Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-01-04
NEW sERIEs.-VOL. II. NO. %.


the Board Of Excbequer and its agencies
shall be provided BY the Treasury De-
Partment at the ciiy Of Washington, and
in the custom-bouses, mint, branch mints,
and other public buildings belonging to
the United States, so far as the same can
be furnished without detriment 10 the
public service and where the same cannot
be so furnished, the said Board may pro-
vide others.
Sec. II. And be Il further enacted,
That II shall be lawful for the SAID Board
Of Exchequer to appoint as agent for the
Board any specie-paying bank in any
Stale in cases where it may not be deem
ed exPedient 10 establish an Office or
agency Of the said Board, as hereinbeEors
| provided; but such bank shall not be au.
thorlzed IN any event to receive deposites
or to purchase or sell bills or drafts oa
account of the Board Of Excheuuer.
Sec. Is. And be il further enacted
That full and exact accounts of the oro.
ceedings Of the Board and its several
agencies shall be furnished 10 the Secre.
tary of the Treasury as often as he NAV
prescribe; and il shall be- the duty Of the
said Secretary to lay abstracts of the
same before Congress at the commence
ment Of each annual session, and to fur
nish full and particular accounts and
statements of. the transactions of the
Board and il agencies when required by
Congress; and the amour: of Treasury
notes outstanding at the end of every
quarter shall, so soon thereafter as the
same may be ascertained be published By
the Secre tary Of the Treasury.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted,
That if aRy member Of the Exchsquer
Board, or any officer or clerk employed
in its business or any of its agencies, shall
convert to his own use, in any way, any
money or security deposited with or be-
longing to the said Board or any of its
agencies, or belonging 10 the United
States, or any other person or persons
dealing or deposiling with the said Board
or any agency, he shall be deemed guilty
Of felony, and, on conviction thereof be-.
lore any court of the United States of
competent jurisdiction, shall be sentenced
TO Imprisonment for term not less
than -- nor more than --y yeors,
aud TO a fine equal to twice the sum or
value Of the property embezzIed.
Sec. 20. And be ii further enacted,
That Il any officer or member of the
Board of Exchequer, or any of its agen,
eies established under the provisions of
this act, shall give or sign a false certif-
cate of deposite having been made
with any agency, or shall issue or deliver
any ORATOR bill of exchange without haV-
ing received the full amount thereof, and
caused the receipt ofthe same to be duly
entered in the books of the said agency,
or shall be guilty Of any Other maIprac-
tice by which any responsibility Of the
said agency, or OF the Board of Exchequer,
or of the United States, shall be improp-
erly created or increased, he shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and, on
conviction thereof in any court Of the
United States Of competent jurisdiction,
shall be sentenced to Imprisonment for
term not less than one year nor more
than seven years, and to fine equal to
the amount of the false certificate so CIV
en-, or Of the bill or draft so issued or
delivered, or to the amount of the re-
spOnsibilty SO created or increased.