erected at Charleston South Carolina
and at st Louis Missouri there shall be and hereby
is, appropriated 10 be paid out of sny money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum OF ten
thousand dollars, TO be expended under the direction
of the Secretary of the Treasury who is hereby re-
quiredto adopt plans for the said offices and the vaults
and safes connected Herewith and to cause the same
to be constructed and prepared for with as little
delay as shall be consistent with the public interests
and the convenient location and security ofthe build
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