Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-10-30
WHOLE NO. III.

officers shall hold their respective Offices for
| the term OF four years, unless sooner removed
therefrom; one of which shall be located Al
the city of New York, in the State of New
York one other Of which shall be located at
the city of Boston. in the State of Massachu.
sets; one other of which shall be located at
the city of Charleston, in the State of South
Carolina; and one other at St. Louis, IN the
State of Missouri. And all of which said Of
! fcers shall give bonds to the United States,
with sureties, according TO the provisions
hereinafter contained. for the faithful dis
charge Of the duties Of their respective Offices.
SEC. 6. find be 1t further enacted. That the
Treasurer of the United States, the treasurer
of-the mint of the United States, the treasu.
rers, and those acting as such, Of the various
branch mnts, all collectors of the customs. all
surveyors OF the custom; acting also as coliec.
tors. all assistant treasurers. all receivers of
public moneys al the several land offices, all
postmastels, and all public officers of what
soever character, be, and they are hereby re-
CURED to keep safely, without loaning, using,
derositing in banks, or exchanging for other
funds than as allowed by this act, all the pub
lie money collected by them, or otherwise at
any time placed in their possession and Gus
tody, till the same is ordered, by the proper
| Dep arttnent or officer Of the Government. TO
be transferred or paid out; and, when such
orders for transfer or payment are received,
faithfully and promptly TO make the same as
directed, and to do and perform all other du-
ties as fiscal agents Of the Government which
may be imposed by this or any other acts of
Congress, or by any regulation of the Treasu-
ry Department made in conformity to law
and also to do and perform all acts and duties
required by law, or by direction of any of the
Executive Departments of the Government,
as agents for paying pensions, or for making
any other disbursements which either of the
heads of those Departments may be required
by law to make, and which are Of character
to be made by the depositaries hereby consti-
tuted, consistently with the other official du-
ties Imposed upon them.
Sec. 7. And be at further enacted, That the
Treasurer OF the United States, the treasurer
of the mint of the United States, the treasurer
Of the branch mint at New Orleans, and all
the assistant treasuTers herenbefore directed
to be appointed. shall respectively give bonds
to the United States faithfully to discharge
the duties of their respective offices according
TO law, and for such amounts as shall be di.
rected by the Secretary of the Treasury, with
the Treasury; and shall, from time to time
renew, strengthen, and increase their official
bonds as the Secretary Of the Treasury may
direct, any law in reference to any of the off.
cial bonds Of any of the said officers to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
SEC. 8. find be 1t further enacted, That it
shall! be the duty of the Secretary of the Trea-
sury, at as early day as possible after the
passage OF this act, TO require from the several
deposltarIes hereby constituted, and whose
official bonds are not hereinbefore provided
tor, to execute bonds, new and suitable in their
terms, 10 meet the new and increased duties
Imposed upon them respectively by this act,
and with Suretles and in sums such as shall
seem reasonable and safe to the Solicitor OF
the Treasury; and from time to time TO re-
qnire such bonds to be renewed and increased
in amount, and strengthened by new sureles,
to meet any increasing responsibility which
may grow ont of accommodations of money in
the hands of the depositary, or out Of any 9th
er duty or responsibility arising under this or
any other law of Congress.
Sec. 9. find be 1t further enacted, That all
collectors and receivers Of public money, of
every character and description, within the
District OF Columbia. shall, as frequently as
they may be directed by the Secretary of the
Treasury. or the Postmaster General so to do,
pay over to the Treasurer of the United States,
at the Treasury, all public moneys collected
ny them, or in their hands; that all such col
lectcrs and receivers of public moneys within
the cities of Philadelphia and New Orleans
shall, upon the same direction, pay over to
the treasnrers of The minis in their respective
cities, at the said minis, all public moneys
collected by them, or in their hands, and that
all such collectors and receivers Of public mo-
neys within the cities of New York, Boston,
Charleston. and st. Louis, shall, upon the
same direction, pay over TO the assistant srea-
surers in thelrrespective cities, their offices.
respectively, all the public moneys collected
ny them, or In their hands, 10 be safely kept
by the said respective depositaries until 9th.
erwIse disposed Of according to law and il
shall be the duty of the said Secretary and
Postmaster General respectively to direc,
such payments by the said collectors and re-
ceivers at all the said places. at least as often
as once in each week, and as much more FIRE.
quently, In all cases, as they in their d.scre-
ton may think proper.
SEC. 10. And be 1t further enacted, That il
shall be lawful for the Secretary of the Urea.
snry to transfer the moneys in the hands oil
f any depostary hereby constituted to the Trea.
suIy OF the United States, to be there safely
kept, to the credit of the Treasurer Of the Uni
ted States. according to the provisions of this
act; and also to transfer moneys in the hands
OF any one depositsry constituted by this &C,
TO any other depositafy constituted by tie
: same, at his discretion, and as the safety oil
the public moneys, and the convenience oil
the public service shall seem to him to require
. which authority to transfer the moneys be.
longing to the Post Office Department is also
hereby conferred upon the Postmaster Gene
raj. so far as its exercise by him may be con
sstent with the provisions of existing laws
and every dePositary constituted by this ac
shall keep his account of the money paid t.
or deposited with him, belonging to the Pos
Office Department, separate and distinct from
the account kept by him Of other public mo
neys so paid or deposited. And for the pur
pose of payments on the public account, i
f shall be lawful for the Treasurer OF the Uni
ted States to draw upon any of the said de-
posltaries, as he may think most conducive Il
the public interest, or 10 the convenience o
the public creditors, or both. And each de
o posltary so drawn upon shall make returns Il
, the Treasury and Post Office Departments 0
all moneys received and paid by him, at suct
E times and in such form as shall be directed b,
! the Secretary of the Treasury or the Postmas
ter General.
5 SEC. III. And be at further enacted. That thu
E Secretary of the Treasury shall be and he il
: hereby authorized to cause examinations 10 bt
e made OF the books. accounts. and money OF
= hand OF the several depositaries constituted BY
= this act; and for that purpose to appoint sPe
CIaI agents G occasion NAV reduIre. with such