The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-03-05

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CLERKS shall not exceed ten, and the acre.
gate compensation exceed 81, 900, nor the
compensation Of any one clerk exceed
! $500 per annum.
Sec. 10. Secretary of the Treasury re.
CURED to withdraw public funds from
present Repositories, and confne all tran
sactions to repositories established by
this act. BY,
Sec. l6. Marshals, District Attorneys
and clhers having public money to pay
the same to such depository as shall be
designated by the secretary of the trea-
sury. 9ss.
Sec. II. All Treasures to keep an
entry ofsuch sum received and kind of
money, and also of each payment or trans
Ter, and Kind Of such currency. Any in
ves.ment. loan, or either, Of public money
by any Treasu rer to be deemed an en-
bezzlement, and punished as felony, and
all persons participating or advising there
to to be punished by fine and imprison-
ment.
Sec. ls. Until rooms, offices, vaults,
and safes are constructed, the secretary
of the treasury may hire them at the ex.
pense Of the u. States. in the District Of
Columbia. Philadelphia, New Orleans,
New York, Boston, Charleston, and St.
Louis.
Sec. 10. The Resolution authorising
payment of public dues in notes of spe-
Gle paying Banks, SO modified, that after
June lsf0, one fourth Of all the payments
shall be made i'll specie; after June lS4l,
one half to be paid in specie; after June,
1912, three fourths to be paid in specie;
and after June 1913. all dues for hostages
or otherwise shall be paid in gold and
silver only.
20. After June 1913, all disburse-
.ments and payments by the United States
or the Postmaster General, to be made in
gold or silver coin only. An officer neg
lecting or evading this provision to be re-
ported to the president of the United
States.
81. No disbarsing officer permitted to
make any exchange Of funds, except for
gold or silver, but shall make payments
in the currency received. Any violation
to he punished by suspension, and further
also be reported to the President for re-
moval, or restoration to his trust.
%. Secretary of the TreasurJ to
make no order creating any difference in
the medium in which the different branch
es of the revenue shall be paid.
23. Secretary of the treasury to estab-
fish regulations for the speedy presenta-
ton and prompt payment of drafts, and
guard against such drafts being used as
currency or medium Of exchange.
"a. Receiver General at New York
to be paid $4,000, at Boston $1,000 at
Charleston $4,000 and at St. Louis 8 $500.
Treasurer of the mint at Philadelphia, to
be allowed $500 in addition to his pres
ent salary, and the treasurer of Branch at
New Orleans, TO receive $1,000 addition
al per annum, in full for all services.
25. Treasurer may receive payment
for lands at the treasury, or such point
as he may designate-to be evinced by
the receipt of said Treasurer, which re-
ceipts shall be receivable forlands at pub
lie or private sale, but shall not be trans
ferabie.
26. $1,000 appropriated for the pnrch-
ese of sites, and the construction of Off
ces for the receivers general at Charles
ton and St. Louis.
81. Appropriates such sums as may
be necessary to defray the expenses au-
and Sec. % repeats conflicting
provisions of existing acts.