Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-03

EXISTING Laws OF THE TCf lsTrey
since III epeal e. &c sub .,rr,surv me-, 4 "a,
ah' Of ne Deposlte act Of 1885, The Fxec,tiy. D.
rh.-nts Of the foVernmen' ,rd.r n . ai,,c,,o,
a" tn TtslueE., We couior-noj thei. 1dnini. tn
ton oi III. public iup IS 10 the st1tc oI H. T., =,
u Is 'tIi no" eNis.nS u IN H. statute .U,n Til,
repc1. OF tho .."s aNov, aientinr, ea-,s IN nc.
III act o. l'S9 establishing the Treasury / mar,
m" , 90 tue act G. ls22 wbIci rcp~hls md nmcnds
O'Ior acts nc Ir'oa H-r by a.. law u. 'Sg IS the
receiver ava Keeper OF the public n,ys which u-e
at al! times suulec t. the H. g ,cton Il ,re SCI,
laty OF the Treasury and III, Conn , Ter. md ,s
ne reports 20 Congress and not to the Preside,t d.
IS to &c 'grde" thoug app' nlcd ana rsmo,c1blc
~ I"s tfesueni' as so Of semi cong. es5ional Of
NC No money, however can b. taken from -
Treasury by hum, or rry other officer OF the Go
Fer lent, high or low, except upon warrants issu.
ed Ivy the Secrc ary of the TIcrsury, IN pursuance
OF appropriations by law, and countersgned and re-
giTered-.Nh.
The following is the section Of the law If I7so
which relates TO the duties of tLl Tr,aguret.
"SeC. 4. That It shall be the du,y Of the Tro,,r.
rcr 10 receive and keep the moneys of the IJ.,,,d
States and 10 GIsburse the same upon warrant
drawn by The Secretary Of the Treasury, counter.
signed 10y the Comptroller, recorded pv ybe Rce-s.
ter, and not Otherwise; ne shall take rCcents fo all
moneys p1Id by him, and all Teceipts for rnor. 20,
ceNcd ny HIM shall ha endorsed unon warrant,
sg"ed by tie Secretary Of the Treasury. ,yitbon,
which warrant, 20 signed, ~ acknoyy cdsme.,t r.,
money received into the Public Treasury sb,ll be
valid And the aid Treasurer shall render his nr.
counts to the Comptroller quarterly Tor offence 4
t'bn"tu,j ahd shall transmit copy thereof, when
settled, 10 the Secretary OF the yteasprv lie .hlfi
moreover, on the third day every rsssion Of
Congress lay before the Senate an House Of Re.
prssenatives, TAR and accurate copies Of all accom-
by him, from time 10 time, rendered to- and ss,trd
WIN '"g C"inpUo Irf, IS alo lsald us, also, true
ana y tcci acc. mt Of The state Of the Treasury-
tic shall at all timer submit to th~ Serret,rv oC
The Treasury, and the Comptroller M either nj
th,m The inspection Of tho moneys IN hi han1s.
az shall PRIOR 70 entering upon the dulics Of his
OH @, give bond, with sufficient surees TO DO an
moved by tho Secretary Of the Treasury and
Com 'toCr, in the sum Of ono hundred and fftv
thousand dollars, payable 10 the UnteJ St,t,S
will c-ndIuor for the futhful Performance nj ,bc
du'cs o. hl' ONCE, and f'r the fidelity Of the per-
.1ns 10 BY him employed, which bond sbo' Lc
Iiged in the Office OF the ComatrolIcr of tho Too,
su-y Of the United States"
The following - the auncnda'ory net Of 1870.
Sec J. BE Il snaeisd, &c. that the second sec.
ton Of the act entitled "a net rnnk,py ,i,.,,,;.
m me treasury and war department." passed the
eighth day Of May, seventeen hundred and ninc,,.
iw" the second section Of the oct tnutIed HAn sct
10 alter and amend The several nets for the esfab.
'shment and regulation Of The treasury, war, and
| I'Ey' uePium'h's,, passed the sixteenth day Of
July, seventeen bundled and ninety. eight and the
seventh section Of the act, entitled "An oct 10 pro.
vide FOR the prompt settlement Of public accounts ~
passed the third Jay Of March, eighteen and seven.
li ne ahu hefcpy arc pcalcd, from and after the
thluietn day Of juno, eighteen hundred ond twenty
tWo.
Sec. 2. That on the day AMI year last aforesaid
al moneys which may remain IN the hands Of the
treasurer Of the United States, rs agent Of the war
! ana navy departments shall under tho direction a
tic secretaries Of thOso departments, respcct.cIv
be rcpIId into The treasury, and carried TO tho cred
o. oi nc proper department upon tho books Of the
| treasury.
Soc. 3. That all moneys Appropriated for the u-,
/ Of the war and navy departments shnII from and
e day and year last ao ,esaid be drawn C,orn
thn tree Jury, ~ warrants Of the secretary Of he
ucUury upon the rtqui1iuons Of the o. .etaries a
| those departments, respectively, countersi, c1 bv
The second comptroller Of the treasury. and rociS
torsl by tho proper auditor
Sec. 4. That 50 much OF tho said act OF the "a
day Of March, eighteen hundred nd seventeen, as
tepugnnnt 70 tue foregoing provisions, DO, ond is
hereby, repealed, from and after the 3Otb d,v of
June, eighteen hundred and twenty-five.
lApPr0Vsd, May 7fh, 1sl2.l