The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-02-19

lection, transfer, and disbursement of the public
funds.
| SEC. l3. And be it flther enacted, That the said
board shall have power provide regulations for the
government of the agencies aforesaid the transaction
of their business, and the rendering accounts of al
their proceedings, and in such regulations they shall
so assign and arrange the duties of the superinten
dents, registers, and clerks, herein provided that
the said superintendent and registers shall he checks
upon each other and for that purpose they shall re
quire that the accounts and proceedings of each shall
be entered by Them or by their respective clerks afore
said in separate and proper books and the sad board
shall require OF all the principal officers employed in
such agencies bonds to the United States for such
an amount, and in such form, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall prescribe, for the faithful performance
of their duties to be renewed annually or oftener il
the Secretary of the Treasury shall require. And
full and exact accounts of the proceedings of the boa I'd
and its several agencies shall be furnished to the Sc
cretary of the Treasury often he may prescribe
and it shall be the duty the said Secretary to lay alb
s'racts of the same before Congress at the
ment of each annual session, with an account of all
regulations made for the government of said agencies
and to furnish full and particular accounts and
ments of the transactions of the board and its agen-
| cies, when required by Congress.
Sec, IA. find be further enacted That the Board OF
Exchequer and its several agencies, shall keep sepa
rate and distinct sets of books for the purpose of en-
tering and recording in set all transactions re-
spectng the collection keeping, and discussing of the
public revenue and transmitting the public moneys
from place to place, for the service Of Government
and in another, all transactions and accounts arising
from dealings in exchange and other transactions not
on Government account And all profits accruing
from dealing in exchange on individual account shall
be applied in the first place, to pay all salaries and
compensations, and to defray all expenses incurred
under the authority of this act and the residue there
Of shall be placed semi-annualy to the credit Of the
Treasurer Of the United States.
Sec Is. find be 1t farther enacted That if it SHALL
at any time, become necessary to bring suit on any
bill of exchange other debt or liability arising
out of any transactions under the provisions OF
this act, such suit may be brought in the name of the
United States in any circuit court of the United
States, or any State court having competent jurs-
diction.
Sec. IT, And be 1t further enacted, That the ne
cessary and vaults for the safekeepng of the
public moneys, and for the transaction of the business
of the Board of Exchequer and its agencies shall be
provided by the Treasury Department at the city of
Washington, and in the custom-houses, mint branch
minis, and other public buildings belonging to the
United States SO far the same can be furnished
without detriment TO the public service; and where
the cannet be SO furnished, the said board may
provide others.
Sec. II. And be IL further enacted That the gross
amount of the public moneys of the United States, by
whomsoever it may be received kept and wherever
il may be placed transferred shall be deemed and
considered in the Treasury of the United States the
credit ofthe Treasurer of the United States and no
part of the shall, heretofore, be taken pay
any expenses whatever in collecting receiving the
same before it Is brought into the Treasury; but the
gross amount shall be accounted for and all the
said expenses of cole ting and receiving the same,
shall be appropriated by law out ofthe Treasury as in
other ot'appropriaion: Propided That nothing
herein contained shall be construed to prevent the
transfer of public moneys from place or office or
Offices to another; to repeal modify any of the
provisions of law relative the Post Office Depart
ment.
Sec. 18. find be further enacted, That if any men,
Der of the Exchequer Board, any officer or clerk
employed in its business any of its agencies, or
any collecting, receiving dsbursing officer agent
of the United States whatever, in any manner con-
cerned in the collection, safe-keeping, transfer Or
disbursement of the public moneys of the United
States, shall convert to his own use in any way or
shall use by way of investment in any kind of prop
erty or merchandise, or shall loan, with or without
interest any money or security deposited with be-
longing to the said board any of its agencies or
belonging to any 9th person persons dealing or
depositng with the said board any agency shall
convert to his own use, appropriate, or loan any
money security belonging to the United States, or
shall make any discount or exchange Of funds, other
than exchange for gold and silver, shall
make payments account of the public service in
any currency other than that furnished him and legal
lied by this act every such transaction Of such
person is hereby declared to be felony, and on
vction thereof before any court of the United States,
of COMPETENT Jurisdiction every such officer agent
Of the United States, and all persons participating in
such acts shall be sentenced to Imprisonment for
term not less than one year, nor more than seven
years, and to fine equal to twice the amount or
value Of the property so embezzed.
SEC. 10 And be it further enacted, That, if any
officer or member of the Board of Exchequer, of
any of its agencies established under the provisions of
this act of the Mint any of its branches, shall
give or sign false certificate of dePosite having
been made with any agency, mint, or branch mint, or
shall issue or deliver any certificate, draft or bill of
n,f hovr IVad fhO FIJI Inn
thereof and caused the receipt of the to be duly
entered in the books of said agency mint branch
mint, or shall be guilty OF any other wul ma-prac-
ce, by which any responsibility Ct the said agency,
or of the Board of Exchequer of the United States
shall be improperly created or increased, he shall be
deemed guilty of felony, and, conviction thereof
in any of the United States, ofcompetent uris
dction shall be sentenced to Imprisonment for term
not less than year nor more than seven years,
and to fine equal to the of the false certif-
cate SO given or of the bill draft issued deliv
ered or to the Of the responsibility created
or increased.
Sec 90 And be it flther enacted That ifany per-
son shall falsely make, forge, counterfeit cause,
or procure to be falsely made, forged counterfeed
or willingly aid and assist in falsely making, forging
or counterfeiting, any iicate in imitation Of or
purporting to be, certificate of depose aforesaid,
shall falsely alter procure to be falsely al
tered or willingly aid assist in falsely altering any
certificate of deposite issued shall pass
utter or publish, emp to pass, utter, publish
as true any falsely altered certificate of deposite is
sued aforesaid knowing the to be falsely altered
every such person shall be deemed and adjudged
guilty of felony, and being thereof convicted by q
due course of law shall be sentenced to be imprisoned
and kept to hard labor for period not less than
year. nor more than five years. and be fined in sum
not exceeding five thousand dollars.
SEC. 81. And be II further enacted, That, if any per-
son shall make engrave, or cause procure to be
made or engraved, shall have in his possession or
custody any metallic plate engraved after the siml-
ude of any plate, from which any certlhcate or GER
t6cates issued as aforesaid shall have been printed,
with intent to use such plate, or to cause or suffer
the same to be used in forging or counterieIng any