The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-28

indotel Seheil 10 ulTecl Sucn payments
i by the said collectors and receivers, at al
C the said places, at least as often as once
g in each week, and as much more frequent
4 ly, in all cases, as they. in their discretion
F, may think proper.
: Sec. 10. find be 1t further enacted
That it shall be lawful for the secretary
f of the treasury to transfer the moneys ii
the hands Of any depository hereby con
, stituted, TO the treasury of the United
; States; 10 the mint of Philadelphia tc
the branch mint at New Orleans, or &c
; the Offices of either Of the receivers-gen'
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 depository constituted by
the same, at his discretion, and as the
safety of the public moneys, and the con-
venience of the public service shall seem
to him to require; which authority 10
transfer the moneys belonging to the post
office department is also hereby conferred
upon the postmaster general, so far rs its
exercise by him may be consistent with
the provisions of existing laws; and ey-
cry depositary constituted by this act
shall keep his account 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
treasurer of the United States to draw
upon any of the said depositaries, as he
may think most conducive to the public
interests, or to the convenience of the
public creditors, or both.
Sec. IL. Ind be it further enacted,
That the moneys in the hands, care, and
custody Of any Of the depositarics consti-
tuted by this act shall be considered and
held as deposited to the credit Of the
treasurer of the United States, and shall
be, at all times subject to his draft, wheih-
or made for transfer or disbursement, in
the same manner as though the said non
cys were actually in the treasury of tbsl
United States and each depositary shall
make returns to the treasury and post of.
flee department Of all moneys received
and paid by him, at such times and in
such form, as shall be directed by the Sec
rotary of the treasury or the postmaster
general.
Sec. IL. Ind be 1t further enacted,
That the secretary of the treasury shall
be, and he is hereby, authorized to cause
examinations to be made of the books, ac-
counts, and money on hand, Of the sever
al deposltarics constituted by this act (;
and for that purpose TO appoint special
agents, as occasion may require, with
such compensation as he may think rea-
sonable, to be fixed and declared at the
time of each appointment. The agents
selected to make these examinations shall
be instructed 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
accuracy in the accounts, as well as safe
ty to the public moneys may be secured
thereby.
Sec. 10. find be 1t further enacted,
That in addition to the examinations pro-
vlded for in the last preceding section, and
as further guard over the public moneys,
1t shall be the duty of each naval officer
and surveyor, as check upon the rece-
ver-general of public moneys, or collcc-
tor OF the customs, of their respective
districts; of each register of land office,
as check upon the receiver of his land
Office; and of the director and superin-
tendent of each mint and branch mint
when separate officers, as a check upon
the treasurers, respectively, Of the said
mnts, or the persons acting as such, at
the close of each quarter Of the year, and
as much more frequently as they shall
be directed by the secretary of the treasu-
ry to do so, TO examine the books, ac-
counts, returns, and money on hand, Of
the recelvers-general of public money,
collectors, receivers of land Offices, treas
ures, and persons acting as such, and to
make full. accurate, and faithful return
to the treasury department Of their con-
dition.
Sec. ID. find 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
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