The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-04-14

t;onal assistant, who shall receive yearly comPen
sotion of eleven hundred dollars, commencing De-
ccnbcr first, one thousand eight hundred and forty
to bo paid out of any money in the Treasury not 9TH
erwiso appropriated.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the Be-
crctafy of tho Treasury be- and he hereby is autho
rzed to pay out of any money in the Treasury no'l
otherwise Appropriated to the collectors deputy col
lecors, naval officers and their respective Clerks to
gcther with the woighers, guagere' neasurers ano|
markers Of the several ports of the United States the
compensation for the year eighteen hundred anaj
thirty nine, which they would have been entitled to|
receive if the third section Of tho act OF july egn'
teen hundred and thirty eight, entitled "an act 10
provide for the support Of the Military Academy on
1.-The United States for the year eighteen hundred aho
thirty eight and for other purposes" had continued
lin force during said year, subject to the provisions
land restrictions therein contained: Prorlacd, lhat
nothing in this scctisn contained shall DO SO construed
as T. give to any collector of the customs salary iof
year eighteen hundred and thirty nine beyond the
maximum now fixed by law, of four thousand dollars
SEC. 3. Ank be it further enacted, That the Soc-|
rctary CT tho Treasury be- and no Is hereby, au.no-
frzed to pay to tho clerks in the custoIn-house az
Boston, out Of any money in the Treasury not DINER
wise appropriated the arrears of their salaries from
3eighteen hundred and thirty.two to eighteen nun
| dred and thirty seven so as to make the same
equal in proportion to what they received In the
Hast mentioned year, OIL the same principle as has
been applied to the custom houses at New YORK
and Phladephia; and the payments under this sec
ton shall be governed by what has been the prac:i
cal construction of the former laws this subcc'
: at tho Treasury Department, applicable to the las
named ports.
q SEC. 4. And bc it further enacted. That the
1Secrctary of the Treasury be-, and he hereby is,
authorized and required 10 pay to the clerks in the
gcustom.house al Philadelphia, such sum of money
as with the amount appropriated by the general ap-
I preparation act Of the third Of March, eighteen
Shundrcd and thirty-ninc, will make up tho
of their respective salaries from eighteen hundred
sand thrtytwo to eighteen hundred and thrtyseven,
sthe SUN to bo SO paid being first ascertancd by
the proper accounting officers of tho Treasury.
! Sec 5. Be il further enacted, That in adtii ion
ITO the account reqtred to be rendered Ivy every
ports, every such collector naval officer, and sur
.vryor shall, ch and every year hereafter render
guar er-. early account, under oah to the Secrt-
To nf the Treasury, in such torms said Secre-
:tury shall prescribe, Of all sums Gf money by each
of THIN respectively received or C, lected for fines,
penalties, forlctures, for seizure Of goods.
wares, or merchandise, or upon cum promises madt
upon said seizure; or on account of suits instituted
flor fraud against the revenue laws; for rent or
n Or IN lice yuh hIr
4 may be stored in the public store houses, and for
whirh rent is paid, beyond the rents paid by the
collector or other such officer; and il from such ac
couning it shall appear that the money received in
1any year by any collector, naval officer, or sur
|vcyor account and for rents and storage as afoe
|said, md for fees and emolumens, SHALL in the ag
|gregae, exceed the sum of two thousand dollars
such excess shall he paid by the said collector, naval
officer or surveyor, the may be, into thrI
Treasury Of the United States, part and parcel of
iihc public money; n no such collector shall, onl
ANY pretence whatsoever. hereafter receive, hold j
retain to- himself in the aggregate than six
thousand dollars per year, including all commissions
duties and all fees for storage, fees emolu
ments, or any other commissions or salaries which,
arc now allowed and lmitedby law. Nor shall suchl
naval officer, on any pretrnce whafover in the ag
gregate, rocrive, hold or retain for himself hereafter
more than five thousand dollars per year, including
all commissions duties, and all fees for storage orr
fees or emolnments, OF any other commissions orr
salaries hich are now allowed and limitd by law.
Nor shall such surveyor, in The aggregate, receive
hold, or retain for himself hereafter, than four
thousand five hundred dollars per year, including al
commissions or fees emoluments, or any other
commissions or salaries which are now allowed aud
limited by law Provided, The aggregate sums al
lowed per year 10 the several officers aforesaid shall
lie exclusive of the necessary expenses incident to
their respective Offices, in the same year, subject to-
the regulation fthc Secretary Of The Treasury.
SEC 6 And be it furtI.er enacted, That all stores
hereafter rented Ivy the collector: naval officer, or
surveyor, shall be public account, and paid for by
the collector as such, and shall be appropriated
cIusivey the use Of receiving foreign merchandise
subject to the rites of storage 10 regulation by the
Secretary Of thr Treasury.
Sec. Z. And be il further 'enacted, That every
collect " naval officer, amt surveyor Of the several
ports of the Uuited States, who shall be guilty of
false swearing in t,king the OATH at the rendition of
his accounts as requi.el by tho m section of this
ry, with the intention to deceive and defraud the
Government of The United States, shall he deemed
to he guilty of perjury, and liable 10 the pros
ecution and enaty infictt for like offences. to be
tried and ndiudgcd in any court of the United States
havirg jurisdiction horrof and It shall I've the duty
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, whenever IN his
opinion the said off nee has been pc'petrated as
oresaid, TO direct the District Attorney OF the nj
Slaics for the district within which the same hasE
occurred. TO prosecute the offender.
SEC. 2 And he it further enacted That all laws,
,r parts Of laws ncUns stent with the provisions of
he flh sixth, and seventh sections of this ac: are
hereby repealed
r. NJ. Il. HUNTER,