Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-11-06
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Tay regtal 81 lie Iu5eFea5su, Treasury .a,F
aui ID he ne1usae Ac. IT 1850. orggs 10 QPe- =
faran tic Act Il l19S, establishing tie Treasury =
Department aud the ameadaiog act 81 ls22,
Nh.careFeal and amends other sc,s conflicting
tasrevJ,b. Fue frgussfef 5Y tic law q, = :
the receiver and Aetper oil the pubic moneys,
. ae vas siivt ,st SUSPENSION % i5e aiabs .a
1871 when he opposition % The utmoc4auo
party. charged 50 pttUaaCsousis "uu.oo ct tie
purse aud saord." Wan via, justice TIA, charge
vas made i Is needless ioT = nov TO say. IT,
danger was rea..s to be unprecedented Eom re-
VIVA. o, tie uld law reSusc,taltd Us twas by ihe
Delinquency oi the State Banks, hsa iae, occur
ed, Il was no iault Of the then administration. IL
vas Iae!f eadeayor 10 procure the passage OF
law ior the better security ui tbs public money,
and they we've resisted al every Step, uHu was
huay oonsdmag,d by tue establishment ol TIE
independent Treasury. Pending the Discussion
Of TINS measure ut q Nerumeul haance the laws
We quote below N,re IN lua force, as they now
are by the repeal Of that important bill.
Tue following is tbs section Of the lave l79e, /
which relate, to the duties OF TOE Treasurer
"A. That Il shall be the duy Of the rfeasa.
rer 10 receive aud keep the moneys OF The ouNed
| States aud 10 dr,burse The same upon "aHaU','
4 drawn by the Secretary OF Tue Treasury, eouaitf.
/ signed by the Comptroller, recorded by the kes
/ lsgcr, and not otherwise he shall take receipt
Tor all moneys pad by hun, aud all receipts 70
MONEYS received b, htm sha, be endorsed upon
warrants sigusd by the Secretary OF TIE lIeas"tf'
without which warrant, 50 slghed, no acNuo"'
Itdgemea Tor money received INTO lht Pu'hC
Treasury shall be valid. Aud the sand Treasurer
shall render hls accounts 10 the Comptroller quAf
teth, Tor ultrner Il required and shall 'tahsWt
copy thereof, when settled, 10 The Secretary
of the Treasury. He shall, moreoVeh on 'he
tnHd day Of every session d Congress, lay He'oie
! the Senate and House OF Representatives, lar
aud accurate copies Of all accoa"s by n'ah '''"
time 10 time, rendered u, and settled "''ll u'o
Comptroller as aforesaid, as also, a true and per
feet account Of the state OF the Treasury ne
+ shall, al IN Tunes, Submit 10 the Secretary o. Tie
/ Treasury and the Comptroller, ~ either o. "e'n'
. he Inspection Of the MONIES 10 ms hdNos az"
T. SHALL pnor TO the entering upon lhe oo'eS - n'
t office give bond with sufficient securities, " uo
T. approved by the Secretary OF the iea'a'} SN'
Il Comptroller. IN the sum OF one hundred a"d my
n thousand dollars payable to the United states
y with condition lo the faithful performance p' w
y duties Of his Office, and for The iidthy OF me per
IN sons 10 be by hun employed, winch bond shai
IS be lodged in the office ot the Comptroller oi TN
y Treasury ot the United Statos,'
T.. The following IS the amendatory OF lSZS
J.. "4l. be II enacted &c. That the secon'
n section Of the act entitled " An act making alter
"a alans IN the Treasury aud War departments,
:. passed the sth day OF May, 1892, the second sec
i tIon o. the acl entitled " Auact 10 alef ana a
= mend the seversl acts for the establishment aa
r. regulation of the Treasury, war and navy depart
is menl>, passed the 9Th day Of July, 1873 an
!. the seventh section Of the act, emitted An &c
y to provide tor the prompt settlement OF public &C
n COUNTS" passed the third day Of March, 1878, b
aod hereby aretepealed hom and after the Isl
dAy Of June, 1922,
Ic "S2. That on the day aud year last aioresal'
IS all moneys which may remain IN he hands 81 u
J.. Treasurer OF the United States, as agent OF u
Is warand nspy departments stall uud.f Tie dEe'
Y ton OF tie secretaries, 81 those departments, r
U specaeiY, be repaid ias9 BE Ffea.efy, and carr
! Cd to the credit d TIE proper department upon tt
h boots otloe Treasury.
" "33. That all moneys appropriated Tor The q
be Of taa war and navy departments shall from az
i ate, The day aforesaid, be dawn from The Ifta
ae uy, by warrants Of the secretary Of the Tfeasu
.I upon the requiaton Of the secretaries Of tho
~ departments, respectively counterslsned by Fl
q. second Comptroller Of the treasury, and register
b, by the proper auditor
10 "a. That 50 much the said ncl Of the
nd DAY Is March, 1877, as IS tcpuGuani TO The lol
Q gom. provisions, be aud Is hereOy repealed, trc
,.as datter the 30h day Of June, 1921